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dvdivx · 05-05-2008, 12:35 AM

On my XD45 service if the mag is out then the slide will stay open. That's normal. But if I insert a mag it won't close. I have to close it with no mag in the gun. To load it I have to pull the slide back while pushing down on the slide release button. If I don't push down and the slide locks the only way to unlock it is by taking out the mag then unlocking the slide.

robinsre · 05-05-2008, 12:58 AM

completely normal.

It's called a "slide lock"

Shooting to "slide lock" is shooting until that happens.

Semi autos were originally designed to do that in order to facilitate faster reloading processes.

Edited to say : This should only happen when the magazine is empty. A full or partially full magazine will not (or at least SHOULD not result in a slide lock back)

Philadelphia · 05-05-2008, 06:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dvdivx

On my XD45 service if the mag is out then the slide will stay open. That's normal. But if I insert a mag it won't close. I have to close it with no mag in the gun. To load it I have to pull the slide back while pushing down on the slide release button. If I don't push down and the slide locks the only way to unlock it is by taking out the mag then unlocking the slide.

Normal.

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propellerhead · 05-05-2008, 07:12 AM

This doesn't sound normal to me. Without a magazine, nothing should be pushing on the slide lock/release. The slide should not stay open. If the magazine is in but empty, yes. The way I read the original post, he means no magazine in the gun.

dvdivx, can you clarify what you mean? There's a big difference between magazine not in the pistol, magazine in but empty and magazine in with rounds.

Modificationvt · 05-05-2008, 07:47 AM

if you pull the slide back with an empty magazine = open

if you pull the slide back with an empty magazine and remove magazine=open

if you pull the slide back with no magazine in it = closed

if you pull the slide back with a loaded magazine in it = closed and loaded

if open and put a loaded magazine in it and then pull on slide=closed and loaded

boomerzz · 05-05-2008, 08:47 AM

Doesn't sound normal to me either.

Maybe a your slide release spring (someone else can give the real name

) was put in incorrectly, I've seen that on other pistols.

Ride the Lightning · 05-05-2008, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dvdivx

On my XD45 service if the mag is out then the slide will stay open. That's normal.

No, it's not normal. I'll throw in another vote for your slide release spring not being installed correctly.

Bob 45 · 05-07-2008, 04:50 PM

Here's the way my XD45 works.
No magazine:
The slide will not lock automatically but must be locked manually.
To unlock the slide use rear pressure and release the slide.
With empty mag:
The slide locks automatically.
To release put rear pressure on the slide ,depress the slide release and let the slide go.
So without a mag the slide locks manually but releases automatically.
With a mag the slide locks automatically but releases manually.

tmorr37 · 05-07-2008, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob 45

Here's the way my XD45 works.
No magazine:
The slide will not lock automatically but must be locked manually.
To unlock the slide use rear pressure and release the slide.
With empty mag:
The slide locks automatically.
To release put rear pressure on the slide ,depress the slide release and let the slide go.
So without a mag the slide locks manually but releases automatically.
With a mag the slide locks automatically but releases manually.

I just got my XD a week ago and thought it was broke LOL
I remember that when I first took it out it locked every time
then after I went to the range it would just slide
The difference was the MAG

Philadelphia · 05-08-2008, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dvdivx

On my XD45 service if the mag is out then the slide will stay open. That's normal. But if I insert a mag it won't close. I have to close it with no mag in the gun. To load it I have to pull the slide back while pushing down on the slide release button. If I don't push down and the slide locks the only way to unlock it is by taking out the mag then unlocking the slide.

Hello?

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05-05-2008, 12:35 AM	#1
dvdivx XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 9	Is this normal slide action? On my XD45 service if the mag is out then the slide will stay open. That's normal. But if I insert a mag it won't close. I have to close it with no mag in the gun. To load it I have to pull the slide back while pushing down on the slide release button. If I don't push down and the slide locks the only way to unlock it is by taking out the mag then unlocking the slide.

05-05-2008, 12:58 AM	#2
robinsre XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,537	completely normal. It's called a "slide lock" Shooting to "slide lock" is shooting until that happens. Semi autos were originally designed to do that in order to facilitate faster reloading processes. Edited to say : This should only happen when the magazine is empty. A full or partially full magazine will not (or at least SHOULD not result in a slide lock back) __________________ Johnny was a chemist's son but Johnny is no more, what Johnny thought was H2O was H2SO4. Support bacteria, it's the only culture some people will ever have.' "Life exists at a level of complexity almost beyond our ability to comprehend, it's a well known fact that if you try to take apart a cat to see how it works one of the first things you have on your hands is a non-working cat" - Douglas Adams

05-05-2008, 07:12 AM	#4
propellerhead XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Foat Wurth, TX Posts: 3,294	This doesn't sound normal to me. Without a magazine, nothing should be pushing on the slide lock/release. The slide should not stay open. If the magazine is in but empty, yes. The way I read the original post, he means no magazine in the gun. dvdivx, can you clarify what you mean? There's a big difference between magazine not in the pistol, magazine in but empty and magazine in with rounds. __________________ XD-9 Tactical for practice & IDPA, XD-40 Subcompact for concealed carry, XD-45 Service for home defense. Three purposes, three calibers, three models. One gun.

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05-05-2008, 07:47 AM	#5
Modificationvt XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 697	if you pull the slide back with an empty magazine = open if you pull the slide back with an empty magazine and remove magazine=open if you pull the slide back with no magazine in it = closed if you pull the slide back with a loaded magazine in it = closed and loaded if open and put a loaded magazine in it and then pull on slide=closed and loaded

05-05-2008, 08:47 AM	#6
boomerzz XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 35	Doesn't sound normal to me either. Maybe a your slide release spring (someone else can give the real name ) was put in incorrectly, I've seen that on other pistols.

05-07-2008, 04:50 PM	#8
Bob 45 XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 35	Here's the way my XD45 works. No magazine: The slide will not lock automatically but must be locked manually. To unlock the slide use rear pressure and release the slide. With empty mag: The slide locks automatically. To release put rear pressure on the slide ,depress the slide release and let the slide go. So without a mag the slide locks manually but releases automatically. With a mag the slide locks automatically but releases manually.