XD45 Feeding issues

[JBS]

Took my XD45 out to the range, today. I had a lot of 200gr Rainier Plated Bullets loaded for the Kimber I used to shoot. Kimber ate them up. XD45 would not take them at all. On the good side, when I was able to fire it, the XD45 shot exceptionally well. Trigger will take some getting used to, though. All in all, I don't regret buying it. Gonna' get me some round nose bullets, next time I go to the store. I really like Rainier bullets. They are accurate as heck.

That leaves me with a little over 4000 Rainier Plated Bullets, sitting on the shelf in never opened boxes of 1000 that I need to get rid of.

[Phireglass]

Hmm, interesting, ive been scopin the xds for some time now. i know youl hear this over and over but did you swap mags? swap ammo? i can see the kimber worked with em so im not sure im thinking the ammo may have been a bad batch? il stay tuned and see what happens

[ThatFishGuy]

what type of bullet are they? From what i hear the XD line has feeding issues with SWC and the like. never tried them through mine though.

[JBS]

Forgot to mention...They are Semi-Wadcutters. Yes, I changed mags. No, I didn't change ammo. Semi-Wadcutters was all I had and wanted to test them.

[railroader]

You could try changing the overall length of you reloads. What's your over all length? I usually load my 200swc's at about 1.250" to 1.255" and they run fine in my kimber and my ruger p97. The same round will have feeding problems in a cz clone I have. You might have to go with a 200 grain round nose if you like that bullet weight. Mark

[JBS]

Yeah, I'm going with RN from now on. My C.O.L. is same as yours and they fed fine in my Kimber, too.

[08duramax]

XD doesn't like SWC.

[mswanson223]

sorry xds are too ugly for me.

[JBS]

XD45

XD doesn't like SWC.

I had to find out and I did. That's the first step in developing a load...Seeing if it will function. If it will, go on to the next step. If it doesn't, back up and punt. JMHO

[JBS]

XD Too Ugly

sorry xds are too ugly for me.

I ain't trying to sell it to you.

[ThatFishGuy]

might be willing to take some of those bullets off your hands though.....

[JBS]

Bullets

might be willing to take some of those bullets off your hands though.....

I'm open for discussion. PM me.

[inbox485]

Forgot to mention...They are Semi-Wadcutters. Yes, I changed mags. No, I didn't change ammo. Semi-Wadcutters was all I had and wanted to test them.

Semi wad cutters are a known issue with XD45. Not sure exactly why since they feed every hollow point I've ever heard of. I've never tried feeding a SWC in mine, but there are several threads on the matter over at XDTalk. SWC in an XD is generally considered a no go.

[MossbergMan]

Before you sell off your bullets, try some different OAL. Perhaps a couple of thousands on a inch longer or shorter will solve the issue. If it's feeding RN try loading your SWC closer to that OAL. Just a few rounds at a time, not a run of 100+.
Let us know what happens.

[JBS]

OK...But I've got them down to the shoulder. Any lower and it'll be the shoulder below the case mouth with the brass edge sticking out past the bulllet shoulder.