Now this is embarrassing

[BryanP]

I was sitting at home this evening watching Casino Royale and cleaning my XD45. I have no idea what I did to it. I reassembled it, and when I pushed the slide back it locked up tight as a bank vault. I can't get the slide to budge, forward or backwards. Here's a pic of where it is. Barring a quick and easy fix, can anyone recommend a smith in the Nashville area who I could hand this to with an appropriate amount of cash with the words "Please fix my stupid mistake, and while you're at it show me what the hell I did?"?

By BryanP

[dralarms]

I was sitting at home this evening watching Casino Royale and cleaning my XD45. I have no idea what I did to it. I reassembled it, and when I pushed the slide back it locked up tight as a bank vault. I can't get the slide to budge, forward or backwards. Here's a pic of where it is. Barring a quick and easy fix, can anyone recommend a smith in the Nashville area who I could hand this to with an appropriate amount of cash with the words "Please fix my stupid mistake, and while you're at it show me what the hell I did?"?

By BryanP

Bryan,

Not sure but it looks to me the release lever is in the "up" position. Unless you can get it to go down I'm afraid a gunsmith of return trip to the mother ship is in order.

[Oh Shoot]

It's pretty common, though hasn't happened to me. Comes from putting spring in off center. Here's the fix:

http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/general-hs2k-sa-xd-talk/74463-barrel-ramp-jammed-locking-block.html

http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/latest-hs2000-sa-xd-faq-stickies/45123-fix-slide-stuck.html

(maybe use this one first, it has pics)

Find the one about pulling the spring guide rod in the front, that sounds easier than forcing the slide, but either should work. Apparently if you call Springfield they talk you through the guide rod method.

- OS

Edited January 5, 2009 by OhShoot

[BryanP]

I think it's supposed to be in that position, but it rotated down easily enough. The slide is still completely locked. I suspect it's smith time. Any suggestions?

edit: thanks for the link ... reading now

[BigPoppa]

Bryan,

Before you spend the $$$ on a smithy, send Todd@CIS a PM. He's an XD armorer, and might be able to walk you thru the fix. He's a decent enough guy.

[Oh Shoot]

Bryan,

Before you spend the $$$ on a smithy, send Todd@CIS a PM. He's an XD armorer, and might be able to walk you thru the fix. He's a decent enough guy.

See my post.

Common happening.

No smith needed.

- OS

[dralarms]

It's pretty common, though hasn't happened to me. Comes from putting spring in off center. Here's the fix:

http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/general-hs2k-sa-xd-talk/74463-barrel-ramp-jammed-locking-block.html

http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/latest-hs2000-sa-xd-faq-stickies/45123-fix-slide-stuck.html

(maybe use this one first, it has pics)

Find the one about pulling the spring guide rod in the front, that sounds easier than forcing the slide, but either should work. Apparently if you call Springfield they talk you through the guide rod method.

- OS

Wow, That will make you pay attention while assembling your gun.

[TripleDigitRide]

Yep, that's fairly common. Although it's never happened to me, I see it being talked about over at XDTalk fairly often.

No need for a smith.

[BryanP]

I've got it back, but the disassembly lever has popped into the assembled position. Can't move the slide to save my life now. Something tells me I may be tossing some money at Todd@CIS. I don't mind paying for expertise, especially when I've done something stupid.

By BryanP

Edited January 5, 2009 by BryanP

[TripleDigitRide]

Are you doing all this with the magazine still in the gun?

[Oh Shoot]

And does it dry fire?

Idea is, once you have it in battery, leave take down UP, dry fire, and remove slide and reposition spring.

The spring is still off center, so you haven't fixed it yet.

And yes, mag should be out, just as you normally do to disassemble.

- OS

[Oh Shoot]

I've got it back, but the disassembly lever has popped into the assembled position. Can't move the slide to save my life now. Something tells me I may be tossing some money at Todd@CIS. I don't mind paying for expertise, especially when I've done something stupid.

