problem with my Xd

[NationsMostWanted]

So two weeks ago I had a problem with my xd9. After it fired the next round didn't allow slide to go all way forward to fire. If happened once. Today it did it again. I fired over 1k shots and never happened until these past two visits to range. Am I limp wristing or is it ammo problem. Concerning to me

The round looks like there's no visible damage. Both times the slide is 99% forward and doesn't look like there's even a problem.

Freedom munitions ammo new is what I been using.

[NationsMostWanted]

Seems to occur in the middle of the mag rounds as well. Once it occurs it went through rest of the 100 rounds fine

[Garv]

Try a couple other brands of ammo just in case.

[OniKoroshi]

Change ammo. There had been a few threads about FM having underpowered rounds early in the year.

[NationsMostWanted]

Change ammo. There had been a few threads about FM having underpowered rounds early in the year.

I don't recall if this is the newer or older FM stuff I got. I think first time was with my ammo in 2012 and today was with 2015

[ojisan]

Underpowered rounds will typically cause the slide to not go back all the way.
The slide may go back far enough to eject the fired case but not far enough back to correctly pick up the top round in the magazine....feed jams result.
So, it's not likely that your problem is under-powered ammo.

What I would look at is the ammo...
- has it been sized to the correct diameter
- bullets are straight in the cases and not causing a bulge in one side
- case mouth edge not folded over or buckled
- if lead bullets, which are typically a couple thousands of an inch larger in diameter than jacketed, are lead bullets too large for your chamber (a "tight" chamber)
- do factory new quality loads give any problems

Also check your chamber to be sure there is not an accumulation of lead or grime at the front.

[NationsMostWanted]

Underpowered rounds will typically cause the slide to not go back all the way.
The slide may go back far enough to eject the fired case but not far enough back to correctly pick up the top round in the magazine....feed jams result.
So, it's not likely that your problem is under-powered ammo.

What I would look at is the ammo...
- has it been sized to the correct diameter
- bullets are straight in the cases and not causing a bulge in one side
- case mouth edge not folded over or buckled
- if lead bullets, which are typically a couple thousands of an inch larger in diameter than jacketed, are lead bullets too large for your chamber (a "tight" chamber)
- do factory new quality loads give any problems

Also check your chamber to be sure there is not an accumulation of lead or grime at the front.

I'll look when I'm home to see it but the round looks normal. I just thought too much coincidence I'll have two in back to back visits to range.

I don't own any factory loads but I have ran Federal AND Remington target rounds before with no problems

The gun chamber is very clean and no buildup

[oddjob]

I had a similar problem and my fix was a new recoil spring. I used mine in USPSA shooting and I was messing around with lighter/gamer loads and springs. I had problems similar to yours and got a hold of a XD guru in Illinois.

Turns out I had to tune my loads around the original recoil spring weight. I put in the original recoil spring in and the universe was one again.

Maybe the recoil spring?? It seems odd that this would happen with only 1k rounds though.

good luck!

[NationsMostWanted]

That round does have a dot on in from the pin hitting it. I contacted freedom munitions to see if they have or know of a problem. I noticed the past two range visits was when I switched to my newer batch of FM ammo

[Dinosaur Jr]

I've read enough bad stories about Freedom Munitions to inspire me to avoid it completely. Price is not my only consideration...

[NationsMostWanted]

They are offering to swap out my ammo for free. So hopefully with new batch I'll be ok

[jmf_tracy]

i had a similar problem once on my XD Tactical.
Turned out that it was the spring was too short/weak.
I replaced it with a 1911 5" spring and problem solved.
BTW, this was not a stock spring.
I sent my XD to Springer Precision for a trigger job and other work and this was the spring that they had replaced.

[Rgarbarino]

I had something similar happen with my XD40. The slide would not always go back into full battery even after racking it by hand and letting it fling back. Might be the same thing with your gun. What I found my problem was is a dirty, gummed up firing pin, firing pin channel and spring. Even though I try not to get oil or cleaner in the firing pin hole it's bound to get some in there eventually and will build up. Remove the striker locking plate and pull out the striker assembly. Clean it real good and don't oil it. Get some action blaster or brake cleaner and clean out the firing pin channel. Spray real good around the striker safety. Put it back together and I'm guessing it will work fine.

Before you do this try racking the slide without a magazine in and see it it slams all the way back into battery or if it stops short and feels sticky.

If you don't know how to remove the striker locking plate look on youtube.

Good luck.

[CGT80]

You need to remove a roll pin with a punch to get the striker out of the pistol. The roll pins are known to wear or break, so keep an extra on hand.

It is easy to strip the slide and clean everything. The loaded chamber indicator gets crap under it, especially with cast and lubed bullets, but that won't effect much. I ground a nail punch to make a hook to remove the extractor, but you can buy the tool. I like aqua clean water based cleaner and I use a kitchen spray nozzle on a hose to clean the gun, then blow dry with compressed air.

If it was the ammo, I would look at over sized bullets or not enough crimp. The chamber varies between copies of a firearm and your XD may not have enough taper to allow the bullet to be seated out as far as what your ammo was loaded to. My brothers xd 40 tac has less space (needs shorter COAL) than my XD 40 Service.

The stock captured recoil spring in my XD 40 Service has 30,000+ rounds of ammo run on it. The slide it still not easy to rack. Maybe mine is extra stiff or maybe they just don't wear out easily. 1k rounds is nothing for an XD, unless there is a defect somewhere.

[Rgarbarino]

Yes to remove the striker completely you need to punch out the pin but just removing what you can just by removing the locking plate will give you plenty of access to spray in there and clean it out. It works for me but the OP may have a different issue.