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kgpcr · 06-28-2005, 08:07 PM

Well i shot pretty poorly tonight and it was all because of my XD. I only brought one to the range tonight as the the other two are getting thier slides refinished at Macs. When i got to the range there were 7 other guys there and they had all the pistol berms in use. They invited me to shoot with them as they were having a firendly compitition shoot. the targets were from 20ft to 20 yrds away and some were steel plates and some were bowling pins. i told them that i would shoot a few mags and be on my way. well they would not hear of that and told me that i did not drive all the way there to just shoot a few rounds and insisted that it would be great for me to shoot with them. well the first target was 10 yrds away it was a metal spinner about 7" in diamater. i only had my 10 rnd rage mags with and i hit it all 10 times. The next was a paper plate at 7yrds and i hit it all 10 times. Thats when things went downhill fast. they were looking at my XD as they all shot Glocks with one guy shooting a sig. I offered it to one of the guys to try and he took me up on it. His first mag he did ok and the next he scored all hits. it went down hill from there. they all wanted to try it and so i wound up shooting Glocks the rest of the night. they all loved it. to the best of my knowledge they all shot as godo or better with it than thier Glocks. Dont get me wrong Glock is a good gun. when we were done shooting they wanted to see how is stripped down so i showed them. i also showed them how the XD has a fully supported chamber and regular rifling. they loved that. any way my scores went in the tank shooting Glocks as they just dont point like an XD. after they were done with it and i got to shoot it again i was back to my old self. im not a great shot by any means but the XD makes me better. i know if i could have shot my XD for the whole night i would have been close to first. I think a few of them will be turning from the dark side. They were a great bunch of guys and they spent the night shooting my XD and i did not care one bit. after all was said and done and we were having a beer after our guns were put away one said "well now i know what all the fuss about XD's is about. I guess that sums it up. tonight i really could say that it was the guns fault for the disasterous score. the XD was the cause of it. if they would not be so good i would have been able to shoot it all night.

poortrader · 06-28-2005, 08:29 PM

I hate it when that happens.

mcone · 06-29-2005, 09:05 AM

LOL - You really had me thinking that the XD let you down. Well, surprise surpise. The XD was the star of the show.

I understand the fully supported chamber. But what's this about "regular rifling"? Whatever that is, it sounds like a benefit. But why? Does the Glock have inferior rifling?

Looking forward to your explanation or a link that will explain.

-Mike

kgpcr · 06-29-2005, 09:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcone

LOL - You really had me thinking that the XD let you down. Well, surprise surpise. The XD was the star of the show.

I understand the fully supported chamber. But what's this about "regular rifling"? Whatever that is, it sounds like a benefit. But why? Does the Glock have inferior rifling?

Looking forward to your explanation or a link that will explain.

-Mike

Glock uses Polygonil rifling. in thier pistols. if you look at it they do not look like regular lands and groves. Thats why you are never supposed to shoot lead bullets in them. i was thinking about getting a Glock untill i found out about that. That made it an easy decision to buy an XD and i am so glad i did.

JimLongley · 06-30-2005, 02:07 AM

I think the grip angle of the XD, which supposedly is based on the 1911 and sure feels similar to me, is more natural than the Glock, lending to enhanced accuracy.

**Ed Ely** · 06-30-2005, 09:18 AM

You did good!

Ed

TeamXD · 07-01-2005, 08:29 PM

Your effort was good and i feel you gave it your best shot..No pun intended.
dont be too hard on yourself..you did very well.

Rusty · 07-04-2005, 07:03 AM

Never, I repeat Never give up your XD!

Dwweeb_5150 · 07-04-2005, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kgpcr

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcone

LOL - You really had me thinking that the XD let you down. Well, surprise surpise. The XD was the star of the show.

I understand the fully supported chamber. But what's this about "regular rifling"? Whatever that is, it sounds like a benefit. But why? Does the Glock have inferior rifling?

Looking forward to your explanation or a link that will explain.

-Mike

Glock uses Polygonil rifling. in thier pistols. if you look at it they do not look like regular lands and groves. Thats why you are never supposed to shoot lead bullets in them. i was thinking about getting a Glock untill i found out about that. That made it an easy decision to buy an XD and i am so glad i did.

Glocks and some other pistols use polygonal rifling.
http://www.firearmsid.com/A_bulletIDrifling.htm
Getting the lead out of a stock Glock barrel is a
muther.

beernut · 07-05-2005, 02:38 PM

I've been shooting a long time but I'd admit there's always somebody better and I'm asking for suggestions. I've purchased a Springfield XD-40 Service Model.
Tested from 10 feet 6 shots bullseye, 21 feet 6 shots bullseye. I went to 25 yards. Couldn't hit a thing, it danced around the target. Let a friend shoot it and he couldn't even hit the target. Tried the 1911 and no problem at 25 yards. Bullseye.

