XD45 dings in shell casing - XDTalk Forums

ralx873 · 11-16-2008, 07:14 PM

I have a XD 45 in fact a pair of them and they are both doing the same thing. When the shell ejects it puts a big ding in the casing,I looked and the factory fired casing has the same mark. My question is , is there something i can do to stop this,(2) is the casing safe to reload. (3) I read where someone says there sizing die takes the ding out, my die doesn't, do you know what brand does that.
Thanks in advance
ralx873

sourpatch45 · 11-16-2008, 07:18 PM

well it is safe to reload, and a die might take a dent out but not the little mark it has where the slide actually displaced some of the brass, its like a deep scratch. you wont be able to get rid of it completely with a die.

you might be able to stop it if you were to round the corner of the ejection port so it didnt have any sharp corners but that would be lots of work and wouldnt really benefit you much if at all

JustSomeGuy · 07-18-2009, 03:34 AM

Since the .45 XD is the only one I DON'T own, I cannot provide you with a solution except to say that the original 1911's did the same thing. After WW2 when thousands of them were made available to the civilian market, gunsmiths started playing with the ejection ports on the slides... namely grinding them out to be bigger, or "lowering and extending" the ejection ports. This solved the problem of dented brass in the 1911 types, and is indeed now the "standard" for 1911 production slides from many manufacturers. I'm sure some worthy smith can do something similar to your gun, but I would call Springfield first. Reloaders hated it in the 1911, and I'm sure if this IS common with the XD45 they hate it there too! It could be that a simple adjustment to the ejector face angle could cure it if the slide opening is large enough.

**Spike** · 07-18-2009, 01:23 PM

Mine does the same thing. I've been reloading the cases without issue. The dent comes most of the way out when sizing the case.

**GilbertsGuns.com** · 09-28-2009, 03:24 PM

I did talk to my Springfield rep and she said the "teardrop" type ding you are referring to is common. No worries. I did not get a proper answer as to what they would recommend to stop this from happening.

I guess at least you know it is very common. I hope this helps

1852legend · 09-28-2009, 07:52 PM

My xd-40sc does the same thing. I was told not to worry about it also.

11-16-2008, 07:14 PM	#1
ralx873 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: kansas Posts: 1	XD45 dings in shell casing I have a XD 45 in fact a pair of them and they are both doing the same thing. When the shell ejects it puts a big ding in the casing,I looked and the factory fired casing has the same mark. My question is , is there something i can do to stop this,(2) is the casing safe to reload. (3) I read where someone says there sizing die takes the ding out, my die doesn't, do you know what brand does that. Thanks in advance ralx873
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11-16-2008, 07:18 PM	#2
sourpatch45 XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Boise, ID (its boy-see NOT boy-zee!!!) Posts: 4,851	well it is safe to reload, and a die might take a dent out but not the little mark it has where the slide actually displaced some of the brass, its like a deep scratch. you wont be able to get rid of it completely with a die. you might be able to stop it if you were to round the corner of the ejection port so it didnt have any sharp corners but that would be lots of work and wouldnt really benefit you much if at all __________________ I haven't stopped believing in god. I just stopped beliving he cares. There might be a god, there might not, but i dont think it matters. Either way were on our own.-Jace Wayland If you want to polish your barrel click the link below http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/xdtalk-...ng-thread.html
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07-18-2009, 03:34 AM	#3
JustSomeGuy XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 513	Since the .45 XD is the only one I DON'T own, I cannot provide you with a solution except to say that the original 1911's did the same thing. After WW2 when thousands of them were made available to the civilian market, gunsmiths started playing with the ejection ports on the slides... namely grinding them out to be bigger, or "lowering and extending" the ejection ports. This solved the problem of dented brass in the 1911 types, and is indeed now the "standard" for 1911 production slides from many manufacturers. I'm sure some worthy smith can do something similar to your gun, but I would call Springfield first. Reloaders hated it in the 1911, and I'm sure if this IS common with the XD45 they hate it there too! It could be that a simple adjustment to the ejector face angle could cure it if the slide opening is large enough. __________________ I, Procrastitron will destroy evil... eventually!
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07-18-2009, 01:23 PM	#4
Spike XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 315	Mine does the same thing. I've been reloading the cases without issue. The dent comes most of the way out when sizing the case.
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09-28-2009, 03:24 PM	#5
GilbertsGuns.com XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ky Posts: 191	I did talk to my Springfield rep and she said the "teardrop" type ding you are referring to is common. No worries. I did not get a proper answer as to what they would recommend to stop this from happening. I guess at least you know it is very common. I hope this helps __________________ Jason Gilbert Gilberts Gun Shop 2282 Louisville Rd Frankfort, Ky 40601 877-937-4867 www.gilbertsguns.com E-mail: sales@gilbertsguns.com *60 Day Lay-a-way Available On All Firearms*
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09-28-2009, 07:52 PM	#6
1852legend XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Missouri Posts: 794	My xd-40sc does the same thing. I was told not to worry about it also.
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