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ZIgMund · 04-03-2007, 02:03 PM

I have a xd .45 4", and when I first took it out to shoot, I bought some cheap "CCI Blazer Brass" 230gr fmj (yeah right they were copper washed). In 300 rounds I had multiple problems with the extracting round digging into the bullet of the top round in the magazine. As far as I could tell the rim of the extracting round was actually cutting into the bullet, until it impacted the case neck. This was causing the round to eject just enough to catch the edge of the slide, and lock the slide half open. When I inspected the round that was in the magazine, I noticed that the bullet wash was cut into down into the lead, and the brass case was actually peeled back a millimeter or two.

I figured that it was the cheap bullets used, and haven't purchased any since. When I used winchester target loads (230gr fmj) from wally world, my xd performs like a champ.

I am starting to make my own loads, and wondering if anyone has had similar problems either with the CCI Blazer Brass, or using 230gr RN hard cast lead bullets.

Thanks for any help

ichy_trigger · 04-03-2007, 02:43 PM

It sounds to me like maybe your mags are out of spec and allowing the bullets to sit too high. Maybe someone can measure the gap in their feed lips and you 2 can compare notes...

40SWXDSHOOTER · 04-03-2007, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ichy_trigger

It sounds to me like maybe your mags are out of spec and allowing the bullets to sit too high. Maybe someone can measure the gap in their feed lips and you 2 can compare notes...

Sounds right.

slugger6 · 04-03-2007, 02:56 PM

Welcome to the forum! If you don't mind me asking, where did you earn your CIB?

ZIgMund · 04-04-2007, 07:25 AM

I earned my CIB with A Co 1/327th Inf Regt, 101st Airborne Divv (AASLT) in OIF 1. I got home from Iraq on Feb 14th 2004.

MasLakas · 04-04-2007, 08:32 AM

This may be a problem with the magazine, but if both mags had this problem, it could be the new springs in the mags. I shot about 300 rnds of Winchester white box through my XD45 and then ran a full box of CCI Blazer Brass out of the gun without a malfunction or damage to the brass. My 2 cents.

ZIgMund · 04-04-2007, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by MasLakas

This may be a problem with the magazine, but if both mags had this problem, it could be the new springs in the mags. I shot about 300 rnds of Winchester white box through my XD45 and then ran a full box of CCI Blazer Brass out of the gun without a malfunction or damage to the brass. My 2 cents.

It is possible that the springs were still stiff. I have not shot any more of the CCI "Blazer Brass" rounds since the first 150 I put through it. I may buy a box for testing, but I have recently aquired all of the equipment for reloading, along with about 5000 pieces of brass. I don't want to pay retail prices ever again. I would like to use the 230gr hard cast Round nose bullets for economy. Unless I can figure out this issue, I'm afraid that they will perform the same as the copper wash bullets used in the cci rounds I mentioned.

04-03-2007, 02:03 PM	#1
ZIgMund XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston Posts: 6	extraction/ejection question I have a xd .45 4", and when I first took it out to shoot, I bought some cheap "CCI Blazer Brass" 230gr fmj (yeah right they were copper washed). In 300 rounds I had multiple problems with the extracting round digging into the bullet of the top round in the magazine. As far as I could tell the rim of the extracting round was actually cutting into the bullet, until it impacted the case neck. This was causing the round to eject just enough to catch the edge of the slide, and lock the slide half open. When I inspected the round that was in the magazine, I noticed that the bullet wash was cut into down into the lead, and the brass case was actually peeled back a millimeter or two. I figured that it was the cheap bullets used, and haven't purchased any since. When I used winchester target loads (230gr fmj) from wally world, my xd performs like a champ. I am starting to make my own loads, and wondering if anyone has had similar problems either with the CCI Blazer Brass, or using 230gr RN hard cast lead bullets. Thanks for any help

04-03-2007, 02:43 PM	#2
ichy_trigger XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 7,417	It sounds to me like maybe your mags are out of spec and allowing the bullets to sit too high. Maybe someone can measure the gap in their feed lips and you 2 can compare notes... __________________ "The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member2645.png

04-04-2007, 08:32 AM	#6
MasLakas XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cache Valley, Utah Posts: 2,623	This may be a problem with the magazine, but if both mags had this problem, it could be the new springs in the mags. I shot about 300 rnds of Winchester white box through my XD45 and then ran a full box of CCI Blazer Brass out of the gun without a malfunction or damage to the brass. My 2 cents. __________________ I speak softly and carry a .45. UtahConcealedCarry.Org

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04-03-2007, 02:56 PM	#4
slugger6 XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 19,371	Welcome to the forum! If you don't mind me asking, where did you earn your CIB?

04-04-2007, 07:25 AM	#5
ZIgMund XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Houston Posts: 6	I earned my CIB with A Co 1/327th Inf Regt, 101st Airborne Divv (AASLT) in OIF 1. I got home from Iraq on Feb 14th 2004.