I've been through the firearms academy and shot with high scores so I know it's me because of all the good reviews on the XD-40. Is there something I should know about the sights? I used 180gr 950fps rounds.

Appreciate info.

06-28-2005, 08:07 PM	#1
kgpcr XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 267	XD disaster at the range tonight Well i shot pretty poorly tonight and it was all because of my XD. I only brought one to the range tonight as the the other two are getting thier slides refinished at Macs. When i got to the range there were 7 other guys there and they had all the pistol berms in use. They invited me to shoot with them as they were having a firendly compitition shoot. the targets were from 20ft to 20 yrds away and some were steel plates and some were bowling pins. i told them that i would shoot a few mags and be on my way. well they would not hear of that and told me that i did not drive all the way there to just shoot a few rounds and insisted that it would be great for me to shoot with them. well the first target was 10 yrds away it was a metal spinner about 7" in diamater. i only had my 10 rnd rage mags with and i hit it all 10 times. The next was a paper plate at 7yrds and i hit it all 10 times. Thats when things went downhill fast. they were looking at my XD as they all shot Glocks with one guy shooting a sig. I offered it to one of the guys to try and he took me up on it. His first mag he did ok and the next he scored all hits. it went down hill from there. they all wanted to try it and so i wound up shooting Glocks the rest of the night. they all loved it. to the best of my knowledge they all shot as godo or better with it than thier Glocks. Dont get me wrong Glock is a good gun. when we were done shooting they wanted to see how is stripped down so i showed them. i also showed them how the XD has a fully supported chamber and regular rifling. they loved that. any way my scores went in the tank shooting Glocks as they just dont point like an XD. after they were done with it and i got to shoot it again i was back to my old self. im not a great shot by any means but the XD makes me better. i know if i could have shot my XD for the whole night i would have been close to first. I think a few of them will be turning from the dark side. They were a great bunch of guys and they spent the night shooting my XD and i did not care one bit. after all was said and done and we were having a beer after our guns were put away one said "well now i know what all the fuss about XD's is about. I guess that sums it up. tonight i really could say that it was the guns fault for the disasterous score. the XD was the cause of it. if they would not be so good i would have been able to shoot it all night. __________________ XD9 service XD40 tactical XD40 service XD45 Service Colt Anaconda Colt King Cobra OLY AR-15 SigPro 2340 Springfield Armory 1911 double stack Taurus .357 Snubie Smith and Wesson M&P .40

06-28-2005, 08:29 PM	#2
poortrader XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Philly, back to school Posts: 231	I hate it when that happens. __________________ Stupid people will Always be stupid. XD-40 SC Les Baer PII, Kimber Warrior,Kimber Ultra Carry II/SS Walther P22 5" Sig P226R, Sig P225 DSA STG 58 Para, Colt 6721, RRA Entry Tactical

06-30-2005, 02:07 AM	#5
JimLongley XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Allen, TX Posts: 822	I think the grip angle of the XD, which supposedly is based on the 1911 and sure feels similar to me, is more natural than the Glock, lending to enhanced accuracy. __________________ Gun control is very small groups - OFFHAND.

07-01-2005, 08:29 PM	#7
TeamXD XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 200	Your effort was good and i feel you gave it your best shot..No pun intended. dont be too hard on yourself..you did very well. __________________ I never enjoyed killing. It was my job. It was important that i did it well. If there was ever a meaningful thing about numbers......... It would be the number of lives that i saved. Not the number i took. Carlos Norman Hathcock II (USMC)

07-04-2005, 07:03 AM	#8
Rusty XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Missouri City, Texas Posts: 10	Never, I repeat Never give up your XD! __________________ Rusty We band of Brother!

06-29-2005, 09:05 AM	#3
mcone XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Michigan Posts: 263	LOL - You really had me thinking that the XD let you down. Well, surprise surpise. The XD was the star of the show. I understand the fully supported chamber. But what's this about "regular rifling"? Whatever that is, it sounds like a benefit. But why? Does the Glock have inferior rifling? Looking forward to your explanation or a link that will explain. -Mike

06-30-2005, 09:18 AM	#6
Ed Ely XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: 37.65N -84.76W (Elev. 932 ft) Posts: 7,646 Blog Entries: 1	You did good! Ed

07-05-2005, 02:38 PM	#10
beernut XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 10	I've been shooting a long time but I'd admit there's always somebody better and I'm asking for suggestions. I've purchased a Springfield XD-40 Service Model. Tested from 10 feet 6 shots bullseye, 21 feet 6 shots bullseye. I went to 25 yards. Couldn't hit a thing, it danced around the target. Let a friend shoot it and he couldn't even hit the target. Tried the 1911 and no problem at 25 yards. Bullseye. I've been through the firearms academy and shot with high scores so I know it's me because of all the good reviews on the XD-40. Is there something I should know about the sights? I used 180gr 950fps rounds. Appreciate info.

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