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nb forrest · 02-10-2007, 04:17 PM

I have a fairly new XD40 tac. (400-500 rounds) Today at a match I had 2 light hits on a primer and 1 at the last match. The gun is stock, no trigger work. What could be causing this?

db99wj · 02-10-2007, 07:06 PM

What type ammo are you shooting?

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Jettubby · 02-10-2007, 07:28 PM

Do the pencil trick.

Take a new pencil and stick the eraser end into the barrel until it stops at the striker. Holding the gun level pull the trigger. If the striker doesn't push the pencil quickly clear of the gun then you have a striker problem. It could be shavings or dirt in the striker canal. Clean it or call Springfield. Maybe they'll do a custom job for your troubles if the striker is defective.

**agalindo** · 02-10-2007, 09:29 PM

Check the striker, striker spring, and channel going to the breach. Give them all a good cleaining . Clean out the striker saftey, push it down a few times and make sure there is no gunk build up, check the saftey leaver make sure when you pull the trigger the sear goes down and the leaver goes up.

Neomet · 02-10-2007, 10:51 PM

+1 on the advice here. I started to get failure to fires and after really cleaning out the striker channel I was back to 100% reliability.

nb forrest · 02-11-2007, 06:29 AM

Thanks for the advice, I've already given it a good cleaning. I'm going to try to shoot some today.

02-10-2007, 04:17 PM	#1
nb forrest XDTalk Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: mid tn Posts: 53	light primer strikes I have a fairly new XD40 tac. (400-500 rounds) Today at a match I had 2 light hits on a primer and 1 at the last match. The gun is stock, no trigger work. What could be causing this? __________________ a-57413

02-10-2007, 07:28 PM	#3
Jettubby XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: "Blink...and you're mine!" Posts: 1,919	Do the pencil trick. Take a new pencil and stick the eraser end into the barrel until it stops at the striker. Holding the gun level pull the trigger. If the striker doesn't push the pencil quickly clear of the gun then you have a striker problem. It could be shavings or dirt in the striker canal. Clean it or call Springfield. Maybe they'll do a custom job for your troubles if the striker is defective. __________________ T "You can come along peacefully or you don't have to come along at all". - Sonny Crockett "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." - Abraham Lincoln "My 1911 is better than your 911."

02-10-2007, 10:51 PM	#5
Neomet XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Made it to Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 1,402	+1 on the advice here. I started to get failure to fires and after really cleaning out the striker channel I was back to 100% reliability. __________________ Who said that? Who the freak said that? Who's the slimy little communist $hit, twinkle-toed rocksucker down here who just signed his own death warrant? Nobody, huh? The fairy freaking godmother said it. Out-freaking-standing. I will PT you all until you freaking die!

02-11-2007, 06:29 AM	#6
nb forrest XDTalk Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: mid tn Posts: 53	Thanks for the advice, I've already given it a good cleaning. I'm going to try to shoot some today. __________________ a-57413

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