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jtprevatte · 01-23-2006, 12:56 PM

Bought a 15 round magazine off Ebay when I first bought my XD 9. Got it in and have used it.

I did notice on the range that twice when this magazine was empty that the XD did not lock the slide back like it should. The other 5 or so times I cycled it through it worked as it should. Is this a magazine problem?

Now granted this is a new XD and as of now has 200 rounds through it but this kinda concerned me. The factory magazines worked correctly everytime.

I did all the safety things I should (keep ot pointed downrange for 30 seconds and then check the breech for a bad round) but found that the magazine was empty and no bad round.

Just curious if this is something that could have been caused by the XD not being broken in or a magazine problem.

Other than this the XD has functioned flawlessly and I absolutey made the right choice for me.

**Old School** · 01-23-2006, 01:53 PM

Is it a Promag?

Mountain Cop · 01-23-2006, 02:54 PM

Failure to feed = mag problem (90% of the time)
Promag = crap

If it is a Springfield magazine, the spring may need replacement, or the magazine could just need cleaning.

Good Luck, MC

Apdl · 01-23-2006, 03:13 PM

yea my buddy got the same problems with his 1911 with the after market mags

jtprevatte · 01-23-2006, 04:02 PM

I think it may be a pro-mag but I am not sure as it came in an unmarked package. It is blued instead of stainless.

The other thing I don't like about it is the fact that it doesn't have the round indicator on the back of the mag...

But it works and I got it for $10 shipped so I guess I will just deal with it.

Mountain Cop · 01-23-2006, 04:25 PM

Just don't trust it to save your life. Sounds like a decent range mag.

Oni · 01-23-2006, 05:20 PM

The XD with a 15 round would make a good peacock at least, if it is having slide malfunctions, giving enough time for a bg to think wtf,... he's got a gun. ^.^

jtprevatte · 01-23-2006, 05:47 PM

Its not that it doesn't feed right...feeds right through all of the rounds...just occasionally it does not lock the slide back like it should.

Bird_Dog0347 · 01-23-2006, 06:33 PM

not trying to second guess you as a shooter, but is there any chance your thumb is resting on the slide stop lever? I noticed myself doing that, had to change my grip a little. No problems since, but I am also using SA mags.

beakersloco · 01-26-2006, 07:49 AM

It also could be a modded beretta mag .....

01-23-2006, 12:56 PM	#1
jtprevatte XDTalk Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cameron, NC Posts: 79	Ebay magazines..... Bought a 15 round magazine off Ebay when I first bought my XD 9. Got it in and have used it. I did notice on the range that twice when this magazine was empty that the XD did not lock the slide back like it should. The other 5 or so times I cycled it through it worked as it should. Is this a magazine problem? Now granted this is a new XD and as of now has 200 rounds through it but this kinda concerned me. The factory magazines worked correctly everytime. I did all the safety things I should (keep ot pointed downrange for 30 seconds and then check the breech for a bad round) but found that the magazine was empty and no bad round. Just curious if this is something that could have been caused by the XD not being broken in or a magazine problem. Other than this the XD has functioned flawlessly and I absolutey made the right choice for me. __________________ Wanna XD with me? LOL Visit my website www.jtprevatte.com for all your NC real estate needs..LOL

01-23-2006, 01:53 PM	#2
Old School XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 7,568	Is it a Promag? __________________ Visit www.pistolgear.com for all of your XD needs!

01-23-2006, 02:54 PM	#3
Mountain Cop XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Central California Posts: 201	Failure to feed = mag problem (90% of the time) Promag = crap If it is a Springfield magazine, the spring may need replacement, or the magazine could just need cleaning. Good Luck, MC __________________ Guns don\'t kill people - the proper application of sight alignment, sight picture and trigger control kills people.

01-23-2006, 03:13 PM	#4
Apdl XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Burnsville, MN Posts: 2,347	yea my buddy got the same problems with his 1911 with the after market mags __________________ "He took off running, and we caught him, and he just kept resisting. So we just kept whipping his ass." -HulkXD "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." -Albert Einstein If you are not part of the solution you are part of the precipitate Springfield XD-9 TOTAL COUNT 7847 Daily Carry Springfield 1911 Loaded Target 9mm Walther P22... needs bigger mag EBR Build in progress

01-23-2006, 04:02 PM	#5
jtprevatte XDTalk Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cameron, NC Posts: 79	I think it may be a pro-mag but I am not sure as it came in an unmarked package. It is blued instead of stainless. The other thing I don't like about it is the fact that it doesn't have the round indicator on the back of the mag... But it works and I got it for $10 shipped so I guess I will just deal with it. __________________ Wanna XD with me? LOL Visit my website www.jtprevatte.com for all your NC real estate needs..LOL

01-23-2006, 04:25 PM	#6
Mountain Cop XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Central California Posts: 201	Just don't trust it to save your life. Sounds like a decent range mag. __________________ Guns don\'t kill people - the proper application of sight alignment, sight picture and trigger control kills people.

01-23-2006, 05:20 PM	#7
Oni XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,544	The XD with a 15 round would make a good peacock at least, if it is having slide malfunctions, giving enough time for a bg to think wtf,... he's got a gun. ^.^ __________________ I came here for only 1 thing and you mother f-uckers did nothing but lie and instill me with false hope. F-uck off.

01-23-2006, 05:47 PM	#8
jtprevatte XDTalk Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Cameron, NC Posts: 79	Its not that it doesn't feed right...feeds right through all of the rounds...just occasionally it does not lock the slide back like it should. __________________ Wanna XD with me? LOL Visit my website www.jtprevatte.com for all your NC real estate needs..LOL

01-23-2006, 06:33 PM	#9
Bird_Dog0347 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Dallas Tx. Posts: 178	not trying to second guess you as a shooter, but is there any chance your thumb is resting on the slide stop lever? I noticed myself doing that, had to change my grip a little. No problems since, but I am also using SA mags. __________________ Those who will sacrifice liberty for security, deserve neither! If you shoot a mime, do you have to use a silencer???

01-26-2006, 07:49 AM	#10
beakersloco XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Greenville NC Posts: 977	It also could be a modded beretta mag ..... __________________ \"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” (Edmund Burke)

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