First range trip with new XDM-9 - XDTalk Forums

azjay · 09-13-2009, 03:33 PM

First time ever firing my new xdm-9. I am relatively new to guns, first time I have ever fired a handgun was 2 weeks prior to this purchase!! All in all, I am pretty happy with my initial results, although very well aware improvement is needed!!

I found the xdm-9 to be very easy to shoot, and accurate right out of the box. Even as I became tired at the end, and my groupings were drifting low and to the left, I was still able to hit the silouhette(except for the headshots!).

The headshots are at 10 yards, all the bodyshots are at 15 yards.
Put 1 mag (19+1) through the head, and 3 mags (19+1) cm. 80 rounds total!

azjay · 09-13-2009, 03:37 PM

1 mag (19+1) 20 yrds with my xdm-9!! same first range trip as above. 100 rounds total fired on first range trip, 10-20 yrds!

azjay · 09-14-2009, 12:17 PM

this was around 10 days later, not as many rounds, but i feel like i am getting better. i am no longer drifting low and to the left. i changed my grip, stance, and now take a break after every 5 shots, that seems to help. i also changed the backstrap to the smallest one, felt much more comfortable then before. my groupings are tighter, but still need a lot of practice.

the headshots are again at 10 yards

the body shots that are still taped are at 15 yrds

the body shots circled in white are at 20 yards.

DeadEye-Want2B · 09-14-2009, 03:45 PM

Getting better, huh? Keep up the practice........that is what it takes. Shooting skills will atrophy if you don't practice. I went 5 years without shooting at all and it took a few hundred rounds to get things back to where they were!

azjay · 09-21-2009, 04:58 PM

Alright! Went out for my 3rd range trip with my new xdm-9. boy i tell ya, the more I shoot this gun, the more I love it. I focused on my grip this time, took my time, and definately feel I am improving, although marginally better, it is still an improvement. I cannot wait to go out again.

The headshots are again at 10 yards, better grouping this time.
the body shots are all at 15 yards. the holes that are untaped were the last 20 rounds, it was my best grouping of the day at that distance.

20 rounds to the head, and 60 to the chest, all hit, none missed, and this time alot more double holes than ever before!

azjay · 09-29-2009, 08:13 PM

Here's my last range trip. Now DeadEye-Want2B , you gotta admit, I am improving. I know I still need a lot of practice, then more practice, and maybe even more practice after that!! But still, I feel like I am more capable of putting the round where I want it to be!

The first pic below is the first 100 rounds or so. I was still drifting low and left, but the groupings were tighter.

I accidentally dry fired after the last round in the mag, and realized I was jerking the pistol down when pulling the trigger. So this last 40 rounds or so below on a new target, I really took my time focusing on squeezing the trigger.

azjay · 09-29-2009, 08:14 PM

forgot to mention, both targets above were all at 10 yards

BUZ124 · 09-30-2009, 04:19 AM

keep practising before you know it youll have all or almost a full clip in bullseye with good ammo, love my xdm its very accurate

Alberto · 09-30-2009, 08:29 AM

Great improvement! Awesome pistol I enjoying shooting my friends XDM9

Reyort · 09-30-2009, 08:46 AM

Nice work. I think we can all agree any attacker would be dead or wishing he was.

09-13-2009, 03:33 PM	#1
azjay XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: surprise,az Posts: 430	First range trip with new XDM-9 First time ever firing my new xdm-9. I am relatively new to guns, first time I have ever fired a handgun was 2 weeks prior to this purchase!! All in all, I am pretty happy with my initial results, although very well aware improvement is needed!! I found the xdm-9 to be very easy to shoot, and accurate right out of the box. Even as I became tired at the end, and my groupings were drifting low and to the left, I was still able to hit the silouhette(except for the headshots!). The headshots are at 10 yards, all the bodyshots are at 15 yards. Put 1 mag (19+1) through the head, and 3 mags (19+1) cm. 80 rounds total!
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09-13-2009, 03:37 PM	#2
azjay XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: surprise,az Posts: 430	this was my first try at 20 yards 1 mag (19+1) 20 yrds with my xdm-9!! same first range trip as above. 100 rounds total fired on first range trip, 10-20 yrds!
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09-14-2009, 12:17 PM	#3
azjay XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: surprise,az Posts: 430	follow up range trip this was around 10 days later, not as many rounds, but i feel like i am getting better. i am no longer drifting low and to the left. i changed my grip, stance, and now take a break after every 5 shots, that seems to help. i also changed the backstrap to the smallest one, felt much more comfortable then before. my groupings are tighter, but still need a lot of practice. the headshots are again at 10 yards the body shots that are still taped are at 15 yrds the body shots circled in white are at 20 yards.
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09-14-2009, 03:45 PM	#4
DeadEye-Want2B XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: east texas Posts: 218	Getting better, huh? Keep up the practice........that is what it takes. Shooting skills will atrophy if you don't practice. I went 5 years without shooting at all and it took a few hundred rounds to get things back to where they were! __________________ "You don't Shoot to Kill...you Shoot to Stay Alive" What part of 'shall not be infringed' do you not understand?
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09-21-2009, 04:58 PM	#5
azjay XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: surprise,az Posts: 430	Alright! Went out for my 3rd range trip with my new xdm-9. boy i tell ya, the more I shoot this gun, the more I love it. I focused on my grip this time, took my time, and definately feel I am improving, although marginally better, it is still an improvement. I cannot wait to go out again. The headshots are again at 10 yards, better grouping this time. the body shots are all at 15 yards. the holes that are untaped were the last 20 rounds, it was my best grouping of the day at that distance. 20 rounds to the head, and 60 to the chest, all hit, none missed, and this time alot more double holes than ever before!
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09-29-2009, 08:13 PM	#6
azjay XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: surprise,az Posts: 430	Here's my last range trip. Now DeadEye-Want2B , you gotta admit, I am improving. I know I still need a lot of practice, then more practice, and maybe even more practice after that!! But still, I feel like I am more capable of putting the round where I want it to be! The first pic below is the first 100 rounds or so. I was still drifting low and left, but the groupings were tighter. I accidentally dry fired after the last round in the mag, and realized I was jerking the pistol down when pulling the trigger. So this last 40 rounds or so below on a new target, I really took my time focusing on squeezing the trigger.
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09-29-2009, 08:14 PM	#7
azjay XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: surprise,az Posts: 430	forgot to mention, both targets above were all at 10 yards
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09-30-2009, 04:19 AM	#8
BUZ124 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Georgia Posts: 343	keep practising before you know it youll have all or almost a full clip in bullseye with good ammo, love my xdm its very accurate __________________ My XD(M) 9MM http://i37.tinypic.com/15hczlh.jpg
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09-30-2009, 08:29 AM	#9
Alberto XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 112	Great improvement! Awesome pistol I enjoying shooting my friends XDM9
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09-30-2009, 08:46 AM	#10
Reyort XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Beaumont, TX Posts: 228	Nice work. I think we can all agree any attacker would be dead or wishing he was.
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