13rd mag tight insertion and extraction into reciever - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

Handgunguy316 · 06-21-2007, 08:10 AM

I received my 4" 45acp xd in March and have put 300 to 400 rounds through it and LOVE IT. Recently I have noticed that the mags are not sliding in and out as easily as they used to. I thought it was residue, but field stripped and cleaned it to find it near spotless. I was looking for rub marks on the mag, no sign. After a very through inspection of the magazine I found that there was a dimple that had been worked into rear of the magazine right where the round to be loaded sits. This dimple was pushed out by carefully using needle nose pliers and the mags feed like they were new again. Has anyone else had this problem? What can I do to make it not happen again? Thanks guys.

para_org · 06-21-2007, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Handgunguy316

I received my 4" 45acp xd in March and have put 300 to 400 rounds through it and LOVE IT. Recently I have noticed that the mags are not sliding in and out as easily as they used to. I thought it was residue, but field stripped and cleaned it to find it near spotless. I was looking for rub marks on the mag, no sign. After a very through inspection of the magazine I found that there was a dimple that had been worked into rear of the magazine right where the round to be loaded sits. This dimple was pushed out by carefully using needle nose pliers and the mags feed like they were new again. Has anyone else had this problem? What can I do to make it not happen again? Thanks guys.

Have you been shooting SWC bullets OR handloads ?

Any bullet that has a step in the exposed bullet (or case) profile can cause the rim of the case being extracted to push to the rear the next round at the top of the magazine. The gun can and will deform the magazine just as you describe.

Handgunguy316 · 06-21-2007, 01:37 PM

Para, that is exactly it. I found out the hard way that SWC's and the XD do not work together when I started hand loading in May with some SWC's that my grandpa had cast and lubed a while back.

I want to handload some more this summer with fmj's that I am going to purchase online, will these handloads make the same dimple, because you said "OR handloads"?

Can anyone suggest a good round nose 45 cast that I can use for reloads?

rogerxd45 · 06-21-2007, 01:52 PM

i have the same dimple on my mag but hasnt caused any problems so i will leave it alone until it does is it causeing problems with yours?

Handgunguy316 · 06-25-2007, 02:52 PM

The last 3/4" of insertion and the first 3/4" on extraction were tight to the point that the mag would not fall all the way out of the mag well with gravity alone.

fredj338 · 06-25-2007, 03:33 PM

Check the back of the mag at the mag lips. You'll see a bit of a dimple there. Take a pair of needle nose pliers & gentley squeeze it back to shape. Now stop shooting LSWC as I have & you should be fine.

06-21-2007, 08:10 AM	#1
Handgunguy316 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 9	13rd mag tight insertion and extraction into reciever I received my 4" 45acp xd in March and have put 300 to 400 rounds through it and LOVE IT. Recently I have noticed that the mags are not sliding in and out as easily as they used to. I thought it was residue, but field stripped and cleaned it to find it near spotless. I was looking for rub marks on the mag, no sign. After a very through inspection of the magazine I found that there was a dimple that had been worked into rear of the magazine right where the round to be loaded sits. This dimple was pushed out by carefully using needle nose pliers and the mags feed like they were new again. Has anyone else had this problem? What can I do to make it not happen again? Thanks guys.

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06-21-2007, 01:37 PM	#3
Handgunguy316 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 9	Para, that is exactly it. I found out the hard way that SWC's and the XD do not work together when I started hand loading in May with some SWC's that my grandpa had cast and lubed a while back. I want to handload some more this summer with fmj's that I am going to purchase online, will these handloads make the same dimple, because you said "OR handloads"? Can anyone suggest a good round nose 45 cast that I can use for reloads?

06-21-2007, 01:52 PM	#4
rogerxd45 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: boise ID (its boy-see, not boy-z) Posts: 3,592	i have the same dimple on my mag but hasnt caused any problems so i will leave it alone until it does is it causeing problems with yours?

06-25-2007, 02:52 PM	#5
Handgunguy316 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 9	The last 3/4" of insertion and the first 3/4" on extraction were tight to the point that the mag would not fall all the way out of the mag well with gravity alone.

06-25-2007, 03:33 PM	#6
fredj338 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,345	Check the back of the mag at the mag lips. You'll see a bit of a dimple there. Take a pair of needle nose pliers & gentley squeeze it back to shape. Now stop shooting LSWC as I have & you should be fine.