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danp · 10-31-2006, 03:25 PM

So there I am on the range, shooting a rifle qual. course that requires a transition to handgun. Down goes the AR, out comes the XD-45. Bang, Bang, CLICK! Tap, Rack, CLICK! Now I'm PO'd, Tap, Rack, Bang, JAM! Doublefeed. Failed the qual. course for taking too much time and had to reshoot.

So here's what happened. I loaded the magazine for my XD-45 out of a box of department ammo and some knucklehead had placed .40 S&W ammo into the 45acp box. Yup, 40's will fit and hold in a 45 mag. They will even feed through the 45. The trouble comes when the round hits the chamber. It is not properly head spaced, so it won't go bang every time. And, of course, it is too small for the chamber. When the 40 went bang in my 45, it blew out the 40 casing to fit the 45 chamber. The 40 casing then could not be extracted (I tapped it out with a cleaning rod) and the doublefeed occurred.

I always check my ammo before I load it into my magazines. Except this time. I was chatting with another officer while I loaded up and didn't notice the 40 S&W ammo that I was loading into my mags. Luckily for me, my pistol was not damaged and it happened on the range and not the street.

So why am I boring you with this? As a reminder to check and double check your ammo if you shoot more than one caliber. Especially your carry ammo.

carcassxd · 10-31-2006, 03:31 PM

thats unfortunate. thanks for posting though, you may save someone else from making the same mistake.

**Bycyclist** · 10-31-2006, 04:17 PM

wow, damn that sucks but glad you and your gun didn't get screwed up. Another Sacramentan! So far there's three of us...you, me and AJ Crash

Pesty0311 · 10-31-2006, 06:14 PM

How did you not realize this while loading the mags?

XD 40S&W · 10-31-2006, 06:17 PM

dame u lucky your Xd did not goes KB!

VAXDGUY · 10-31-2006, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by danp

I always check my ammo before I load it into my magazines. Except this time.

So much for "always."

deapee · 10-31-2006, 06:57 PM

Seriously... .40 and .45 is a pretty big difference in size...you must have not been paying attention at all.

Anyway, glad nothing happened to your gun or you.

GW45NUT · 10-31-2006, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XD 40S&W

dame u lucky your Xd did not goes KB!

I bet my old Glock 21 would have went Kaboom!

The Knight Of Light · 10-31-2006, 07:33 PM

I had a friend that shoved a G17(9mm) mag into a G23(40) and it went bang once and did not eject. The case swelled so badly I had to dismantle the gun and hammer the case out. Very bad times.

O.C. 4 U · 10-31-2006, 08:39 PM

How'd you do on the re-quals?

10-31-2006, 03:25 PM	#1
danp XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sacramento, California Posts: 1,287	Bad Range Day So there I am on the range, shooting a rifle qual. course that requires a transition to handgun. Down goes the AR, out comes the XD-45. Bang, Bang, CLICK! Tap, Rack, CLICK! Now I'm PO'd, Tap, Rack, Bang, JAM! Doublefeed. Failed the qual. course for taking too much time and had to reshoot. So here's what happened. I loaded the magazine for my XD-45 out of a box of department ammo and some knucklehead had placed .40 S&W ammo into the 45acp box. Yup, 40's will fit and hold in a 45 mag. They will even feed through the 45. The trouble comes when the round hits the chamber. It is not properly head spaced, so it won't go bang every time. And, of course, it is too small for the chamber. When the 40 went bang in my 45, it blew out the 40 casing to fit the 45 chamber. The 40 casing then could not be extracted (I tapped it out with a cleaning rod) and the doublefeed occurred. I always check my ammo before I load it into my magazines. Except this time. I was chatting with another officer while I loaded up and didn't notice the 40 S&W ammo that I was loading into my mags. Luckily for me, my pistol was not damaged and it happened on the range and not the street. So why am I boring you with this? As a reminder to check and double check your ammo if you shoot more than one caliber. Especially your carry ammo. __________________ God made cops so that firefighters could have heros too. "There is no hunting like the hunting of man, and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never care for anything else thereafter." - Ernest Hemingway

10-31-2006, 03:31 PM	#2
carcassxd XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Sanfranfreako Posts: 369	thats unfortunate. thanks for posting though, you may save someone else from making the same mistake. __________________ WWW.NORTHBAYSHOOTERS.COM

10-31-2006, 04:17 PM	#3
Bycyclist XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NorCaliforneeya Posts: 1,824	wow, damn that sucks but glad you and your gun didn't get screwed up. Another Sacramentan! So far there's three of us...you, me and AJ Crash __________________ =============================================== BYcyclist - the worst day on a ride (or at the range) is better than the best day in the office ===============================================

10-31-2006, 06:17 PM	#5
XD 40S&W XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: FL Posts: 276	dame u lucky your Xd did not goes KB! __________________ XD40 SERVICE BI-TONE CUSTOME POLISH CONTROL SPRINGER 4# TRIGGER JOB TRIJICON NIGHT SIGHTS HUME 715M HOLSTER

10-31-2006, 06:57 PM	#7
deapee XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 373	Seriously... .40 and .45 is a pretty big difference in size...you must have not been paying attention at all. Anyway, glad nothing happened to your gun or you. __________________ XD9 service XD9 sub-compact

10-31-2006, 06:14 PM	#4
Pesty0311 XDTalk Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 39	How did you not realize this while loading the mags?

10-31-2006, 07:33 PM	#9
The Knight Of Light XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Omaha, Nebraska Posts: 8,698 Blog Entries: 12	I had a friend that shoved a G17(9mm) mag into a G23(40) and it went bang once and did not eject. The case swelled so badly I had to dismantle the gun and hammer the case out. Very bad times. __________________ 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

10-31-2006, 08:39 PM	#10
O.C. 4 U XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: BFE, pa Posts: 1,782	How'd you do on the re-quals? __________________ Few had nightmares from their duties, and none would ever fall victim to delayed-stress syndrome, because they deemed themselves to be predators, not prey, and lions know no such feelings.--Tom Clancy

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