Strange Metal Pieces

[teejay3800]

Hello all,
Quick question for my own peace of mind. I recently purchased a XD-M Elite Compact 10mm. It has functioned flawlessly and I'm very happy with it. However, when I unloaded it and dropped the magazine today, I noticed two shiny metal pieces sticking out. Sort of in the mag well area. I've attached two pictures highlighting them. They appear to potentially be part of a spring of some kind, but I'm uncertain. Are those two little pieces of shiny metal normal in my model of gun or do they indicate a problem?

 

[Belt Fed]

That don't look normal to me, did you disassemble it to see it better?

 

[mikep]

Hello all,
Quick question for my own peace of mind. I recently purchased a XD-M Elite Compact 10mm. It has functioned flawlessly and I'm very happy with it. However, when I unloaded it and dropped the magazine today, I noticed two shiny metal pieces sticking out. Sort of in the mag well area. I've attached two pictures highlighting them. They appear to potentially be part of a spring of some kind, but I'm uncertain. Are those two little pieces of shiny metal normal in my model of gun or do they indicate a problem?View attachment 118534View attachment 118535

Uh… that doesn’t look right. Are they “attached” with the slide or the frame? Either way i think that requires a phone call to SA customer service.

 

[Annihilator]

Hello all,
Quick question for my own peace of mind. I recently purchased a XD-M Elite Compact 10mm. It has functioned flawlessly and I'm very happy with it. However, when I unloaded it and dropped the magazine today, I noticed two shiny metal pieces sticking out. Sort of in the mag well area. I've attached two pictures highlighting them. They appear to potentially be part of a spring of some kind, but I'm uncertain. Are those two little pieces of shiny metal normal in my model of gun or do they indicate a problem?View attachment 118534View attachment 118535

Those are springs sticking out, no problem with that, all my XDm’s had that, normal, I panic when I first saw that on my XDm. Elite compact in 9mm, immediately looked at my other one which is same as yours and it was the same, no worries sir, it’s fine!

 

[mikep]

Those are springs sticking out, no problem with that, all my XDm’s had that, normal, I panic when I first saw that on my XDm. Elite compact in 9mm, immediately looked at my other one which is same as yours and it was the same, no worries sir, it’s fine!

Really? That’s crazy.

 

[Belt Fed]

Those are springs sticking out, no problem with that, all my XDm’s had that, normal, I panic when I first saw that on my XDm. Elite compact in 9mm, immediately looked at my other one which is same as yours and it was the same, no worries sir, it’s fine!

Now you got me gonna go look at mine

 

[OldGrunt]

I'm curious myself. I have a .45 XDM, but it's loaded and in my bedroom dresser drawer. I'm not unloading it tonight to check it. Maybe tomorrow, if I remember. But it goes "boom" every time I shoot it.

 

[Belt Fed]

Yup normal

 

[mikep]

Maybe SA should write “random looking pieces of metal are normal” in the manual.

 

[Belt Fed]

Guess an old dog can learn something new. i done had so many blow up and leave metal stuff everywhere i just knew he pulled one of my tricks.

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

Maybe SA should write “random looking pieces of metal are normal” in the manual.

KINDA LIKE ON ENGINE REBUILDING..........extra parts go in the carb/intake

 

[Jester560]

Normal

 

[teejay3800]

Here's two more pictures after field stripping the gun. Those metal pieces are definitely part of a spring assembly of some kind. I'll be honest, some of you guys' replies really had me freaked out.

Is the general consensus that this is normal? Especially after seeing these additional pictures?

 

[Annihilator]

Here's two more pictures after field stripping the gun. Those metal pieces are definitely part of a spring assembly of some kind. I'll be honest, some of you guys' replies really had me freaked out.

Is the general consensus that this is normal? Especially after seeing these additional pictures?View attachment 118546View attachment 118547

Yep, perfectly normal

 

[SimonRL]

If I had to guess, I would say that is a trigger return spring.

Well, after looking at the last picture, my new guess would be sear spring.