By BryanP

Slide doesn't look like it's quite far enough forward to be in battery yet.

See this pic...shows recess between slide and frame, yours doesn't.

If it won't dry fire, slide is still not forward enough to be in battery.

- OS

Edited January 5, 2009 by OhShoot

[BryanP]

No magazine. At this point I think the problem is that the lever rotated on me, so now I can't do much of anything with it.

[Oh Shoot]

No magazine. At this point I think the problem is that the lever rotated on me, so now I can't do much of anything with it.

Well, you probably need to get the slide back and do lever again, and go through drill again.

But if you just can't do that, call Springfield in the morning, see if they can talk you through it.

Maybe you've found a way nobody else has to really lock it up, but I doubt it.

- OS

[BryanP]

Thanks once again for the help guys. I probably won't have time to work on this again for a couple of days, but I'll let you know when I finally get it loose. I still feel like a dumbass.

[Almond27]

Hey I wouldn't feel stupid I've done dumber things reassembling weapons but I'd not post what I did for the sheer fact I would probably get laughed off the site.

[Guest GUTTERbOY]

Anyone who would laugh at someone else with a "dumb" problem has just forgotten that he was once not all-knowing.

I had an incident a while back... the grip safety on my XD was showing some surface corrosion, and I decided the best way to clean and protect it properly was to remove it. As is often the case with stuff like this, removing it was easy. It was only when it came time to put it back in that things went south. Luckily, I did figure it out after some thorough Googling, but for a bit, I was thinking I'd have to pay someone to fix my screwup.

In the end, I guess it's one of my downfalls... I am way too fearless when it comes to disassembling things.

Edited January 5, 2009 by GUTTERbOY

[Guest Astra900]

In the end, I guess it's one of my downfalls... I am way too fearless when it comes to disassembling things.

That brought back a few personal horrors I have been trying to forget, have mercy!!!

[Guest bkelm18]

At one point I appeared to have a nice streak going where I would break a firearm on accident right after I buy it. I broke a part on a Ruger P345 in the process of removing the magazine disconnect safety. The first time I took out my AR it jammed up real nice. The spent case got stuck in the chamber and I had to pound it out with a hammer and dowel, but in the process I broke the tab off the forward assist. As well as other small things here and there. My gunsmithing "skillz" have gotten better but I still do stupid stuff.

[bubbiesdad]

Thanks once again for the help guys. I probably won't have time to work on this again for a couple of days, but I'll let you know when I finally get it loose. I still feel like a dumbass.

I know a board member, who shall remain nameless, not me, but he warned me against it, who put pressure on the barrel while re-aeembling his XD. He had to send it back to SA to get it fixed.

[VERO1]

I'm really good at taking things apart. Putting it all back together again? not so much.

[Guest db99wj]

Man, ya'll do some dumb stuff, unlike me, who has never dropped his dad's Colt Frontier Scout single action .22 into the mud and tried to cover it by taking it apart, to clean it, then not knowing, remembering how to put the trigger back together, so he put it in a bag and never mentioned it until a few years later and his father in law put it back together again.....Nope. Ya'll are crazy:shake:.

[Guest shadow12]

I know a board member, who shall remain nameless, not me, but he warned me against it, who put pressure on the barrel while re-aeembling his XD. He had to send it back to SA to get it fixed.

HEHEHEHEHE, Only you and the Shadow knows.

[ftncityfatboy]

i took mine apart not long after i got it, you know, familarize yourself with your gun, forgot to put the barrel and spring back in, put the slide on, locked up tighter than, well you know.....to this day i don't know what i did to free it. but, all is right with the world now.

[Guest sling]

Hmm. I had an incident with the very first AR i put together. I had forgotten to put the buffer 'stop' plug into the lower receiver and then followed to assemble the upper to the lower. At that moment i had also forgotten to put the bolt and charging handle back into said upper and the buffer and buffer spring lodged itself into the chamber. That was fun.