XD 40 Sub Compact Ejection Scratches - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

lee_g · 08-26-2008, 03:12 PM

I have a XD SC BI Tone.
I have noticed that the blueing on the top of the ejection port that is part of the barrel is showing bare metal. Just on the outer edges, Springfield
tells me that this is normal I am worring about rust. Shot 100 rnds through it. Does everyone else see this with there XD?

Thanks

TexasXD40 · 08-26-2008, 03:46 PM

Yup...just normal wear and tear and i dont know if theres much you can actually do about it...you didn't buy it to sit in a glass case and look pretty did you?

lee_g · 08-26-2008, 04:10 PM

Na, just my first pistol and enjoy shooting it. But when I noticed the scratches I was curious. I also found where people are polishing the
barrels, Looks great.

TexasXD40 · 08-26-2008, 04:13 PM

Yeah i've been thinking about doing the same too mine but i wouldn't worry about rust too much...just give it a good cleaning after every trip to the range..

mp3mogul · 08-26-2008, 04:17 PM

I hadn't really paid any attention before since you said it, I check, and every one of my XD's are the same as you described. It's normal... not a problem at all.

lee_g · 08-26-2008, 05:04 PM

Thanks for the quick reply's

**Rustynuts** · 08-26-2008, 05:06 PM

Unless you are polishing the cr@p out of it, I wouldn't worry about rust. You aren't getting through the meloniting. The Bluing isn't the full extent of the finish.

08-26-2008, 03:12 PM	#1
lee_g XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3	XD 40 Sub Compact Ejection Scratches I have a XD SC BI Tone. I have noticed that the blueing on the top of the ejection port that is part of the barrel is showing bare metal. Just on the outer edges, Springfield tells me that this is normal I am worring about rust. Shot 100 rnds through it. Does everyone else see this with there XD? Thanks

08-26-2008, 03:46 PM	#2
TexasXD40 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 914	Yup...just normal wear and tear and i dont know if theres much you can actually do about it...you didn't buy it to sit in a glass case and look pretty did you? __________________ XD40 Service Remington 870 Express NRA Member "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government" -- Thomas Jefferson "The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed." -- Alexander Hamilton

08-26-2008, 04:13 PM	#4
TexasXD40 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 914	Yeah i've been thinking about doing the same too mine but i wouldn't worry about rust too much...just give it a good cleaning after every trip to the range.. __________________ XD40 Service Remington 870 Express NRA Member "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms. The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government" -- Thomas Jefferson "The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed." -- Alexander Hamilton

08-26-2008, 04:17 PM	#5
mp3mogul XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Salem, Virginia Posts: 664	I hadn't really paid any attention before since you said it, I check, and every one of my XD's are the same as you described. It's normal... not a problem at all. __________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty or safety. Nor, are they likely to end up with either. Benjamin Franklin

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08-26-2008, 04:10 PM	#3
lee_g XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3	Na, just my first pistol and enjoy shooting it. But when I noticed the scratches I was curious. I also found where people are polishing the barrels, Looks great.

08-26-2008, 05:04 PM	#6
lee_g XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3	Thanks for the quick reply's

08-26-2008, 05:06 PM	#7
Rustynuts XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,465	Unless you are polishing the cr@p out of it, I wouldn't worry about rust. You aren't getting through the meloniting. The Bluing isn't the full extent of the finish.