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Serpenteer · 03-29-2008, 09:18 PM

Went out and got my first XD today. The .40 with 4" non-ported. My question is this. When the slide is locked back and the barrel is exposed, the barrel is at an obvious up-turned angle. I've never noticed this on my other handguns before. I thought maybe it was because the gun is meant to be aimed with the "6 o'clock" method.
Is this normal? The barrel is clearly not parallel with the rest of the gun. This is my first XD so I didn't just want to jump to the conclusion that something was wrong.

Thank you in advance. I searched the forums and came up with nothing.

AZXD40 · 03-29-2008, 09:21 PM

100% normal...

tdyoung58 · 03-29-2008, 09:30 PM

Yep, no worries, normal

Tripledigitride · 03-29-2008, 09:33 PM

It's nothing to worry about. That's the way it was made.

I have the very same model (2 of them), and it's been great.

BDZ71 · 03-29-2008, 09:37 PM

When the slide is forward in the ready to fire position the barrel is parallel. When the slide racks to toss the spent round and bring in a new round the rear of the barrel pivots down,, bringing the front you are seeing up..
Its just how it works lol.. Cycle the slide (gun unloaded) and watch the action of the pistol work.

Serpenteer · 03-29-2008, 09:45 PM

Thank you all for the quick answers. I did notice the barrel was parallel in the ready to fire position, just didn't know if the up angle was normal with the slide back. I tend to go over my guns and rifles with a fine-toothed-comb when I first get them, so I just wanted to be sure. This is my new "night stand" gun, so I probably won't take my hands off of it until I am comfortable with it even in the dark.
Thanks again.

P.S. glad I found this forum, seems like a great source of info, and a lot of active people.

selectedmarksman · 03-29-2008, 10:03 PM

This is a Glock, but the principle is the same.

The barrel must ramp to unlock from battery and allow the slide to clear it. This also dips the feed ramp lower for more positive feeding.

03-29-2008, 09:18 PM	#1
Serpenteer XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 4	New Owner, barrel question. Went out and got my first XD today. The .40 with 4" non-ported. My question is this. When the slide is locked back and the barrel is exposed, the barrel is at an obvious up-turned angle. I've never noticed this on my other handguns before. I thought maybe it was because the gun is meant to be aimed with the "6 o'clock" method. Is this normal? The barrel is clearly not parallel with the rest of the gun. This is my first XD so I didn't just want to jump to the conclusion that something was wrong. Thank you in advance. I searched the forums and came up with nothing.

03-29-2008, 09:21 PM	#2
AZXD40 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Phoenix Arizona Posts: 749	100% normal... __________________ 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."

03-29-2008, 09:30 PM	#3
tdyoung58 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Central PA Posts: 319	Yep, no worries, normal __________________ ‘‘Laws that forbid the carrying of arms... disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes... Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.’’ — Thomas Jefferson http://paguncarry.wordpress.com/

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03-29-2008, 09:33 PM	#4
Tripledigitride XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hendersonville (Nashville) Tennessee Posts: 725	It's nothing to worry about. That's the way it was made. I have the very same model (2 of them), and it's been great.

03-29-2008, 09:37 PM	#5
BDZ71 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: North Carolina - Confederate States of America Posts: 306	When the slide is forward in the ready to fire position the barrel is parallel. When the slide racks to toss the spent round and bring in a new round the rear of the barrel pivots down,, bringing the front you are seeing up.. Its just how it works lol.. Cycle the slide (gun unloaded) and watch the action of the pistol work.

03-29-2008, 09:45 PM	#6
Serpenteer XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 4	Thank you all for the quick answers. I did notice the barrel was parallel in the ready to fire position, just didn't know if the up angle was normal with the slide back. I tend to go over my guns and rifles with a fine-toothed-comb when I first get them, so I just wanted to be sure. This is my new "night stand" gun, so I probably won't take my hands off of it until I am comfortable with it even in the dark. Thanks again. P.S. glad I found this forum, seems like a great source of info, and a lot of active people.

03-29-2008, 10:03 PM	#7
selectedmarksman XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 142	This is a Glock, but the principle is the same. The barrel must ramp to unlock from battery and allow the slide to clear it. This also dips the feed ramp lower for more positive feeding.