[c22m22c]

tonight, i decided to completely disassemble the weapon, all the way down to springs and pins. this being my first FULL SCALE disassembly, i was somewhat nervous, and very cautious...but i did it.

i can now say i OWN my XD. a sort of rite of passage, if you will. i even buffed some of the trigger components so as to make the trigger "nicer" for me. at least that was the suggestion provided to me from some reputable sources.

i wanted to share my own personal triumph over mechanical things (upon which my life may depend) to the group. this was much simpler than i thought it would be.

now...after a stiff shot of something fiery, i'll attempt my USP's. :shock: but not tonight. :wink:

me

 

[RockinAR]

Do that with a 1911 and you got my respect...

 

[TeamXD]

or a beretta 92FS...!!!!

 

[MrTuffPaws]

Congrats. I took mine down all the way but left the mag release. Looked too damn scary to me

 

[ajamesp51]

1911 is not that bad

 

[Captain Ray]

I gotta' give you your props.. you are braver than I am. I feel that I now know the insides and outsides of my rear assembly.. but I just don't have the confidence to take the whole thing apart. I am not what the medical doctors refer to as "mechanically inclined!"

I have been wanting to take the trigger assembly apart though... I think the trigger would look good shiny! I am a bit timid about taking things apart though.. They always come apart so easily, getting them back together is always a problem.

Maybe I will give it a try this weekend... if I have trouble, I think I still have AJames phone number on my cell phone somewhere! LMBO!!

Raymond

 

[MrTuffPaws]

I have been wanting to take the trigger assembly apart though

That is one of the easier parts to deal with. At least the parts are big enough to find on the carpet.

 

[c22m22c]

i had the disassembly web pages in front of me the ENTIRE time. i felt like i was in good hands.
i just took it slowly, and to make sure i did it right, i cleaned each part as it came out of the gun.

i also, drew a rough sketch of the frame on a piece of paper, and as the part came out, it was placed on the diagram where it goes in real life. kinda hard to mess it up that way.

 

[WyoBob]

i had the disassembly web pages in front of me the ENTIRE time. i felt like i was in good hands.
i just took it slowly, and to make sure i did it right, i cleaned each part as it came out of the gun.

i also, drew a rough sketch of the frame on a piece of paper, and as the part came out, it was placed on the diagram where it goes in real life. kinda hard to mess it up that way.

When I get to the point of disassembling my XD SC, I think I'll take pictures with my digital camera at each step. Just can't trust the ol' brain as much, anymore. Can you give me a pointer to the disassmbly web page?

Bob

 

[XDman1000]

Do that with a 1911 and you got my respect...

Yea a series 80 Colt 1911 :twisted:

Good job.

 

[c22m22c]

the site for disassembly is here...(i hope)

http://www.xd-hs2000.com/disassembly/disassembly.html

 

[sturmruger]

I also took my XD all the way down to the pin and springs! While it was a pretty big job it was not near as bad as several other guns I have completely disassembled. Take it slow, understand what you are doing, and you will be just fine.

 

[clee]

but more importantly...... did you get it back together??????

 

[c22m22c]

oh yes. i wouldn't consider disassembling it a success unless i could reassemble it successfully. :wink:

 

[inmyownsummerami]

Every time a get a new gun, I take it down as far as possible before shooting it to clean it and familiarize myself with its parts so that I know whats going on inside it while it is being fired. When I get home from the range I disassemble it and look over the parts again so I can get an idea of the wear patterns of the parts so that I will be able to spot problems before they become PROBLEMS.