XD9 troubles

[dieselman]

Took my XD9 out shooting today. Had one stovepipe jam on each of the first two mags. Thought I might just be limp wristing it or something. Then the problems started. Fail to fire, fail to eject, stovepipes, fail to extract, fail to load, everything. Increased in frequency from about every 3rd/4th round to every other, to every round. Fired about 100 rounds total then gave up. Had one instance where I had one in the tube, two in the chamber, and a fourth VERTICAL in the magazine. Never had any problems with the gun before today...

what on earth is going on?

edit: because I know someone will ask, ammo was remington UMC.

 

[VUPDblue]

Sounds like it is excessively dirty or over-lubricated and cold. Could also be that your mags are junk...

 

[dieselman]

Sounds like it is excessively dirty or over-lubricated and cold. Could also be that your mags are junk...

weapon was cold, took it apart on the range and it didnt seem over lubricated.

mags are springfield factory stock.

 

[ThrottleJockey]

I don't know, but I would suggest mags first. Always start with the cheapest easiest to fix component, just like with cars. Oh, I see here's the problem. It's a 9mm!

 

[VUPDblue]

If you've run those particular mags before without problem, they likely aren't the problem now. What kind of lube are you using?

 

[dieselman]

If you've run those particular mags before without problem, they likely aren't the problem now. What kind of lube are you using?

RemOil w/teflon

 

[VUPDblue]

My money is on the lube/cold combo. Cold can make lubricants very viscous and sticky, leading to malfunctions.

 

[dieselman]

sure hope so, was planning on getting rid of it for a glock here soon but im not going to dump it on someone in the classifieds if its running like this.

 

[vxtip]

any junk under the extractor maybe, maybe it went bad? or maybe that ammo was a bad batch, perhaps try a couple brands. try the same mag a few times to rule out if some work and some dont. Maybe try firing on a bench holding the gun against a sandbag to rule out limp wristing, have someone else try shooting it too to see if the problem persists. Perhaps a broken part somewhere is causing the problem?

 

[silverspoon]

RemOil w/teflon

I've never had much luck with RemOil w/teflon. Not griping, moaning, complaining or bad mouthing, just saying. It leaves a film {which I guess it's supposed to hence the teflon} that seems to gum up over time, especially when it's cold. Maybe I'm over lubricating or something, I dunno. It very well could be the way I use it to be honest, I dunno. I guess I'm just an old fashioned but it's hard to beat 3in1 or just plain old Hoppes after you use all the new fancy schmancy stuff to remove all the powder/plastics/copper etc.

 

[ATM]

...ammo was remington UMC.

Likely culprit. I don't use this (in pistol calibers) any more even when it goes on sale.

Try a different brand or at least a box from a different lot.