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**bruce21b** · 01-09-2008, 06:12 PM

Hey everyone...

this is my second post, i introduced myself over in the new members area....

just bought today a brand spankin' new XD 9mm tactical model...what a sweet shooting gun....

my question is on disassembly....

after thouroughly reading the instruction manual i tried to break down the XD to clean it....

i removed the mag, locked the slide back, triple checked to make sure there was not a round in the chamber...

i then pressed down on the slide stop and let the slide move forward a little bit, pulled the trigger and tried to get the slide off....it would not budge....

i retried it and it would not come off.....read the instructions again....same result....

well...i feel like an idiot because i did not let the slide go all the way FORWARD before i pulled the trigger....the slide then came off....

i am so used to glocks and berettas, that was a little different.....

my question is, did i mess anything up by trying to get the slide off like that?????? i didnt try to really pull it off or anyting, just did it a few times....did anyone else do this their first time?????

i am funny about stuff like that...LOL

thanks

Bruce

DuckShot · 01-09-2008, 06:24 PM

Hey, from a paranoid fellow newbie.

I think you'll be ok. It is after all an XD (x-treme duty).

rockerz71 · 01-09-2008, 06:25 PM

I'm sure its fine. Go shoot it to reassure yourself.

xzarian · 01-09-2008, 06:45 PM

Yea, the only to REALLY be sure is to fire at least 200 rouns through it.

slugger6 · 01-09-2008, 06:48 PM

I'm sure it will be fine.

**bruce21b** · 01-09-2008, 07:18 PM

thanks guys for the re-assurance...im just real particular about stuff like that

**cdaviesaz** · 01-09-2008, 07:21 PM

Read my "screwed up my HS2K" thread and you'll feel better. lol

**bruce21b** · 01-09-2008, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cdaviesaz

Read my "screwed up my HS2K" thread and you'll feel better. lol

just read it....i feel a LOT better..thanks

Lucky7 · 01-09-2008, 08:23 PM

Before you know it you too will be keeping your XD in your saltwater fish tank. I like to keep the salinity level high in the tank so it increases the chances of my gun not keeping up with my perfect Glock tenifer finish! Just kidding, go shoot the heck out of it and get it dirty again!

**bruce21b** · 01-10-2008, 04:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lucky7

Before you know it you too will be keeping your XD in your saltwater fish tank. I like to keep the salinity level high in the tank so it increases the chances of my gun not keeping up with my perfect Glock tenifer finish! Just kidding, go shoot the heck out of it and get it dirty again!

hahahahah....thats funny....thanks..

01-09-2008, 06:12 PM	#1
bruce21b XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 542	First time XD owner...need some help please... Hey everyone... this is my second post, i introduced myself over in the new members area.... just bought today a brand spankin' new XD 9mm tactical model...what a sweet shooting gun.... my question is on disassembly.... after thouroughly reading the instruction manual i tried to break down the XD to clean it.... i removed the mag, locked the slide back, triple checked to make sure there was not a round in the chamber... i then pressed down on the slide stop and let the slide move forward a little bit, pulled the trigger and tried to get the slide off....it would not budge.... i retried it and it would not come off.....read the instructions again....same result.... well...i feel like an idiot because i did not let the slide go all the way FORWARD before i pulled the trigger....the slide then came off.... i am so used to glocks and berettas, that was a little different..... my question is, did i mess anything up by trying to get the slide off like that?????? i didnt try to really pull it off or anyting, just did it a few times....did anyone else do this their first time????? i am funny about stuff like that...LOL thanks Bruce

01-09-2008, 06:24 PM	#2
DuckShot XDTalk Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: southwest Illinois Posts: 63	Hey, from a paranoid fellow newbie. I think you'll be ok. It is after all an XD (x-treme duty). __________________ Duck NRA & ISRA

01-09-2008, 06:48 PM	#5
slugger6 XDTalk 20K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 20,980	I'm sure it will be fine. __________________ "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us". - Ralph Waldo Emerson

01-09-2008, 07:21 PM	#7
cdaviesaz XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: North Phoenix Posts: 124	Read my "screwed up my HS2K" thread and you'll feel better. lol __________________ - Christian IM Metal HS2000 (concealed carry) Browning Buck Mark Camper .22 Ruger 10/22 synthetic/SS Remington 870 12ga. 7+1 Pic of my guns

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01-09-2008, 06:25 PM	#3
rockerz71 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Norcross, GA Posts: 3,510	I'm sure its fine. Go shoot it to reassure yourself.

01-09-2008, 06:45 PM	#4
xzarian XDTalk Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 41	Yea, the only to REALLY be sure is to fire at least 200 rouns through it.

01-09-2008, 07:18 PM	#6
bruce21b XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 542	thanks guys for the re-assurance...im just real particular about stuff like that

01-09-2008, 08:23 PM	#9
Lucky7 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 227	Before you know it you too will be keeping your XD in your saltwater fish tank. I like to keep the salinity level high in the tank so it increases the chances of my gun not keeping up with my perfect Glock tenifer finish! Just kidding, go shoot the heck out of it and get it dirty again!