[WilliamWallace]

I just picked up my XD 40 and the guide rod pokes out the front...maybe 1/8 inch or slightly more, with the slide fully closed..........thoughts?

Edit: to prevent confusion, it is a service model 8)

 

[MPSoldier]

On the service model? Yes, it is completely normal.

 

[stunksinatl]

Normal, forget about it, it happens to a lot of guys...

-stunks

 

[WilliamWallace]

that is stock for the service model???????????????

........seems like I might catch it on something.....like a zipper :shock: ........not to mention it looks ugly.......


must...get....don's....guide....rod.......

 

[uspcompact45]

It happens with the sc model but it doesn't really matter since the holster covers it.

 

[gsh341]

Springfield does this intentionally. Not sure of the real reason, but some have speculated it's so that on a contact shot the slide doesn't slide back and take the slide out of battery.

 

[XDTOM40]

Sounds faulty, better get a Don's Guide Rod. Plus they look better than stock. :mrgreen:












J/K That is the way it is supposed to be.

 

[kraigster414]

Cold shower works for me.

 

[Gadget]

Us guys that have subcompacts don't have that problem--uh...

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

Did I just say that out loud?

aiformula, I need a good comeback quick!

 

[kraigster414]

Us guys that have subcompacts don't have that problem--uh...

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

Did I just say that out loud?

aiformula, I need a good comeback quick!

:lol: at Gadget.
Just watch those accidental discharges Gadge.

 

[magnumize]

Braveheart ROCKS!!!

 

[bigwilly11189]

It is intended for close defensive shots where a perp maybe on top of you and you hvae the barrell pressed against the perp, you angle your pistol just a little and can fire it without a kaboom. This is what I have heard. It is for Point Blank Shots. I think i may have seen it on a Springfiled XD CD or something...

 

[slowburn]

My tactical is 5"