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07-01-2008, 08:06 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Not Exactly a New Member, But Finally Got an XD...
Greetings! As you can see from my join date, I'm not exactly a new member here but I did finally agree to purchase a XD45 Service last night. It's the newer model with the ambi thumb-safety and is unfired, NIB. A friend of mine had an early HS2000 years ago and I liked it but stuck to my Glocks, which I shot pretty well and used for carry and competition. As much as I liked the HS/XD I didn't want to bother with a new pistol, new holsters, new mag pouches, etc etc...
Before my deployment I sold off all of Gaston's creations since they'd just end up being safe-queens while I was away. During the deployment I picked up an alloy, 4" 1911 from Springfield that I want to use as a carry gun and since I've been home I needed another pistol for competitions. I didn't want to go back to the Glocks because I simply cannot shoot a Glock and then shoot a 1911, the grip angle is too different and my point of aim gets all messed up. For a comptetition pistol I wanted something in either .45 or .40 because 9mm doesn't get the same score for the same hits in some classes that I shoot. Either would have been fine, but the .45 is a caliber that I already have. Anyway, gotta start shoppin' around for items to pimp out my new XD. All the best. Weazel
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Biker, Soldier, Educator, Lover of the Obscure... "Each man must for himself alone decide what is right and what is wrong, which course is patriotic and which isn't. You cannot shirk this and be a man. To decide against your conviction is to be an unqualified and excusable traitor, both to yourself and to your country..." - Mark Twain Last edited by Road Weazel; 07-01-2008 at 08:09 AM. |
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07-01-2008, 09:04 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: St. Cloud, Minnesota
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Welcome I hope you like your new choice.
Welcome from Minnesota!
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~ ~ ~ "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." "The Constitution shall never be construed....to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms" (Samuel Adams) SA-XD Service 9mm Ruger Redhawk 44Mag Browning Buck Mark 22lr My other hobby G-Allens Restaurant & Sports Bar www.G-Allens.com |
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07-01-2008, 09:17 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Thanx for the greeting, Allstop.
I'm already seeing a potential problem with this, and I haven't even picked up the pistol yet  I can't find a recoil spring/guide rod setup for the .45 in 4". This is kinda strange, and I guess I can live with it, but it's always nice to add some weight to the nose and be able to change recoil springs to match your hand-loads. I'll have to keep searching Thanx again! Weazel
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Biker, Soldier, Educator, Lover of the Obscure... "Each man must for himself alone decide what is right and what is wrong, which course is patriotic and which isn't. You cannot shirk this and be a man. To decide against your conviction is to be an unqualified and excusable traitor, both to yourself and to your country..." - Mark Twain |
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07-01-2008, 09:29 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Broward County, FL
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Welcome from south Florida. You made a great choice in a gun.
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"If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space!"  edm24 NRA Member Springfield XDM (bi-tone) Springfield XD45 Springfield XD9 - 3" compact (bi-tone) S&W 410S FNP-9 (bi-tone) Glock 23 Bersa BT380CC Colt Detective Special, circa 1978 |
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07-01-2008, 04:20 PM
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: West Michigan, Macon County NC
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Welcome from Michigan.
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07-01-2008, 04:25 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Salem, Virginia
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Welcome from Virginia.... you'll love the XD!
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07-01-2008, 08:28 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Blair Co;Pa
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Welcome from Pa.
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07-02-2008, 03:08 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Tampa, FL
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Welcome to the forum from Florida!
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07-02-2008, 04:03 AM
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XDTalk 500 Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Centerville, Indiana
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Welcome to the group.
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