Col. Plink
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XD45 has some interesting (and possibly superfluous?) features. You cannot fully rack the slide without engaging the grip safety, allowing inspection of the chamber and apparently re-cocking the block&trigger if the above post is accurate.
It has a visual/tactile 'cocked' indicator on the back of the slide, but for the life of me I can't figure out why. I cannot think of any condition where there could be a chabered round without being cocked. The only situation I can think where it would not be engaged is after a dry fire. Even reaasembly requires bringing the slide all the way back, as does loading of course. So why there is a 'chamber loaded' indicator AND a 'cocked' indicator I couldn't tell you.
That said, my XD45T is a great shooter in every sense (and holds 14 rounds).
It has a visual/tactile 'cocked' indicator on the back of the slide, but for the life of me I can't figure out why. I cannot think of any condition where there could be a chabered round without being cocked. The only situation I can think where it would not be engaged is after a dry fire. Even reaasembly requires bringing the slide all the way back, as does loading of course. So why there is a 'chamber loaded' indicator AND a 'cocked' indicator I couldn't tell you.
That said, my XD45T is a great shooter in every sense (and holds 14 rounds).