XD40 mag hard to click in when full? - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

FleeToTheCleve · 03-14-2008, 01:27 PM

Usually when I go shooting I don't usually fully load clips, don't ask me why... But, when there is an almost full magazine (10-12 rounds) I find it harder to click the magazine into the gun (almost have to force it in), and the magazine tends to hang out of the bottom farther... The whole fit in general feels to tight for some reason. Is this normal for full loaded mags?

Ajcrash · 03-14-2008, 01:32 PM

Yes, this is normal. After shooting it for awhile it will loosen up some. Essentially you have a new gun that will require some breaking in.

profesor · 03-14-2008, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ajcrash

Yes, this is normal. After shooting it for awhile it will loosen up some. Essentially you have a new gun that will require some breaking in.

+1...

**Straight-Shooter** · 03-14-2008, 04:36 PM

I always have the slide locked back when I insert the mag and then just drop the slide release to load the first round. Because when the slide is locked back the mag inserts like butter.

apierce918 · 03-14-2008, 05:24 PM

You gotta really send that baby home Alice, dont be shy

she can take it a little rough

bigphil · 03-14-2008, 06:10 PM

It's going to be like that if the slide is forward.

Think about it. How hard is it to load the last couple rounds into the mag? With the slide forward, when you insert the mag you are having to put pressure on the top round to get the mag fully seated.

The Knight Of Light · 03-14-2008, 11:27 PM

Most firearms instructors say, "Briskly Seat the magazine."

M1Thumb · 03-16-2008, 04:57 PM

Just don't get into the habit of slamming the mag home with the slide open - your feed lips can damage (read: break) the ejector. Not likely, but something to think about.

Uraiit · 03-17-2008, 11:18 AM

Your feed lips shouldn't be contacting the ejector. If they are, something's wrong.

jonny4523 · 03-17-2008, 11:23 AM

Normal. I've probably tens of thousands of rounds through my XD40. I still have magazines that feel 'tight'. I have several firearms like that. I just use a little slap with the palm.

03-14-2008, 01:27 PM	#1
FleeToTheCleve XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: OH Posts: 128	XD40 mag hard to click in when full? Usually when I go shooting I don't usually fully load clips, don't ask me why... But, when there is an almost full magazine (10-12 rounds) I find it harder to click the magazine into the gun (almost have to force it in), and the magazine tends to hang out of the bottom farther... The whole fit in general feels to tight for some reason. Is this normal for full loaded mags?

03-14-2008, 01:32 PM	#2
Ajcrash XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,251	Yes, this is normal. After shooting it for awhile it will loosen up some. Essentially you have a new gun that will require some breaking in. __________________ "The Marines I have seen around the world have the cleanest bodies, the filthiest minds, the highest morale, and the lowest morals of any group of animals I have ever seen. Thank God for the United States Marine Corps." Eleanor Roosevelt, 1945

03-14-2008, 04:36 PM	#4
Straight-Shooter XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: South Bend, Indiana Posts: 798	I always have the slide locked back when I insert the mag and then just drop the slide release to load the first round. Because when the slide is locked back the mag inserts like butter. __________________ If you buy a glock, don't carry it on a boat. Look what happened to the Edmund Fitzgerald.

03-14-2008, 06:10 PM	#6
bigphil XDTalk Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: SE GA Posts: 69	It's going to be like that if the slide is forward. Think about it. How hard is it to load the last couple rounds into the mag? With the slide forward, when you insert the mag you are having to put pressure on the top round to get the mag fully seated. __________________ This space intentionally left blank by my sponsors.....

03-14-2008, 11:27 PM	#7
The Knight Of Light XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Omaha, Nebraska(sublocated at a Sandy location far, far away) Posts: 8,873 Blog Entries: 13	Most firearms instructors say, "Briskly Seat the magazine." __________________ No Matter Where You Go, There You Are. USPSA #L3077 What a great number!!! http://theknightoflight.blogspot.com/ Creator of TOP 'O' THE PAGE!!! Moose Fight

03-14-2008, 05:24 PM	#5
apierce918 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mid Michigan Posts: 254	You gotta really send that baby home Alice, dont be shy she can take it a little rough

03-16-2008, 04:57 PM	#8
M1Thumb XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 112	Just don't get into the habit of slamming the mag home with the slide open - your feed lips can damage (read: break) the ejector. Not likely, but something to think about. __________________ http://the-subversive.blogspot.com/

03-17-2008, 11:18 AM	#9
Uraiit XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 356	Your feed lips shouldn't be contacting the ejector. If they are, something's wrong.

03-17-2008, 11:23 AM	#10
jonny4523 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Lafayette, IN Posts: 2,158	Normal. I've probably tens of thousands of rounds through my XD40. I still have magazines that feel 'tight'. I have several firearms like that. I just use a little slap with the palm. __________________ -XD40 Service (Feb 2002) Springer Precision Carry Trigger -XD9 Tactical (June 2007) Springer Competition Trigger, USPSA Production -Remington 870 Mag, 12g, my hunting companion -Thompson/Center Triumph (June 2007) -Ruger Mark II (Oct 2004) Gvt Comp Model -AR build (Sept 07 - May 08 ) Mostly RR -Benelli M2 New bird gun NRA, USPSA #TY60062 -If guns kill people, then spoons made Rosie O'Donnel fat! -When seconds count, the police are only minutes away

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