Bobby_Mac Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 I am having some issues with my XD Tactical .45 jamming and stovepiping with reloads. I am loading a 200 gr SWC with 5.5 grs W231. If I only put 8 rounds in the mag it seems to run fine, but if I load 13 rounds it will stovepipe and the next round in the mag will be vertical nose down. Sometimes it will just not extract the case and the slide will partially rechamber the empty case. However it doesn't do this consistantly. Has anyone had simular issues with reloaded ammo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougCarden Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 I would try bumping up the powder charge....I used to run 5.7 W231 with 200s back in the day when I started.....If you dont wnat to do that then I would go down on the recoil spring weight and try that. Good luck, DougC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loves2Shoot Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Go to XDtalk.com and do a search on XD .45 and SWC. Long story short, the SWC profile of the bullet is not good for the XD .45. The mags sit the bullets high and the extracted case catches on the bullets in the mag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjohn Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 L2S knows. I tried to prove his opinion wrong but failed. Profile just doesn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby_Mac Posted October 19, 2008 Author Share Posted October 19, 2008 Thanks for your replies gentleman. I appreciate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j33716 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I am having some issues with my XD Tactical .45 jamming and stovepiping with reloads. I am loading a 200 gr SWC with 5.5 grs W231. If I only put 8rounds in the mag it seems to run fine, but if I load 13 rounds it will stovepipe and the next round in the mag will be vertical nose down. Sometimes it will just not extract the case and the slide will partially rechamber the empty case. However it doesn't do this consistantly. Has anyone had simular issues with reloaded ammo? Been There; Done that! Check the lips on the mag. Put only one round in it and check the angle. See if the bullet touches the lips completely. Tug on the round side to side and make sure it is snug. Next, try to push up on the round while still in the mag. Push from the bullet, up. Many times the XDs have an issue with the mags opening up which causes a jam or stove pipe. After 10k-15k rounds through my 9mm XD I figured it out. I also have a Canyon Creek Production Ready 45 but only 1000 rounds through it. Works great! Shoots tight! I use 230gr HP with either 4gr of Clays or 4.5gr TiteGroup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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