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Old 05-14-2007, 06:06 PM   #1
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Talking is there any way to "decock" an XD?
Just wondering...
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Ya shoot it!

Nope, no decocking it once it is chambered.

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Old 05-14-2007, 06:15 PM   #3
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Yep, the only way is to pull the trigger. There is a striker block between the striker and the chamber so don't worry about having a chambered round and the striker cocked. Even if you drop the gun it won't go off. The only way to move the striker block is to pull the trigger. And you can't even do that if the grip safety isn't engaged as well.

The XD is perfectly safe to carry "hot".
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I understand your question, and maybe you're just curious, but consider this...

You have a round in the chamber... You "decock" the XD (assuming, you could)... Now, to "Re-Cock" the gun you have to rack the slide, thus ejecting the round in the chamber....

So, even if you could "decock" an XD w/ a round in the chamber, to recock it you'd lose that round. Unless, of course, you wanted to try to pull the slide back far enough to cock it and NOT too far to eject the round.. In that case, you've just wasted WAYYY to much time...
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I understand your question, and maybe you're just curious, but consider this...

You have a round in the chamber... You "decock" the XD (assuming, you could)... Now, to "Re-Cock" the gun you have to rack the slide, thus ejecting the round in the chamber....

So, even if you could "decock" an XD w/ a round in the chamber, to recock it you'd lose that round. Unless, of course, you wanted to try to pull the slide back far enough to cock it and NOT too far to eject the round.. In that case, you've just wasted WAYYY to much time...
Well, if the XD were a true DA gun, then the hammer/striker could be re-cocked just by pulling the trigger. A la HK USP.
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Well, if the XD were a true DA gun, then the hammer/striker could be re-cocked just by pulling the trigger. A la HK USP.
....this is the point where I want to make a smart ass remark about "what if's" and I attempt to restrain myself....
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I understand your question, and maybe you're just curious, but consider this...

You have a round in the chamber... You "decock" the XD (assuming, you could)... Now, to "Re-Cock" the gun you have to rack the slide, thus ejecting the round in the chamber....

So, even if you could "decock" an XD w/ a round in the chamber, to recock it you'd lose that round. Unless, of course, you wanted to try to pull the slide back far enough to cock it and NOT too far to eject the round.. In that case, you've just wasted WAYYY to much time...
Ever try a Walther P-99?
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Ever try a Walther P-99?
Now THERE's a sweet shootin' iron if ever there was one. I've got the P99 in .40 and I am praying for the day they make a hi cap .45 acp.

The .40 caliber just aint big enough.
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You have a round in the chamber... You "decock" the XD (assuming, you could)... Now, to "Re-Cock" the gun you have to rack the slide, thus ejecting the round in the chamber....
FWIW, actually, you don't have to rack the slide far enough to eject the shell to recock the XD. It only takes about 1/2" of rack to reset the striker. I do that with my snap caps for dry fire practice. That being said, I don't know of any situation besides dry fire that this information would be of any value.
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FWIW, actually, you don't have to rack the slide far enough to eject the shell to recock the XD. It only takes about 1/2" of rack to reset the striker. I do that with my snap caps for dry fire practice. That being said, I don't know of any situation besides dry fire that this information would be of any value.

You beat me to it.
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