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Springfield XDs .45 acp and 9 mm Safety Recall
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<blockquote data-quote="Lone Wolf &#039;49" data-source="post: 2367924" data-attributes="member: 3016"><p>For what it is worth:</p><p>21 Dec 13</p><p>> </p><p>> Springfield Armory XD/S Recall:</p><p>> </p><p>> The top four pistols we see at Courses currently are, Glocks, XDs, M&Ps,</p><p>> and Kahrs. SIGs represent a distant 5th place. 1911s, Berettas, et al</p><p>> bring up the rear. One exception is the Beretta Nano (small, 9mm concealment</p><p>> pistol), which is right now enjoying appreciable popularity.</p><p>> </p><p>> SA's XD/S, in 45ACP and 9mm, is another small, flat, single-column pistol, </p><p>> specifically designed for concealed carry. It is very popular, and, like </p><p>> all XDs, runs fine. We've seen a number come through Courses, and my wife </p><p>> has a copy, which she likes and carries regularly.</p><p>> </p><p>> Earlier this year, SA found it necessary to recall the XD/S. Friends at</p><p>> SA explained to me that a single customer, an XD/S owner, said he experienced</p><p>> a "slam-fire" with his XD/S during the normal loading process. SA asked </p><p>> the customer to send the weapon back to them, which he did. During </p><p>> thorough testing at the factory, with all brands of ammunition, SA was unable to </p><p>> duplicate the reported slam-fire, with the pistol in question, nor with any </p><p>> other copy of the XD/S tested. No other slam-fire incidents, other than </p><p>> the single one mentioned above, have ever been reported.</p><p>> </p><p>> It is a phenomenon I've never witnessed on the range with the XD/S, nor </p><p>> with any other modern autoloading pistol.</p><p>> </p><p>> Nevertheless, design engineers at SA recommended to management that a small</p><p>> design change be implemented with the XD/S that would make the pistol</p><p>> absolutely drop-safe, and thus altogether immune from slam-fires.</p><p>> </p><p>> SA then courageously decided to voluntarily recall the XD/S for retrofit at</p><p>> the factory. The recall was done very professionally, and included our </p><p>> copy. We sent ours in, via FedEX as instructed, in September. It was just</p><p>> returned to us, as promised, last week. It has been updated, inspected,</p><p>> and tested, and they even included an extra magazine, a nice touch. All was</p><p>> done at no charge. Shipping was pre-paid, both ways.</p><p>> </p><p>> Our XD/S now runs fine. Of course, it has always run fine! </p><p>> </p><p>> SA deserves a lot of credit for, at great expense, quietly and </p><p>> professionally correcting this ostensible design error, an error which, as noted </p><p>> above, is probably mostly imaginary.</p><p>> </p><p>> When you have a copy of the XD/S, and have not yet sent it back to the </p><p>> factory for this upgrade, I recommend that you do so, without delay. Either</p><p>> way, it is extremely unlikely that you will ever experience any safety issue</p><p>> with this pistol. However, for one, I'm not inclined to second-guess </p><p>> design engineers at the factory. SA is bending over backwards to take good </p><p>> care of its customers, and I sincerely recommend that you take advantage of </p><p>> their magnanimity.</p><p>> </p><p>> /John</p><p>> </p><p>></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lone Wolf '49, post: 2367924, member: 3016"] 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 > > [/QUOTE]
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