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Markthemagic · 10-06-2007, 07:41 AM

Hi All,

I have 6 kids under 13 so I don't have much time for anything else. I thought I would float that disclaimer before the rest of the story so I can justify my lack of proliferation at practice with my firearms.

I have owned an XD9mm SC for about 8 months and like it alot even though I have only put about 250 rounds thru it in that time.

I had a Ruger P something in .40, but never got the hang of the double to single action trigger. I then traded it on a Glock 23 because I tried one at the range and was more accurate the first time it was tried against my Ruger.

I had 2 issues with the Glock; it never pointed natural for me, I missed the positive click I got with my Ruger when you insert the magazine. ( I guess the was due to the polymer mag.) If I didn' really slap the mag in well, I wasn't sure it was totally engaged. (My only ftf with this pistol ever was due to this.

I liked the XD pointability and the mags click in positively for me.

I am scheduled to take my CCW class next weekend and am expecting the XD SC to be my carry gun, but time will only tell if I can become comfortable with this in most of my attire.

I purchased a set of SureSight sights for my XD, but have has trouble finding someone to change them out. I came upon this site while searching for information or help concerning this still pending issue.

That's all for now.

bat54r · 10-06-2007, 11:22 AM

Hello and welcome to the forum.

GaryTx · 10-06-2007, 11:46 AM

Welcome to the forum.

slugger6 · 10-06-2007, 11:50 AM

Welcome to the forum. I had my sights installed by the gunsmith at the Huber Heights Gander Mountain for $20. Is that anywhere close to you?

redtree · 10-06-2007, 11:54 AM

Welcome to the forum. Alot of local gun shops will have a gun smith in thier employ, although not advertised. I'm kinda far away in Utah so I'm not sure what "super stores" they have in your area. Here I have a Cabela's about 20 min away and another store called Sportsmans Warehouse that's close. Both have gun smiths as well. I'm not sure how pricing would go for the super store but the local shop that I deal with seems to be very reasonable. I would check around at some local shops. I think you will be pleasantly surprised at how many offer smithing services at reasonable prices. Good luck!!!!!

tekr · 10-06-2007, 12:54 PM

Welcome to the forum.

rev-arb · 10-06-2007, 06:47 PM

Greetings, welcome and straight shooting from the Center of the Nation!

**Ed Ely** · 10-07-2007, 09:33 AM

Welcome!

Ed

DeltaCharlie2 · 10-07-2007, 09:41 AM

Welcome to the forum.

Try google maps, search term: "gunsmith". Then call around.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=e...5598&z=10&om=1

**nikon777** · 10-07-2007, 09:57 AM

Yet another fellow Ohioan joins the board. Welcome, from the Danger Zone...Cleveland, OH. USA.

10-06-2007, 07:41 AM	#1
Markthemagic XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cincinnati/Dayton Ohio area Posts: 4	Just registered, been hanging out here for a time. Hi All, I have 6 kids under 13 so I don't have much time for anything else. I thought I would float that disclaimer before the rest of the story so I can justify my lack of proliferation at practice with my firearms. I have owned an XD9mm SC for about 8 months and like it alot even though I have only put about 250 rounds thru it in that time. I had a Ruger P something in .40, but never got the hang of the double to single action trigger. I then traded it on a Glock 23 because I tried one at the range and was more accurate the first time it was tried against my Ruger. I had 2 issues with the Glock; it never pointed natural for me, I missed the positive click I got with my Ruger when you insert the magazine. ( I guess the was due to the polymer mag.) If I didn' really slap the mag in well, I wasn't sure it was totally engaged. (My only ftf with this pistol ever was due to this. I liked the XD pointability and the mags click in positively for me. I am scheduled to take my CCW class next weekend and am expecting the XD SC to be my carry gun, but time will only tell if I can become comfortable with this in most of my attire. I purchased a set of SureSight sights for my XD, but have has trouble finding someone to change them out. I came upon this site while searching for information or help concerning this still pending issue. That's all for now.

10-06-2007, 11:22 AM	#2
bat54r XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Fort Wayne,Indiana Posts: 2,804	Hello and welcome to the forum. __________________ Beware the MARMOTS!!! Quick to judge...Quick to anger...Slow to understand....Ignorance and prejudice and fear walk hand in hand. Neil Peart (Witch Hunt part III of fear....Moving Pictures)

10-06-2007, 11:46 AM	#3
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10-06-2007, 11:50 AM	#4
slugger6 XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 19,361	Welcome to the forum. I had my sights installed by the gunsmith at the Huber Heights Gander Mountain for $20. Is that anywhere close to you? __________________ "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us". - Ralph Waldo Emerson

10-06-2007, 11:54 AM	#5
redtree XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Utah Posts: 235	Welcome to the forum. Alot of local gun shops will have a gun smith in thier employ, although not advertised. I'm kinda far away in Utah so I'm not sure what "super stores" they have in your area. Here I have a Cabela's about 20 min away and another store called Sportsmans Warehouse that's close. Both have gun smiths as well. I'm not sure how pricing would go for the super store but the local shop that I deal with seems to be very reasonable. I would check around at some local shops. I think you will be pleasantly surprised at how many offer smithing services at reasonable prices. Good luck!!!!! __________________ “We will bankrupt ourselves in the vain search for absolute security.” Dwight D. Eisenhower If you lend someone $20, and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.

10-06-2007, 12:54 PM	#6
tekr XDTalk Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: CT. USA Posts: 40	Welcome to the forum.

10-06-2007, 06:47 PM	#7
rev-arb XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: West River, South Dakota Posts: 12,961 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

10-07-2007, 09:33 AM	#8
Ed Ely XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: 37.65N -84.76W (Elev. 932 ft) Posts: 7,618 Blog Entries: 1	Welcome! Ed

10-07-2007, 09:41 AM	#9
DeltaCharlie2 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Atlantic Beach, FL Posts: 215	Welcome to the forum. Try google maps, search term: "gunsmith". Then call around. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=e...5598&z=10&om=1 __________________ "An unloaded gun is just a club" Currently: Ruger LCP Desert Eagle .44mag Previously owned: XD9 subcompact w/ Insight XML XD45 service H&K USP 9mm w/ Streamlight TLR-1 Taurus PT24/7 Pro .45 S&W model 457 H&R Protector 12ga Romanian AK-47 (7.62x39 w/side-folding stock) Savage Arms model 111 (.30-06)

10-07-2007, 09:57 AM	#10
nikon777 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Cleveland, OH. The Danger Zone. Posts: 6,793	Yet another fellow Ohioan joins the board. Welcome, from the Danger Zone...Cleveland, OH. USA. __________________ Clinging bitterly to guns and religion since 1977.. My Blogspot.

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