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chuck45 · 03-21-2007, 01:12 PM

any one here have tfo's on a 4'' xd 45 and shoot about 4'' low at 50ft? my gun shot to poa perfectly when i got it now that i had the sights changed it shoots low.

anyone have any fixes? i have already tried different loads and the all shoot 2''-5'' low at 50ft.

pghjim · 03-21-2007, 06:47 PM

Chuck - I am about to order a set for my 4" XD45. I will wait to hear if anyone has experiences that are different. I hate nothing worse than a gun that shoots low. You can live with a little high, but not low. Ther may be more experience on the XD45 Forum.

Wolfriend · 03-21-2007, 07:15 PM

I could be off but XD's were made to shoot 6 o'clock at 25yards. Now if you were shooting poa at 50 you had basically just adjusted for the drop off in height at the additional yardage. With TFO's the sight pattern at 25yards is poa is poi. So at 50 yards shooting poa would cause the bullet to be low. Hope this helps.

pghjim · 03-21-2007, 07:18 PM

I think he is talking about 50 feet not 50 yards, which would be less than 25 yards,

Wolfriend · 03-21-2007, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by pghjim

I think he is talking about 50 feet not 50 yards, which would be less than 25 yards,

Good catch!! I was wondering why he was shooting from so far away. Guess I need to read things a bit more carefully!

**jnclement** · 03-21-2007, 08:20 PM

Mine are fine. Did you try shooting from a rest?

chuck45 · 03-22-2007, 05:15 AM

yep a rest and free hand. shoots really awsome groups for a 4'' barrel but all the groups are low.

MC350 · 03-22-2007, 05:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Wolfriend

I could be off but XD's were made to shoot 6 o'clock at 25yards. Now if you were shooting poa at 50 you had basically just adjusted for the drop off in height at the additional yardage. With TFO's the sight pattern at 25yards is poa is poi. So at 50 yards shooting poa would cause the bullet to be low. Hope this helps.

The XD9 & XD40 were made to sight in at 6 o'clock, the XD45 was made to sight in at POI. It states the sighting procedures in your manual....You may have the wrong size sight on the front.

scalce · 03-22-2007, 06:09 AM

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Originally Posted by MC350

The XD9 & XD40 were made to sight in at 6 o'clock, the XD45 was made to sight in at POI. It states the sighting procedures in your manual....You may have the wrong size sight on the front.

I thought that replacing the stock sights on an XD9/40 with TFOs makes it work at POI?

03-21-2007, 01:12 PM	#1
chuck45 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: ironton, oh Posts: 107	Shooting Low with TFO's any one here have tfo's on a 4'' xd 45 and shoot about 4'' low at 50ft? my gun shot to poa perfectly when i got it now that i had the sights changed it shoots low. anyone have any fixes? i have already tried different loads and the all shoot 2''-5'' low at 50ft. __________________ BLUE TAURUS 44 TRACKER 4"-CCW CAMO GLOCK 27-BACKUP, CCW KIMBER PRO RAPTOR-CCW, COMPETION XD45 SERVICE- DUTY, COMPETION XD40 COMPETION, CCW M-26 TASER- FOR DUTY

03-21-2007, 07:15 PM	#3
Wolfriend XDTalk Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Anchorage, AK Posts: 57	I could be off but XD's were made to shoot 6 o'clock at 25yards. Now if you were shooting poa at 50 you had basically just adjusted for the drop off in height at the additional yardage. With TFO's the sight pattern at 25yards is poa is poi. So at 50 yards shooting poa would cause the bullet to be low. Hope this helps. __________________ SA XD45 Service Black [They fight. ~Shakespeare

03-22-2007, 05:15 AM	#7
chuck45 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: ironton, oh Posts: 107	yep a rest and free hand. shoots really awsome groups for a 4'' barrel but all the groups are low. __________________ BLUE TAURUS 44 TRACKER 4"-CCW CAMO GLOCK 27-BACKUP, CCW KIMBER PRO RAPTOR-CCW, COMPETION XD45 SERVICE- DUTY, COMPETION XD40 COMPETION, CCW M-26 TASER- FOR DUTY

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03-21-2007, 06:47 PM	#2
pghjim XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southwestern, PA Posts: 116	Chuck - I am about to order a set for my 4" XD45. I will wait to hear if anyone has experiences that are different. I hate nothing worse than a gun that shoots low. You can live with a little high, but not low. Ther may be more experience on the XD45 Forum.

03-21-2007, 07:18 PM	#4
pghjim XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Southwestern, PA Posts: 116	I think he is talking about 50 feet not 50 yards, which would be less than 25 yards,

03-21-2007, 08:20 PM	#6
jnclement XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: West Texas Posts: 2,479	Mine are fine. Did you try shooting from a rest?