new xd9 sc owner with a quick question....

[synthesys]

so im a new member of the gun toting community and i have a question about loading my xd9sc. i tried searching a thread on the topic but didnt find anything. whenever im loading my gun for carry, i chamber feed it, then put in a full mag. a buddy of mine always gives me $hit on the fact that i could potentially screw up the extractor. is this trus or false? if so, what would be the best way to load it? thanks....

so i have one more question i forgot about concerning my 10 round mag. when its out of the firearm it rattles as if some of the rounds are loose. is that normal?

[rammerjammer]

Welcome from Mississippi! I could certainly be wrong but I don't think that would affect the extractor. I don't believe that the mag has any contact with the extractor which it would have to do to affect it.

[JBHorne]

I always fill my mag full, insert it, rack the slide, drop the mag, add 1, then insert again.

I never put a round directly into the chamber. Never even tried it.

[synthesys]

Originally Posted by JBHorne

I always fill my mag full, insert it, rack the slide, drop the mag, add 1, then insert again.

I never put a round directly into the chamber. Never even tried it.

i know doing that you have to worry about bullet set back. thats something i really wouldnt want to deal with when i have expensive ammo loaded.

[CarryingMarine]

welcome from the Foothills of Western Colorado

[KarolinaKid]

I have heard that letting the slide fall with full force on a round you place in the chamber can indeed break the extractor. I would not want to risk it. Either let the slide down easy or load the round from the mag and then add the extra round to the mag.

[synthesys]

Originally Posted by KarolinaKid

I have heard that letting the slide fall with full force on a round you place in the chamber can indeed break the extractor. I would not want to risk it. Either let the slide down easy or load the round from the mag and then add the extra round to the mag.

i never let the slide go full force. i normally let it go slowlly the tap it in. is that still a problem?
doing it the other way. filling the mag, racking it, then filling the mag again, wont i have to worry about bullet set back?

[Moose13]

Welcome from WV

[bat1159man]

Originally Posted by JBHorne

I always fill my mag full, insert it, rack the slide, drop the mag, add 1, then insert again.

I never put a round directly into the chamber. Never even tried it.

+1 insert loaded mag, rack round into chamber, drop the mag and replace the round, reinsert mag - only way I have done it.

Welcome to the forum from the Land of Lincoln!

[KarolinaKid]

Originally Posted by synthesys

i never let the slide go full force. i normally let it go slowlly the tap it in. is that still a problem?
doing it the other way. filling the mag, racking it, then filling the mag again, wont i have to worry about bullet set back?

I don't think you have to worry about bullet set back unless you are loading the same round over and over again. I keep a round in the chamber all the time. If I take a defense round out to load some FMJ's for target or to clean the gun, I make a mental note about how many times I have reloaded the same round and will shoot that one round off after it has been loaded a few times when I am target shooting/practicing. If you make sure you cycle that re-chambered round after having chambered it a few times you will not have to worry about setback. That's my opinion and experience thus far. I'm sure others will weigh in soon.