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BlackSportD · 08-21-2007, 04:47 PM

I pick up my first XD 40 @ SharpShooter in Torrance LA this Saturday.

It was between the XD and the Glock. After renting both to get a feel for one, I ended up liking both. The Glock had a nice tight trigger, the XD just felt good to aim (ended up having somewhat better grouping with the XD).

They were out of the Glock, so it made the decision all the easier, I bought the XD on the spot. I wanted to shop around for a deal, but felt I had been procrastinating too long to get a gun and felt the price tag was good.

Looking forward to getting more comfortable with the gun, take some friends shooting (and hopefully they get the bug), and having it near bye at the house (LA sucks).

**jsxtreme** · 08-21-2007, 05:39 PM

Welcome to XD talk!

And I sure am happy I dont live in Cali.

rev-arb · 08-21-2007, 07:49 PM

Greeting and welcome. i am sure you will enjoy the XD.

RudyN · 08-21-2007, 08:59 PM

Great on getting the XD and you will enjoy it. I shot an XD9 at my local indoor range and ordered one the next day. It won't get to my FFL for a few more days, then the paperwork and then the 10 day waiting period. At least I will have time to get some ammo.

BlackSportD · 08-21-2007, 10:59 PM

ooh, I need to get ammo. I'm a total newb to this. From what I understand some types of ammo can premature the weapon faster than others? And there are many quality differences. What is a good all around round?

bat1159man · 08-24-2007, 03:22 PM

There are a number of target loads that will not prematurely age your weapon - try Winchester FMJ usually reasonably priced, works for my .45 service. Navy?

Welcome to the forum from Land of Lincoln.

BlackSportD · 08-25-2007, 01:04 AM

Thanks for the ammo advice.

Yeah, Navy. 4 years active on a gator freighter with you guys, got out, went into the reserves and into a coastal warfare unit. EOD is looking tempting right now, but I want to finish school, I can't with the way they deploy.

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Originally Posted by bat1159man

There are a number of target loads that will not prematurely age your weapon - try Winchester FMJ usually reasonably priced, works for my .45 service. Navy?

Welcome to the forum from Land of Lincoln.

hellagerms · 08-25-2007, 02:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlackSportD

I pick up my first XD 40 @ SharpShooter in Torrance LA this Saturday.

It was between the XD and the Glock. After renting both to get a feel for one, I ended up liking both. The Glock had a nice tight trigger, the XD just felt good to aim (ended up having somewhat better grouping with the XD).

They were out of the Glock, so it made the decision all the easier, I bought the XD on the spot. I wanted to shop around for a deal, but felt I had been procrastinating too long to get a gun and felt the price tag was good.

Looking forward to getting more comfortable with the gun, take some friends shooting (and hopefully they get the bug), and having it near bye at the house (LA sucks).

Welcome to the family

slugger6 · 08-25-2007, 05:54 AM

Welcome to the forum and the XD family.

BlackSportD · 08-27-2007, 12:30 AM

The store I went to didn't have Winchester FMJ, so I ended up getting the Winchester Ranger Law Enforcment Ammunition 155gr jhp RA40155HP
http://www.winchester.com/lawenforce...fRA40155HP.doc

I bought 2 boxes of 50 for $14.98 each. Whats the opinion on these rounds?

08-21-2007, 04:47 PM	#1
BlackSportD XDTalk Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: LA Posts: 31	Pick up my first XD Aug 25th I pick up my first XD 40 @ SharpShooter in Torrance LA this Saturday. It was between the XD and the Glock. After renting both to get a feel for one, I ended up liking both. The Glock had a nice tight trigger, the XD just felt good to aim (ended up having somewhat better grouping with the XD). They were out of the Glock, so it made the decision all the easier, I bought the XD on the spot. I wanted to shop around for a deal, but felt I had been procrastinating too long to get a gun and felt the price tag was good. Looking forward to getting more comfortable with the gun, take some friends shooting (and hopefully they get the bug), and having it near bye at the house (LA sucks). __________________ First XD 40 Aug 25th 07 7th Fleet 00-03, OIF 06-07, what next?

08-21-2007, 05:39 PM	#2
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08-21-2007, 07:49 PM	#3
rev-arb XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West River, South Dakota Posts: 12,961 Blog Entries: 3	Greeting and welcome. i am sure you will enjoy the XD. __________________ 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

08-21-2007, 08:59 PM	#4
RudyN XDTalk Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Santa Clara County, California Posts: 90	Great on getting the XD and you will enjoy it. I shot an XD9 at my local indoor range and ordered one the next day. It won't get to my FFL for a few more days, then the paperwork and then the 10 day waiting period. At least I will have time to get some ammo. __________________ RudyN XD9 Tactical .45 1911 and a whole bunch of other stuff NRA

08-21-2007, 10:59 PM	#5
BlackSportD XDTalk Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: LA Posts: 31	ooh, I need to get ammo. I'm a total newb to this. From what I understand some types of ammo can premature the weapon faster than others? And there are many quality differences. What is a good all around round? __________________ First XD 40 Aug 25th 07 7th Fleet 00-03, OIF 06-07, what next?

08-24-2007, 03:22 PM	#6
bat1159man XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chicago, Illinois Posts: 4,168 Blog Entries: 2	There are a number of target loads that will not prematurely age your weapon - try Winchester FMJ usually reasonably priced, works for my .45 service. Navy? Welcome to the forum from Land of Lincoln. __________________ "On Iwo Island, Uncommon Valor was a Common Virtue" - Admiral Nimitz, March 16, 1945 on Marines fighting on Iwo Jima Every Marine is, first and foremost, a rifleman. All other conditions are secondary. Gen. A. M. Gray, USMC Commandant of the Marine Corps http://www.nationalgunforum.com

08-25-2007, 05:54 AM	#9
slugger6 XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 19,373	Welcome to the forum and the XD family. __________________ "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us". - Ralph Waldo Emerson

08-27-2007, 12:30 AM	#10
BlackSportD XDTalk Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: LA Posts: 31	The store I went to didn't have Winchester FMJ, so I ended up getting the Winchester Ranger Law Enforcment Ammunition 155gr jhp RA40155HP http://www.winchester.com/lawenforce...fRA40155HP.doc I bought 2 boxes of 50 for $14.98 each. Whats the opinion on these rounds? __________________ First XD 40 Aug 25th 07 7th Fleet 00-03, OIF 06-07, what next?

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