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xd4life · 10-15-2007, 11:44 PM

I can get 3" groups easily with my .40 service model at 25yds. No mod's on my gun other than a DGR and grip tape. Nothing really hard about that.

We had a 14yo at a match a couple of months ago that was out with his grandfather. He was shooting a XD 9 service and he took 3rd in D class out of 9 shooters most which have been shooting IPSC for around a year or more. His first time ever in a competition and only the 3rd time in his life he had ever shot a gun, 2nd shooting a pistol, being a Noob has nothing to do with it. Some people have a natural talent to shoot a firearm well.

jeepinbanditrider · 10-16-2007, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by LongRider

If you ever want to get shown up at the range teach a woman to shoot. I have a bro a marine with three tours combat that on the day he taught his wife to shoot. She shot better than him on his best day ever. In fact that seems to be a constant, women seem to learn faster and tend to shoot better than we men, much as we may hate to admit it

They have no pre-conceived notions of shooting and aren't driven by their ego.

My wife can put a ragged hole in a BG target with her 1911 clone.

**Loves2Shoot** · 10-16-2007, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by jeepinbanditrider

They have no pre-conceived notions of shooting and aren't driven by their ego.

My wife can put a ragged hole in a BG target with her 1911 clone.

+1 ego can be a huge detriment to shooting well.

**Loves2Shoot** · 10-16-2007, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Magzilla

Good for you but, no bet was offerred and we're not talking about modified XDs being shot from a bench. Does anyone here go to the range and shoot their XD from a bench? I was calling BS on the guy who is new to pistols getting 3" groups @ 25 yards.

Sorry, I thought you were saying the gun wouldn't do it. I generally shoot better offhand than from a bench myself.

blaze870 · 10-16-2007, 10:15 AM

yeah sorry i wasnt very clear i can get about 3 or 4 of them in a 3 to 3.5 inch grup at that range but i do alot better at 10 yards

Reeek · 10-16-2007, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Loves2Shoot

+1 ego can be a huge detriment to shooting well.

The "man" element holds true in many things. As a rock climber (when I was young and more fit

) we used to train to use finesse rather than muscle to climb. Especially when climbing thin face. Women did this naturally. Men have a natural tendency to use their muscle to accomplish lots of things that don't require it. Women don't have the same muscular instinct men do so they rely more on balance and climbing "light".

I think this has some effect with handgun shooting as well. Finesse and a light touch goes a long way in endeavors that require precision sometimes.

robinsre · 10-16-2007, 12:19 PM

I have shot most of my life. However I didn't become a "decent" shot until I got into biology and started working in a laboratory. Many of the muscle control techniques are the same.

Slow, graceful, constant deliberate motion. Accuracy is principle, speed comes with time and practice.

xd4life · 10-17-2007, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by LongRider

If you ever want to get shown up at the range teach a woman to shoot. I have a bro a marine with three tours combat that on the day he taught his wife to shoot. She shot better than him on his best day ever. In fact that seems to be a constant, women seem to learn faster and tend to shoot better than we men, much as we may hate to admit it

I know my wife can out shoot me with every rifle I have from the 10/22 to the AR and even the heavy 59/66. She don't like handguns much bigger than a 9mm, I want to get her a .38 special revolver.

devilslayer · 10-17-2007, 12:47 AM

i need to practice more

loadtoad · 10-18-2007, 09:26 AM

I get about a 4"-4.5" group at 25yd with a XD.45 4"bbl. And thats not just three or four rounds per thirteen round mag. Thats every round. Granted Ive been shooting for the better part of ten years, this is the first .45 Ive ever shot and have only owned it for a month or so.

10-15-2007, 11:44 PM	#11
xd4life XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in HOTLANTA Posts: 2,251	I can get 3" groups easily with my .40 service model at 25yds. No mod's on my gun other than a DGR and grip tape. Nothing really hard about that. We had a 14yo at a match a couple of months ago that was out with his grandfather. He was shooting a XD 9 service and he took 3rd in D class out of 9 shooters most which have been shooting IPSC for around a year or more. His first time ever in a competition and only the 3rd time in his life he had ever shot a gun, 2nd shooting a pistol, being a Noob has nothing to do with it. Some people have a natural talent to shoot a firearm well. __________________ "A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well." Rick Hebert "The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities.... It is best to win without fighting." Sun-tzu 300 B.C Bob Barr FOR PRESIDENT

10-16-2007, 10:15 AM	#15
blaze870 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Chandler, Arizona Posts: 2,837	yeah sorry i wasnt very clear i can get about 3 or 4 of them in a 3 to 3.5 inch grup at that range but i do alot better at 10 yards __________________ XD45 RRA AR-15 M1 Garand Remington 870 Super Magnum Marlin 980s Ruger 10/22 Mosin Nagant 91/30 GUNS KILL PEOPLE LIKE SPOONS MADE ROSIE O'DONNEL FAT.

10-16-2007, 12:19 PM	#17
robinsre XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,795	I have shot most of my life. However I didn't become a "decent" shot until I got into biology and started working in a laboratory. Many of the muscle control techniques are the same. Slow, graceful, constant deliberate motion. Accuracy is principle, speed comes with time and practice. __________________ Zeroth law of thermodynamics : If you have 1 six pack of beer and your neighbor brings 4 beers over, you will each end up drinking only 5 beers. First law of thermodynamics : There's no such thing as a free beer. Second law of thermodynamics : Even if there was such thing as a free beer, you couldn't drink it all anyway. Third law of thermodynamics : The colder it gets, the less beer you will have.

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10-17-2007, 12:47 AM	#19
devilslayer XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NC Posts: 2,069	i need to practice more

10-18-2007, 09:26 AM	#20
loadtoad XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 7	I get about a 4"-4.5" group at 25yd with a XD.45 4"bbl. And thats not just three or four rounds per thirteen round mag. Thats every round. Granted Ive been shooting for the better part of ten years, this is the first .45 Ive ever shot and have only owned it for a month or so.