XDM questions

[bchase75]

So, I picked up a Springfield XDM in .40 recently, and I've read online that if you dry fire them a lot the striker retainer pin can break. Anyone have experience with this? I'm thinking of ordering a Powder River Precision replacement pin (supposed to be stronger) and installing it as a precaution, but I'm wondering if its really necessary....

Also, does anyone know if night sights (Trijicon specifically) made for the XD can be installed on the XDM without too much trouble?

[bellavite1]

I have one for myself and one for the wife, both 3.8.
Carry guns, so they get shot a lot in practice.
Never had any issue...

[J]

Not sure on the NS, my XDm was bought with Trijicons on them.

As far as the roll pin. Don't dry fire all the time, and you will be OK. A little dry firing is not going to kill the pin. Especially since, unlike the XD, the XDm does not require dry-fire to disassemble. Also, there are many reports of that model working just fine for multiple magazines after the pin breaks.

There is a reasonable consensus that the solid pins are a bad idea. The roll pins should be the first thing to wear in dry fire strikes. Other pieces may take the brunt of the post with the solid, or more solid pins.

My opinion, if you are worried about it, pick up a spare stock roll pin to keep on hand in case it breaks.

[ruthabagah]

I have owned 2 xd and 3XDM, probably dry fired them 100 time each and never experienced a problem.

[bchase75]

Thanks for the feedback guys. Sounds like the thing to do is have a spare pin on hand just in case.

[Graves]

Or a snap cap...just sayin'.

[lifeon2]

Yeah snap caps are probably the cheaper route.

[bchase75]

Actually, a pack of replacement pins is $12, whereas a package of snap caps at Sportsmans is $15....

I probably will pick up some snap caps, but I usually decock my pistols by dry firing every time I'm done shooting a magazine at the range, and I doubt I'd take the time to put a snap cap in for that purpose.

Hard to believe that Springfield would sell a pistol with such an obvious design flaw. They need to step up their game if they want to compete with Glock in the reliability department.

[fitz19d]

I've never personally heard of anyone with that problem, and mines been dry fired plenty. (but less than a double action hammer for obvious reasons of always having to rerack slide).

For every single gun product from hi points to sigs you will find numerous people online blaming them for their cancer to magically going off.

[bchase75]

I called Springfield customer service this morning, and they confirmed that dry firing can damage the pin. The solution they recommended was to not dry fire the gun. I asked them how to decock the pistol if that was the case, and they answered my question with a question, asking me if I *really* needed to decock the gun after emptying the magazine

So yeah, not super impressed with SA right now, but I figure I'll just keep some spares on hand and hope for the best.