Just joined. 5 jams in 50 rounds????

[TSiWRX]

I also had a problem with one of my XDm9 19-rd. magazines - it was one of 6 that I bought directly from Springfield, taking advantage of their sale (for those wondering why I got mag-crazy: "New" XDm9 from Cleveland - POA/POI & magazine questions ).

No jams: but the slide was locking back on every round.

I was *this* close to sending the magazine back to Springfield, but after a strip and reassembly, and after cramming it up to-capacity - magically, it cured itself.

I've several different factory ammo through it: Winchester "White Box," Speer Lawman and Blazer, just to name the more affordable ones, and that magazine no longer hickups. and

I don't think I'll ever trust that magazine, for SD/HD - so I have it clearly marked on the base-pad for range use only. I guess my advice would be, oldschoolhd, for you to do a strip and reassembly of the magazine, load it up to capacity, unload (manually, if you wish) - and repeat perhaps once or twice more, and see if things don't just settle in.

But that's assuming, of course, that the problem is magazine related.

[oldschoolhd]

Thank you all for the education. It was FTF. I'm confident the steat casings were causing to much friction. I've loaded and hand empted with winchester "white box", and theres been a ton of pressure pushing up on the rounds. Where as before they would just sit in the mag like there was no spring. and yes it was TUL 230g fmj.

[Bakerloo]

Welcome from central CA.

[oldschoolhd]

I have used tul ammo (fmj 230g) in my xdm 45 with poor results. (bought from Walmart for around $15/50rounds)

Today I spoke with a guy from Sportsmans Wheare House (one of the guys at the gun counter) about my problem. He told me that some ammo manufactures (like tul) use a coating on there steal ammo to keep it from rusting. Consiquently, it "gums up the magazine".

Also, he explained that steal casings can be hard on the gun. (steal on steal compaired to steal on brass)

This may be well known, but if your new to semi autos maybe its helpful.

[agalindo]

Gun counter sales guys usually know squat about guns.
No steel cased ammo is not overly hard on guns no the coating does not gum up mags.

[HTOWN stunna]

if steel cased laquered ammo is bad why has my g3 build not gummed up and failed to eject? going on 1 year of not cleaning it.

[GT Jon]

Welcome to XDTalk.

I'd suggest breaking in your XDm with the non-steel cased ammo. There's a difference of $1 between 50 rounds of Tula and 50 rounds of Federal 230gr .45Auto ammo where I buy it (Walmart). Step up to the brass cased ammo for the first 200 or so rounds, then you can move back over to the steel cased ammo. Hopefully the break in period will make your XDm a bit more tolerant of the Tula ammo (which I don't believe is all that bad).

A couple other things to try are fully cleaning and properly lubricating your pistol, and ensuring you're not limpwristing the gun while firing. Also, try leaving the magazines fully loaded for a night or two before your next outing.

Give all that a shot and let us know how it works out for you!

[mkmsr]

I have put about 500 rds of Russian steel case ammo through my 45c with some issues, the FTF I have figured out is do the OAL is too long for what the XD likes. Not an issue since I started reloading.

The mag feeding issue I had with a new mag, took it apart cleaned it and never had and issue after that. Hope that helps and welcome!

[FrogmanDave]

Originally Posted by agalindo

No steel cased ammo is not overly hard on guns no the coating does not gum up mags.

+ 1

[vaderdaman]

I have the same issue with some ammo in my XDm9. Tulammo and the white/green box at Wal-mart. I thought it was underpowered. The same ammo would work great in my EMP, but wouldn't cycle through the XDm. I have had a few thousand rounds down and a few cleanings that stripped the mags. Stick with the white box Winchester or the Federal. Both work and are not much more expensive.