XD slide did not lock back...

durdensfriend · March 15, 2008, 06:15 PM

I went to the range today and my XD's slide didn't lock back after the last shot TWICE. What causes this? I've only put about 250 rounds through it so far btw... thanks for your help!

Alleykat · March 15, 2008, 06:16 PM

Could be a weak mag spring; could be a misplaced thumb.

maddison08 · March 15, 2008, 06:23 PM

Yeah probably a bad mag, spring is not strong enough to push the follower up strong enough.

durdensfriend · March 15, 2008, 06:42 PM

Hmmm... I'll try one of my other two mags and see if it keeps happening.

msuman · March 16, 2008, 12:40 AM

I had the same thing happen with one of my mags. No big deal.

Kreyzhorse · March 16, 2008, 07:22 AM

Mags. My Glock went through as a period where it wouldn't lock open after the last round. Replaced my worn out mags and problem solved.

Not sure how the mags are that come stock with an XD, but the ones that came with my Springfield TRP are pretty cheap. If you buy replacement mags, I would encourage you not to buy Springfield mags. Buy some other type and rule out that it is, or it isn't the stock XD mags causing the issue.

solz56 · March 16, 2008, 07:22 PM

Check your grip. This was happening with my P2000 and it turned out that sometimes my thumb was riding the slide stop just enough to cause the slide to not lock back.

ElectricHellfire · March 16, 2008, 08:31 PM

+1 on the grip check. My usual 1911 style grip was letting my thumb hit the release/lock when I first started shooting my XD.

March 15, 2008, 06:15 PM	#1
durdensfriend Member Join Date: February 16, 2008 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 42	XD slide did not lock back... I went to the range today and my XD's slide didn't lock back after the last shot TWICE. What causes this? I've only put about 250 rounds through it so far btw... thanks for your help! __________________ Guns owned: Glock 26, Springfield Loaded 1911

March 15, 2008, 06:42 PM	#4
durdensfriend Member Join Date: February 16, 2008 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 42	Hmmm... I'll try one of my other two mags and see if it keeps happening. __________________ Guns owned: Glock 26, Springfield Loaded 1911

March 16, 2008, 07:22 AM	#6
Kreyzhorse Senior Member Join Date: April 12, 2006 Location: NKY Posts: 12,463	Mags. My Glock went through as a period where it wouldn't lock open after the last round. Replaced my worn out mags and problem solved. Not sure how the mags are that come stock with an XD, but the ones that came with my Springfield TRP are pretty cheap. If you buy replacement mags, I would encourage you not to buy Springfield mags. Buy some other type and rule out that it is, or it isn't the stock XD mags causing the issue. __________________ "He who laughs last, laughs dead." Homer Simpson

March 16, 2008, 07:22 PM	#7
solz56 Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2006 Location: California Posts: 503	Check your grip. This was happening with my P2000 and it turned out that sometimes my thumb was riding the slide stop just enough to cause the slide to not lock back. __________________ H&K P2000SK 9mm H&K P7M8 9mm Springfield 1911 Loaded Trophy Match .45 Colt 1911 Gov't .45

March 16, 2008, 08:31 PM	#8
ElectricHellfire Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2008 Location: The Woodlands, Texas Posts: 2,271	+1 on the grip check. My usual 1911 style grip was letting my thumb hit the release/lock when I first started shooting my XD. __________________ *Texas, the only State to Have Ever Kicked Another Country's Butt*

March 15, 2008, 06:16 PM	#2
Alleykat Junior member Join Date: July 26, 2007 Posts: 3,668	Could be a weak mag spring; could be a misplaced thumb.

March 15, 2008, 06:23 PM	#3
maddison08 Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 2008 Location: dalton, ga Posts: 208	Yeah probably a bad mag, spring is not strong enough to push the follower up strong enough.

March 16, 2008, 12:40 AM	#5
msuman Member Join Date: August 22, 2007 Posts: 29	I had the same thing happen with one of my mags. No big deal.