Is there really a problem with the XD40???? - Page 2 - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

pdjplano · 11-21-2005, 12:32 AM

up to about 1200 rounds without a problem here, another 500 this week as I'm taking a buddy out to shoot my XD

ichy_trigger · 11-21-2005, 06:29 AM

Ive got around 1300 through my Tactical now, no issues whatsoever.

R/T Performance · 11-21-2005, 06:44 AM

I have owend 4 XD's in 40 cal. Only problems where self induced bad crimped reloads

slowburn · 11-21-2005, 07:16 AM

XD40 TAC+2500 and still looking for something to eat...no problems.

USMC-PRIDE · 11-21-2005, 07:26 AM

Resident expert says I am not qualified to comment so post has been removed. I will post when I meet the experts standards.

crofrog · 11-21-2005, 07:30 AM

This is _exactly_ what I was refering too. All of you people above who have less than a few thousand rounds through your gun use it for daily carry?

What about the guns your officers carry on duty? How many rounds of duty ammo do they have through them. An OIS would be a horrible time to find out they don't like your duty ammo and it fails to feed 5% of the time, or has issues extacting or what not.

Yes you might have no problems now, or ever, but frankly you don't know. If I was using a gun with numerous documented problems. I would shoot the **** out of it to make sure mine was 100%. I'm getting a sinking feeling with the xd40's that hardly anything was modified between that and the 9mm. Which is why they are having so many problems. They are just generallly underbuilt and are handling an very much increased force.

So go out there and shoot your gun, and make sure it works.

Chris

R/T Performance · 11-21-2005, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crofrog

This is _exactly_ what I was refering too. All of you people above who have less than a few thousand rounds through your gun use it for daily carry?

What about the guns your officers carry on duty? How many rounds of duty ammo do they have through them. An OIS would be a horrible time to find out they don't like your duty ammo and it fails to feed 5% of the time, or has issues extacting or what not.

Yes you might have no problems now, or ever, but frankly you don't know. If I was using a gun with numerous documented problems. I would shoot the **** out of it to make sure mine was 100%. I'm getting a sinking feeling with the xd40's that hardly anything was modified between that and the 9mm. Which is why they are having so many problems. They are just generallly underbuilt and are handling an very much increased force.

So go out there and shoot your gun, and make sure it works.

Chris

Ok Chris How about this
Sub 2500-3000 Round s had it since spring
Service 4500-5000 Round had it 1.75 years Note fired 8 rounds with 2 grains extra powder.No Damage

(Long story lets just say the fan on my furnace is good for exzactly 2 grains

Tactical 300-500 Rounds only had it 3 Month comp only gun

So Clearly I must have been lucky Three times since it's an under built 9mm Frame

So if I put a 430 Hp motor in my truck that came with 230 stock Hp It will break

Guess I got lucky there to since it weighs 5200# and runs 13.40@99.87 MPH

R/T Performance · 11-21-2005, 08:20 AM

So what kinda of problems does yours have

Just say mine does this or that .instead of saying under built 9mm

Yes the finish on some are weak

Yes you need to upgrade or replace the guide rod regularly

The locking block may crack unless it has been updated

Extactor seems to be linked to 9mm

I still Love the gun and The feel and abilty to point and shoot it out ways the chance of having to have it repaired

Ouch! · 11-21-2005, 08:22 AM

would you say the same about the 45GAP?

87-51 · 11-21-2005, 08:35 AM

Quote:

What about the guns your officers carry on duty? How many rounds of duty ammo do they have through them. An OIS would be a horrible time to find out they don't like your duty ammo and it fails to feed 5% of the time, or has issues extacting or what not.

Like I said, my personal one (that I carry on duty every day) has had around 3000 rounds through it. One of the officers has around 1500-2000 rounds through it. The other one recently purchased his and has put around 500 rounds through it. NO PROBLEMS.

YES I do rely on this weapon with my life. How many rounds does it take to make you rely on a weapon? Enough to wear it out? Every weapon is a mechanical object that CAN fail. I don't care what it is. Most of the .40 "failures" I've heard about here have happened pretty much right off the bat. I've seen Kimbers fail, Glocks fail, etc, etc. Does that mean you shouldn't trust your life to them as well?

I am just wondering if this is really a valid problem or if it is just a perceived problem.

11-21-2005, 06:29 AM	#12
ichy_trigger XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 8,085	Ive got around 1300 through my Tactical now, no issues whatsoever. __________________ "The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member2645.png

11-21-2005, 06:44 AM	#13
R/T Performance XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Saranac Mi Posts: 3,489	I have owend 4 XD's in 40 cal. Only problems where self induced bad crimped reloads __________________ XD-9 Tacticle Tru-glow tfo's 3# Canyoncreek trigger Dillon Rl550 1911 Springfield Champion loaded 45 acp Kahr p40 Watch me shoot http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...32660329653237

11-21-2005, 07:26 AM	#15
USMC-PRIDE XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 390	Resident expert says I am not qualified to comment so post has been removed. I will post when I meet the experts standards. __________________ SEMPER FI No WMD\'s in Iraq? 1.77 metric tons of enriched uranium 1,500 gallons of chemical weapons agents 17 chemical warheads containing cyclosarin Over 1,000 radioactive materials in powdered form Roadside bombs with mustard and conventional sarin gas

11-21-2005, 07:30 AM	#16
crofrog XDTalk Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: maryland Posts: 81	This is _exactly_ what I was refering too. All of you people above who have less than a few thousand rounds through your gun use it for daily carry? What about the guns your officers carry on duty? How many rounds of duty ammo do they have through them. An OIS would be a horrible time to find out they don't like your duty ammo and it fails to feed 5% of the time, or has issues extacting or what not. Yes you might have no problems now, or ever, but frankly you don't know. If I was using a gun with numerous documented problems. I would shoot the **** out of it to make sure mine was 100%. I'm getting a sinking feeling with the xd40's that hardly anything was modified between that and the 9mm. Which is why they are having so many problems. They are just generallly underbuilt and are handling an very much increased force. So go out there and shoot your gun, and make sure it works. Chris __________________ WWMD? Find out at http://www.getoffthex.com/

11-21-2005, 08:20 AM	#18
R/T Performance XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Saranac Mi Posts: 3,489	So what kinda of problems does yours have Just say mine does this or that .instead of saying under built 9mm Yes the finish on some are weak Yes you need to upgrade or replace the guide rod regularly The locking block may crack unless it has been updated Extactor seems to be linked to 9mm I still Love the gun and The feel and abilty to point and shoot it out ways the chance of having to have it repaired __________________ XD-9 Tacticle Tru-glow tfo's 3# Canyoncreek trigger Dillon Rl550 1911 Springfield Champion loaded 45 acp Kahr p40 Watch me shoot http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...32660329653237

11-21-2005, 12:32 AM	#11
pdjplano XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Plano, Texas Posts: 150	up to about 1200 rounds without a problem here, another 500 this week as I'm taking a buddy out to shoot my XD

11-21-2005, 07:16 AM	#14
slowburn XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 322	XD40 TAC+2500 and still looking for something to eat...no problems.

11-21-2005, 08:22 AM	#19
Ouch! XDTalk Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: So Cal Posts: 92	would you say the same about the 45GAP?

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