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G.A. Heath wrote:Firearms contain many small and precisely made/fitted parts, broken parts tend to be smaller than the parts they come from and get into places where Mr. Murphy can better use them against the shooter when they need the weapon to work. Broken parts can also be an indicator of other, even more serious, issues that should be corrected immediately.

The Annoyed Man wrote:"Southern Engineering!" Well stated, Mr. Heath.

BrianSW99 wrote:

lunchbox wrote:ok so im a bit of a procrastinator. I have not sent my Xd back to sa. anyhow i put some electrical tape on the grip to keep the safety flush since its not working anyhow. basically i now have a glock right? is there any reason I should send it back? I am kinda liking the electrical tape grip its got a nice feel to it.

I don't think I'd feel comfortable carrying a gun that was known to be broken. I don't know how the XD grip safety works internally, but I could imagine a situation where a loose spring or piece of a spring gets into the wrong place and causes other, more serious problems.

Brian

USA1 wrote:

WildBill wrote:

G.A. Heath wrote:The XD is a Springfield Armory product, not a Taurus, but SA still has a lifetime repair policy on them so send it in and they will take care of it.

Sorry, I meant Springfield Armory.

Don't feel bad, I once went into Chipotle and ordered a Cabana Bowl.

G.A. Heath wrote:The XD is a Springfield Armory product, not a Taurus, but SA still has a lifetime repair policy on them so send it in and they will take care of it.

lunchbox wrote:Ok so i noticed that the grip safety has lost its spring action.
im open to suggestions.

its a XD sc