Got mine back:
OK so I got mine right at Thanksgiving and have had several trips to the range to see what the differences are.
In my opinion the trigger feel "mushy" compared to how it used to shoot. I'm not saying its a bad gun, just different that before the recall.
Bottom line: Since nobody has had an issue with the initial configuration of the gun, if I had to do it over again I'm not so sure I'd send it in for the modification. Does it work? Yes would I rather have an unmodified version or a version that was not in the recall? Definitely!
OK so I got mine right at Thanksgiving and have had several trips to the range to see what the differences are.
In my opinion the trigger feel "mushy" compared to how it used to shoot. I'm not saying its a bad gun, just different that before the recall.
Bottom line: Since nobody has had an issue with the initial configuration of the gun, if I had to do it over again I'm not so sure I'd send it in for the modification. Does it work? Yes would I rather have an unmodified version or a version that was not in the recall? Definitely!
Haven't sent mine in as the progression of things you had to do to make it fail were extremely weird IMO and not normal safe operation. I will say that PRP is offering a post recall spring kit, which guys are reporting good things about.
For what it is worth:
21 Dec 13
>
> Springfield Armory XD/S Recall:
>
> The top four pistols we see at Courses currently are, Glocks, XDs, M&Ps,
> and Kahrs. SIGs represent a distant 5th place. 1911s, Berettas, et al
> bring up the rear. One exception is the Beretta Nano (small, 9mm concealment
> pistol), which is right now enjoying appreciable popularity.
>
> SA's XD/S, in 45ACP and 9mm, is another small, flat, single-column pistol,
> specifically designed for concealed carry. It is very popular, and, like
> all XDs, runs fine. We've seen a number come through Courses, and my wife
> has a copy, which she likes and carries regularly.
>
> Earlier this year, SA found it necessary to recall the XD/S. Friends at
> SA explained to me that a single customer, an XD/S owner, said he experienced
> a "slam-fire" with his XD/S during the normal loading process. SA asked
> the customer to send the weapon back to them, which he did. During
> thorough testing at the factory, with all brands of ammunition, SA was unable to
> duplicate the reported slam-fire, with the pistol in question, nor with any
> other copy of the XD/S tested. No other slam-fire incidents, other than
> the single one mentioned above, have ever been reported.
>
> It is a phenomenon I've never witnessed on the range with the XD/S, nor
> with any other modern autoloading pistol.
>
> Nevertheless, design engineers at SA recommended to management that a small
> design change be implemented with the XD/S that would make the pistol
> absolutely drop-safe, and thus altogether immune from slam-fires.
>
> SA then courageously decided to voluntarily recall the XD/S for retrofit at
> the factory. The recall was done very professionally, and included our
> copy. We sent ours in, via FedEX as instructed, in September. It was just
> returned to us, as promised, last week. It has been updated, inspected,
> and tested, and they even included an extra magazine, a nice touch. All was
> done at no charge. Shipping was pre-paid, both ways.
>
> Our XD/S now runs fine. Of course, it has always run fine!
>
> SA deserves a lot of credit for, at great expense, quietly and
> professionally correcting this ostensible design error, an error which, as noted
> above, is probably mostly imaginary.
>
> When you have a copy of the XD/S, and have not yet sent it back to the
> factory for this upgrade, I recommend that you do so, without delay. Either
> way, it is extremely unlikely that you will ever experience any safety issue
> with this pistol. However, for one, I'm not inclined to second-guess
> design engineers at the factory. SA is bending over backwards to take good
> care of its customers, and I sincerely recommend that you take advantage of
> their magnanimity.
>
> /John
>
>
21 Dec 13
>
> Springfield Armory XD/S Recall:
>
> The top four pistols we see at Courses currently are, Glocks, XDs, M&Ps,
> and Kahrs. SIGs represent a distant 5th place. 1911s, Berettas, et al
> bring up the rear. One exception is the Beretta Nano (small, 9mm concealment
> pistol), which is right now enjoying appreciable popularity.
>
> SA's XD/S, in 45ACP and 9mm, is another small, flat, single-column pistol,
> specifically designed for concealed carry. It is very popular, and, like
> all XDs, runs fine. We've seen a number come through Courses, and my wife
> has a copy, which she likes and carries regularly.
>
> Earlier this year, SA found it necessary to recall the XD/S. Friends at
> SA explained to me that a single customer, an XD/S owner, said he experienced
> a "slam-fire" with his XD/S during the normal loading process. SA asked
> the customer to send the weapon back to them, which he did. During
> thorough testing at the factory, with all brands of ammunition, SA was unable to
> duplicate the reported slam-fire, with the pistol in question, nor with any
> other copy of the XD/S tested. No other slam-fire incidents, other than
> the single one mentioned above, have ever been reported.
>
> It is a phenomenon I've never witnessed on the range with the XD/S, nor
> with any other modern autoloading pistol.
>
> Nevertheless, design engineers at SA recommended to management that a small
> design change be implemented with the XD/S that would make the pistol
> absolutely drop-safe, and thus altogether immune from slam-fires.
>
> SA then courageously decided to voluntarily recall the XD/S for retrofit at
> the factory. The recall was done very professionally, and included our
> copy. We sent ours in, via FedEX as instructed, in September. It was just
> returned to us, as promised, last week. It has been updated, inspected,
> and tested, and they even included an extra magazine, a nice touch. All was
> done at no charge. Shipping was pre-paid, both ways.
>
> Our XD/S now runs fine. Of course, it has always run fine!
>
> SA deserves a lot of credit for, at great expense, quietly and
> professionally correcting this ostensible design error, an error which, as noted
> above, is probably mostly imaginary.
>
> When you have a copy of the XD/S, and have not yet sent it back to the
> factory for this upgrade, I recommend that you do so, without delay. Either
> way, it is extremely unlikely that you will ever experience any safety issue
> with this pistol. However, for one, I'm not inclined to second-guess
> design engineers at the factory. SA is bending over backwards to take good
> care of its customers, and I sincerely recommend that you take advantage of
> their magnanimity.
>
> /John
>
>
I only found out about the recall last week, I'm told by springfield that turn around is 60-90 days.
Got the same answer S above. 60-90 days.
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Sounds about right. They received mine 9/30 and just got it back 1/10. Missed it so much.
What do you think of the returned product? As good as it was when it left? How is the trigger?
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