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goodformeto · 04-14-2007, 06:55 PM

I had my first failure to feed yesterday. My wife was finishing a magazine (ca 10 rounder) out of my .45 Tac. and the last round stopped just short of the slide slamming shut. About a quarter of an inch of the brass showed on the round. It was at about the 100 round mark and I fired about 50 more through it before packing up. The gun has between 1200-1500 rounds through it if I had to guess. I held the bullet next to a new one and it seemed to match, but I don't know what would have caused this. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

jeff221 · 04-14-2007, 07:36 PM

One Feed issues in 1,500 rounds? Could be a fluke, could be the grip, could be a bad round, could be the springs getting worn, could be.. could be.. could be..

One feed issue is a little hard to troubleshoot.

deepdiver · 04-14-2007, 08:03 PM

If it was mine, I would strip it down, clean it well, check for any unusual wear or damaged parts and if I didn't see any, keep shooting unless/until it happened again. The reason we practice failure drills is because it can and does happen to even the best made and best maintained firearms for various reasons. The fact that you shot 50 more rds without problem leads me to think it was an isolated incident caused, as Jeff said, by any number of things.

04-14-2007, 06:55 PM	#1
goodformeto XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bakersfield, Ca Posts: 444	First FTF I had my first failure to feed yesterday. My wife was finishing a magazine (ca 10 rounder) out of my .45 Tac. and the last round stopped just short of the slide slamming shut. About a quarter of an inch of the brass showed on the round. It was at about the 100 round mark and I fired about 50 more through it before packing up. The gun has between 1200-1500 rounds through it if I had to guess. I held the bullet next to a new one and it seemed to match, but I don't know what would have caused this. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. __________________ Maybe it is my fault; It's still your problem.

04-14-2007, 07:36 PM	#2
jeff221 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Northwest Indiana Posts: 2,364	One Feed issues in 1,500 rounds? Could be a fluke, could be the grip, could be a bad round, could be the springs getting worn, could be.. could be.. could be.. One feed issue is a little hard to troubleshoot. __________________ Springfield XD40 Sub-Compact Bi-Tone (.40S&W) Springfield XD9 Tactical Black (9mm) Springfield G.I. Milspec Stainless 1911-A1 (.45 ACP) Kimber Raptor II 1911 (.45 ACP) Kel-Tec P-3AT (.380 ACP) Charter Arms "Off Duty" Revolver (.38 Spl) Ruger 22/45 Mark III (.22 LR) Smith&Wesson M&P15A 16in AR-15 (.223/5.56 NATO) BushMaster Carbon-15 (.22 LR) BushMaster XM15 E2S 20in AR-15 (.223/5.56 NATO) Stoeger P350 Tactical Pump Shotgun (12 Gauge) Winchester Black Model98 Canon (10 Gauge)

04-14-2007, 08:03 PM	#3
deepdiver XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SE Missouri Posts: 1,585	If it was mine, I would strip it down, clean it well, check for any unusual wear or damaged parts and if I didn't see any, keep shooting unless/until it happened again. The reason we practice failure drills is because it can and does happen to even the best made and best maintained firearms for various reasons. The fact that you shot 50 more rds without problem leads me to think it was an isolated incident caused, as Jeff said, by any number of things. __________________ XD .45 Service Compact

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