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x0m3nx · 02-13-2008, 02:16 PM

Just figured I'd introduce myself as I think I'll be posting on here more often. I'm from Columbus, Ohio, stationed at Fort Polk, Louisiana, and currently deployed (on leave right now) to Iraq operating in south east Baghdad. I'm an infantryman, have been for 3 years now. I was promoted to Sergeant in October of last year. I've had 10+ buddies in my company blown up already, only one serious casualty, no deaths. As far as my knowledge on weapons? I grew up hunting waterfowl and field birds with my dad. I started off with a 21 GA Remmington and from there went to a semi-auto browning. Now whenever I go home I use my dads over-under browning (who needs more than two shots?

) I've never owned a gun personally and just put a deposit on a XD 5" .45 compact. The only handgun I've shot so far was my issued 9mm Beretta I had when I was a machine gunner. I didn't get much training on it, but I'm pretty sure the gun was just an inaccurate piece of ****. I bought this weapon with the purpose of CCW in mind when I come back home (thinking about in waist). While I'm deployed I think I am going to obsess about customizing and upgrading the gun (which I have no idea how to get started with). Anyways just kind of a back round about me, you guys can help me make informed decisions about hand guns and I can tell you what it's like to shoot machine guns and automatic grenade launchers

. Any sexy upgrade/customization ideas you guys could give me would be great.

Here's some videos of me in Afghanistan last year when I was a machine gunner if you care to check it out http://www.dropshots.com/x0m3nx

Anyways, hope to get to know some of ya and I'll talk with y'all later.

**PackerfanXD** · 02-13-2008, 02:39 PM

Welcome from Phoenix.
Thanks for your service.
Be safe.
Great choice in a pistol.
There are quite a few of us hunters here as well.

JeffW60 · 02-13-2008, 03:00 PM

Welcome from Columbus also.
+1 Thank you for your serviceand be safe. I would bet that your well taken care of XD will out shoot that Govt. issue Beretta any day of the week.

jtkratzer · 02-13-2008, 03:07 PM

Nice choice, I have the 4" compact. Welcome to XDtalk from PA and thank you for your service.

Enjoy the forum.

x0m3nx · 02-13-2008, 05:32 PM

Thanks for the thanks, I'm sure 80% of pistols are better than that 9mm Beretta. As far as hunting goes Packerfan, I'm not to big into it, but I LOVE to pheasant hunt with my labs. My dad's chocolate lab points even, not sure if my new lab will or not, she's only a year and I haven't had a chance to hunt with her yet.

MasLakas · 02-13-2008, 05:32 PM

Welcome to the forum from UT!

**PackerfanXD** · 02-13-2008, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by x0m3nx

Thanks for the thanks, I'm sure 80% of pistols are better than that 9mm Beretta. As far as hunting goes Packerfan, I'm not to big into it, but I LOVE to pheasant hunt with my labs. My dad's chocolate lab points even, not sure if my new lab will or not, she's only a year and I haven't had a chance to hunt with her yet.

I haven't hunted for pheasent...yet. But I do like hunting birds.
Duck, pigeon, dove, quail, turkey...

x0m3nx · 02-13-2008, 06:49 PM

Pheasants are great, I'm sure they're hard to come by in Phoenix though

Hell they're hard to come by in Ohio.

**Moose13** · 02-14-2008, 02:44 PM

Welcome from WV

rockerz71 · 02-14-2008, 05:39 PM

Welcome from Atlanta

02-13-2008, 02:16 PM	#1
x0m3nx XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Currently, Iraq Posts: 23	Just purchased my XD using some advice from the forum. Just figured I'd introduce myself as I think I'll be posting on here more often. I'm from Columbus, Ohio, stationed at Fort Polk, Louisiana, and currently deployed (on leave right now) to Iraq operating in south east Baghdad. I'm an infantryman, have been for 3 years now. I was promoted to Sergeant in October of last year. I've had 10+ buddies in my company blown up already, only one serious casualty, no deaths. As far as my knowledge on weapons? I grew up hunting waterfowl and field birds with my dad. I started off with a 21 GA Remmington and from there went to a semi-auto browning. Now whenever I go home I use my dads over-under browning (who needs more than two shots? ) I've never owned a gun personally and just put a deposit on a XD 5" .45 compact. The only handgun I've shot so far was my issued 9mm Beretta I had when I was a machine gunner. I didn't get much training on it, but I'm pretty sure the gun was just an inaccurate piece of ****. I bought this weapon with the purpose of CCW in mind when I come back home (thinking about in waist). While I'm deployed I think I am going to obsess about customizing and upgrading the gun (which I have no idea how to get started with). Anyways just kind of a back round about me, you guys can help me make informed decisions about hand guns and I can tell you what it's like to shoot machine guns and automatic grenade launchers . Any sexy upgrade/customization ideas you guys could give me would be great. Here's some videos of me in Afghanistan last year when I was a machine gunner if you care to check it out http://www.dropshots.com/x0m3nx Anyways, hope to get to know some of ya and I'll talk with y'all later.

02-13-2008, 02:39 PM	#2
PackerfanXD XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ground zero of the invasion Posts: 7,052 Blog Entries: 1	Welcome from Phoenix. Thanks for your service. Be safe. Great choice in a pistol. There are quite a few of us hunters here as well. __________________ The wealthiest nation in the world with the mightiest army man has ever assembled could not stop them. http://www.break.com/usercontent/200...00-358890.html PALIN/McCAIN '08 An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject. -Author unknown.

02-13-2008, 03:07 PM	#4
jtkratzer XDTalk 15K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lancaster Co., PA Posts: 17,478	Nice choice, I have the 4" compact. Welcome to XDtalk from PA and thank you for your service. Enjoy the forum. __________________ "I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it." - Thomas Jefferson The Gun Lounge Pennyslvania Firearms Owners Association Hockey Forum

02-13-2008, 05:32 PM	#6
MasLakas XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cache Valley, Utah Posts: 2,805	Welcome to the forum from UT! __________________ I speak softly and carry a .45. UtahConcealedCarry.Org

02-14-2008, 02:44 PM	#9
Moose13 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Martinsburg, WV Posts: 787	Welcome from WV __________________ XD 45ACP Compact State's Brady Rating - T-37 WEST VIRGINIA 6

02-13-2008, 03:00 PM	#3
JeffW60 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 7	Welcome from Columbus also. +1 Thank you for your serviceand be safe. I would bet that your well taken care of XD will out shoot that Govt. issue Beretta any day of the week.

02-13-2008, 06:49 PM	#8
x0m3nx XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Currently, Iraq Posts: 23	Pheasants are great, I'm sure they're hard to come by in Phoenix though Hell they're hard to come by in Ohio.

02-14-2008, 05:39 PM	#10
rockerz71 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Norcross, GA Posts: 3,362	Welcome from Atlanta __________________ Luke GeorgiaCarry.org Member

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