Here is the spot to talk about your problems experienced first hand with Springfield XDs and HS2000s. This is NOT the place to brag on them. Threads like this exist to help other folk make informed decisions and diagnose and remedy problems.
The XD I had, devloped a light strike problem within the first 1000 rnds…The problem was traced back to weak mag springs, I bought some AGP mag springs (I think these are 20% stronger) and the problem dissapeared…Folks over at the XD forum had a running debate over this, many denying the fact that light strikes and weak mags springs ARE related… Also found out rather quickly the XD refuses to feed LSWC’s, Lot’s of jams…(I had a 4" service in .45) and if fed the LSWC’s it would push the rear of the mag out with enough force that it would no longer drop free, The fix for this was to use some needlenose pliers and carefully bend the mag back into place, and not to use LSWC’s… Long story short, I quickly got fed up with the XD’s quirks, and so-so accuracy and sold it, and bought a M&P…
Three friends and I got XD’s right after it won HGOTY the first time.
All of our guns shit the bed around 500 rounds. None of our guns would eject cases. We tried all types of ammo, and swapped mags.
We all dumped our XD’s and got Glocks after that.
I will never consider XD’s again.
Even more amusing is my XD was like $379. Meaning, since then XD’s have had the greatest increase in price, by percentage, than better, higher quality pistols.
I bought an XD 5" Tactical for USPSA Production in 2006. At around 1,500 rounds I started to to get intermittent extraction problems, about one FTE in 200. I sent it to SA, they put a new extractor in and have had zero problems in the last 7,000 plus rounds…
Ditto for me on the FTF LSWC.
Mine, as well as many I have seen in classes, also failed to freely drop empty magazines when the release was pressed. Mags had to be manually stripped.
Ditto X 4.
I have experienced this problem but only after beating the mags for 2k+ rounds. 1 out of 5 of my factory 10 rounds mags developed a slight deformation towards the top that casued it to get hung up.
This has to be attributed to speed reloading and letting the mags fly and on rocks and hard cement.
I have also had issues with remanufactured ammo not extracting properly due to a weak charge of powder.
Othere than some really basic shyt that for the most part has nothing to do with the gun…mine has run flawlessly.
I have owned both the .45tactical and .45service…I currently still own the .45 service and it is eclipsing the 3000 round mark.
XD-40: No problems for ~1800rds, then snapped the slide lock lever in half, rendering the gun inoperable.
XD-45 Tactical: No problems for ~1500rds
XDm-9: No problems for ~1600rds, then 3 of 6 mags stopped locking the slide back and I had intermittent (1 every 200) FTF. Each mag only had about 400rds through them. The mag springs were already FUBAR, severely weakend and twisted. Apparently there’s a downside to cramming 19rds in a mag. I highly recommend replacing the springs OFTEN, or upgrade to Wolff.
For the most part all of my XDs treated me well. They all have gone off to find new homes at this point though…
The only problem I’ve had with mine is I dropped the damn thing and half of the “flange” on the end of the recoil guide broke off. Thing still runs 4 years later. I never bothered to get a new one.
I had an XDm. I was experiencing FTE about every 25 or so rounds. I also had to use extraordinary force to seat a fully loaded magazine. I went M&P.
I bought one just after SA picked them up, somewhere over 8500-9000 rounds now and I don’t shoot it much anymore.
I have had three issues with the xd none of which make it a game ender.
The finish is crap on mine it rusted in the TN heat daily. It took constant scrubbing to keep it from turning orange. I’m pretty sure they fixed that problem after the first batch shipped.
The Sights… oh the friggin pressed in sights. Any front sight that requires cursing and a hack saw blade to get it out fucking sucks.
The location of the slide release blew chunks for about 500 presentations and as many rounds fired. The placement of my thumb would stop the slide from locking back on an empty magazine.
I can shoot the xd really really fast and accurate… better in fact than a 1911 which sucks. Due to the thickness of the grip and finish issues I don’t carry it anymore, I’ve gone to a g19 or 1911 when the mood hits me.
I currently own two XDM 9mms and one XD 9mm. The only issue that I have personally experienced is a shredded roll pin. This was after thousands of dry fires without snap caps. The gun still fired fine, but I do think it is a design flaw. The only other issues that I have ever seen have been broken trigger bars on high round count guns. This is easily fixed with a trigger bar from Springer Precision (all of my guns are oufitted with it). I think Springfield should have this issue addressed at the factory. Secondly, the early models would eventually crack blocks. This was corrected by the factory with relief cuts. I have 9,500 rounds through one XDm, 5k through the other and I have no idea how many through the XD (a bunch). I have used all of them in numerous classes without a single malfunction (Howe, Hackathorne, Southnarc, Suarez, Tac Pro, Farnam, etc.). I used to clean them every 1K rounds. I now clean every 2K. Glock is the only striker fired out there that can claim to have anything on the XD. If you can’t keep an XD running, it is you, not the gun.
