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ultimatesixgun · 05-23-2007, 08:48 PM

I am a new owner of an XD-45 Compact and actually really love the gun. It's surprising really as I am a 1911 guy for the most part and they carry very well. However I wanted more capacity, save a bit of weight ands have my spare mag of even higher capacity if i ever needed it and the XD fit that need nicely.

My question is, when I am inserting the mag (fully loaded) the left side of the slide actually look's? as if it lift's up and you can then see the top round in the mag between the frame and slide. What bothers me is it stay's like this in condition one! Is this normal and if so why? I would think this would cause the slide to hang up some, no?. The right side look's like it's fine.

Maybe it's just me cause I am not used to that on my 1911's and since i can see the round between the frame and slide it raised the question. So I thought I would ask about it to see what the actual deal is with this!?

USG

CharlieHo · 05-23-2007, 10:05 PM

The slide doesn't raise up, there is just a gap and you can see inside to the mag.

I have my 45c in my hand right now and the slide isn't moving at all while inserting/removing the mag, but I can clearly see the top round in the mag

jtkratzer · 05-23-2007, 10:24 PM

there is a gap in the rails where the slide rides. i was wondering about that myself when i got mine.

ultimatesixgun · 05-24-2007, 07:09 AM

Hum, it's an illusion! I could tell the slide wasn't moving much if any at all but it just appeared as if it was when seeing the round between the frame and slide inserted. I guess when the round is in you can see the gap clearly and it changes the perception and the slide "appears" to raise up some.

Thank's for the reply's, i feel better about it now.

USG

**mvician** · 05-24-2007, 12:25 PM

look at the back of your slide (at the rails) as you insert the loaded mag.
it does raise up ever so slightly.
now take the mag out, still look at the back of the slide...pull trigger to take out slack, slide moves up.
Mike

AZXD40 · 05-24-2007, 12:33 PM

My .40 is the same way.. Nothing to worry about

05-23-2007, 08:48 PM	#1
ultimatesixgun XDTalk Newbie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 16	Question/XD-45 Compact! I am a new owner of an XD-45 Compact and actually really love the gun. It's surprising really as I am a 1911 guy for the most part and they carry very well. However I wanted more capacity, save a bit of weight ands have my spare mag of even higher capacity if i ever needed it and the XD fit that need nicely. My question is, when I am inserting the mag (fully loaded) the left side of the slide actually look's? as if it lift's up and you can then see the top round in the mag between the frame and slide. What bothers me is it stay's like this in condition one! Is this normal and if so why? I would think this would cause the slide to hang up some, no?. The right side look's like it's fine. Maybe it's just me cause I am not used to that on my 1911's and since i can see the round between the frame and slide it raised the question. So I thought I would ask about it to see what the actual deal is with this!? USG

05-23-2007, 10:05 PM	#2
CharlieHo XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Fairmont, WV Posts: 514	The slide doesn't raise up, there is just a gap and you can see inside to the mag. I have my 45c in my hand right now and the slide isn't moving at all while inserting/removing the mag, but I can clearly see the top round in the mag __________________ "The philosophy of gun control: Teenagers are roaring through town at 90 MPH, where the speed limit is 25. Your solution is to lower the speed limit to 20." - Sam Cohen, inventor of the Neutron Bomb

05-24-2007, 12:33 PM	#6
AZXD40 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Phoenix Arizona Posts: 718	Its all good My .40 is the same way.. Nothing to worry about __________________ John F. Kennedy: "Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life and who are willing to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom."

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05-23-2007, 10:24 PM	#3
jtkratzer XDTalk 15K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lancaster Co., PA Posts: 17,478	there is a gap in the rails where the slide rides. i was wondering about that myself when i got mine.

05-24-2007, 07:09 AM	#4
ultimatesixgun XDTalk Newbie Join Date: May 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 16	Hum, it's an illusion! I could tell the slide wasn't moving much if any at all but it just appeared as if it was when seeing the round between the frame and slide inserted. I guess when the round is in you can see the gap clearly and it changes the perception and the slide "appears" to raise up some. Thank's for the reply's, i feel better about it now. USG

05-24-2007, 12:25 PM	#5
mvician XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,880	look at the back of your slide (at the rails) as you insert the loaded mag. it does raise up ever so slightly. now take the mag out, still look at the back of the slide...pull trigger to take out slack, slide moves up. Mike