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paragraf1 · 02-04-2006, 07:18 AM

I just got a .40 XD and the stiff mag springs are REALLY hard to compress, especially after about 5 rounds. After 10 rounds I quit as my old thumb and index fingers hurting. I am 70 and going strong and been a shooter for decades. These Springfield mag springs are the stiffest ones in recent memory. They are supposed to be 12 rounds. My question is : Is this normal with the XD mags and who makes a good cheap after market mag for the XD? Any help would REALLY appreciated. Thanks.

JD McDorce · 02-04-2006, 07:28 AM

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p3ordie · 02-04-2006, 07:31 AM

Mine were really still also, I've been using a mag speed loader from Pistolgear.com after about 5 months of shooting they have relaxed a little. Pistolgear.com also has XD mags at $20 each, that's a pretty good price from what I've seen.

Mark

wrxlvr · 02-06-2006, 09:24 AM

I bought a speed loader and plan on leaving bullets in the mag to help soften it up some.

**Old School** · 02-06-2006, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by wrxlvr

I bought a speed loader and plan on leaving bullets in the mag to help soften it up some.

Leaving bullets in the mag went soften the springs. The springs need to be cycled. You can do this by hand, however the best way to empty mags in on the range.

Skozzy · 02-17-2006, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Old School

Quote:

Originally Posted by wrxlvr

I bought a speed loader and plan on leaving bullets in the mag to help soften it up some.

Leaving bullets in the mag went soften the springs. The springs need to be cycled. You can do this by hand, however the best way to empty mags in on the range.

I will agree with you on this. At first I thought I was doing something wrong cause I couldn't get all twelve in! Then I ran 50 rounds then reloaded both clips left them for about a week then ran about 70 more through and now I have no problem loading all twelve.

Boma · 02-17-2006, 11:13 PM

Get the Superthumb on www.pistolgear.com It'll help you wear the springs in.
After a while you won't need it anymore.

02-04-2006, 07:18 AM	#1
paragraf1 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 2	Stiff magazine springs I just got a .40 XD and the stiff mag springs are REALLY hard to compress, especially after about 5 rounds. After 10 rounds I quit as my old thumb and index fingers hurting. I am 70 and going strong and been a shooter for decades. These Springfield mag springs are the stiffest ones in recent memory. They are supposed to be 12 rounds. My question is : Is this normal with the XD mags and who makes a good cheap after market mag for the XD? Any help would REALLY appreciated. Thanks.

02-17-2006, 11:13 PM	#7
Boma XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 684	Get the Superthumb on www.pistolgear.com It'll help you wear the springs in. After a while you won't need it anymore. __________________ The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable. -Sun Tzu

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02-04-2006, 07:28 AM	#2
JD McDorce XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Westland, MI Posts: 1,267	-deleted-

02-04-2006, 07:31 AM	#3
p3ordie XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: SE WI Posts: 3	Mine were really still also, I've been using a mag speed loader from Pistolgear.com after about 5 months of shooting they have relaxed a little. Pistolgear.com also has XD mags at $20 each, that's a pretty good price from what I've seen. Mark

02-06-2006, 09:24 AM	#4
wrxlvr XDTalk Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 57	I bought a speed loader and plan on leaving bullets in the mag to help soften it up some.