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scalce · 09-13-2007, 08:47 PM

Well I posted the other week about my roll pin partially shearing off but instead of pushing up and out, part of it fell through the bottom and locked my slide back.

I wiggled out the loose peice and continued shooting my IDPA match.

I received some replacment roll pins from Don (you rock) and they fit much tighter then the stock ones.

One thing I am noticing is that when I now dry fire I get a solid click instead of the hollow feeling click with the stock pin.

Is this a good, bad, or indifferent issue?

Personally it feels like the trigger breaks much cleaner then before.

I am going to hit the range on Saturday so we'll see what happens.

Thanks again Don for your generosity.

aphexafx · 09-13-2007, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by scalce

Well I posted the other week about my roll pin partially shearing off but instead of pushing up and out, part of it fell through the bottom and locked my slide back.

I wiggled out the loose peice and continued shooting my IDPA match.

I received some replacment roll pins from Don (you rock) and they fit much tighter then the stock ones.

One thing I am noticing is that when I now dry fire I get a solid click instead of the hollow feeling click with the stock pin.

Is this a good, bad, or indifferent issue?

Personally it feels like the trigger breaks much cleaner then before.

I am going to hit the range on Saturday so we'll see what happens.

Thanks again Don for your generosity.

Just real quick: the sound difference seem logical, but no it should not have any affect on the performance of the gun.

I think the trigger feels like it is breaking cleaner because of the sharper sound, as that pin should not affect the sear/striker relationship. Only the striker-stop relationship.

tomfoolery · 09-14-2007, 01:19 AM

my thoughts eaxactly...all the roll pin does is keep the firing pin in its orbit (orbit might not be the right word, but you get the point).

scalce · 09-14-2007, 06:52 AM

So I guess it's just that the impact sound of the striker being stopped is different.

Because the original pin was sheared so badly, it looked like a U, the thing got dented to hell and came out in a mangled mess.

The replacement roll pin is dead solid.

**mvician** · 09-14-2007, 08:39 AM

Dry fire the XD with a "snap cap" or damage WILL happen to the roll pin

09-13-2007, 08:47 PM	#1
scalce XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Upstate SC Posts: 1,415	Dry Fire After Roll Pin Replacement Well I posted the other week about my roll pin partially shearing off but instead of pushing up and out, part of it fell through the bottom and locked my slide back. I wiggled out the loose peice and continued shooting my IDPA match. I received some replacment roll pins from Don (you rock) and they fit much tighter then the stock ones. One thing I am noticing is that when I now dry fire I get a solid click instead of the hollow feeling click with the stock pin. Is this a good, bad, or indifferent issue? Personally it feels like the trigger breaks much cleaner then before. I am going to hit the range on Saturday so we'll see what happens. Thanks again Don for your generosity.

09-14-2007, 08:39 AM	#5
mvician XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,575	Dry fire the XD with a "snap cap" or damage WILL happen to the roll pin __________________ AR15s...ya I've built more than a few http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/ar-talk...ar-family.html

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09-14-2007, 01:19 AM	#3
tomfoolery XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3,454	my thoughts eaxactly...all the roll pin does is keep the firing pin in its orbit (orbit might not be the right word, but you get the point).

09-14-2007, 06:52 AM	#4
scalce XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Upstate SC Posts: 1,415	So I guess it's just that the impact sound of the striker being stopped is different. Because the original pin was sheared so badly, it looked like a U, the thing got dented to hell and came out in a mangled mess. The replacement roll pin is dead solid.