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SimplyOrange · 01-12-2007, 01:59 AM

the first time i ever shot was with one of my criminal justice professors. he took a group of us students to the CordovaShootingCenter one morning and that was it. it also helped that i like girls that shoot guns (is there anything sexier?)

i spent more than $100 just for renting firearms at 2 for $20 and after renting three from my last visit with each gun having misfires/jams i decided to stop going for a while and save up on my own.

after reading quite heavily on the XD for over a year i knew it was the most reasonable gun for me, since a sig226/229 is way too much for a first gun. yup, its my first gun. plus the safeties/packaging/price/extra inch helped sell it. i also considered the M&P and S&W, but again the safeties and package was a deal.

i really wanted a .40 tactical but i plan on going to the range often. i figure this would make me get another caliber gun in the future, rather than wait to get a conversion kit. and would cost a lot less.

i pick up my xd9 tactical on the 23rd. i can't wait to take it out to the range. i have a stock pile of ammo from my last range visit.

for those Sacramento folks pm me and we'll go to a range.
you do meet nice people at the range, nice enough to let you shoot their guns.

>les

slugger6 · 01-12-2007, 03:05 AM

Welcome, SimplyOrange! We are happy to have you join us. As soon as you pick up that XD9 and take it out for a run you will have to file a range report and let us know how things went. Hang in there. I know that waiting period can be tough.

SimplyOrange · 01-12-2007, 07:04 AM

thanks for the welcome, great i gotta do a report now. haha.
good thing i found this site. read some good infos already and learned about that mytargets.com site.

rev-arb · 01-12-2007, 07:53 AM

Greetings, Welcome and Straight Shooting!
- From the Center of the Nation

kevin7 · 01-12-2007, 12:24 PM

Welcome to the board! Have a great time shooting that XD of yours.

SimplyOrange · 01-12-2007, 02:58 PM

thanks guys,

i should have posted after i got the gun, lol.
its like when you were a kid and you knew your xmas present was what you wanted but you have to wait a while

.

eh, at least i can go buy accessories and ammo.

SimplyOrange · 01-23-2007, 11:35 PM

i should have set my alarm to play the song "woke up this morning" since i did get myself a gun.

went to pickup my tactical9 then straight to the indoor range i went.
shot only 100rds but was a good start. i had to get used to the gun since i still couldnt figure out how much i had to point at 6 o'clock thing to get to the target. anyways its only been 100rds. also range girls are hot!

i shot 20rds per target, total of five for those non-math majors, lol like me. first two were at 7yds, last three at 10yds. using Win FMJ 115g.

first target
http://www.freewebs.com/simplyorange537/PICT0001.JPG

second target> my best 7yds.
http://www.freewebs.com/simplyorange537/PICT0002.JPG

third target> 10yds> 1 stray
http://www.freewebs.com/simplyorange537/PICT0003.JPG

fourth target> 10yds> 2 strays, the other was just below the paper. i guess this is my best 10yds for now.
http://www.freewebs.com/simplyorange537/PICT0004.JPG

fifth target> 10yds> 1 stray.
http://www.freewebs.com/simplyorange537/PICT0005.JPG

all were slowfire except for the second mag of the fifth target which was aim/shoot with a follow up. is there a better name for that? gun performed perfectly, everything else was the shooters fault. lol. a baby crossed the firing line which startled me causing the strays. damn range babies.

mine is def new old stock. test brass is dated june 04. which means i gotta baby this like i baby my car. with cleaning and waxing. i only wiped it down and used the bore snake. im shooting with my cousins on sat (i started a new family tradition) which was why i didnt shoot much the first day.

i also noticed (pics later) that the hood? (ejector port?) has some scuffs on the top edges, the black has rubbed off and is sliver. the guiderod/barrel also has scuff marks where others have them. and that the rear dovetail is a milli left of center. i can see the right line in the rear sight groove.

so a few things im already planning. new tritium sights, duracoat (is that right?), rod/spring kit. maybe a camo design with orange accents, yes thats how much i love the color orange.

also does anyone know the model number for the hks mag-loader? pistolgear is out and the range has some for a little $5 more. just dont know which one if any will fit. thanks.

DM-SC · 01-24-2007, 07:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SimplyOrange

also does anyone know the model number for the hks mag-loader? pistolgear is out and the range has some for a little $5 more. just dont know which one if any will fit. thanks.

HKS 941.

Welcome!

