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PossumTaters · 05-09-2007, 03:36 PM

Just picked-up my new Dark Earth XD .45cal Service from Shooters Supply in Loveland, and I cannot wait to shoot it. I have never handled a .45 before, and I probably jumped-the-gun by purchasing one without previous experience, but I knew my itch had to be scratched. The Dark Earth was growing on me with each passing day, and I knew I wanted to experience a .45 at some time, so I made an impulsive move. If you live in the Dayton, Cincinnati or Covington area, I highly recommend this place for your next handgun purchase. I have never met a friendlier bunch of people when visiting a gun shop. The closest to my experience were the people at Olde English Gun Shoppe, but Shooters Supply set the bar higher. I thank you Gunzzi for telling me about them in January. Anyway, I am now an XD twofer owner (9mm & .45) and know that my new pistol will offer the reliability that my old(er) XD has provided. Just don't tell the wife. Shhhhhhhhhhhh....

Forgot to mention that I ordered my gun Monday afternoon and received a call the next day, on Tuesday, to say it was ready to be picked-up. Plus, their pricing was the most competitive that I'd found.

AlaskaXD · 05-09-2007, 03:37 PM

Nice choice! You'll love it.

ffej · 05-09-2007, 03:51 PM

You'll love the .45 - recoil is more of a push than the mild snap of a 9mm.

I find .40s&w to be the least pleasing as far as recoil goes - very snappy and harder on follow-up target aquisition.

Congrats.

Sarnik_USN · 05-09-2007, 04:15 PM

Congrats on the new purchase!!!

mudfoot · 05-10-2007, 06:01 AM

You'll love it, I absolutely love mine!

ichy_trigger · 05-10-2007, 06:10 AM

I dont own 9mm and .40 XDs but not a .45XD. I do however own a couple of 1911's and the .45 is a very versatile round. I think you will be pleased with it.

MasLakas · 05-10-2007, 08:38 AM

Congrats on the new XD. I have the 45 XD Service black on black and love it!

sixgunsblazing · 05-10-2007, 10:03 AM

What, no pic?

PossumTaters · 05-10-2007, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sixgunsblazing

What, no pic?

No camera. Well, no camera in my current posession.

05-09-2007, 03:36 PM	#1
PossumTaters XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dayton, OH Posts: 26	.45, Earthy, Faithful & Often Loaded Just picked-up my new Dark Earth XD .45cal Service from Shooters Supply in Loveland, and I cannot wait to shoot it. I have never handled a .45 before, and I probably jumped-the-gun by purchasing one without previous experience, but I knew my itch had to be scratched. The Dark Earth was growing on me with each passing day, and I knew I wanted to experience a .45 at some time, so I made an impulsive move. If you live in the Dayton, Cincinnati or Covington area, I highly recommend this place for your next handgun purchase. I have never met a friendlier bunch of people when visiting a gun shop. The closest to my experience were the people at Olde English Gun Shoppe, but Shooters Supply set the bar higher. I thank you Gunzzi for telling me about them in January. Anyway, I am now an XD twofer owner (9mm & .45) and know that my new pistol will offer the reliability that my old(er) XD has provided. Just don't tell the wife. Shhhhhhhhhhhh.... Forgot to mention that I ordered my gun Monday afternoon and received a call the next day, on Tuesday, to say it was ready to be picked-up. Plus, their pricing was the most competitive that I'd found. Last edited by PossumTaters; 05-09-2007 at 03:47 PM.

05-09-2007, 03:37 PM	#2
AlaskaXD XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Talkeetna, Alaska Posts: 156	Nice choice! You'll love it. __________________ Tim XD 45 ACP Service Compact

05-09-2007, 03:51 PM	#3
ffej XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Augusta, GA Posts: 197	You'll love the .45 - recoil is more of a push than the mild snap of a 9mm. I find .40s&w to be the least pleasing as far as recoil goes - very snappy and harder on follow-up target aquisition. Congrats. __________________ "When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't Talk." Tuco

05-09-2007, 04:15 PM	#4
Sarnik_USN XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: I am from TN. Posts: 16	Congrats on the new purchase!!! __________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sarnik_USN Petty Officer 2nd Class USN Active Duty -------------------------------------------------------------------- Only the dead have seen the end of war. -Plato- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Springfield Armory XD(M) .40S&W Bi-Tone

05-10-2007, 06:01 AM	#5
mudfoot XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Central Florida Posts: 314	You'll love it, I absolutely love mine! __________________ If you are citizen who is legally authorized to carry a weapon and you step outside without that weapon, then you become a sheep, pretending that the bad man will not come today. No one can be "on" 24/7, for a lifetime. Everyone needs down time. But if you are authorized to carry a weapon, and you walk outside without it, just take a deep breath, and say this to yourself..."Baa."

05-10-2007, 06:10 AM	#6
ichy_trigger XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 7,571	I dont own 9mm and .40 XDs but not a .45XD. I do however own a couple of 1911's and the .45 is a very versatile round. I think you will be pleased with it. __________________ "The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member2645.png

05-10-2007, 08:38 AM	#7
MasLakas XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cache Valley, Utah Posts: 2,805	Congrats on the new XD. I have the 45 XD Service black on black and love it! __________________ I speak softly and carry a .45. UtahConcealedCarry.Org

05-10-2007, 10:03 AM	#8
sixgunsblazing XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 111	What, no pic?

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