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tcr03 · 02-27-2008, 07:44 AM

hopfully ill be getting my xd today and have a question about letting the slide close once locked open. is it ok to just push the slide release down and let the slide close on its own.

**tracker366** · 02-27-2008, 07:50 AM

I do on mine, no difference than when the slide cycles after a shot is taken as it reloads the next round in the chamber.Your going to love it

Not meaning you to do it on an empty chamber but on the first round.

jim331656 · 02-27-2008, 07:51 AM

It is good practice to ease the slide forward if there is no round in the gun.

DeltaCharlie2 · 02-27-2008, 07:53 AM

I ease it forward, but see no harm it letting it shut on its own. The slide release button is pretty hard to push when its locked back so I always ease it.

Collander · 02-27-2008, 07:55 AM

I've always been told to ease the slide forward if there isn't a round in the mag. The breech face could be damaged, and/or screw up any fancy trigger work you have. That's what I've been told any how.

AZXD40 · 02-27-2008, 07:56 AM

The part you are referring to is called a slide stop. It is meant to hold the slide open at the end of a magazine. You can use it to release the slide, but that method should only be reserved for when you cannot use your offhand to slingshot the slide into battery. Using your offhand helps insure that the reload goes into to battery properly.

Just my 2 cents

Collander · 02-27-2008, 07:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AZXD40

The part you are referring to is called a slide stop. It is meant to hold the slide open at the end of a magazine. You can use it to release the slide, but that method should only be reserved for when you cannot use you offhand to slingshot the slide into battery. Using your offhand helps insure that the reload goes into to battery properly.

Just my 2 cents

It does? How? .

AZXD40 · 02-27-2008, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Collander

It does? How? .

"When you pull the slide back, it moves the slide back a bit more (upwards of a quarter-inch or more). This give the slide more energy to chamber that next round, and also assures the breech face will clear the rim of the cartridge in the magazine, in order to pick it up."

From Article @ Slide release or not? | American Handgunner | Find Articles at BNET.com

**XDONBOARD** · 02-27-2008, 08:10 AM

I often just push the release and let it slide. If it breaks SA will fix it.

AZXD40 · 02-27-2008, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by XDONBOARD

I often just push the release and let it slide. If it breaks SA will fix it.

While it is true That SA will fix it, The issue is if you have to rely on your XD for defense and it fails, let just say you wont have time to send it to them.

02-27-2008, 07:44 AM	#1
tcr03 XDTalk Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: st. louis mo Posts: 41	slide release. hopfully ill be getting my xd today and have a question about letting the slide close once locked open. is it ok to just push the slide release down and let the slide close on its own. __________________ ________________________________________ Springfield Armory XD9 Sub Compact Bi-Tone Winchester model 250 .22cal Winchester model 12 20ga pump Smith & Wesson model 10-6 .38spl

02-27-2008, 07:50 AM	#2
tracker366 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: kankakee county Illinois Posts: 324	I do on mine, no difference than when the slide cycles after a shot is taken as it reloads the next round in the chamber.Your going to love it Not meaning you to do it on an empty chamber but on the first round. __________________ SPRINGFIELD ARMORY XD-9x19 Tactical Born 7/18/07 2550 Rounds as of 7/11/08 Last edited by tracker366 : 02-27-2008 at 09:53 AM. Reason: content

02-27-2008, 07:53 AM	#4
DeltaCharlie2 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Atlantic Beach, FL Posts: 215	I ease it forward, but see no harm it letting it shut on its own. The slide release button is pretty hard to push when its locked back so I always ease it. __________________ "An unloaded gun is just a club" Currently: Ruger LCP Desert Eagle .44mag Previously owned: XD9 subcompact w/ Insight XML XD45 service H&K USP 9mm w/ Streamlight TLR-1 Taurus PT24/7 Pro .45 S&W model 457 H&R Protector 12ga Romanian AK-47 (7.62x39 w/side-folding stock) Savage Arms model 111 (.30-06)

02-27-2008, 07:56 AM	#6
AZXD40 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Phoenix Arizona Posts: 690	The part you are referring to is called a slide stop. It is meant to hold the slide open at the end of a magazine. You can use it to release the slide, but that method should only be reserved for when you cannot use your offhand to slingshot the slide into battery. Using your offhand helps insure that the reload goes into to battery properly. Just my 2 cents __________________ John F. Kennedy: "Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life and who are willing to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom." Last edited by AZXD40 : 02-27-2008 at 08:07 AM.

02-27-2008, 08:10 AM	#9
XDONBOARD XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 3,493	I often just push the release and let it slide. If it breaks SA will fix it. __________________ Michael XD-45 compact XD-40 sub-compact XD-9 sub-compact I'd rather have my XD and not need it, then need it and not have it.... I hereby certify that the person described hereon has been granted the privilege of carrying a concealed weapon in compliance with Arizona revised statute 13-3112.

02-27-2008, 07:51 AM	#3
jim331656 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: People's Republic of NJ Posts: 240	It is good practice to ease the slide forward if there is no round in the gun.

02-27-2008, 07:55 AM	#5
Collander XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Snohomish, WA Posts: 734	I've always been told to ease the slide forward if there isn't a round in the mag. The breech face could be damaged, and/or screw up any fancy trigger work you have. That's what I've been told any how.

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