SimplyOrange · 01-25-2007, 12:50 AM

great thanks. hope they have it. i wasnt about to write a bunch of model numbers down.

wmrawls · 01-25-2007, 02:53 AM

Welcome to the site

01-12-2007, 01:59 AM	#1
SimplyOrange XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 208	Hi from Sacramento the first time i ever shot was with one of my criminal justice professors. he took a group of us students to the CordovaShootingCenter one morning and that was it. it also helped that i like girls that shoot guns (is there anything sexier?) i spent more than $100 just for renting firearms at 2 for $20 and after renting three from my last visit with each gun having misfires/jams i decided to stop going for a while and save up on my own. after reading quite heavily on the XD for over a year i knew it was the most reasonable gun for me, since a sig226/229 is way too much for a first gun. yup, its my first gun. plus the safeties/packaging/price/extra inch helped sell it. i also considered the M&P and S&W, but again the safeties and package was a deal. i really wanted a .40 tactical but i plan on going to the range often. i figure this would make me get another caliber gun in the future, rather than wait to get a conversion kit. and would cost a lot less. i pick up my xd9 tactical on the 23rd. i can't wait to take it out to the range. i have a stock pile of ammo from my last range visit. for those Sacramento folks pm me and we'll go to a range. you do meet nice people at the range, nice enough to let you shoot their guns. >les __________________ xd9 tactical. sig mosquito. only has love for CCIminimags and HV ammo. Les

01-12-2007, 07:04 AM	#3
SimplyOrange XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 208	thanks for the welcome, great i gotta do a report now. haha. good thing i found this site. read some good infos already and learned about that mytargets.com site. __________________ xd9 tactical. sig mosquito. only has love for CCIminimags and HV ammo. Les

01-12-2007, 07:53 AM	#4
rev-arb XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West River, South Dakota Posts: 12,982 Blog Entries: 3	Greetings, Welcome and Straight Shooting! - From the Center of the Nation __________________ You got to "post" before you can "TOTP!" Rom. 12:12 "The world has yet to see what God can do with and for and through and in a man who is fully and wholly consecrated to Him." - Henry Varley to DL Moody "I felt only as a man can feel who is roaming over the prairies of the far West, well armed, and mounted on a fleet and gallant steed." - Buffalo Bill

01-12-2007, 02:58 PM	#6
SimplyOrange XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 208	thanks guys, i should have posted after i got the gun, lol. its like when you were a kid and you knew your xmas present was what you wanted but you have to wait a while . eh, at least i can go buy accessories and ammo. __________________ xd9 tactical. sig mosquito. only has love for CCIminimags and HV ammo. Les

01-23-2007, 11:35 PM	#7
SimplyOrange XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 208	i should have set my alarm to play the song "woke up this morning" since i did get myself a gun. went to pickup my tactical9 then straight to the indoor range i went. shot only 100rds but was a good start. i had to get used to the gun since i still couldnt figure out how much i had to point at 6 o'clock thing to get to the target. anyways its only been 100rds. also range girls are hot! i shot 20rds per target, total of five for those non-math majors, lol like me. first two were at 7yds, last three at 10yds. using Win FMJ 115g. first target http://www.freewebs.com/simplyorange537/PICT0001.JPG second target> my best 7yds. http://www.freewebs.com/simplyorange537/PICT0002.JPG third target> 10yds> 1 stray http://www.freewebs.com/simplyorange537/PICT0003.JPG fourth target> 10yds> 2 strays, the other was just below the paper. i guess this is my best 10yds for now. http://www.freewebs.com/simplyorange537/PICT0004.JPG fifth target> 10yds> 1 stray. http://www.freewebs.com/simplyorange537/PICT0005.JPG all were slowfire except for the second mag of the fifth target which was aim/shoot with a follow up. is there a better name for that? gun performed perfectly, everything else was the shooters fault. lol. a baby crossed the firing line which startled me causing the strays. damn range babies. mine is def new old stock. test brass is dated june 04. which means i gotta baby this like i baby my car. with cleaning and waxing. i only wiped it down and used the bore snake. im shooting with my cousins on sat (i started a new family tradition) which was why i didnt shoot much the first day. i also noticed (pics later) that the hood? (ejector port?) has some scuffs on the top edges, the black has rubbed off and is sliver. the guiderod/barrel also has scuff marks where others have them. and that the rear dovetail is a milli left of center. i can see the right line in the rear sight groove. so a few things im already planning. new tritium sights, duracoat (is that right?), rod/spring kit. maybe a camo design with orange accents, yes thats how much i love the color orange. also does anyone know the model number for the hks mag-loader? pistolgear is out and the range has some for a little $5 more. just dont know which one if any will fit. thanks. __________________ xd9 tactical. sig mosquito. only has love for CCIminimags and HV ammo. Les Last edited by SimplyOrange; 01-23-2007 at 11:38 PM.

01-12-2007, 03:05 AM	#2
slugger6 XDTalk 20K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 20,156	Welcome, SimplyOrange! We are happy to have you join us. As soon as you pick up that XD9 and take it out for a run you will have to file a range report and let us know how things went. Hang in there. I know that waiting period can be tough.

01-12-2007, 12:24 PM	#5
kevin7 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 761	Welcome to the board! Have a great time shooting that XD of yours.

01-25-2007, 12:50 AM	#9
SimplyOrange XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 208	great thanks. hope they have it. i wasnt about to write a bunch of model numbers down. __________________ xd9 tactical. sig mosquito. only has love for CCIminimags and HV ammo. Les

01-25-2007, 02:53 AM	#10
wmrawls XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Rock Hill SC Posts: 1,223	Welcome to the site __________________ Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.

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