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rustyrabbit · 03-06-2006, 12:41 PM

is it just me am i a pussy my f-ing mag is a pain in the ass to load i have the xd-9 4" and after 500 rounds my first outing my thumb was pissed off at about 4 mags but my head was loving it so i couldnt stop. Is this just me. its my first springfeild my glock 9 and sig 45 arent nearly as hard 2 load.Also a couple times when the last shot was fired the slide did not stay locked back why was this?

Whittey · 03-06-2006, 01:03 PM

As for being hard to load, yep. They're a bitch when new. Best thing for that is to load 'em up to max and let 'em sit for a couple days. That seems to help quite a bit. I did that for mine, but they're still pretty darn difficult. When at the range, I only put in 10 rounds (of .40, so 12 is the limit) and that's fine. Plus, 5 mags at 10 rounds each = 1 tray of ammo. Perfect!

-=Whittey=-

jednp · 03-06-2006, 03:01 PM

The mags that came with my xd40 were hard to load. I literally was breaking a sweat trying to load by about round 7. Thumb couldn't push hard enough to get them in anymore. I just recently purchased a 4th mag last week, and it loaded fairly easy. Leave your mags loaded for a few days, unload them, and load them again. That will at least make them tolerable to load. they will load very easy once you have done this and also loaded and unloaded them from normal shooting after a while. Just takes time.

manic mechanic · 03-06-2006, 03:10 PM

Don't be so stubborn guys, pick yourselves up the speed loader from either OS or ajames and save your thumbs for "shootin" not loading.

http://www.pistolgear.com/proddetail.php?prod=55PA

http://xd-hs2000.com/shopping.html

rustyrabbit · 03-06-2006, 06:03 PM

Thank you fellas just wanted to make shure it wasent just me. Just bought super thumb loader thing on line cant wait till it comes it will shure save me alot of swearing and some sore thumbs. My other question thoe is about the slide not staying locked back after last casing is ejected is this a problem anyone else has ran into? My other hand guns i have never ran accross this problem.

jpfishmaster · 03-06-2006, 06:33 PM

I second that! First range trip=sore thumb syndrome. Second range trip with speedloader=

DoubleClick · 03-06-2006, 06:36 PM

Yep - I got cramps in the base of my thumb first time out with the .45 (I left the included speedloader at home

). I could only manage 10 rounds and with a total shoot of 300 rounds that day, I paid the price later that night. My 2nd trip yesterday was way better...I remembered to take the speedloader.

You're still a manly man if you use the speedloader.

stolivar · 03-09-2006, 08:25 PM

I have a 12 rounder that you can not get over 7 rounds in period.

steve

Apdl · 03-09-2006, 09:35 PM

you guys all wusses i can load my 15 round mag in 32 seconds

all by hand no speed loader

yes i had my little brother time me i am a loser

**nikon777** · 03-09-2006, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rustyrabbit

my other question thoe is about the slide not staying locked back after last casing is ejected is this a problem anyone else has ran into? My other hand guns i have never ran accross this problem.

interesting. since your mag springs are so strong, i cant imagine your follower not engadging the slide stop. perhaps you should dismantle and clean yor mags. i had the same problem with my sigpro. the mag spring was a bit weak and wouldnt activate the slide stop lever with enough force to lock the slide open. my solution?.... i called sig and had them send me a spring for a 10 round mag and put it in my 15 round mag(greater compression due to longer spring).

03-06-2006, 12:41 PM	#1
rustyrabbit XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: p.ville,Ohio Posts: 10	is it just me is it just me am i a pussy my f-ing mag is a pain in the ass to load i have the xd-9 4" and after 500 rounds my first outing my thumb was pissed off at about 4 mags but my head was loving it so i couldnt stop. Is this just me. its my first springfeild my glock 9 and sig 45 arent nearly as hard 2 load.Also a couple times when the last shot was fired the slide did not stay locked back why was this?

03-06-2006, 03:10 PM	#4
manic mechanic XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: michigan, down the river Posts: 1,128	Don't be so stubborn guys, pick yourselves up the speed loader from either OS or ajames and save your thumbs for "shootin" not loading. http://www.pistolgear.com/proddetail.php?prod=55PA http://xd-hs2000.com/shopping.html __________________ The 2nd amendment makes all the others possible. If we ever forget that we're One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under." Ronald Reagan

03-06-2006, 06:33 PM	#6
jpfishmaster XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Huntsville, AL Posts: 24	I second that! First range trip=sore thumb syndrome. Second range trip with speedloader= __________________ Ground check\'em XD 40 TAC, DGR, 16# spring, magwell XD 40 SC Para SX1640J Ruger SRH 44

03-06-2006, 06:36 PM	#7
DoubleClick XDTalk Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 82	Yep - I got cramps in the base of my thumb first time out with the .45 (I left the included speedloader at home ). I could only manage 10 rounds and with a total shoot of 300 rounds that day, I paid the price later that night. My 2nd trip yesterday was way better...I remembered to take the speedloader. You're still a manly man if you use the speedloader. __________________ XD-45ACP Service (black) Taurus 608SS .357 revolver

03-09-2006, 08:25 PM	#8
stolivar XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 129	don't know I have a 12 rounder that you can not get over 7 rounds in period. steve __________________ XD45C Khar MK9 keltec 3at

03-06-2006, 01:03 PM	#2
Whittey XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Rocky River, OH Posts: 324	As for being hard to load, yep. They're a bitch when new. Best thing for that is to load 'em up to max and let 'em sit for a couple days. That seems to help quite a bit. I did that for mine, but they're still pretty darn difficult. When at the range, I only put in 10 rounds (of .40, so 12 is the limit) and that's fine. Plus, 5 mags at 10 rounds each = 1 tray of ammo. Perfect! -=Whittey=-

03-06-2006, 03:01 PM	#3
jednp XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 4,691	The mags that came with my xd40 were hard to load. I literally was breaking a sweat trying to load by about round 7. Thumb couldn't push hard enough to get them in anymore. I just recently purchased a 4th mag last week, and it loaded fairly easy. Leave your mags loaded for a few days, unload them, and load them again. That will at least make them tolerable to load. they will load very easy once you have done this and also loaded and unloaded them from normal shooting after a while. Just takes time.

03-06-2006, 06:03 PM	#5
rustyrabbit XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: p.ville,Ohio Posts: 10	Thank you fellas just wanted to make shure it wasent just me. Just bought super thumb loader thing on line cant wait till it comes it will shure save me alot of swearing and some sore thumbs. My other question thoe is about the slide not staying locked back after last casing is ejected is this a problem anyone else has ran into? My other hand guns i have never ran accross this problem.

03-09-2006, 09:35 PM	#9
Apdl XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Burnsville, MN Posts: 2,347	you guys all wusses i can load my 15 round mag in 32 seconds all by hand no speed loader yes i had my little brother time me i am a loser __________________ "He took off running, and we caught him, and he just kept resisting. So we just kept whipping his ass." -HulkXD "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." -Albert Einstein If you are not part of the solution you are part of the precipitate Springfield XD-9 TOTAL COUNT 7847 Daily Carry Springfield 1911 Loaded Target 9mm Walther P22... needs bigger mag EBR Build in progress

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