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DougXD · 05-25-2005, 08:12 PM

The material says 9+1 capacity. Why is it soooooo daggon hard to stuff the magazine in the grip when it's loaded to full capacity? Maybe I'm just a weenie, but I swear it's a pain in the ass.

Will the magazine ever "loosen up" a bit in the future? Should I continue to keep the mags loaded, or will it really do any good?

My XD-9 isn't super tight like this. What about those XD-40 owners out there....same thing or no problem with those calibers?

ajamesp51 · 05-25-2005, 08:30 PM

my original gap mags have loosened up.

13M20 · 05-25-2005, 09:11 PM

Yeah I have an xd40sc, and when I first bought it I got a blister on my finger from loading it at the range. That was when I first got it, but now it has loosened up a bit. No problems. I left mine loaded, and that seemed to help.

**Ed Ely** · 05-26-2005, 05:57 AM

James, what does the LE stand for in XD-45LE?

Yea, me have a problem stuffing all nine rounds
into the 45GAP magazine also. At present I have them
all loaded with eight rounds and hoping that they will
take on a ninish characteritic in the next couple weeks.

Ed

mpholic · 05-26-2005, 06:21 AM

limited edition?

sjp2452 · 05-26-2005, 07:24 AM

I think it's a pitch to Law Enforcement...but I could be wrong.

When you click the magazine in place you're further compressing the follower spring (if you have a round at the top of the mag). When the mag is full, that spring doesn't have much more compression available. When my .40 mag is full it takes a little elbow grease to get it to lock in place if the slide is closed. It should slide in and click like butter if the slide is open..

yobo97sc2 · 05-26-2005, 07:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mpholic

limited edition?

i remember reading somewhere here that it was limited edition since they didn't want to put GAP (glock) on it.

DougXD · 05-26-2005, 08:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sjp2452

I think it's a pitch to Law Enforcement...but I could be wrong.

When you click the magazine in place you're further compressing the follower spring (if you have a round at the top of the mag). When the mag is full, that spring doesn't have much more compression available. When my .40 mag is full it takes a little elbow grease to get it to lock in place if the slide is closed. It should slide in and click like butter if the slide is open..

Yeah, it does click right in when the slide's locked back.......I'm just being "difficult."

05-26-2005, 01:01 PM

DougXD how do you liek your 45 so far . Im in the market for one

DougXD · 05-27-2005, 04:32 AM

So far, I like it a lot. I'm just not sure if I'm going to keep it. I have lots of thoughts spinning around in my head about this thing......the biggest for me is the cost of the ammo. I bought a case of it last week from CTD for $260. I can afford it, I'm just not sure I want to keep paying that.

I've been researching reloading too. The startup cost is going to be pretty big (less than $1000 but probably greater than $500) for a progressive press with all the "modern conveniences" and safety doodads.

Very particular to my circumstances is the issue of collecting brass. Most of the time, my shell casings are rather difficult to pick up in the indoor range I have access to. There are outdoor ranges in MD, but as far as I'm concerned, they're way out in the boonies from where I'm at. I thought for sure that picking up my own brass would be pretty easy, but that's proven to be iffy, at best. If I had to put a percentage on the amount of brass I have successfully been able to pick up, it would be about 50%.

Anyway, all things being equal, the XD45 is a really good gun in my opinion, but feeding it isn't gonna be cheap unless I reload.

05-25-2005, 08:12 PM	#1
DougXD XDTalk Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pasadena, MD Posts: 96	XD-45LE Full Magazine Fit The material says 9+1 capacity. Why is it soooooo daggon hard to stuff the magazine in the grip when it's loaded to full capacity? Maybe I'm just a weenie, but I swear it's a pain in the ass. Will the magazine ever "loosen up" a bit in the future? Should I continue to keep the mags loaded, or will it really do any good? My XD-9 isn't super tight like this. What about those XD-40 owners out there....same thing or no problem with those calibers?

05-25-2005, 08:30 PM	#2
ajamesp51 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Birmingham, Al Posts: 5,027	my original gap mags have loosened up. __________________ "God shall not have his word made manifest by cowards" RWE www.xd-hs2000.com

05-25-2005, 09:11 PM	#3
13M20 XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 47	Yeah I have an xd40sc, and when I first bought it I got a blister on my finger from loading it at the range. That was when I first got it, but now it has loosened up a bit. No problems. I left mine loaded, and that seemed to help. __________________ The Mission of the Field Artillery is to destroy,neutralize, or suppress the enemy by cannon, rocket and missile fire to help integrate fire support assets into combined arms operations. \"King of Battle\"

05-26-2005, 07:24 AM	#6
sjp2452 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Land 'o Lakes, MN Posts: 1,014	I think it's a pitch to Law Enforcement...but I could be wrong. When you click the magazine in place you're further compressing the follower spring (if you have a round at the top of the mag). When the mag is full, that spring doesn't have much more compression available. When my .40 mag is full it takes a little elbow grease to get it to lock in place if the slide is closed. It should slide in and click like butter if the slide is open.. __________________ ********************************* "Who was the first person to look at a cow and say, "I think I'll squeeze these dangly things here, and drink whatever comes out?"

05-26-2005, 01:01 PM	#9
REC613 Guest Posts: n/a	HOw do you like it DougXD how do you liek your 45 so far . Im in the market for one

05-26-2005, 05:57 AM	#4
Ed Ely XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: 37.65N -84.76W (Elev. 932 ft) Posts: 7,652 Blog Entries: 1	James, what does the LE stand for in XD-45LE? Yea, me have a problem stuffing all nine rounds into the 45GAP magazine also. At present I have them all loaded with eight rounds and hoping that they will take on a ninish characteritic in the next couple weeks. Ed

05-26-2005, 06:21 AM	#5
mpholic XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 181	limited edition?

05-27-2005, 04:32 AM	#10
DougXD XDTalk Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pasadena, MD Posts: 96	So far, I like it a lot. I'm just not sure if I'm going to keep it. I have lots of thoughts spinning around in my head about this thing......the biggest for me is the cost of the ammo. I bought a case of it last week from CTD for $260. I can afford it, I'm just not sure I want to keep paying that. I've been researching reloading too. The startup cost is going to be pretty big (less than $1000 but probably greater than $500) for a progressive press with all the "modern conveniences" and safety doodads. Very particular to my circumstances is the issue of collecting brass. Most of the time, my shell casings are rather difficult to pick up in the indoor range I have access to. There are outdoor ranges in MD, but as far as I'm concerned, they're way out in the boonies from where I'm at. I thought for sure that picking up my own brass would be pretty easy, but that's proven to be iffy, at best. If I had to put a percentage on the amount of brass I have successfully been able to pick up, it would be about 50%. Anyway, all things being equal, the XD45 is a really good gun in my opinion, but feeding it isn't gonna be cheap unless I reload.

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