XD Slide won't come off for cleaning

[jlh95811]

Originally Posted by MrTuffPaws

Pull the trigger. You can sometimes catch the slide on the sear.

Originally Posted by mvpatriot

PULL THE TRIGGER!!!!!!!!!!!

Originally Posted by Cardinal Sin

In order to field strip an XD you have to dry fire the gun. It is a poor design feature that has been "fixed" with the XD-M models. Read the instruction manual and it will have the proper procedure for field striping your handgun.

Did either of you read the original post? He stated that he pulled the trigger. Jeez

[mvpatriot]

ooops my bad -
jumped the "gun" on that one
Definitely a guide rod issue- go to xdtalk.com for tech help

[KTGunner]

Originally Posted by Voo

This may or may not be what's happeneing to you, but since you're stuck, I'll throw this out there in hopes itll help you.

On my XD, the guide rod slipped off the end of the groove where it's resting on the barrel.. I was able to fix this by repositioning the recoil rod back onto teh groove..

I believe the XD recoil rod has a hole in the front? You can try to insert a small allen wrench or if you're able to partially move the slide, you can try grabbing the front of the rod with some vise grips.. Once you have a firm grasp on it, try pulling on the rod "forward" and "out" of the hole.. As I mentioned before, you'll want to try and reposition the back end of the rod onto the barrel (as per the normal way you would seat it).. Keep trying and envision where/how the rod sits on the barrel lug..

Good luck.

+1 for this.

There's a guy on youtube who shows that this occasionally happens. You can sit there all day and try to bang the slide off with a hammer and it won't budge until you reposition the rod.

Is the slide in the closed position or is it stuck further back? If its getting stuck on the trigger assembly, I know you can stick a flathead screwdriver in the back and pry it up to get it off. I would research that a bit though, having never done it myself.

Best of luck!

[Cardinal Sin]

Originally Posted by jlh95811

Did either of you read the original post? He stated that he pulled the trigger. Jeez

Yes I did. He needs to do it in the proper order of field striping the gun hence my reference to the instruction manual. Did you read my entire post?

[jlh95811]

Originally Posted by Cardinal Sin

Yes I did. He needs to do it in the proper order of field striping the gun hence my reference to the instruction manual. Did you read my entire post?

Sure did. I never post without reading.
Did YOU read HIS entire post? If you know about XD's; He followed the proper method, in order, to field strip it.

[Cardinal Sin]

Originally Posted by jlh95811

Sure did. I never post without reading.
Did YOU read HIS entire post? If you know about XD's; He followed the proper method, in order, to field strip it.

Oh great . . .you're one of those . . . I'll let you have the last word

[jlh95811]

Originally Posted by Cardinal Sin

Oh great . . .you're one of those . . . I'll let you have the last word

And apparently you are one of those who feels the need to jump to his own defense even though his logic was flawed from the onset. Backing up a failed suggestion with a failed argument just makes you look silly. But then again so does acting like a guy is going back and forth with you just to get the last word. It is disrespectful especially when there was no intent to do such a thing. Please read and comprehend before you post. It stops the spread of bad information and plain sillyness. Feel free to post whatever you want. But if it is condesending or agruementive you can certainly believe I have the right to respond.

[bonjing]

best bet is xd talk.

is your problem similar to this..


http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/general...ing-block.html

[ck867]

http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/latest-...ide-stuck.html

it's been a problem with a few good xdtalk members.

[uracan]

give springfield customer service a call and see if they can walk you through a field stripping