[JoeProcopio]

Not only am I a new owner of an XDm 3.8, I am a first time gun owner....did a lot of research, tried a lot of guns, the bought the XDm at first sight...go figure...anyways...now for my question...when I pull back the slide and lock it, the barrel moves around if I shake the gun, its that normal? I didn't notice it when I first got it and tore it down to clean it, so I can't say if that was like that when I got it home...but since this is my first gun, I don't have anything to compare it to. Thanks.

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[Andy_PHA]

yep normal.

 

[xdmp22]

Agreed, normal, as long as it doesn't wiggle when when the slide is closed......

Good Luck and enjoy!

 

[slugger6]

Perfectly normal

 

[Kaboom]

If you watch carefully as you rack the slide back you will notice the rear of the barrel ( where the bullets load ) drops down. The hole at the front of the slide is drilled so it has room to let the barrel tilt ( that's why it's called a "tilting barrel action, lock-up" ) yet when the barrel comes back up and forward it all snugs up pretty tight.

Good luck and read everything you can about gun safety.

 

[JoeProcopio]

Thanks guys...i just wanted some confirmation...i knew about the tilting when raking, one thing I like about it...and yes it its nice and snug when forward....i have read so much about gun safety, and plan on reading lots more, along with safety classes...glad to be a member of the community

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[40packin]

Welcome to the party pal.