System: New P365 XL (no safety)
Question: Has anybody experienced this scenario (see below)
Other info: I have described this to Sig as accurately as I could and they did not think there was a problem.

They talked specifically about some barrel mechanics of the P365 XL that might cause this. But I'm not sure if they fully understood what I'm experiencing - AND THERE MAY NOT BE A PROBLEM. The pistol fires well and is easy and accurate to shoot.

Would anybody be willing to try the scenario below and see if they are experiencing it?
Or let me know if you know what this is?

Scenario:
- Dry fire with no magazine OR with a magazine and a Tap Rack Dry Fire Safety Training Aid

1. Rack the pistol
2. Pull the trigger until it hits the wall - the first sign of resistance
3. Keeping pulling the trigger maybe one more millimeter until it hits the "next" wall
4. As I do 3 the slide moves backwards a VERY small amount. But you can feel a very slight clunk

I discovered this while practicing with a MantisX 10 on the pistol. I would barely have noticed it except it sometimes trips the MantisX to record a shot - which is a pain.

I don't know if this happens with a loaded magazine in the pistol. I certainly didn't notice it at the range but there's a lot going on at the range compared to dry firing at home.

Thanks in advance for any help.

It’s a dry fire thing.I was shooting my XL today it does the same during dry fire. Shoot and have fun.

You're applying slight rearward pressure on the striker. With no magazine installed, you may also see a slight downward movement of the slide. The P320 does the same thing, due to similar design. Put a magazine in with a round or dummy round, you won't see the downward movement, but may see a very slight aft movement of the slide. It will not impact function or accuracy of the pistol.

Wow, quick and awesome responses.

Thank you both!

I love the XL. Fantastic.

I tried a P365 when they first came out. A local range had one, so I rented it, and immediately paid for one, pending receipt of the pistols (which were hard to come by). As soon as I shot it and handled it, I knew I wanted one. Same day, I happened across town at a different shop, and they'd just got some in...sold me one on the spot. Thus, I ended up with two, same day.

Given the reports of breakages, I elected to shoot mine until it broke, like seeing how many licks in a tootsie pop. When I was unable to break it, I decided to carry it, and have been, since. It fills the same space in my pocket as a chief's special revolver, but with double the capacity, plus a couple of 15 round magazines in my pocket.

I'd have to carry a ditty bag full of speed loaders for the revolver, and what a royal pain to cycle through them when the chips are down. To me, the P365 represents a truly concealable, easy to carry pocket auto that takes the place of a pocket revolver.

The P365 has become very popular, in all its flavors.

"Squeeze" the trigger

I’ll will check out mine to see if I have similar results.

Slide movement may happen with other pistols, and that was the main reason I kind of got turned off by my Canik TP9SA. I noticed the slide moving upward when I was pulling the trigger. It has been a while so I don’t remember now if that was both hot or dry.

I have 2 P365's, and they both do the same thing.

Just to note, every Glock I have also exhibits very slight slide movement when I duplicate your scenario. VERY slight.