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Posted: 8/9/2012 7:59:16 PM EDT
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Has anyone had any problems with their XD?
I've heard of an unknown part jamming when trying to dissemble the pistol to clean. I'm looking to buy one to carry here in a couple months But I wanted to get more input on the unknown problem... If any. |
| I have 2 XDs and 2 XDms. 3 of them have hundreds of rounds through them, with no problems. All have been broken down and cleaned numerous times, with no problems. All in all great guns. One of them is pretty new, so I haven't used it as much, but so far problem free. |
| XD subcompact .40, and XDM .40 4.5" here, and they are my favorite carry guns. Never a single issue related to the question asked. As a matter of fact never a single issue of any kind, except one instance of fte some of that blazer junk that says "not for use by le" on the box. I was shooting the xd with a buddy who had bought some dirt cheap for plinking. Never used it again, never will. All other ammo tried cycled perfectly. I cant imagine you would be dissapointed if you buy. |
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I've had an xd9 service bi-tone for 6.5 years now. I have shot thousands of rounds through it. I have had one malfunction. It was a reloaded cartridge that stove piped. I inspected the cartridge after firing and there was a considerable amount of unburnt powder in the case. So that was not the fault of the xd.
Extremely reliable, and accurate shooting. 
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XD-45 compact here. I had a handful of premature slide lockbacks early on (<300 rounds). I'm not sure if I was thumbing the slide relase or something, but I ended up changing all my magazine springs to wolf +5% springs just in case and haven't had a single problem since. The only thing I've heard as far as weak point is the striker retaining pin, but Powder River Precision sells upgraded ones though that shouldnt break. I ordered some, but I'm not sure if I'm going to replace mine yet or not. I'm right at 982 rounds at the moment. The jam thing during reassembly is when people put the recoil spring in crooked or something. I'm not entirely sure how people manage to do that though... |
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Here is a link to a 3 page thread I started on the same topic last week. http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1351468_.html&page=1 I have an 9mm sub compact. I have around 1400 rounds through it of mixed brass/steel FMJ and HP ammunition. The only malfunction I EVER had was caused by me failing to seat the mag the first time I ever took it to the range, which resulted in a mis-feed after the first round fired and the mag dropped partway out of the grip. Like I said, user error, not the xd's fault in any way. It has since always fired, always fed any ammo, and always locked open on the last round. I plan to get a xd tactical, and maybe an xds when they come out. I carry in a MTAC holster.  |
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XDm 40, XDm 9mm, and XDsc 9mm. No issues except had a few failures to lock back on empty with the Ms. That stopped when Springfield sent me new followers and springs. As far as the issue with putting them back together... Do it the right way and that shit won't happen. It's not a complicated pistol by any means.
I did put a tungsten guide rod in the 9mm and a set of Heinie Straight Eight night sights. I also loved how the Sc fits into my SuperTuck for the XDm . Eventually I'd like to take a full size 9mm XDm and have the grip cut down to SC size or even take the regular XD and have it done since no one makes a short grip with a long barrel anymore! Daniel EDIT: I've put about 5k through the XDm 9mm, about 2k in the 40, and about 2-3k through the SC. |
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I've had and carried my XD 9 sub-compact for four years. Never had a single malfunction. My only complaints are it's a bit top heavy and roughly the size of a Glock 19 without the extra 1" of barrel or the extra two rounds in the mag. The trigger is better than stock Glock, IMO, though. |
I used a couple of XD40s in competition a few years back. Never any problems with them other than regular rust on the slide that went away with some oil.
I just picked up a XDM 5.25 9mm for competition. I know a few folks using these and they are pretty impressed with them. |
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I had an XDM 9 for a little bit...Liked the gun alot at first, but everytime I shot it (using factory ammo or reloads) I always had some kind of problem (failure to feed, extract, one time a live round got stuck during extraction).
Ended up trading it in on a Sigg 226 MK 25. I know I could have sent it in to SA for warranty work, but honestly, these days if something doesnt work right out of the box I make it go away. |
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I had an XDM 9 for a little bit...Liked the gun alot at first, but everytime I shot it (using factory ammo or reloads) I always had some kind of problem (failure to feed, extract, one time a live round got stuck during extraction). Ended up trading it in on a Sigg 226 MK 25. I know I could have sent it in to SA for warranty work, but honestly, these days if something doesnt work right out of the box I make it go away. Was this a round stuck in the chamber that you were trying to manually extract? If so,it sounds like maybe the barrel had an out of spec chamber. Shit happens when making mechanical things. SA would have made it right for you I'm sure. |
Wife shot her brand new XDSC over 2000 rounds without oil or cleaning she said it never jammed. when she finally asked me to help her clean it you could not touch it without getting your hands filthy.  The reason she wanted it cleaned was because it turned her hands black when she went to shoot with her girlfriends. I bought one a short time latter and hung up my 1911. The XDSC has been my carry weapon now for the last four years with zero issues,
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I am more of a Glock guy, but my XDm shoots like a champ. I did replace the stock trigger with a PRP because I didn't care for the long reset and overtravel. I don't really care for the grip safety either. Accuracy wise, the XDm will outshoot my SA 9mm 1911 and my Glocks. In side by side comparisons, it splits as fast as my G34/35, "high bore axis" and all.
25 Yards Standing Supported Barricade 
All Day Long (25 Yards Standing) 
"High Bore Axis" at work 
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They just need a trigger kit to change the reset and then they are good to go. Does the XDm had a shorter trigger reset than the XD? I had a XD which I really liked except for the long trigger reset. The XDm is better than the XD but still has a lot of overtravel. A trigger kit can help. This is the PRP trigger from start to stop. The pull weight is about 3.5#. 
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