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wcsnipes_2424 · 04-08-2006, 02:23 PM

Just curious if anyone else has had this problem. Today I shot about 150 rounds in my XD40 service, and on two occassions when I inserted the mag, with a little slam, the slide released and chambered the bullet.

Made me a little nervous, because up to this point my XD has been flawless with about 1,200 rounds put through it. Thoughts, comments, suggestions welcome. Thanks!

danp · 04-08-2006, 02:32 PM

Sounds like a magazine problem...try it with a couple different mags and see if it continues.

TylerDurden · 04-08-2006, 02:35 PM

Don't worry about it, it's very common. Some pistols are more prone to it than others.

wcsnipes_2424 · 04-08-2006, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by danp

Sounds like a magazine problem...try it with a couple different mags and see if it continues.

Thanks. I'll try this, along with a nice cleaning of the mags. It sucks, I didn't even mark which mag it was. Oh well.

One additional question, if it does do this and my finger is off the trigger (which I always do), will it ever fire the round? I wouldn't think so, just would rather be safe than sorry.

TylerDurden · 04-08-2006, 03:11 PM

[/quote]One additional question, if it does do this and my finger is off the trigger (which I always do), will it ever fire the round? I wouldn't think so, just would rather be safe than sorry.[/quote]

No, it is exactly the same as you dropping the slide on a fresh mag, trust me, it is not worth worrying about at all.

021411 · 04-08-2006, 03:26 PM

Not a problem at all. I actually like that feature. It's a plus when you are gaming and reloading.
You can do that easily on Glocks. Just slam the mag in and the slides comes on home.

MadDogDan · 04-08-2006, 05:46 PM

There is NOT a problem with your mag. The mag follower is what pushes the slide stop up, into the locked position when the mag is empty. When you insert a full mag there is nothing to hold the slide stop in the up position. When you slammed the fresh mag into the gun the slide stop fell down releasing the slide. Either the slide stop was not fully engaged or the notch in the slide is not shaped properly making it easy for the slide stop to fall down. I would forget about it but you may want to have SA look at it if it really bugs you.

MadDog

GvtProprty · 04-08-2006, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 021411

It's a plus when you are gaming and reloading.
You can do that easily on Glocks. Just slam the mag in and the slides comes on home.

+1

Same thing with the Beretta 92's. It really comes in handy during timed fire strings while qualifying for work.

Boricua · 04-08-2006, 08:07 PM

Most of my other pistols do this, great for IDPA. But My xd won't yet that is, I hope it does!

wcsnipes_2424 · 04-08-2006, 09:48 PM

Thanks for the reasurrance that my XD is still flawless!

04-08-2006, 02:23 PM	#1
wcsnipes_2424 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 104	Insert mag.....slide released? Just curious if anyone else has had this problem. Today I shot about 150 rounds in my XD40 service, and on two occassions when I inserted the mag, with a little slam, the slide released and chambered the bullet. Made me a little nervous, because up to this point my XD has been flawless with about 1,200 rounds put through it. Thoughts, comments, suggestions welcome. Thanks! __________________ XD9 Sub XD9 Service XD45 Service Bi-tone Kel-tec P3AT http://www.txdpsa.com/

04-08-2006, 02:32 PM	#2
danp XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 1,311	Sounds like a magazine problem...try it with a couple different mags and see if it continues. __________________ God made cops so that firefighters could have heros too. "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." - Nietzche

04-08-2006, 03:26 PM	#6
021411 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,018	Not a problem at all. I actually like that feature. It's a plus when you are gaming and reloading. You can do that easily on Glocks. Just slam the mag in and the slides comes on home. __________________ XD40 : Custom SA 1911 Springer Precision TX XD Practical Shooters Association

04-08-2006, 05:46 PM	#7
MadDogDan XDTalk Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Loganville, GA Posts: 44	There is NOT a problem with your mag. The mag follower is what pushes the slide stop up, into the locked position when the mag is empty. When you insert a full mag there is nothing to hold the slide stop in the up position. When you slammed the fresh mag into the gun the slide stop fell down releasing the slide. Either the slide stop was not fully engaged or the notch in the slide is not shaped properly making it easy for the slide stop to fall down. I would forget about it but you may want to have SA look at it if it really bugs you. MadDog __________________ WWJWD (what would John Wayne do?)

04-08-2006, 08:07 PM	#9
Boricua XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 790	Most of my other pistols do this, great for IDPA. But My xd won't yet that is, I hope it does! __________________ Make a decision not an emotion!

04-08-2006, 02:35 PM	#3
TylerDurden XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 11	Don't worry about it, it's very common. Some pistols are more prone to it than others.

04-08-2006, 03:11 PM	#5
TylerDurden XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 11	[/quote]One additional question, if it does do this and my finger is off the trigger (which I always do), will it ever fire the round? I wouldn't think so, just would rather be safe than sorry.[/quote] No, it is exactly the same as you dropping the slide on a fresh mag, trust me, it is not worth worrying about at all.

04-08-2006, 09:48 PM	#10
wcsnipes_2424 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 104	Thanks for the reasurrance that my XD is still flawless! __________________ XD9 Sub XD9 Service XD45 Service Bi-tone Kel-tec P3AT http://www.txdpsa.com/

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