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'Card · 08-15-2006, 11:52 AM

Great feedback, guys. This is exactly the kind of stuff I needed.

The reason for linking the dates (year) is it's suggested by Wikipedia guidelines. If I understand the reasoning correctly, it has something to do with allowing dates to display correctly according to different user preferences.

Good idea on linking the grip safety - and there is a Wikipedia entry describing what it is. I'll do that tonight as well. I'll also change the line about the different finishes - I had the impression that the SC models were only available in black - but you're correct. All models are available in all three finishes.

As for the different mag capacities, I didn't want to get too bogged down giving the exact cap of each model in each caliber, when someone can go to the SA page for specifics. I was mostly just tossing it in there using the most popular calibers and models to give the reader a general idea. I'll fix the 9mm info, and add something about double stacking though.

I'll work all of this into it tonight when I get home from work.

AZXD40 · 08-15-2006, 12:00 PM

Great job on the page, I loved it
SCJ

**Old School** · 08-15-2006, 01:40 PM

We (PistolGear.com) was once an external link on the old page. What happened?

**akr** · 08-15-2006, 01:58 PM

Quote:

Flip

Well, you could change it to "muzzle hop up" or "jump up" or "jump up and down".

'Card · 08-15-2006, 02:55 PM

I dunno, OS - I didn't remove it. I think I just added a link (the breakdown guide) and left the rest the way they were. I'd agree that PG should be in there, though. I'll take care of that as well.

TomSwift · 08-15-2006, 03:01 PM

muzzle rise

DoctorDawg · 08-15-2006, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Old School

We (PistolGear.com) was once an external link on the old page. What happened?

OS, I can't speak for what 'Card may or may not have done, but I thought I'd point out that in a 'wiki', such as wikipedia, anybody can come along and change anything, anytime...so it can be tough to say 'what happened'.

Note that this cuts both ways...anybody (hint, hint) can go change it back, too.

**Ed Ely** · 08-15-2006, 04:42 PM

Very well done.

I do want to offer up a slight correction
or two.

The manufacturer of the HS2K and XD is/was
IM Metal, not I. M. Metals. They changed their
name a few years back, to HS Produckt as which
it is still called.

Also, Intrac was the original importer. HS America LLC.
was the marketing arm and distributor through HS Arms
here in the US of A, all under the umbrella of Intrac.

Intrac imported less than five thousand HS2Ks into the
US of A. No wonder SA jumped on that and negotiated
an exclusive on importation. SA has done a great marketing
job on the XD series.

Hope this helps!

Ed

oden131 · 08-15-2006, 05:37 PM

very nice

dsonyay · 08-15-2006, 07:22 PM

did anyone read the link to the XD torture test at teh end of the wikipedia article? http://springfield-armory.primediaou...SPstory11.html

Now that was interesting.

08-15-2006, 11:52 AM	#11
'Card XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 125	Great feedback, guys. This is exactly the kind of stuff I needed. The reason for linking the dates (year) is it's suggested by Wikipedia guidelines. If I understand the reasoning correctly, it has something to do with allowing dates to display correctly according to different user preferences. Good idea on linking the grip safety - and there is a Wikipedia entry describing what it is. I'll do that tonight as well. I'll also change the line about the different finishes - I had the impression that the SC models were only available in black - but you're correct. All models are available in all three finishes. As for the different mag capacities, I didn't want to get too bogged down giving the exact cap of each model in each caliber, when someone can go to the SA page for specifics. I was mostly just tossing it in there using the most popular calibers and models to give the reader a general idea. I'll fix the 9mm info, and add something about double stacking though. I'll work all of this into it tonight when I get home from work. __________________ "I aim to misbehave."

08-15-2006, 12:00 PM	#12
AZXD40 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Phoenix Arizona Posts: 719	Great job on the page, I loved it SCJ __________________ John F. Kennedy: "Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life and who are willing to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom."

08-15-2006, 01:40 PM	#13
Old School XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Illinois Posts: 7,630	We (PistolGear.com) was once an external link on the old page. What happened? __________________ Visit www.pistolgear.com for all of your XD needs!

08-15-2006, 02:55 PM	#15
'Card XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 125	I dunno, OS - I didn't remove it. I think I just added a link (the breakdown guide) and left the rest the way they were. I'd agree that PG should be in there, though. I'll take care of that as well. __________________ "I aim to misbehave."

08-15-2006, 03:01 PM	#16
TomSwift XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Nashville TN Posts: 1,133	muzzle rise __________________ Don't handicap your children by making their lives easy. Get Your Free Targets Here Ultrasonic Gun Cleaning

08-15-2006, 04:42 PM	#18
Ed Ely XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: 37.65N -84.76W (Elev. 932 ft) Posts: 7,667 Blog Entries: 1	Just a Bit or Two.......... Very well done. I do want to offer up a slight correction or two. The manufacturer of the HS2K and XD is/was IM Metal, not I. M. Metals. They changed their name a few years back, to HS Produckt as which it is still called. Also, Intrac was the original importer. HS America LLC. was the marketing arm and distributor through HS Arms here in the US of A, all under the umbrella of Intrac. Intrac imported less than five thousand HS2Ks into the US of A. No wonder SA jumped on that and negotiated an exclusive on importation. SA has done a great marketing job on the XD series. Hope this helps! Ed

08-15-2006, 05:37 PM	#19
oden131 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: little rock, arkansas Posts: 120	very nice

08-15-2006, 07:22 PM	#20
dsonyay XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Slidell LA Posts: 106	did anyone read the link to the XD torture test at teh end of the wikipedia article? http://springfield-armory.primediaou...SPstory11.html Now that was interesting.

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