Thread: The Continuing Mag Problem, Part2 w/Pics

After my period of utter disgust with my XD45, I took it out of the safe and to the range today and busted a few caps - about 25 rounds. No failures, but I still don't trust my life with it. Gonna have to have a thousand no-fail rounds through it before I do that, and I am not sure I want to invest that much in it. Maybe. CX

...and the grip of the G21SF is noticably fatter than the XD-45. Doesn't work well with my stubby fingers.

Cool! I'm sure you knew POI would change while you were making the changes to your gun (shoots about a foot lower now?). Just file the front sight down the next to you go to the range. Problem now though is your solution isn't one that is readily implmented by Average Joe XD 45 gun owner. SA may not care for or need it either, especially if your mods reflect what the true specs of the XD 45 are supposed to be (implying you bought an...

Thanks, Charlie. I'm watching with interest!

Quote: Originally Posted by Charlie Xray I looked at mine under a loupe and I can see the same "pad". Under power it looks like it is machined into the barrel and only appears to be added. Did they change your barrel out for a new one. CX nope same ole barrel. There wasn't a detailed description of what they did with it. I didn't check before sending it since the post that outlined the fix happened the day after I...

Quick update on my situation. I recieved a new pistol from SA earlier this week. They didnt bother doing anything with my original gun and just shipped out a brand new one similar to the OP. The new one looks to have the same problem. The casing is still exposed above the middle rail while doing the test that has been mentioned earlier in the thread. I havent even bothered shooting it as i know it still has the problem. There is a Gun show in...

It would be awesome if CharlieXray could film his XD with a super high speed camera (like they use on "Time Warp") so it would be possible to see exactly what happens.

Just a quick note on the progress. My wife is happy! She ran the pistol this past weekend with 300 rounds. It was her first major outing. Not a single FTF, FTE, no nicked cases. By the end, she was putting all her shots while moving from 20 yards to 5 yard and stops between in a 4" circle. It has no issues shooting the SWC or the LRN intermixed in her two magazines. All she needs now is more magazine, and I have go load more ammunition.

do you still have the same mags or were they all replaced too?

Quote: Originally Posted by DPGDirk ...and the grip of the G21SF is noticably fatter than the XD-45. Doesn't work well with my stubby fingers. I have big hands and the regular G21 felt huge and bulky in my hands I did not like it at all, the G21SF was a little better but nowhere near as comfortable as the XD .45. That's one of the reasons why I've decided on the XD, because I was in the gun shop the other day and was handling...