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MasLakas · 02-15-2008, 08:10 AM

Welcome to the forum from UT! Please ask anything, we are a good bunch who try to answer quickly and accurately.

Find a good friend who can teach you to shoot safely and properly or take a shooting class if available. Hollow point ammunition is best for personal defense use, but you need to fire about 100 round of hollow point ammo in your firearm to make sure it functions properly. Ball ammo or full metal jacket ammo is cheaper than hollow points and is good for practice.

Please ask anything, we are a good bunch who try to answer quickly and accurately.

thumpergts · 02-15-2008, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Pugs

Welcome!

Where in WI are you? We've got a pretty strong showing of XD-Talk folks in the Southeastern Wisconsin/Milwaukee area. So far we've pulled together for two range days in the past year or so.

Winnebago County

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Originally Posted by MasLakas

Hollow point ammunition is best for personal defense use, but you need to fire about 100 round of hollow point ammo in your firearm to make sure it functions properly. Ball ammo or full metal jacket ammo is cheaper than hollow points and is good for practice.

I got 25 hollow points and 100 full metal jackets with it. The hollow points are kinda expensive, I really should fire 100?

MasLakas · 02-15-2008, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by thumpergts

Winnebago County

I got 25 hollow points and 100 full metal jackets with it. The hollow points are kinda expensive, I really should fire 100?

If your firearm is for personal protection, then you MUST BE 100% confident that your firearm will function flawlessly if you need it. After you have tried a specific brand of hollow points (all are fine in my opinion) and have had not failures with them in your firearm, you will not need to constantly use the hollow points for practice. That is what the full metal jacket (FMJ) bullets are for.

I have two hand guns I use for concealed carry. One is a XD 45 and the other is a 1911. Both shoot the same caliber, 45 acp, but I had some Remington Hollow Points that functioned flawlessly in my XD, but I had some issues in my 1911. It was not until I had fired over 50 HPs through the 1911 that I had issues.

All of this advice is on the assumption that your pistol is for personal defense. Do not get discouraged. I have a box of HP's that I have had for several years. I load them up for personal defense needs, but when I go to the range, I unload the expensive bullets and shoot the cheaper ammo.

taptap · 02-15-2008, 11:00 AM

If you bought a self defense weapon (home defense I assume since WI has no conceal carry permits) my suggestion would be to find an NRA Personal Protection Inside the Home course. There you can hook up with an instructor for a few live fire sessions. It cost a little money, but it is WAY MORE IMPORTANT than putting 100 HP through your weapon to make sure it feeds. The XD will feed about anything you can buy in a store--stick with proven factory ammo. I would rather you spend the money on instruction (which would include how to handle misfeeds and clear jams) than just buying 100 round of HP's to put down range. Even if you are a good shot getting good advice from people you know, I guarantee that a good instructor will teach you something that will improve you abilities, make you more competent, and better prepare you to defend yourself and your loved ones.

btw: the XD9 is the perfect choice. I'm buying one for my wife this fall.

Welcome to the forum from a Milwaukee boy living in Denver...

thumpergts · 02-15-2008, 11:34 AM

Thanks for all the info taptap & maslakas!

**Moose13** · 02-15-2008, 02:42 PM

Welcome from WV

Ringostar · 02-15-2008, 03:24 PM

Welcome from south central Wi.

RangerM9 · 02-15-2008, 03:36 PM

Welcome, nice to have another shooter in the area. Menomonee Falls shooter here.

good choice of weapon.

shoot safe

rockerz71 · 02-19-2008, 11:21 AM

Welcome from Atlanta

DMTWI · 02-21-2008, 07:19 AM

Yes, welcome to the forum from S. central WI. Is it ever going to warm up here?

02-15-2008, 08:10 AM	#11
MasLakas XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cache Valley, Utah Posts: 2,833	Welcome to the forum from UT! Please ask anything, we are a good bunch who try to answer quickly and accurately. Find a good friend who can teach you to shoot safely and properly or take a shooting class if available. Hollow point ammunition is best for personal defense use, but you need to fire about 100 round of hollow point ammo in your firearm to make sure it functions properly. Ball ammo or full metal jacket ammo is cheaper than hollow points and is good for practice. Please ask anything, we are a good bunch who try to answer quickly and accurately. __________________ I speak softly and carry a .45. UtahConcealedCarry.Org

02-15-2008, 02:42 PM	#16
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02-15-2008, 03:36 PM	#18
RangerM9 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 143	howdy! Welcome, nice to have another shooter in the area. Menomonee Falls shooter here. good choice of weapon. shoot safe

02-21-2008, 07:19 AM	#20
DMTWI XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 479	Yes, welcome to the forum from S. central WI. Is it ever going to warm up here? __________________ DT XD-9

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02-15-2008, 11:00 AM	#14
taptap XDTalk Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 41	If you bought a self defense weapon (home defense I assume since WI has no conceal carry permits) my suggestion would be to find an NRA Personal Protection Inside the Home course. There you can hook up with an instructor for a few live fire sessions. It cost a little money, but it is WAY MORE IMPORTANT than putting 100 HP through your weapon to make sure it feeds. The XD will feed about anything you can buy in a store--stick with proven factory ammo. I would rather you spend the money on instruction (which would include how to handle misfeeds and clear jams) than just buying 100 round of HP's to put down range. Even if you are a good shot getting good advice from people you know, I guarantee that a good instructor will teach you something that will improve you abilities, make you more competent, and better prepare you to defend yourself and your loved ones. btw: the XD9 is the perfect choice. I'm buying one for my wife this fall. Welcome to the forum from a Milwaukee boy living in Denver...

02-15-2008, 11:34 AM	#15
thumpergts XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 17	Thanks for all the info taptap & maslakas!

02-15-2008, 03:24 PM	#17
Ringostar XDTalk Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Poynette, Wi Posts: 54	Welcome from south central Wi.

02-19-2008, 11:21 AM	#19
rockerz71 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Norcross, GA Posts: 3,510	Welcome from Atlanta