XDM stovepipe/doesn't chamber round - XDTalk Forums

Tictock · 07-02-2009, 07:17 PM

Let's see if I can describe this correctly. All too often I get a stovepipe on my XDM 9mm. The previous shell ejects okay, but the next round doesn't chamber. I pull back on the slide and it chambers fine, and then occasionally the next round does the same thing. I pull the slide back some and it chambers fine. Then it operates okay for a few rounds. Quite often the slide does not lock back on the last round.
I have been scoring well but wondering if anyone else has had this problem. Maybe i'm limp wristing, but didn't think so.
Advise???

**konigfritz** · 07-02-2009, 07:21 PM

watch your thumb, if it riding high you may be hitting slide lock.

VR4 · 07-02-2009, 07:44 PM

Could be a mag problem also.

ScubaSteveXdm · 07-02-2009, 09:08 PM

gun nice and clean ?

**ryr8828** · 07-02-2009, 09:13 PM

A stovepipe is when the almost ejected shell hangs up and out blocking the slide. You're experiencing a failure to feed. Does it do it with all your mags? I'd guess limp wrist or your magazine.

**Knothaid** · 07-02-2009, 10:11 PM

Both mags?

I'd clean and light lubricate it all and try again. If it is repeatable, ask someone else to try. Then call SA.

tmay · 07-02-2009, 11:37 PM

What are you firing -- factory new, factory reloads, or self reloads? One of the guys I shoot with has had a lot of problems getting his reloads to feed in his S&W.

mdx · 07-03-2009, 02:01 AM

Change ammo type and make sure the chamber and under the extractor is clean. It could be other things but the ammo change is a good starting point. What are you shooting --115 gr. white box ??

Ube · 07-03-2009, 08:11 AM

Not knowing your experience shooting, one thing that I have heard that causes stove pipe malfunctions a lot can be limp wristing. Again, not sure of your experience, but limp wristing means that your grip does not support the weapons recoil enough and thus the weapon doesn't have enough energy after the shot to fully eject the round and clear it for the next.

I took a buddy out shooting the other day, he's a new shooter, and has a glock and with glocks when you limp wrist them usually when the shell ejects it bonks ya on the head. I know...I learned. It was grip problems.

Check your grip on the weapon. Also if you know someone that is an experienced shooter have them try shooting yours.

AsianSniper · 07-03-2009, 08:55 AM

Yea it is a fail to feed. Limp wrist is my guess. If not change your ammo or mag. check the mag feed lips. maybe they are slightly bent. compare them to other mags that you have. if still messed up sent to sa.

07-02-2009, 07:17 PM	#1
Tictock XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 10	XDM stovepipe/doesn't chamber round Let's see if I can describe this correctly. All too often I get a stovepipe on my XDM 9mm. The previous shell ejects okay, but the next round doesn't chamber. I pull back on the slide and it chambers fine, and then occasionally the next round does the same thing. I pull the slide back some and it chambers fine. Then it operates okay for a few rounds. Quite often the slide does not lock back on the last round. I have been scoring well but wondering if anyone else has had this problem. Maybe i'm limp wristing, but didn't think so. Advise???
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07-02-2009, 07:21 PM	#2
konigfritz XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 395	watch your thumb, if it riding high you may be hitting slide lock. __________________ http://s3.bite-fight.us/c.php?uid=180006
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VR4 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: WA Posts: 1,224	Could be a mag problem also. __________________ XDm 40. XDm 9 OD/ DGR / #16 / PRP Trigger/ Dawson FO's/PistolGear Magwell SA TRP 1911 w/Trijicon NS SA GI 1911 A1 Stag-AR-15 2T/ Aimpoint M2/ FAB Grip/POD / Geissele Hi Speed Trigger /CAA UPG 16 Grip / FSC556 Daniel Defense M4 / Aimpoint M3 / FDE Magpul Moe stock / FDE Magpul Moe pistol grip / FSC556 / Geissele SSA / MS2 sling WAHTF Mega AR build
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07-02-2009, 09:08 PM	#4
ScubaSteveXdm XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 329	gun nice and clean ? __________________ Black/Black XDM9
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07-02-2009, 09:13 PM	#5
ryr8828 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Southern Illinois Posts: 2,198	A stovepipe is when the almost ejected shell hangs up and out blocking the slide. You're experiencing a failure to feed. Does it do it with all your mags? I'd guess limp wrist or your magazine. __________________ http://thepartisanpatriot.com/ "God and guns Keep us strong. That's what this country Was founded on. Well, we might as well give up and run If we let them take our God and guns."
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07-02-2009, 10:11 PM	#6
Knothaid XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 130	Both mags? I'd clean and light lubricate it all and try again. If it is repeatable, ask someone else to try. Then call SA.
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07-02-2009, 11:37 PM	#7
tmay XDTalk Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NC Posts: 68	What are you firing -- factory new, factory reloads, or self reloads? One of the guys I shoot with has had a lot of problems getting his reloads to feed in his S&W. __________________ MOΛΩN ΛABÉ
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07-03-2009, 02:01 AM	#8
mdx XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 177	Change ammo type and make sure the chamber and under the extractor is clean. It could be other things but the ammo change is a good starting point. What are you shooting --115 gr. white box ??
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07-03-2009, 08:11 AM	#9
Ube XDTalk Newbie Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 17	Not knowing your experience shooting, one thing that I have heard that causes stove pipe malfunctions a lot can be limp wristing. Again, not sure of your experience, but limp wristing means that your grip does not support the weapons recoil enough and thus the weapon doesn't have enough energy after the shot to fully eject the round and clear it for the next. I took a buddy out shooting the other day, he's a new shooter, and has a glock and with glocks when you limp wrist them usually when the shell ejects it bonks ya on the head. I know...I learned. It was grip problems. Check your grip on the weapon. Also if you know someone that is an experienced shooter have them try shooting yours. __________________ XDM .40 standard, blk/blk, sights painted Glock 36 Taurus PT 1911 Blue Shopping list continues....
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07-03-2009, 08:55 AM	#10
AsianSniper XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 111	Yea it is a fail to feed. Limp wrist is my guess. If not change your ammo or mag. check the mag feed lips. maybe they are slightly bent. compare them to other mags that you have. if still messed up sent to sa.
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