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Smprider112 · 02-15-2007, 07:59 PM

So I went out shooting today, and while I was firing my first mag thru my gun I had the slide fail to load a round all the way into battery....kinda thought that was odd, then I just racked the slide a little and let it go, and the round chambered....fired one or 2 more shots and it happened again!! then I noticed something protruding from the top of the slide, the little roll pin just behind the loaded chamber indicater was sticking up....what it looks like is the pin had split in half, lengthwise. I have never seen anything like this before.....can anyone tell me what I should do? I have read getting parts is next to impossible, and I really dont wanna send my gun off for something so easy to repair my self....any info would be much appreciated, and if any one could explain what this roll pin actually does? didnt seem like it was functional, but it must do something as my gun continued to not want to load rounds in the chamber properly. Thanks for any help

**nsnate02** · 02-15-2007, 08:25 PM

Pictures?

shao.fu.tzer · 02-15-2007, 08:29 PM

I smell a troll. Industrial espionage style.

Shao

**agalindo** · 02-15-2007, 08:29 PM

Sounds like the roll pin that holds the striker. You should be able to get a replacement from Springfield. It's the striker retaining pin.

Don · 02-15-2007, 08:51 PM

agalindo's photo shows what we think it is. I have a standing offer for these roll pins: you make a post saying "WSU Cougars Rule" and send me your address and I'll send you several pins.

They are M3x16 metric roll pins and sometimes you can find them locally (try an Auto Parts store, I have found them at an Ace Hardware) , and if not they are only a Cougs post away.

jeepinbanditrider · 02-15-2007, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Don

agalindo's photo shows what we think it is. I have a standing offer for these roll pins: you make a post saying "WSU Cougars Rule" and send me your address and I'll send you several pins.

They are M3x16 metric roll pins and sometimes you can find them locally (try an Auto Parts store, I have found them at an Ace Hardware) , and if not they are only a Cougs post away.

If I remeber correctly that roll pin is split down the side on purpose. That split should be ther from the factory. It sounds like some vibes just wiggled it out. just push it back in and keep shooting.

Don · 02-15-2007, 09:12 PM

If it has just worked out a bit, poking it back in would be fine. As jeepinbanditrider states the split is part of the design of a roll pin/split pin/spring pin. I would not think that this affects chambering so there may a couple things happening at once confusing what I was reading into it. If the pin seems still in one piece poke it back in as jeepinbanditrider suggests and see what happens!

Apdl · 02-15-2007, 09:22 PM

yea that split is what allows it to compress holding the pin in place
BTW the pin is there to hold the firing pin in place

Collander · 02-15-2007, 09:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Don

agalindo's photo shows what we think it is. I have a standing offer for these roll pins: you make a post saying "WSU Cougars Rule" and send me your address and I'll send you several pins.

They are M3x16 metric roll pins and sometimes you can find them locally (try an Auto Parts store, I have found them at an Ace Hardware) , and if not they are only a Cougs post away.

GO COUGS!!!!

You don't need to send me any pins, just thought I'd say it cuz they are in the top 10!!! woo hoo!!!

Might be worth taking the slide parts out and investigating for other damage incase something else is broken.

**Loves2Shoot** · 02-15-2007, 09:36 PM

The pin prevents forward travel on the firing pin. You can pound it out from the bottom of the slide. If it is intact then it is most likely ok and you can just put it back in. Otherwise, just drive over the hill and I'll fix it for you Saturday

02-15-2007, 07:59 PM	#1
Smprider112 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Hillsboro, OR Posts: 11	Something broke in my XD So I went out shooting today, and while I was firing my first mag thru my gun I had the slide fail to load a round all the way into battery....kinda thought that was odd, then I just racked the slide a little and let it go, and the round chambered....fired one or 2 more shots and it happened again!! then I noticed something protruding from the top of the slide, the little roll pin just behind the loaded chamber indicater was sticking up....what it looks like is the pin had split in half, lengthwise. I have never seen anything like this before.....can anyone tell me what I should do? I have read getting parts is next to impossible, and I really dont wanna send my gun off for something so easy to repair my self....any info would be much appreciated, and if any one could explain what this roll pin actually does? didnt seem like it was functional, but it must do something as my gun continued to not want to load rounds in the chamber properly. Thanks for any help

02-15-2007, 08:25 PM	#2
nsnate02 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,024	Pictures? __________________ "It is better to be thought a fool, than to open your mouth and remove all doubt." *Abraham Lincoln*

02-15-2007, 08:51 PM	#5
Don XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Pullman, WA Posts: 4,138	agalindo's photo shows what we think it is. I have a standing offer for these roll pins: you make a post saying "WSU Cougars Rule" and send me your address and I'll send you several pins. They are M3x16 metric roll pins and sometimes you can find them locally (try an Auto Parts store, I have found them at an Ace Hardware) , and if not they are only a Cougs post away. __________________ Don geek with guns Why don\'t you all f-f-f-fade away.... FAQ - Don\'s Guide Rod

02-15-2007, 09:12 PM	#7
Don XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Pullman, WA Posts: 4,138	If it has just worked out a bit, poking it back in would be fine. As jeepinbanditrider states the split is part of the design of a roll pin/split pin/spring pin. I would not think that this affects chambering so there may a couple things happening at once confusing what I was reading into it. If the pin seems still in one piece poke it back in as jeepinbanditrider suggests and see what happens! __________________ Don geek with guns Why don\'t you all f-f-f-fade away.... FAQ - Don\'s Guide Rod

02-15-2007, 09:22 PM	#8
Apdl XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Burnsville, MN Posts: 2,336	yea that split is what allows it to compress holding the pin in place BTW the pin is there to hold the firing pin in place __________________ "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 7296 Daily Carry Springfield 1911 Loaded Target 9mm Walther P22... needs bigger mag EBR Build in progress

02-15-2007, 08:29 PM	#3
shao.fu.tzer XDTalk Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TX Posts: 35	I smell a troll. Industrial espionage style. Shao

02-15-2007, 09:36 PM	#10
Loves2Shoot XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bend, OR Posts: 2,409	The pin prevents forward travel on the firing pin. You can pound it out from the bottom of the slide. If it is intact then it is most likely ok and you can just put it back in. Otherwise, just drive over the hill and I'll fix it for you Saturday __________________ www.SpringerPrecision.com

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