[Jose Wales]

Loading My XD .40 sc
I can't load the mags all the way. I am not strong enough, neither are my fingers.
What gives???? :?: :?: :?:

 

[omegaic]

I am having the same problem. Load the magazines as far as you can and let them sit for a while, the springs need to be broken in. Speaking of broken, get one of these so you don't break your thumb.

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

 

[slowpoke13]

New mag? It'll just take some breaking in.

 

[Jose Wales]

My 4" was never this brutal.
I wanted to run 300 rounds through Her this weekend. Sounds like a torture fest.

 

[Captain Ray]

It's good for ya'! A little pain, and a sore "thumb muscle" *technical medical term inserted to make you think I am really smart* will just make it bigger.. and chicks really dig that...

The springs will get softer.. I promise..

Raymond

 

[hiker-guy]

I've found that when it gets tough, if I pound on the bottom of the mag a few times it gets easier.

 

[WyoBob]

Loading My XD .40 sc
I can't load the mags all the way. I am not strong enough, neither are my fingers.
What gives???? :?: :?: :?:

The guys on this group said for me to keep the mags loaded and things would get better. I bought a HKS tool to help get those last few rounds in because my fingers don't work as well as they did 30 years ago. Now, I can load all 9 rounds in my XD40 SC so they were right.
Where are you from in Nebraska? I lived in Lexington for 35 years and have a married daughter who lives in Omaha.

WyoBob

 

[Paladin]

HKS fer sure! I have two and they are worth their weight in gold. Way easier on the thumbs!

 

[daw-texas]

I had a similar problem. I had just used the mag a few days ago (9mm 15 round mag) with no problems but I had shot up my carry ammo. So later in the week when I got more the mag wouldn't go to 15. I cleaned it but still no go. Then I banged the end (not hard) after loading about 12 and it loaded all the way. PS I have an HKS and it still wouldn't load to 15. I think the springs kinked and wouldn't compress all the way.

 

[JimLongley]

I have actually stopped using my speedloader for my 17 round mags, I just push the rounds in with my fingers.

 

[luxone]

Just got a XD40 sc today. I too noticed these mags were hell to fully load! I dont remember having this prob with my XD40 service of XD9 sc. Hope the loosen up a bit!

 

[Meta4]

I'm too lazy to look this up, but I once asked about "wearing out" springs on AR15 mags over at AR15.com. They pointed me to a website of "Common Fallacies" about AR15's.

One myth that was disputed on the website was that springs "take a set" after being loaded for a long period of time. The site stated that springs only become weaker after a full cycle of compression and decompression. In other words, it isn't the length of time that a spring is compressed that weakens the spring, but thenumber of times it is compressed and decompressed.

I have no clue how accurate this information is, but it certainly seemed trustworthy. Besides, it was on the Internet, it must be true. (*cough*)

If this is true, the best thing might be to repeatedly load and unload your mags. Does the HKS speedloader also unload mags like a LULA?

-James