That is not for sale. I just sold #187 for 2,000.00 :mrgreen:  

I want Bersa #8765. 

Interesting. 

He will allow me to demo this on his gun on the next range day. THANKS SUSH!!!! 

I have to wonder if it has something to do with the relative position between the sear and grip safety disconnector. If you let the slide go forward with the grip safety partially depressed, could it bend the sear forward and lock the pistol in position? Pics and text here: http://www.gunsandammomag.com/techside/xd_010305/ 

I have to wonder if it has something to do with the relative position between the sear and grip safety disconnector. If you let the slide go forward with the grip safety partially depressed, could it bend the sear forward and lock the pistol in position? Pics and text here: http://www.gunsandammomag.com/techside/xd_010305/ 

??? I just don't see (mechanically) how that could happen... I have an XD, but I'm not even sure I could rack the slide while holding the grip in such a way that the safety is only partially depressed... Obscure issue. Suprised to hear it considering this gun is not new... 

I can't wait to hear the news as well. I got 2 XD's and while I have put quite a few rounds through it with no problems, I must say that I am somewhat worried. 

Rycerz wrote:

I can't wait to hear the news as well. I got 2 XD's and while I have put quite a few rounds through it with no problems, I must say that I am somewhat worried. 

Don't be worried, as I said in my first post. Be sure the grip safety is depresed the whole time. you will never have a problem with it. 

ccwinstructor wrote:

Rycerz wrote:

I can't wait to hear the news as well. I got 2 XD's and while I have put quite a few rounds through it with no problems, I must say that I am somewhat worried. 

Don't be worried, as I said in my first post. Be sure the grip safety is depresed the whole time. you will never have a problem with it. 

I'm a firm believer in Murphy: and now that I know I got to be extra careful Murphy will step in and mess with me :D 

After working with this gun for the last 4 years I've seen just about everything imaginable that somebody can do to it. This would be a first and impossible to do the way you have described it. Rich 

RIIID wrote:

After working with this gun for the last 4 years I've seen just about everything imaginable that somebody can do to it. This would be a first and impossible to do the way you have described it. Rich 

Canyon Creek Rich? 

So maybe it is just Law Enforcement types who have this problem :wink:  

Nice story but..... The grip safety is already depressed to rack it forward.  

"Hitting the slide and everything with a hammer", that's no way of fixing a gun. 

After working with this gun for the last 4 years I've seen just about everything imaginable that somebody can do to it. This would be a first and impossible to do the way you have described it. Rich 

45 ACP, I was the one that told Greg about the XD needing the grip safety depressed to rack it. The very next day in a class with LEO, while doing this exact motion, they discovered if it is not all the way depressed throughout the cycle, well, you read the results. Very interesting, indeed. I would have liked to seen it in person. 

BTW, do you use an XD? I am not sure what your department uses. I never noticed before. Next time I am inyoru town I will take better care to look. 

45, I was not disagreeing with you or trying to pick apart anything you said. I was just relaying a conversation about the grip safety Greg and I had the day before. Nowhere in my manual did it mention depressing the grip safety (at all) fully to rack the slide. Be safe, 45ACP! 

Every cop should envy what 45acp carries.  

I Sharpie the bullets black so you can't tell.......... :mrgreen:  

You sound like a Mfr rep. Do you work for SA? :roll:  

There is a quick fix for this problem.......Glock. 

I guess it's not any worse than a 1911 that won't feed.  

Related thread on XDTalk: http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27312&highlight=%22slide+lock%22 

Dan M. wrote:

Related thread on XDTalk: http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=27312&highlight=%22slide+lock%22 

I know who that is on this list. He shouldn't have listed all of his guns, it took me 5 seconds to figure him out. Wonderful!  

Love my XD40 4". Most accurate out-of-the-box pistol I've ever owned. 

Thanks choochboost! You are on the XD forum as well so maybe you can keep us in sync if there seems so be a serious lapse in replies. I will pay attention here as long as it seems relevent then fade away as time goes on. 

Guns And Sushi wrote:

Love my XD40 4". Most accurate out-of-the-box pistol I've ever owned. 

So can you lend in me I need to learn how to take on of those down to the frame 

Don wrote:

Thanks choochboost! You are on the XD forum as well so maybe you can keep us in sync if there seems so be a serious lapse in replies. I will pay attention here as long as it seems relevant then fade away as time goes on. 

Actually, I was hoping to pass the buck to you! :mrgreen: I'll see what I can do, I just don't want people asking me too many questions on XD Talk since I'm not the guy who was able to duplicate what happened. 

thaves wrote:

Guns And Sushi wrote:

Love my XD40 4". Most accurate out-of-the-box pistol I've ever owned. 

So can you lend in me I need to learn how to take on of those down to the frame 

If that means what I think, then: http://www.xd-hs2000.com/disassembly/disassembly.html will link you to what you need. I think that much of this was before Springfield was importing, but whether you have a HS2000 or an XD the information is the same and accurate. 

Sure thing, Tim. We can work out details after the holiday. 

Hi guys! My name is Don, and I own almost too many of the HS2000 and XD pistols..well 6 for now. I am also one of the guys on the XD forum that is trying to jam his own pistol in the fashioned reported, because I am all about fashion. Tongue-in-cheek aside, there are several of us trying to get a jam of sorts, since that helps the knowledge base on our forum. We have often in the past set out to create failures so that we can talk members thru the solution rather than send to the factory. I have many times fabbed up the simpler parts to send out to members if they have lost their, and sometimes just on a whim because I was curious to see if I could do it. I have figured out a few of the springs so that SA is not the sole source of them for repairs or replacement. I am also the developer of many of the after market guide rods for this pistol, so while not formally a gunsmith I am pretty familiar with the operation. Basically I like to tinker and am willing to take a chance on my pistol that I can fix what I ruin, and if not I will pay Springfield to fix it since it is a self inflicted wound rather than their failure. So some of the info that is not clear so far: Is the slide fully in battery? Is there even 1/8"movement on the slide? If so how much approximate total? If any movement is possible you may be able to remove the striker spring and remove all tension in that area. If you do try remove the grip safety pin and it is under some pressure it will will make your drift drop down a bit, expect to try to force it back into alignment to continue to drive out the pin. You may need to have the frame or slide in a vice to get enough leverage. Is the silver colored striker cocked indicator sticking out of the black ring on the back of the slide? Or tell me what you want me to attempt and I'll probably give it a try! :shock:  

Good to see you here Don, welcome! I just talked to the author of this thread and he will be checking back in a little later on hopefully. I'm happy to see you are objective and understand that this is not about dumping on the XD. 

Don wrote:

Thanks choochboost! You are on the XD forum as well so maybe you can keep us in sync if there seems so be a serious lapse in replies. I will pay attention here as long as it seems relevent then fade away as time goes on. 

Actually, I was hoping to pass the buck to you! :mrgreen: I'll see what I can do, I just don't want people asking me too many questions on XD Talk since I'm not the guy who was able to duplicate what happened.