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smoke_eater · 07-15-2008, 04:15 PM

Hello out there,
I just bought my second compact XD 45 and yet to fire one - (traded the 1st one towards an AR and 2nd one is ready for the range).
BUT, after picking up the 2nd, I was informed to be careful keeping a round in the chamber because this person heard the the XD had some striker problems. More precisely, he told me that a person was carrying the XD holstered with one in the chamber and the gun spontaniously fired, hit him in the leg and a life flight ride to the ER.
I don't want to ruffle any feathers here, I just want to know if anyone else has heard of this incident or of this malfunction with the striker. I'm hoping its just a bad rumor, because I really do like this firearm.
Thanks for this site, J.

Joeywhat · 07-15-2008, 04:23 PM

Sorry, but I call BS and that little story you were told.

Dumbass probably pulled the trigger and was too full of himself to admit it.

Scottpants · 07-15-2008, 04:46 PM

Agreed. The gun is designed to NOT fire unless the user intends to fire it. With the internal safety, trigger safety, and grip safety... Sounds like pure BS.

A "malfunction" with a critical component like the striker is a big deal and I can't really see that happening.

AZXD40 · 07-15-2008, 04:48 PM

Did ya hear that on GT... Cause it is BS.. and smells of Kool-aide

smoke_eater · 07-15-2008, 04:51 PM

Thanks for the quick replies. I looked around and found nothing of this, so I figured this site would be the ultimate in XD info.
Very pleased to hear of no such incident and can't wait to go to the range.
I'll post a pic as soon as I can figure it out.
Thanks again, J.

Modificationvt · 07-15-2008, 05:09 PM

I call BS, because that would requier the failur of 2 major components in the XD, and after taking my XD compleetely appart I can say they are robust! and nether is likely to break, let alone both fail at the same time! The XD is an extreemely well thought out gun and from what I can tell any unexpected discharge would be the result of the opperator.

if some one did shoot themselves they must have been deperessing the grip safety while holstering, and hooked the trigger on something.

**agalindo** · 07-15-2008, 05:21 PM

B .S. too many safeties and parts would have to fail in order for it to happen. Striker safety, trigger safety, grip safety and or striker breaking and sear malfunction.

**TMP** · 07-15-2008, 05:56 PM

Agreed, no way this would ever happen.

HTOWN stunna · 07-15-2008, 05:57 PM

+1 on the BS when i did my trigger job the sear would not stay cocked back, or your classic slamfire, except the gun wouldnt fire due to drop safety.

**Dark Knight** · 07-15-2008, 06:50 PM

I call total BS on this as the others before me.

07-15-2008, 04:15 PM	#1
smoke_eater XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 6	XD Newbie/Striker malfunction Hello out there, I just bought my second compact XD 45 and yet to fire one - (traded the 1st one towards an AR and 2nd one is ready for the range). BUT, after picking up the 2nd, I was informed to be careful keeping a round in the chamber because this person heard the the XD had some striker problems. More precisely, he told me that a person was carrying the XD holstered with one in the chamber and the gun spontaniously fired, hit him in the leg and a life flight ride to the ER. I don't want to ruffle any feathers here, I just want to know if anyone else has heard of this incident or of this malfunction with the striker. I'm hoping its just a bad rumor, because I really do like this firearm. Thanks for this site, J.

07-15-2008, 04:23 PM	#2
Joeywhat XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ypsi, MI Posts: 1,467	Sorry, but I call BS and that little story you were told. Dumbass probably pulled the trigger and was too full of himself to admit it. __________________ Ruger LCP GLOCK 19 RRA AR 15 (DONE!) WASR 2

07-15-2008, 04:46 PM	#3
Scottpants XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 10	Agreed. The gun is designed to NOT fire unless the user intends to fire it. With the internal safety, trigger safety, and grip safety... Sounds like pure BS. A "malfunction" with a critical component like the striker is a big deal and I can't really see that happening. __________________ Owner of a Springfield XD 45 Compact Percussionist for The Van Buren Regulars www.vanburenregulars.com

07-15-2008, 04:48 PM	#4
AZXD40 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Phoenix Arizona Posts: 701	Did ya hear that on GT... Cause it is BS.. and smells of Kool-aide __________________ 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."

07-15-2008, 05:09 PM	#6
Modificationvt XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 877	I call BS, because that would requier the failur of 2 major components in the XD, and after taking my XD compleetely appart I can say they are robust! and nether is likely to break, let alone both fail at the same time! The XD is an extreemely well thought out gun and from what I can tell any unexpected discharge would be the result of the opperator. if some one did shoot themselves they must have been deperessing the grip safety while holstering, and hooked the trigger on something. __________________ Since it has come up a couple times I figured I would put this here, I have a spelling/reading disability. Although it may cause some humorous posts by me, I hope that people can look past it and understand that what I say is no more valid/invalid just because it may be misspelled. If for some reason you want/need more specifics feel free to send me a PM.

07-15-2008, 04:51 PM	#5
smoke_eater XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 6	Thanks for the quick replies. I looked around and found nothing of this, so I figured this site would be the ultimate in XD info. Very pleased to hear of no such incident and can't wait to go to the range. I'll post a pic as soon as I can figure it out. Thanks again, J.

07-15-2008, 05:56 PM	#8
TMP XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 997	Agreed, no way this would ever happen. __________________ ______________________ XD45 Tactical XD9 subcompact Wilson Border Patrol 870 Ruger 10/22 Beretta U22 Neos 6.0 INOX "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms. . . disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. . . Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." -- Jefferson`s "Commonplace Book," 1774-1776

07-15-2008, 05:57 PM	#9
HTOWN stunna XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alpine Texas Posts: 1,473	+1 on the BS when i did my trigger job the sear would not stay cocked back, or your classic slamfire, except the gun wouldnt fire due to drop safety. __________________ The world is populated in the main by people who should not exist. - George Bernard Shaw

07-15-2008, 06:50 PM	#10
Dark Knight XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: SpokaVegas WA STATE Posts: 357	I call total BS on this as the others before me. __________________ "It's not who is right it's who is left" Mr. Ed Parker www.xdguys.com Exclusively Supporting OEM, Aftermarket and Custom Parts for The Springfield Armory XD and XD(M)™ Pistol Series ONLY Period! New XD(M)™ Products Here http://store.valueweb.com/servlet/xd...%29/Categories Home of the First XD Extended Slide Stop www.xdguys.com

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