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mrtoadzwildride · 03-23-2006, 08:10 AM

After putting roughtly 500 rounds through my ruger P-90 I was still having failure to feed issues. I called ruger and they told me to "tap my magazine against my leg or bench before shooting." I tried that and put another 200 rounds through it with the same issues occuring.

Being the rational guy that I am I took it to the gun shop and traded it in on an XD .45 Service.

In the Past I've shot quite a few XD's but, not to sound like everybody else on this board, I am a .45 fan and the new XD is more accurate than I am It is true it will eat anything you stuff into it. At 25yds a 2in group is very easy to maintain. After 300rds I am sold and will probably be buying an xd-9 sub-compact in the near future as my CCW.

THANK YOU SPRINGFIELD ARMORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

XD9Sub · 03-23-2006, 08:47 AM

Good choice on the XD45

Probably just had a mag-spring problem with the Ruger, but still, if that's what it took to get you to try the XD, all the better

mrtoadzwildride · 03-23-2006, 10:12 AM

If it was indeed a mag spring problem.... Which is highly possible, a respectible company would have offered up a new spring at a minimum. In my personal opinion if you purchase a new firearm it should function flawlessly. And if it doesn't, the company should offer a great deal of tech support. Or word of mouth will spread. Over time the company will lose it's reputation.

cigarlover · 03-23-2006, 06:12 PM

Iv'e owned the Ruger P90 45. It's a good pistol for the price you pay. Tactically speaking it is not a peformer with the XD, Glock, Sig. I don't blame you for switching to the XD.As for all of us on this site- we expect more from a pistol then what you can get from the Ruger. Which is why we all own an XD. It's like comparing a hammer with a pneumatic nail gun. Both work- but one sure out performs the other ! And I don't think I need to point out which gun is the hammer. Good choice on your pick !

happygunner · 03-24-2006, 07:51 AM

The XD-45 .45 Service is just the right handgun for my carry needs. Also it shoots without any problems even the flat nosed Corbon +p 185 JHP Ammo. I had so many failures to feed in my 4" 1911.

03-23-2006, 08:10 AM	#1
mrtoadzwildride XDTalk Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 44	Fed Up with Ruger P-90, Bought new XD After putting roughtly 500 rounds through my ruger P-90 I was still having failure to feed issues. I called ruger and they told me to "tap my magazine against my leg or bench before shooting." I tried that and put another 200 rounds through it with the same issues occuring. Being the rational guy that I am I took it to the gun shop and traded it in on an XD .45 Service. In the Past I've shot quite a few XD's but, not to sound like everybody else on this board, I am a .45 fan and the new XD is more accurate than I am It is true it will eat anything you stuff into it. At 25yds a 2in group is very easy to maintain. After 300rds I am sold and will probably be buying an xd-9 sub-compact in the near future as my CCW. THANK YOU SPRINGFIELD ARMORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

03-23-2006, 08:47 AM	#2
XD9Sub XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Norcross, GA Posts: 999	Good choice on the XD45 Probably just had a mag-spring problem with the Ruger, but still, if that's what it took to get you to try the XD, all the better __________________ "We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we may always be free" Ronald Reagan, June 6th, 1984, Normandy France Øbama '08

03-24-2006, 07:51 AM	#5
happygunner XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Houston Tx Posts: 1,139	Great choice The XD-45 .45 Service is just the right handgun for my carry needs. Also it shoots without any problems even the flat nosed Corbon +p 185 JHP Ammo. I had so many failures to feed in my 4" 1911.

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03-23-2006, 10:12 AM	#3
mrtoadzwildride XDTalk Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 44	If it was indeed a mag spring problem.... Which is highly possible, a respectible company would have offered up a new spring at a minimum. In my personal opinion if you purchase a new firearm it should function flawlessly. And if it doesn't, the company should offer a great deal of tech support. Or word of mouth will spread. Over time the company will lose it's reputation.

03-23-2006, 06:12 PM	#4
cigarlover XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Birmingham, Al Posts: 172	Iv'e owned the Ruger P90 45. It's a good pistol for the price you pay. Tactically speaking it is not a peformer with the XD, Glock, Sig. I don't blame you for switching to the XD.As for all of us on this site- we expect more from a pistol then what you can get from the Ruger. Which is why we all own an XD. It's like comparing a hammer with a pneumatic nail gun. Both work- but one sure out performs the other ! And I don't think I need to point out which gun is the hammer. Good choice on your pick !