I have a 45 Compact. I’ve put somewhere around 2500 rounds through it, mostly WWB, Blazer, and Federal HST. The slide lock placement has led me to cause it to not lock back a few times. Other than that it’s ran perfectly.
Two of the three magazines I have started separating at the welded seam on the back of mag. This occurred pretty much right off the bat. They split for about 1/4 inch, but so far it hasn’t progressed or caused any problems. This was a common problem with the 45 mags for awhile, and SA would send new mags to anyone who reported having the problem. I should have, but never did.
Not first hand experience, but upgrading the mag springs does seem to be a commonly recommended idea.
My bad.
I do believe if you took the time to read the entire post you will see that it stayed on track. I am sorry that you have a problem with it.
The XD9 SC was my first pistol, I got it probably around the 2004-2005 time frame. I put probably 3K rounds through 2 examples (sold one to pay bills them bought another later) IT wasn’t a bad gun, but I eventually had several failures to feed. I sold it off after that and bought a Colt CCO. More than likely the recoil spring assembly and magazine springs needed changing but I was younger and dumber than I was now and not just related to firearms either.
I experienced the same issue and has been my only problem with my XD9. It only manifested during defensive drills as I never had a problem during plain range visits. I would hold my thumb higher on the slide and prevent it from locking on the last round.
I had to relearn how to hold the weapon. So far, I still like it better than my G23.
I’m glad to see this thread here!
A few weeks ago, my best friend’s XD chambered a round during a shooting string and didn’t go into battery but it locked up so hard I had to use a tabletop to get the slide back enough to get enough leverage to pry to slide back and get the round out. AND HE KEEPS HIS GUNS RELATIVELY CLEAN! Chamber the round in my G22 and it fired and cycled fine…WTF?
Sparky
I’ve owned three XD’s. A XD40 Service, XD45 5” and a XDm in .40S&W.
The XD40 I bought back in 2003 and have put about 5000 rounds through it with no problems. The most I’ve put through it at any one time, without cleaning, was 850 rounds over a weekend. The only issues I’ve had with it are some rust buildup on the slide and pins from carrying it IWB.
The XD45 I bought right when they were first introduced to the market. I put about 2500 rounds through it with a few FTF issues and some of the magazines have had issues locking the slide back after the last round. The FTF would start to occur when the round count started getting high say at around 500+ rounds. The remedial action needed to fix the FTF was to tap the back of the slide forward to finish feeding the round. I number all my magazines so I can document which ones, if any, give me problems. I could never diagnose why certain magazines failed to lock the slide back. When I compared the feed lips and magazine follower to the magazines that worked well there was no obvious difference. Consistently the same numbered magazines (2 out of 9 mags I owned) would give me the failure to lock back every second, third or fourth time I used them.
The XDm (.40 s&w) was admittedly an impulse buy. I wanted to see if Springfield improved the design and if it lived up to the hype. I only ever put 1150 rounds through it with maybe 3 or 4 FTF. The remedial action needed to fix the FTF was to tap the back of the slide forward to finish feeding the round. The trigger I found was not that different than the XD40 or XD45.
I’m going to refrain from judging the accuracy of the XD’s I’ve owned since I never bench tested them at any distance. I’ve never had a problem hitting a 3x5 consistently at 7 yards and have been able to shoot one hole, 5 or 6 shot, groups with them at 5 yards. Accuracy seams comparable to other handgun I’ve owned.
I recently sold the XD45 and XDm so I could buy a HK P30 with the LEM trigger. My reason for selling the XD’s is a lack of confidence in their design as compared to the other handguns I own and/or carry (Glocks, M&Ps and HKs). I decided to keep the XD40, for a little while longer, because it has never given me any problems. It’s relegated to “Hangar Queen” status as an extra gun in the back of my gun safe.
Was the deformation on the back of the mag, towards the very top of the mag? That’s where my mags would also deform after shooting LSWC’s. This is’nt caused by dropping the mags, but rather the pistol is doing it. In the case of shooting LSWC’s, when the slide is pulling the empty case from the chamber, it is also riding on the next round to be loaded in the mag, the rim of the empty case gets hung up on the shoulder of the LSWC bullet, and is kicked off as if it was being ejected, causing a jam, at the same time, the loaded round in the mag is also slammed into the back of the mag itself, causing these deformations in the mag. I suppose it’s also possible that this can happen with other ammo besides LSWC’s, S.A.'s answer to the problem was to replace mags, I don’t know if they fixed this issue or not, To me, this is just another flaw in the XD design… These pistols were designed primarily around a RNFMJ bullet, and when you deviate too far from these parameters the result is usually a jam, and possible mag deformation…
Lots of guns do not work with LSWC or “cast” rounds… I really do not see this as a flaw in the design.