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WE got back in town yesterday and I picked up my brand new XD above. It required more muscles than I have to rack the slide. I went out to loosen it up today and notice that the magazineS rattle around loose in the grip. It doesn't matter which magazine or how many rounds are in the mag/S - the mags still rattle around loose. What is up with this - anybody know? I really like this pistol with the thumb safety but it will be hard to get the drop on a BG if he/she can hear me coming - you reckon?

BTW, my XD 9 SC is 'tight as a tick' with its magazines.

Thanks,

I really don't know and have never experienced that with my XD 40 or any other gun. Perhaps try field stripping it and putting it back together to make sure everything's seated properly?

Thanks. I field stripped it and wiped it down before shooting it. I ran a 100 (+/-) various rounds through it yesterday without any malfunction that I couldn't attribute to a trashy reload. I'll take her down again and see what I see. ITMT, we'll wait to see what Springfield has to say about it.

I've field stripped it again and put it back together and the mags are still loose in the well. I called Springfield Customer Service and was told that the looseness is normal and should be expected in XD's. I asked the nice lady how I should go about loosening up my XD 9 SC because it didn't rattle. She said she'd send me another magazine.

There's bound to be some sort of tape or filler material that could be applied to the base of the magazine to tighten it up. I wonder what it is?

the rattle may be something with polymer framed guns. I had a Glock 22 do what you're describing although it didn't affect the functioning it was annoying to me. Other Glock, XDs and HKs didn't rattle so I just wrote it off to something to watch for the next time I'm looking to buy. So how do you like the thumb safety?

10mmillie wrote:the rattle may be something with polymer framed guns. I had a Glock 22 do what you're describing although it didn't affect the functioning it was annoying to me. Other Glock, XDs and HKs didn't rattle so I just wrote it off to something to watch for the next time I'm looking to buy. So how do you like the thumb safety?

I'm much more comfortable with the thumb safety; in fact, I'll carry with one in the chamber in the XD .45. I wish my XD 9 SC had a thumb safety. I'll also figure a way to stifle the rattle.

You can fix just about anything with duct tape. Yes I did.

I did a Wally Walk with this pistol today. Anybody want to swap an almost NIB compact 1911 for an almost NIB XD .45 Service w/Thumb Safety?

Oldgringo wrote:
I did a Wally Walk with this pistol today. Anybody want to swap an almost NIB compact 1911 for an almost NIB XD .45 Service w/Thumb Safety?

I have an XD 45 Service model (minus the thumb safety) that I am very pleased with and carry as my primary concealed weapon. Sorry to hear that you're not experiencing the same level of satisfaction...

M9FAN wrote:

Oldgringo wrote:
I did a Wally Walk with this pistol today. Anybody want to swap an almost NIB compact 1911 for an almost NIB XD .45 Service w/Thumb Safety?

I have an XD 45 Service model (minus the thumb safety) that I am very pleased with and carry as my primary concealed weapon. Sorry to hear that you're not experiencing the same level of satisfaction...

Actually, I really do like it; especially, the thumb safety part of it. Mrs. Oldgringo said it stuck out like a "sore thumb" under a large untucked tee shirt. You reckon that's because she knew where to look for you know what?

I would suggest sending it into Springfield to have them look at it and fix the problem. I've heard numerous stories of their customer service being top notch and I imagine they will fix the problem.

OldGringo hate to hear of the problem with the new .45 Never had a similar problem with the .40 or the new 9sc. Might want to post this question on XDTalk and see if one of the XD addicted guys over there can help. You never know...

Thanks y'all,

A couple of small patches of duct tape on the clips closed the gap in the mag well and silenced the rattle - no big deal. I really like the gun; especially, the thumb safety. You know what else? It shoots to point of aim - right out of the box. That's more than I can say for me.