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warmwater · 10-26-2006, 06:41 PM

ok first i love my xd 45 i have no problems with it but now.I reload my own rounds and here to say that i shoot at least a 1000 rounds throught the xd with no feeding or firing problem.I decided that i would not clean the xd to see how many rounds it would fire with out jamming a mounth ago.I had no problems with it feeding or going off after firing 200 rounds every sunday.Well its time to clean the old girl so i broke her down gave it a good cleaning and oiling.Well next week came by and i have misfires out the ass.The primers are hit but nothing goes off.Well like i say im a reloader so i think i have high primers.I re shoot the same rounds and bang they go off.What i was wondering is that as i clean my gun, i love oil and i did oil the hamer spring and all the guts.Do you all think this problem can happen or should i send the xd back to springfield to see if the firing pin spring is wore old.Thanks for your responce.

The Knight Of Light · 10-26-2006, 07:00 PM

Did you clean out the firing pin tunnel by chance? Also are you using Winchester primers? I have read quite a bit on them being hard, Remington primers are even harder, but I doubt that is the problem.

Boricua · 10-26-2006, 07:19 PM

Ditto.

sas-xd45 · 10-26-2006, 07:23 PM

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Originally Posted by warmwater

ok first i love my xd 45 i have no problems with it but now.I reload my own rounds and here to say that i shoot at least a 1000 rounds throught the xd with no feeding or firing problem.I decided that i would not clean the xd to see how many rounds it would fire with out jamming a mounth ago.I had no problems with it feeding or going off after firing 200 rounds every sunday.Well its time to clean the old girl so i broke her down gave it a good cleaning and oiling.Well next week came by and i have misfires out the ass.The primers are hit but nothing goes off.Well like i say im a reloader so i think i have high primers.I re shoot the same rounds and bang they go off.What i was wondering is that as i clean my gun, i love oil and i did oil the hamer spring and all the guts.Do you all think this problem can happen or should i send the xd back to springfield to see if the firing pin spring is wore old.Thanks for your responce.

WW:

Too much oil in the striker channel and firing pin track?

-steve

rwilson452 · 10-26-2006, 08:33 PM

I suspect your correct.
Get a can of air and blow it out. just a very small drop on the fireing pin spring. in fact all I do is put some on my finger and rub it back and forth a couple of times. The XD doesn't require much in the way of lube it will just gum it up. A tiny drop on the lugs. a finger wipe on fireing pin and spring and a wipe on mating surface of the sear. I oil the barrel then wipe it with a dry rag. an oil dampened rag on the recoil spring usually the same rag I dried the barrel with. all that extra oil does is attract crud.

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Originally Posted by sas-xd45

WW:

Too much oil in the striker channel and firing pin track?

-steve

warmwater · 10-27-2006, 04:01 AM

yes i use winchester primers but up to now i seam to have not problems with them.I am bad about using to much oil on my guns but up intill now all i had were wheel guns.Syou all think i used to much oil on the gun but how do i get it all out.I have no break down on the complete upper reciever.

rwilson452 · 10-27-2006, 04:15 AM

Without pulling the slide apart, I would suggest you get a can of Carb cleaner or the like and blow it out. then get a can of compressed air from your local computer store and use the tube that comes with it a blow air into the hole in the breach face that the fireing pin comes out of. then use oil sparingly on the spring and fireing pin Like I said just pun a little on you finger and wipe the pin and spring. you do want to wipe that part of the pin that the sear mates with.

If it was me I would take the slide apart and give it a good cleaning. if your not comfortable with this or don't know how, take it to a gunsmith that does.

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Originally Posted by warmwater

yes i use winchester primers but up to now i seam to have not problems with them.I am bad about using to much oil on my guns but up intill now all i had were wheel guns.Syou all think i used to much oil on the gun but how do i get it all out.I have no break down on the complete upper reciever.

warmwater · 10-27-2006, 04:33 AM

i can take the upper reciver off and barrel out but trying to get to the firing pin will be tricky.

**Glenn** · 10-27-2006, 05:13 AM

If his primers are hit and not going off, what does oil have to do with it? someone please explain. I like a lot of oil and I never had a problem with ammo not firing

rwilson452 · 10-27-2006, 05:29 AM

If you get enough oil on the fireing pin it will collect crud. Get enough crud in there and you will get light strikes or no strikes at all

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Originally Posted by Glenn

If his primers are hit and not going off, what does oil have to do with it? someone please explain. I like a lot of oil and I never had a problem with ammo not firing

10-26-2006, 06:41 PM	#1
warmwater XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: kentucky Posts: 18	help ok first i love my xd 45 i have no problems with it but now.I reload my own rounds and here to say that i shoot at least a 1000 rounds throught the xd with no feeding or firing problem.I decided that i would not clean the xd to see how many rounds it would fire with out jamming a mounth ago.I had no problems with it feeding or going off after firing 200 rounds every sunday.Well its time to clean the old girl so i broke her down gave it a good cleaning and oiling.Well next week came by and i have misfires out the ass.The primers are hit but nothing goes off.Well like i say im a reloader so i think i have high primers.I re shoot the same rounds and bang they go off.What i was wondering is that as i clean my gun, i love oil and i did oil the hamer spring and all the guts.Do you all think this problem can happen or should i send the xd back to springfield to see if the firing pin spring is wore old.Thanks for your responce. __________________ warmwater

10-26-2006, 07:00 PM	#2
The Knight Of Light XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Omaha, Nebraska Posts: 8,819 Blog Entries: 12	Did you clean out the firing pin tunnel by chance? Also are you using Winchester primers? I have read quite a bit on them being hard, Remington primers are even harder, but I doubt that is the problem. __________________ No Matter Where You Go, There You Are. USPSA #L3077 What a great number!!! http://theknightoflight.blogspot.com/ Creator of TOP 'O' THE PAGE!!! Moose Fight

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10-27-2006, 04:01 AM	#6
warmwater XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: kentucky Posts: 18	yes i use winchester primers but up to now i seam to have not problems with them.I am bad about using to much oil on my guns but up intill now all i had were wheel guns.Syou all think i used to much oil on the gun but how do i get it all out.I have no break down on the complete upper reciever. __________________ warmwater

10-27-2006, 04:33 AM	#8
warmwater XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: kentucky Posts: 18	i can take the upper reciver off and barrel out but trying to get to the firing pin will be tricky. __________________ warmwater

10-27-2006, 05:13 AM	#9
Glenn XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 439	If his primers are hit and not going off, what does oil have to do with it? someone please explain. I like a lot of oil and I never had a problem with ammo not firing __________________ .40 XD Tactical Black Ruger P95 S&W model 19 Remington Model 870 Wing Master .45 ACP XD Tactical Bi-Tone Marlin 30/30

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