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New to this forum and to gun ownership. Just purchased an XDE 3.3. With a shell in the chamber, if I depress the de-cock, can I assume the gun won't fire? Thanks for the help.
Hi Borninthe40s. Welcome to the forum.
As far as the decocker, I like them. I don't agree with the article Bangbang linked where the author said they suck. They don't. And to decock the XDe, just push the safety lever down. I have wondered whether or not it would be a good idea to also let the hammer down easy rather than letting it just snap down. In the past for a semi-auto, at slide lock I just pushed the release and let the slide slam closed. Lately, I have heard from several folks not to release the slide that way because it introduces wear on the slide release. The same kind of thing could apply to the decocker.
Hopefully, some of Springfield's staff will jump in here with some advice. I was wondering about whether or not to use snap caps because a lot of folks say they are unnecessary. I emailed Springfield, and they advised to use snap caps. That was before the Forum was available.