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Teddybear 12-13-2012 08:33 AM

A quick report
 
Took the XDs to the range tuesday. It was a clear day, 32*, 10mph south wind, making the wind chill 21*, so I didnt stay long.

Here is the first string of fire with Winchester SXT's. The 4 shots in the 6 and 7 ring are the first four shots. The other 7 rounds seemed to shoot a little low, but not as low as the first four. All were shot rapid fire.

http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/o...bear052/t1.png

Here is the last 10 shot string using my reloads. It seemed to like them real well, and are not as high a velocity as the factory rounds. These were also fired rapid fire.

http://i370.photobucket.com/albums/o...bear052/t2.png


In all I fired 50 rounds, all at 7 yards, and all rapid fire.

In all, the little pistol is a keeper. Its functioned without issue. Recoil is manageable. With the factory rounds and cold, arthitic hands, it did sting a little. Fit and function and finnish is excellent. I really liked the short reset on the trigger with its nice crisp, no creep release, but I do need to work on my trigger pull. I did not change the back straps to try them, only used the large one that was on the gun when I got it. I like the three dot sight, and had no problem picking up the red front sight. I see no need at this time to change to the green one, I might change mind once I get to shoot it in low light conditions. The mag springs were a little on the stiff side, but after all they're new. I'm going to load them up and leave them loaded for a while, and that should loosein them up some. I may add pinky extensions to the mags at a later date, but I didnt really have that much of a problem without them. One thing I didnt like was the way it slings the brass. As a combat weapon you want the brass slung as far away as it can, but as a reloader who picks up his brass, you really have to hunt for it. I also ordred a Crimson Trace Laser Guard for it. It should be here some time early next week.

Well I hope I havent bored ya'll too much. I am looking forward to warmer weather so I can take the pistol for a really good walk. If Illinois gets concealed carry passed, I'm 99.9% sure this will be my concealed carry pistol.

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rman 12-13-2012 01:20 PM

Looks like it sure likes your reloads - good shooting and a good report.

greener 12-13-2012 06:07 PM

Not bad. A little trigger jerk with the 230gr? Like the 200 gr better. Rapid fire grouping look good.

My son has an XD40 compact. It's a nice shooter.

Teddybear 12-14-2012 06:02 AM

Your 110% right greener. I'm going to have to work on my trigger pull. I do the same thing when I shoot a Glock. They just have a different trigger than my beloved 1911's.

kansas45 12-14-2012 06:57 AM

Good report Teddy. A little work with a file and a stone on the ejector and the extracter and maybe play with some springs and you can put that brass in neat little piles.

Teddybear 12-14-2012 08:52 AM

I found a solution to the stiff springs in the mags making it a little hard to load. UpLula mag loader. Made loading the mags a breeze. Best $30 I've spent on a shooting accessory in a long time. If you have arthritic hands, I would recommend one.

rman 12-14-2012 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Teddybear (Post 78684)
I found a solution to the stiff springs in the mags making it a little hard to load. UpLula mag loader. Made loading the mags a breeze. Best $30 I've spent on a shooting accessory in a long time. If you have arthritic hands, I would recommend one.

Great, aren't they?


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