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j2fast · 04-05-2005, 07:31 AM

Hopefully no one else posted this already, it left me shaking my head.

http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=5&f=34&t=15537

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XD owners will appreciate this story. Back in November at our department night shoot, one of our young officers proudly brought out his brand new XD 40. He had just purchased it that day, and was going to qualify with it that night. I gave him a hard time for not buying a GLOCK, but just razing as everything I have read about the XD has been great. Just so happened that he got there in time to qualify next to me, brand new gun mind you and the kid had never shot it before. We started the shoot and the new XD would go bang bang click, sometimes bang click and sometimes just click. Needless to say I was giving him alot of crap for buying the XD. The poor youngman had all but given up on his new gun, and told the instructor that some of the primers were dimpled that had not fired. Now at the time our department mostly carried GLOCK 17s as that is issue but me and a few others carry 40 or 45. If you havent guessed the problem yet, sure enough BONEHEAD was shooting 9mm in his new 40. Fortunately there was no damage to the XD, the instructor and I both gave it a good once over (instructor is a dip ****) and the gun was fine. I could not belive how reliable that thing was with 9mm ammo in it. Since then the only flaw I have seen with the XD 40 is that it is only about 50% reliable with 9mm ammo.

aiformula · 04-05-2005, 07:50 AM

dolanp · 04-05-2005, 07:51 AM

All hail the Croatian Sensation!

**Old School** · 04-05-2005, 08:05 AM

A great story and another testimony for the XD.

Meta4 · 04-05-2005, 08:11 AM

How did that stuff even chamber?

-James

ScottQ · 04-05-2005, 08:51 AM

I would expect the 9mm rounds were held in place by the extractor, and about half the time they were held tightly enough for the round to fire, about half the time they weren't.

Scott

FatMatt1981 · 04-05-2005, 08:57 AM

Right f-in on!
All hail the XD.

I can't believe there wasn't any thread damage with the 9mm bouncin around as it left the barrel.
Too cool guys...this is the first thread I read when I got home from work.....just made my day!

**agalindo** · 04-05-2005, 09:05 AM

I had something simular happen. I loaded two mags went throught the first changed mags and two shots into the second I had a FTE. I dropped my mag ejected the shell and WOW it was a 9mm. Don't know how I didn't notice it when loading. No damage done but now I make sure and not mix my ammo.

KoG · 04-05-2005, 10:00 AM

Would that make the XD40 more reliable or less? :P

I can just see a scene from that shoot: "Wow... I swear I already put 12 rounds in this mag."

sturmruger · 04-05-2005, 10:34 AM

I have mixed in ONE ROUND of 9mm in a .40 mag but have never tried to shoot a whole mag!!

04-05-2005, 07:50 AM	#2
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04-05-2005, 08:05 AM	#4
Old School XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 7,580	A great story and another testimony for the XD. __________________ Visit www.pistolgear.com for all of your XD needs!

04-05-2005, 08:57 AM	#7
FatMatt1981 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 1,467	Right f-in on! All hail the XD. I can't believe there wasn't any thread damage with the 9mm bouncin around as it left the barrel. Too cool guys...this is the first thread I read when I got home from work.....just made my day! __________________ \"Through strength, we deter tyranny\" ICVM OD XD-40 4\" Black on black XD-9 4\"

04-05-2005, 10:00 AM	#9
KoG XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Reno, Nevada Posts: 279	Would that make the XD40 more reliable or less? :P I can just see a scene from that shoot: "Wow... I swear I already put 12 rounds in this mag." __________________ Where are you taking me and why am I in this handbasket?

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04-05-2005, 07:51 AM	#3
dolanp XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: N TX Posts: 784	All hail the Croatian Sensation!

04-05-2005, 08:11 AM	#5
Meta4 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Southern Michigan Posts: 555	How did that stuff even chamber? -James

04-05-2005, 08:51 AM	#6
ScottQ XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 103	I would expect the 9mm rounds were held in place by the extractor, and about half the time they were held tightly enough for the round to fire, about half the time they weren't. Scott

04-05-2005, 10:34 AM	#10
sturmruger XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: River Falls, WI Posts: 665	I have mixed in ONE ROUND of 9mm in a .40 mag but have never tried to shoot a whole mag!!