All this talk about locking blocks.... - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

ken_mays · 03-29-2006, 05:26 PM

... got me interested enough to inspect mine closely.

I bought this XD40 Tactical in 2003 and put around 8000-10,000 rounds through it. No +P rounds of any sort have been shot, just medium range loads.

As you can see, my locking block shows some wear, but no obvious problems.

Wait a minute, better drag out the 14X loupe and have a closer look.

OH SNAP!

There is a smaller crack beginning on the right side, but I couldn't get a good photo of it.

I suppose I'll call Springfield and see about getting an RMA for it.

**Frenchy** · 03-29-2006, 05:42 PM

This seems to be occuring with the .40's more than the other calibers.

TxStorm · 03-29-2006, 05:54 PM

Yeah, glad mine is a 2006 and came with the relief cuts already.

Hate waiting for weapon repair turn arounds...

mcb · 03-29-2006, 05:55 PM

That sucks! Send it in to SA they had mine back to me in eight days with a new block and refunded me for the cost of shipping it to them.

mcb

ClarkFL · 03-29-2006, 06:16 PM

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Originally Posted by TxStorm

Yeah, glad mine is a 2006 and came with the relief cuts already.

Hate waiting for weapon repair turn arounds...

Nice me too. I didn't even realize it till now!

**nikon777** · 03-29-2006, 09:39 PM

.40 is a pretty brutal round.

**R Dub** · 03-29-2006, 10:40 PM

Good camera work. One of my 40 Tacs has over 18K thru it. Show lots of wear but no cracks. Keep in mind I have only shot factory range loads, 168ish PF reloads and bunny fart 140 PF reloads. I have used my brothers 20x lighted magnifier to examine it recently. Think I will check it more often now on.

xd45acp4life · 03-30-2006, 08:07 AM

the pic of the the crack. Can you take one more of the same just further back so I can see what to look for and were!

Sandy · 03-30-2006, 08:17 AM

Unless there's a design defect that Croatia's corrected, then I suspect that you'll see the problem repeating itself. If your XD is throwing brass farther than 6-8', then, per Wolff Springs, you need a heavier recoil spring.

Folks who run light springs in their Glocks see similar problems, as well as exacerbated slide peening.

ken_mays · 03-30-2006, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xd45acp4life

the pic of the the crack. Can you take one more of the same just further back so I can see what to look for and were!

I updated the first photo to indicate the "zoomed-in" area.

I've used a 22 lb spring in this gun for most of its service life.

03-29-2006, 05:26 PM	#1
ken_mays XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 401	All this talk about locking blocks.... ... got me interested enough to inspect mine closely. I bought this XD40 Tactical in 2003 and put around 8000-10,000 rounds through it. No +P rounds of any sort have been shot, just medium range loads. As you can see, my locking block shows some wear, but no obvious problems. Wait a minute, better drag out the 14X loupe and have a closer look. OH SNAP! There is a smaller crack beginning on the right side, but I couldn't get a good photo of it. I suppose I'll call Springfield and see about getting an RMA for it.

03-29-2006, 05:42 PM	#2
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R Dub XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Last Frontier Posts: 3,621 Blog Entries: 1	Good camera work. One of my 40 Tacs has over 18K thru it. Show lots of wear but no cracks. Keep in mind I have only shot factory range loads, 168ish PF reloads and bunny fart 140 PF reloads. I have used my brothers 20x lighted magnifier to examine it recently. Think I will check it more often now on. __________________ Need XD Accessories? Support the XDTalk Sponsors. They support us! Need some competition? IDPA / USPSA

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03-30-2006, 08:17 AM	#9
Sandy XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 176	Unless there's a design defect that Croatia's corrected, then I suspect that you'll see the problem repeating itself. If your XD is throwing brass farther than 6-8', then, per Wolff Springs, you need a heavier recoil spring. Folks who run light springs in their Glocks see similar problems, as well as exacerbated slide peening.

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