XDS light strikes

[Butter]

Have any of you had trouble with light strikes? The pistol was made this year, had only a few rounds through it before yesterday. 90% of the light strikes came on Winchester primers and the rest on CCI. It did seem to get progressively better the more it was shot. I didn't think til now that I should have taken a picture of it. The primers all popped the second time around (if that means anything)

 

[The Swamp Fox]

I had an xds 9mm that did the same thing. Look on YouTube for a video on how to clean the firing pin channel. That cleared it up for me. It seems like they ship with a dirty channel because mine was brand new out of the box when it happened.

 

[dave33]

The striker channel on my XDM 5.25 will get pretty dirty from time to time and need to be cleaned or can cause light strikes too. I would look at that first. Easy to do, get a punch and push in on the striker indicator plate, slide the back plate off, clean the channel. Its under spring pressure, be careful nothing launches across the room when doing this.

 

[Cowboy]

I had an xds 9mm that did the same thing. Look on YouTube for a video on how to clean the firing pin channel. That cleared it up for me. It seems like they ship with a dirty channel because mine was brand new out of the box when it happened.

This is what mine did as well.

 

[Cowboy]

It took three Q-Tips to clean all the gunk out.

 

[Bill]

And don't oil the channel, leave it clean and dry.

 

[Tim]

Ditto all above regarding the striker channel clean out.

 

[chiefjason]

And don't oil the channel, leave it clean and dry.

If this is the case be careful what you clean it with. None of the CLP, Ballistol type stuff. Straight hoppes. Gas shotguns are like that too, you can't use something that lubricates too or it will attract carbon and powder.

 

[dave33]

And don't oil the channel, leave it clean and dry.

Definitely don't want anything in there attracting crap to gum the works up. Ive found the best way to clean it is to wrap a clean dry patch around a small brass bore brush, like a .22, and keep twisting it around til it comes out clean, then blow it out with some compressed air.

 

[Damn_Yankee]

I use the chlorine free brake cleaner for striker channels. Works like a charm.

 

[Butter]

Pretty sure I found the problem-high primers. The one I found was .005" high. Ill have to try again next week to make sure. I cleaned the channel and it still was malfunctioning. Then I sat there and stared at it for a minute or two and then it hit me