John Wayne
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I've got a Springfield XDM-9, 4.5". Had the gun for about a year now and have put 3,900 rounds through it as of today. Everything is stock, using factory mags, and original springs. Approximately 200 or fewer of the rounds fired have been steel-cased ammo, the rest was all factory or once-fired handloaded brass-cased.
I have been very satisfied with this pistol for the most part, but lately it has developed the annoying tendency to throw ejected brass right back at my face. It doesn't do it every time, and seems to do it more frequently on the last round in the magazine. At first I thought the brass was bouncing off the partition next to me and hitting me in the head, but over the course of several hundred rounds shot indoors and outdoors, I have decided that it is, in fact, the gun.
The gun is cleaned and lubricated as it has always been, and has the ejection problem with a variety of ammunition. I can usually tell when a case is going to hit me, because instead of flying up to the right it seems to come straight back while rapidly tumbling end over end. Thankfully, it seems to be moving much slower due to the tumbling action than if it were being ejected rapidly as usual.
I don't know what to look for when examining the extractor; some of the finish has been worn off and it shows through as shiny metal on the front of the extractor and partially on top. One corner does appear to be a bit more rounded than the others--could this be affecting it?
Anyone else experiencing this problem with their XD/XDM? How is Springfield's customer service (the ejector, if it is causing the problem, does not seem to be an easy part to replace.)?
I have been very satisfied with this pistol for the most part, but lately it has developed the annoying tendency to throw ejected brass right back at my face. It doesn't do it every time, and seems to do it more frequently on the last round in the magazine. At first I thought the brass was bouncing off the partition next to me and hitting me in the head, but over the course of several hundred rounds shot indoors and outdoors, I have decided that it is, in fact, the gun.
The gun is cleaned and lubricated as it has always been, and has the ejection problem with a variety of ammunition. I can usually tell when a case is going to hit me, because instead of flying up to the right it seems to come straight back while rapidly tumbling end over end. Thankfully, it seems to be moving much slower due to the tumbling action than if it were being ejected rapidly as usual.
I don't know what to look for when examining the extractor; some of the finish has been worn off and it shows through as shiny metal on the front of the extractor and partially on top. One corner does appear to be a bit more rounded than the others--could this be affecting it?
Anyone else experiencing this problem with their XD/XDM? How is Springfield's customer service (the ejector, if it is causing the problem, does not seem to be an easy part to replace.)?