The dirtiest gun I have ever seen.

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A friend of mine has a XD 9mm and I wanted to look at it. I am thinking of getting that or the XDm. After our lunch meet we went out side to the parking lot to look at his gun. He whips it out and hands it to me and says Oh! it is loaded. I wanted to feel the grips and dry fire it. So I asked him if HE would unload it. As I was handing it back to him I noticed it was not in battery. The slide was not fully forward. I pointed that out to him. He racked the slide to get he bullet out and handed it back to me.

That slide and barrel had so much crud on it. I just was over whelmed. The breach face was caked with carbon and maybe unburned powder or what ever it all was. Everything was bone dry I mean dry dry dry.... I ask when he last cleaned and oiled it. It had be months. I asked why it was so dry. He told me he was using Dryslide. He had gotten it from old friend and it may have been 20 years old then...

I looked at the bullet that was in the barrel it looked really beat up. I would have disposed of it and not put it back in the gun.

I am not a Mr Neatnick or anything but I always clean my gun after shooting.
I find that an enjoyable part of gun ownership.

He has his CPL (CCW) and carries regularly. This gun was not ready to use and shoot if a situation came up. Maybe my horrified looks said something to him. :eek:



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I keep my Glock 23 well lubed (grease on the slide rails, and just a couple of drops of oil), but I only clean it every 1-2 K rounds...
 
He had gotten it from old friend and it may have been 20 years old then.
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Is it possible for an XD to be 20 years old? I didn't think the XD was that old.

I have an XD-45. It's a nice gun and has been very reliable ... but I never fail to clean it when I quit shooting.
 
That XD will and would have fired. Dirty is subjective.
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That has me curious to know what happens when an XD fires out of battery?
As the OP said, "As I was handing it back to him I noticed it was not in battery."
 
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He had gotten it from old friend and it may have been 20 years old then.

Is it possible for an XD to be 20 years old? I didn't think the XD was that old.

I have an XD-45. It's a nice gun and has been very reliable ... but I never fail to clean it when I quit shooting.
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I think he meant that the Dryslide was 20 years old, not the XD.
 
That has me curious to know what happens when an XD fires out of battery?
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I don't think the XD is supposed to be able to fire out of battery ... but Yeah, I DO NOT want to test it.

BTW, if a gun is so dirty it doesn't go into battery easily, I would think there's a clue it needs to be cleaned ......
 
when the slide don't or the revolver won't, even if it ain't its birthday--give it a bath.
 
If you clean your weapons after every range trip, you won't ever have that problem.


I don't understand people who hardly ever clean their guns. The cleaner you keep them, the more reliable they are. Also, the cleaner you keep them, the easier they are to clean.

I'm lazy; I don't like scrubbing carbon and gunk out of my guns. That's why I clean them after every range trip. and periodically as preventative maintenance as well.
 
Its all well and good to have a weapon like a glock or xd or AK-47 that will continue to function even when it becomes very dirty. But it is stupid to not clean it when you have so many chances if you are using it as a carry weapon.

Of course such torture tests wouldn't count, but I don't intend to conduct such a test with my carry weapon while I am depending on it.
 
an xd will fire if you pour cement in the barrel and let it dry. i love the kool-aid drinkers on this forum. haha.
 
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He had gotten it from old friend and it may have been 20 years old then.

Is it possible for an XD to be 20 years old? I didn't think the XD was that old.

I have an XD-45. It's a nice gun and has been very reliable ... but I never fail to clean it when I quit shooting.
I think he meant that the Dryslide was 20 years old, not the XD.
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Yes, I was referring to the Dryslide and not the pistol.
 
You should have take pics, posted them here, let us make fun and the direct him to the thread.
 
I heard a pistol say "Neglect me, I will not protect thee". I think it was a vision... dream... Gunny... something like that. :rolleyes: T shirt...
 
I can't even stand bringing a dirty gun into the house. Everything I own is always very clean, lubricated, and oiled. Not providing your weapon with basic maintenance is putting your life on the line when you're talking about a carry piece. My life is worth an hour with some patches, brushes, and Hoppes #9.
 
when you say an hour you arent kidding. I think i spend twice as much time cleaning my revolver as i do shooting it. And i get just as much pride and satisfaction out of cleaning it as i do firing it. One could say i fire my guns so i can clean them
 
That XD will and would have fired. Dirty is subjective.
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agreed, mine runs and runs and runs, i have had it dirty and much worse. Though i personally don't like to keep my guns that filthy, i know my xd would still run in that condition, that however doesen't mean that i am gonna let it stay that way. I have shot excess of 800+ rds in my xd, with dirty ammo at that. on multiple occasions and had no issues.
here are some "dirty" pics form the last time.

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and here is most of the boxes of ammo that was shot that day.
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If some of you guys saw what our rental pistols go through...even when they get cleaned and totally scrubbed down, it's still not enough to get all of the carbon off.
 
I don't think the XD is supposed to be able to fire out of battery ... but Yeah, I DO NOT want to test it.
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It won't, had it happen once and it wouldn't fire. It was my xd40.

As for them being dirty. it is subjective. I'm not saying don't clean them but I'm also saying they'll still work fine if you don't do it after each time at the range. I have five xd's and shoot them all the time, I also work at a shooting range so I have plenty of time to shoot the one I carry on that particular day. I've gone for 8 mths w/o cleaning the ones I've fired. I even left one of them for over a year. (forgot I'd shot it. :uhoh:).
About the only thing you need to treat on an xd is a little grease/oil on slide grooves. I also blow out the lint and crud inside. I carry mine all the time and they get a buildup of lint and dirt from carrying.
The xd is not the dirtiest gun by a long shot. The .45 Colt wheel gun is. Not only does the black powder carbon up the barrel but you should see the poor guy shooting it.

That being said. You should always clean your gun after firing it.
 
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In response to TommyGunn, The Springfield XD is actually from a company in Croatia called Croatia Im Metal Company,it is not originally an American made pistol. It was originally produced in the late 90's. Here's a picture of the original design.


 
Thank you AjayofCanada. I was aware that the XD was from Croatia, but not that the design was that old.

And that's an interesting photo; I note the changes made from that design to the version I have with the rails and the changes in the slide.
As I said I have the .45ACP version and I consider it to be a fine gun.
I always keep it clean and lubed after I shoot it. I started out in blackpowder handguns, and from that I got the ethic of always cleaning guns thoroughly and maintaining them, even though modern guns are not as dirty as blackpowder.
Thanks again.
 
I actually like the looks of the older design pictured above, I'm not a big fan of how the current design is covered with grip serrations on every square inch, from the slide to the grip, I prefer a clean look. Just my opinion.
 
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