[Sir Law]

I bougt my XD40 just this past Wednesday. I was finally able to take it out & shoot just yesterday. I couldn't be any happier w/ the pistol. Just likes the way it feels in my hand & accuracy has definitely impressed me the most. I'm in the process now of purchasing a ITP type kind of holster coz it will definitely be my new favorite carry pistol.

Just one question though if anyone could toss an advice out there? There was 3 or 5 times that my slide stayed open & failed to fall back forward w/ rounds still available. Am I just hitting the slide stop lever when firing?

Any help will be greatly appreciated...Happy 4th of July!

 

[Dwweeb_5150]

There could be several causes.I would check to
make sure your thumb is not hitting the slide lever.
Then check your magazines. There was an excellent
write up by one of our forum members on this subject
http://www.hs2000talk.com/viewtopic.php?t=15563&highlight=premature

 

[reesegr]

Yes...it is quite possible that your thumb is pushing up the slide lock...next time ur at the range, just make sure that this is not happening. Also...The first time I took my .40 to the range it did the same thing...i'm not sure if it was my thumb...or maybe it was just cuz the magazine needed to be broken in a little. I put about 600 rnds through it since and it never happened a second time.

 

[packing_in_la]

+1 to above, I did it a few times and it was my thumb.

 

[BigBob68]

Ditto, I have to hold my thumb down to prevent it from happening.

 

[mcone]

Same here - It is taking me a while to train my my thumb to stay away from the slide stop.

 

[invssgt]

There was an excellent
write up by one of our forum members on this subject
http://www.hs2000talk.com/viewtopic.php?t=15563&highlight=premature

Thanks for the compliment, Dweeb. Since I made that mod neither of our .40's have suffered PSL- and mine had probably had 800-900 rounds of various factory and reloaded ammo through it since then.