Not Too Happy With my XD-S

[Minkman555]

My XS517's feed ramp "stuck out" to me in that it seemed almost mirror finished ...

I don't recall my first ones being so polished , but can't say for sure.


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[ThumperMX113]

Originally Posted by Minkman555

My XS517's feed ramp "stuck out" to me in that it seemed almost mirror finished ...

I don't recall my first ones being so polished , but can't say for sure.

In comparison to what? All of the XD pistols I have ever owned had a mirror finish compared to say the S&W M&Ps.

[hs106]

Originally Posted by FullMetalJacket

Yeah I wouldn't even worry about feeding issues when "slingshotting" the slide because the manual clearly states that you should load the first round of a magazine by use of the slide stop. Feeding issues while firing the gun are of greater concern.

So, if one carries without one chambered, then how would it be possible in a real life self defense situation to chamber a round without slingshotting?

Thanks

[richeyo2]

Originally Posted by hs106

So, if one carries without one chambered, then how would it be possible in a real life self defense situation to chamber a round without slingshotting?

Thanks

Why would you ever carry w/o one chambered in any CC gun?

You might not have time if needed to rake the slide on any gun if someone is charging at you.

[Slinger]

Originally Posted by Absolut_Boost

What is the load you are using and what is your COAL? Did you check them in the XDs barrel (removed from the gun obviously) for proper COAL? I hand load for my 1911 and XDs and have had no problems. I have heard from others that reload that the XDs has a shorter chamber than most .45's and requires a shorter COAL, but it works fine with my Sig 1911 load.


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Since the 45 acp headspaces on the case mouth, the chamber can't be shorter. If it was no ammo would chamber.............He's not making quality reloads. Either incorrect COAL for bullet style OR Taper Crimp is not right. I shoot cast H&G 68 200 gr. SWC slugs out of my XDS ,using the same COAL as for my Kimber Eclipse, Colt Officers Model, etc., without any problems at all. Unless of course I run into a bad reload of mine every once in a while. In comparison, My S&W M&P, 45 ACP won't feedthe 200gr. SWC reliably. I have to use Lee 200 gr. RNFP because of the feed ramp.

[Slinger]

Originally Posted by FullMetalJacket

The repair order indicated that they polished the feed ramp... from what I can see it looks like they polished under the barrel hood area where it meets the chamber as well. However, I am still able to make the slide stay out of battery with a round in the chamber if I pull the slide back about 1/2" by hand. There is another thread regarding this that you may wish to read that seems to have determined that this is due to excessive extractor tension and that it improves as the extractor spring breaks in.

How about a combination of extractor tension and the barrel locking up into the slide? I see no reason to pull the slide back a 1/2" to be honest with you. You have a loaded chamber indicator. When you have a semi-auto such as this or any other centerfire pistol, there's no light or small movement in cycling. It's slamming as intended in order to function properly.

[mnbud]

Originally Posted by Slinger

Since the 45 acp headspaces on the case mouth, the chamber can't be shorter. If it was no ammo would chamber.............He's not making quality reloads. Either incorrect COAL for bullet style OR Taper Crimp is not right. I shoot cast H&G 68 200 gr. SWC slugs out of my XDS ,using the same COAL as for my Kimber Eclipse, Colt Officers Model, etc., without any problems at all. Unless of course I run into a bad reload of mine every once in a while. In comparison, My S&W M&P, 45 ACP won't feedthe 200gr. SWC reliably. I have to use Lee 200 gr. RNFP because of the feed ramp.

I was with you all the way up to"Unless of course I run into a bad reload of mine every once in a while" This is the reason I reload, so that this doesn't EVER happen. You then state that your M&P won't feed 200gr SWC reliably. Maybe it is you that needs to work on your coal for these bullets.

[Slinger]

Originally Posted by mnbud

I was with you all the way up to"Unless of course I run into a bad reload of mine every once in a while" This is the reason I reload, so that this doesn't EVER happen. You then state that your M&P won't feed 200gr SWC reliably. Maybe it is you that needs to work on your coal for these bullets.

I've reloaded hundreds of thousands of rounds of ammo in my lifetime on both signle-stage and progressive reloaders. It's a fact of life that on occasion you get a bad reload. No big deal. Doesn't happen much on the single stage, but more so on the progressive, at least for me.

As for the M&P, it's not Overall length, it's the feed ramp. I've polished it, which helped some, but it wants to hang up every so often. I shoot almost all cast bullets for economy sake. I shoot way too many rounds to buy factory ammo. But if I'm serious, I switch over to Jacketed handloads I've worked up for the particular gun. I use factory ammo for carry and home defense

Believe me sooner or later you'll have a reload or factory round that won't chamber, fire, or some other malfunction. There is no 100% reliable gun or ammo.

[NETWizz]

Got mine back on the 23rd...

Got the "Customer Ammo" I sent with it returned to me on the 24th. They shot at most 2 rounds of it!

The firearm was dirty when I got it, so they DID fire it several times.

They also lubricated it to the point where it was a bleeding mess when I got it...

Their notes indicated "NO MALFUNCTION"


Regardless, it worked 99% at the range on 8/26. It STILL has the strange slide issue where the slide stays open, but so does Bert's at my Shooting Range, so we BOTH have an XDs with the same strange issue.

All that said, it seems to feed fine now under its own recoil, but I still don't trust it though it is at least 5x better after getting it back from Springfield who claims they did nothing.

Here is a video of my XDS and Springfield's Report:

XDS - YouTube

XDS - YouTube

[CaptainLimpwrist]

Originally Posted by NETWizz

it is at least 5x better after getting it back from Springfield who claims they did nothing.

Actually, they did do something. They broke it in a bit for you by firing a bunch of rounds through it. Just sayin.