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do0dfromcali · 02-13-2007, 08:46 PM

I was doing a press check on my XD40 and when I let go so the slide could go back forward, it stopped about 1/8 inch before it was fully forward. I pushed on it gently with with my thumb and it went back to the full forward position. If I rack the slide completly back and let go, it will go fully forward no problem but on a press check I run into that problem.

I don't know if this is of any concern but I wanted to post it up just to see if others ran into that problem.

I have a glock 22 and on a press check the slide will go back to the full forward position no problem.

jednp · 02-13-2007, 08:51 PM

i notice this sometimes with my XD as well. i've been trying to figure out if something is causing it to hang up.

macphisto · 02-13-2007, 11:35 PM

Same here. I wouldn't lose too much sleep over it.

danish · 02-14-2007, 05:23 AM

I just noticed it on mine too. I don't think it's a big deal either.....

ichy_trigger · 02-14-2007, 05:37 AM

Barrel locking up into battery, dont sweat it, its normal.

shipwreck · 02-14-2007, 06:13 AM

Yes, remember, U don't have the full force of the spring pushing the slide back when U do that. I've seen this on other guns too.

**Old School** · 02-14-2007, 06:36 AM

This is what happends when you run a spring that is too light. There is not enough forward pressure. In your case, no worries. It is common but always a good idea to make sure your slide is fully forward.

Mercmar · 02-14-2007, 09:04 AM

Don't do press checks.

vafish · 02-14-2007, 04:55 PM

How do you "Press Check" an XD?

They have a solid guide rod.

I've always heard a press check was when you hooked your thumb in the trigger guard and use you index finger, placed under the barrel, to pull the slide back.

Like this:

http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/ayoob031207.html

Jesse H · 02-14-2007, 05:42 PM

Like this:

02-13-2007, 08:46 PM	#1
do0dfromcali XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 27	While doing a press check I noticed something I was doing a press check on my XD40 and when I let go so the slide could go back forward, it stopped about 1/8 inch before it was fully forward. I pushed on it gently with with my thumb and it went back to the full forward position. If I rack the slide completly back and let go, it will go fully forward no problem but on a press check I run into that problem. I don't know if this is of any concern but I wanted to post it up just to see if others ran into that problem. I have a glock 22 and on a press check the slide will go back to the full forward position no problem.

02-14-2007, 05:37 AM	#5
ichy_trigger XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 7,525	Barrel locking up into battery, dont sweat it, its normal. __________________ "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

02-14-2007, 06:13 AM	#6
shipwreck XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 1,319	Yes, remember, U don't have the full force of the spring pushing the slide back when U do that. I've seen this on other guns too. __________________ - Visit: http://www.fnforum.net The ULTIMATE FN site!

02-14-2007, 06:36 AM	#7
Old School XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 7,626	This is what happends when you run a spring that is too light. There is not enough forward pressure. In your case, no worries. It is common but always a good idea to make sure your slide is fully forward. __________________ Visit www.pistolgear.com for all of your XD needs!

02-14-2007, 04:55 PM	#9
vafish XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Northern VA Posts: 1,239	How do you "Press Check" an XD? They have a solid guide rod. I've always heard a press check was when you hooked your thumb in the trigger guard and use you index finger, placed under the barrel, to pull the slide back. Like this: http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles2/ayoob031207.html __________________ \"If your plan is for one year, plant rice. If your plan is for ten years, plant trees. If your plan is for one hundred years, educate children.\" -- Confucius

02-13-2007, 08:51 PM	#2
jednp XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 4,691	i notice this sometimes with my XD as well. i've been trying to figure out if something is causing it to hang up.

02-13-2007, 11:35 PM	#3
macphisto XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 108	Same here. I wouldn't lose too much sleep over it.

02-14-2007, 05:23 AM	#4
danish XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Freeport, IL Posts: 189	I just noticed it on mine too. I don't think it's a big deal either.....

02-14-2007, 09:04 AM	#8
Mercmar XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,755	Don't do press checks.

02-14-2007, 05:42 PM	#10
Jesse H XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: The Great State of Texas Posts: 158	Like this: __________________ HS2000 gen 2 XD40SC XD45 "We’ll raise up our glasses against evil forces Singing whiskey for my men, beer for my horses" -Toby Keith Last edited by Jesse H; 02-14-2007 at 05:49 PM.

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