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firemanjohn · 10-17-2007, 10:37 AM

My third trip to the range was great in that I had two failures that forced me to work on my skills. The first was discussed here before, the slide locked back on my XD45 halfway through a magazine. My brother quickly killed any conspiracy theories as he said he saw my thumb hit the lock clearly. Apparently during the prior round I was adjusting my grip often, preventing the problem.
The second was the better learning experience. My slide failed to lock on the last round. I began to lower the gun, and then remembered about hang-fires and counted to 30 before clearing the gun. Not sure what caused the slide not to lock, but I was glad it happened because it helped me to burn safety procedures into my brain. Any ideas on the cause would be great.

nickb · 10-17-2007, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by firemanjohn

My third trip to the range was great in that I had two failures that forced me to work on my skills. The first was discussed here before, the slide locked back on my XD45 halfway through a magazine. My brother quickly killed any conspiracy theories as he said he saw my thumb hit the lock clearly. Apparently during the prior round I was adjusting my grip often, preventing the problem.
The second was the better learning experience. My slide failed to lock on the last round. I began to lower the gun, and then remembered about hang-fires and counted to 30 before clearing the gun. Not sure what caused the slide not to lock, but I was glad it happened because it helped me to burn safety procedures into my brain. Any ideas on the cause would be great.

Your thumb again.

**mhillsing23** · 10-17-2007, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by nickb

Your thumb again.

That is the likely culprit...

.40-.45 · 10-17-2007, 05:31 PM

thumb pushing up lock slide back early

thumb resting on slide stop prevents slide lock

firemanjohn · 10-17-2007, 08:13 PM

I figured I must have hit the lock somehow. I am playing around with what grip suits me best. Overall I love the XD, it is a hell of a lot of fun to shoot

10-17-2007, 10:37 AM	#1
firemanjohn XDTalk Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: The great state of NH Posts: 72	Third time out, some questions My third trip to the range was great in that I had two failures that forced me to work on my skills. The first was discussed here before, the slide locked back on my XD45 halfway through a magazine. My brother quickly killed any conspiracy theories as he said he saw my thumb hit the lock clearly. Apparently during the prior round I was adjusting my grip often, preventing the problem. The second was the better learning experience. My slide failed to lock on the last round. I began to lower the gun, and then remembered about hang-fires and counted to 30 before clearing the gun. Not sure what caused the slide not to lock, but I was glad it happened because it helped me to burn safety procedures into my brain. Any ideas on the cause would be great. __________________ "Into to each life a little rain must fall" -Longfellow

10-17-2007, 08:13 PM	#5
firemanjohn XDTalk Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: The great state of NH Posts: 72	I figured I must have hit the lock somehow. I am playing around with what grip suits me best. Overall I love the XD, it is a hell of a lot of fun to shoot __________________ "Into to each life a little rain must fall" -Longfellow

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10-17-2007, 05:31 PM	#4
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