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rmill33 · 07-09-2007, 12:57 PM

I've been shooting for about a year now and always dry fire my xd's to de-cock them. My friend says i'm damaging the firing pin by doing so. Is this true or do any of you dry fire your xd's? Thanks.

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TN-popo · 07-09-2007, 01:06 PM

Your friend is wrong.
Dry fire away...within reason.

**NC Dave** · 07-09-2007, 01:14 PM

On an XD, dry fire is OK. This is not true of all handguns, but you are fine with doing so with your XD.

MGD 45 · 07-09-2007, 01:20 PM

Just a quick question here. Why do you need to decock your gun? Is it just a personal thing you prefer, or do you do it for safety? Not busting your balls here, just asking.

Trovan · 07-09-2007, 01:45 PM

There is no other way to de-cock an XD. You have to pull the trigger. You even have to do it as part of the field strip process.

RBOWWOW · 07-09-2007, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by MGD 45

Just a quick question here. Why do you need to decock your gun? Is it just a personal thing you prefer, or do you do it for safety? Not busting your balls here, just asking.

I mentioned this before but Springfield say's to do this if you are setting aside for long term storage..for example.. in your SHTF stash somewhere.
Personally I shoot mine.

jtkratzer · 07-09-2007, 02:11 PM

It's physically impossible to have a round chambered and the gun decocked. When you chamber a round, the striker is ready to rock, so it's no like it's an attempt at being safer. Since the XD isn't a double action you either have to just load up the magazine and then cycle a round or learn to live with one chambered.

**Loves2Shoot** · 07-09-2007, 02:24 PM

If you are going to dry fire, use a snap cap, doing it to dissasemble the gun is fine. Some folks have NO idea how carried away some folks can get with dry fire

CopeyXD · 07-09-2007, 02:26 PM

i guess i would take his advice.^^^^^^^^^... he like the master gunsmith for XD's...

Gunzzi · 07-09-2007, 02:35 PM

I always de cock my XD whenever I clean it and put it away. I like to take the pressure off the spring.

07-09-2007, 12:57 PM	#1
rmill33 XDTalk Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Louisiana Posts: 35	Dry fire I've been shooting for about a year now and always dry fire my xd's to de-cock them. My friend says i'm damaging the firing pin by doing so. Is this true or do any of you dry fire your xd's? Thanks. __________________________ XD .45 Service Black XD .45 5" Bi-tone tactical Mossberg 500 Tactical Remmington 710 .30-06 Yugo AK-47 folding stock Ruger 10/22 w/ bullpup conversion RRA AR-15 M4 tactical elite Last edited by rmill33; 07-24-2007 at 09:34 PM.

07-09-2007, 01:06 PM	#2
TN-popo XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Nashville/M'Boro Posts: 195	Your friend is wrong. Dry fire away...within reason. __________________ Build a man a fire and he is warm for a day. Set a man on fire and he is warm for the rest of his life. Last edited by TN-popo; 08-06-2007 at 02:35 PM.

07-09-2007, 01:14 PM	#3
NC Dave XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 1,412	On an XD, dry fire is OK. This is not true of all handguns, but you are fine with doing so with your XD. __________________ NRA Life Member NRA Certified Instructor

07-09-2007, 01:20 PM	#4
MGD 45 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Perry Posts: 1,216	Just a quick question here. Why do you need to decock your gun? Is it just a personal thing you prefer, or do you do it for safety? Not busting your balls here, just asking. __________________ " Don't sweat the small stuff...& it's all small stuff. "

07-09-2007, 01:45 PM	#5
Trovan XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: SLC, UT Posts: 367	There is no other way to de-cock an XD. You have to pull the trigger. You even have to do it as part of the field strip process. __________________ Za Dom Spremni cede nullis

07-09-2007, 02:11 PM	#7
jtkratzer XDTalk 15K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lancaster Co., PA Posts: 17,478	It's physically impossible to have a round chambered and the gun decocked. When you chamber a round, the striker is ready to rock, so it's no like it's an attempt at being safer. Since the XD isn't a double action you either have to just load up the magazine and then cycle a round or learn to live with one chambered. __________________ "I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it." - Thomas Jefferson The Gun Lounge Pennyslvania Firearms Owners Association Hockey Forum

07-09-2007, 02:24 PM	#8
Loves2Shoot XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bend, OR Posts: 2,614	If you are going to dry fire, use a snap cap, doing it to dissasemble the gun is fine. Some folks have NO idea how carried away some folks can get with dry fire __________________ www.SpringerPrecision.com The XD Specialists - Our web store is now online!

07-09-2007, 02:26 PM	#9
CopeyXD XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Rural Pennsylvania Posts: 653	i guess i would take his advice.^^^^^^^^^... he like the master gunsmith for XD's... __________________ one short gun and lots of long ones! When you carry, leave your middle finger at home!

07-09-2007, 02:35 PM	#10
Gunzzi XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 921	I always de cock my XD whenever I clean it and put it away. I like to take the pressure off the spring. __________________ NRA Member Warning: May contain lead.... The land of the free BECAUSE of the brave! I don't dial 911 - I use .223

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