Disassembly of a Springfield XD (intermediate)

This brief photo blog will illustrate the disassembly of a Springfield XD series firearm on an intermediate level for cleaning and inspection.

At this point, disassembly of a Springfield XD series firearm is very similar to the intermediate disassembly of a Glock. The first step is to disassemble the XD as mentioned in a previous blog entry.



Now that you have the XD in two pieces, take a look at the slide. In the front portion of the slide, just like the Glock firearm mentioned earlier, there is a large spring. This is the RECOIL SPRING. Just pinch at the front and far end of the spring and use your other hand on the barrel as a stabilizer.


With a moderate pinch, the recoil spring should be loose enough to pull up and away from the slide. Do keep a good grip on it as it has been under pressure and may want to fly off.


Once you have removed the recoil spring assembly, set it aside.


There is one more component to remove from the slide. The last step is to remove the barrel. There are no restraints on this component, so you can just grab it and lift it right out.


The disassembly of a Springfield XD series firearm is complete at this point.


You should not require any further disassembly, and the firearm can be completely cleaned at this stage.

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