Colorado - Northern Front Range XDS Owners

[az5591]

If you are in or near the NW Denver Metro area and you have an XDS (with or without issues) I would greatly appreciate hearing from you. If possible even meet up with a small group of owners and compare notes along with a possible short range time for function comparisons.
I am looking to pin down whether or not there are true mechanical issues with some samples or if some of us are truly not compatible with this little powerhouse.
Some side by side visual comparisons and a different set of eyes might help.
Let me know if you would be interested.
Thanks, and please get out and vote in November and get everyone you know to do the same!

[cperalta]

Hey man,

I live in Longmont and was just up in Lefthand Canyon this past weekend and put another 250 rounds thru my XDS. This puts my gun at 650 rounds now with 0 issues of any kind. This weekend I let my girlfriend and another friend shoot the gun so I have now had 7 different people shoot my gun and still there have been 0 issues with the gun. When I was able to talk my girlfriend into shooting it I was starting to wonder if I might see my first issues with my XDS, but NOPE it just fired and fired and fired and locked open when it was empty. My girlfriend did say it kicks a bit too much for her liking but she was on target and shooting well with it either way.

A lot of people say to avoid grease but I always use grease on mine. I do tear my guns down and clean and re-grease after every trip to the range. I have also found I prefer the small backstrap as my hand gets a bit raw with the large strap after about 150 rounds. Made it past 200 with the small on it.

[az5591]

Originally Posted by cperalta

Hey man,

I live in Longmont and was just up in Lefthand Canyon this past weekend and put another 250 rounds thru my XDS. This puts my gun at 650 rounds now with 0 issues of any kind. This weekend I let my girlfriend and another friend shoot the gun so I have now had 7 different people shoot my gun and still there have been 0 issues with the gun. When I was able to talk my girlfriend into shooting it I was starting to wonder if I might see my first issues with my XDS, but NOPE it just fired and fired and fired and locked open when it was empty. My girlfriend did say it kicks a bit too much for her liking but she was on target and shooting well with it either way.

A lot of people say to avoid grease but I always use grease on mine. I do tear my guns down and clean and re-grease after every trip to the range. I have also found I prefer the small backstrap as my hand gets a bit raw with the large strap after about 150 rounds. Made it past 200 with the small on it.

Thanks, it is examples like yours that keep me optimistic. I am glad yours is working so well.
I am in Broomfield and have heard about Left Hand Canyon but not been able to determine exactly where it is to go shoot. Would you mind sharing directions? Usually head to an indoor range in Aurora or outside up above and north of Blackhawk.
Thanks.

[Gealousy]

Originally Posted by az5591

Thanks, it is examples like yours that keep me optimistic. I am glad yours is working so well.
I am in Broomfield and have heard about Left Hand Canyon but not been able to determine exactly where it is to go shoot. Would you mind sharing directions? Usually head to an indoor range in Aurora or outside up above and north of Blackhawk.
Thanks.

Firing Line? GRIN

I'm in Centennial - I have about 200 through mine and have also not had one hiccup...

Between work, my wife and my kids I have a pretty hectic life but if you guys decide to get to a range post it here and I'll see if I can make it.




- Gealousy

[cperalta]

Originally Posted by az5591

Thanks, it is examples like yours that keep me optimistic. I am glad yours is working so well.
I am in Broomfield and have heard about Left Hand Canyon but not been able to determine exactly where it is to go shoot. Would you mind sharing directions? Usually head to an indoor range in Aurora or outside up above and north of Blackhawk.
Thanks.

Have you torn your gun apart and removed the firing pin mechanism to make sure it wasn't full of gunk and grease? I also saw some people post that their little plastic guide that holds the firing pin/spring/retainer all together was broken or cracked which may cause some light strikes?!?

I am on a waiting list for a club in Longmont called Trigger Time. They have short pistol ranges and 100 yard rifle ranges indoors. They also do a competition 2 gun combat league on Thursdays so it sounds fun!!

Before Lefthand I was going down to Cherry Creek state park. Thats a great range too IMO. You have to pay $9 for a carload of people to get into the park then once at the range it's $15 per person but you have use to the pistol range, rifle range, and the shotgun range and you can stay ALLL day

As for Lefthand... That can be tricky as there is a lot of National Forrest up there which is perfect to shoot on, but there is also a lot of private property and it's not ok to shoot on private property. If you google maps The Greenbriar hotel that will take you right close to Lefthand Canyon road and I normally head up the canyon for 15-20 miles and find a 4x4 trail to head off on. The take a 4x4 trail back a ways till you find a good safe natural backstop and have some fun. When you get in the canyon at first you may see or hear a range thats not far up... I try to avoid that as thats where there always seems to be an incident of some sort.

My only time to shoot right now is on the weekends with the sun setting earlier and earlier. Unless you know an indoor range that does not require a membership and stays open till 7 or 8. I also race R/C cars and have a race this Saturday in Colo Springs so this weekend, Sunday is my only shooting day.

I would like to meet up with some other folks and see if they have problems with my XDS or if I have problems with theirs. I am pretty much at the point that I feel mine is problem free (650 rounds 7 people) and if someone new was to shoot it and have an issue I would assume the gun just isn't right for them. I do have a bitone and have noticed the slide is quite a bit smoother to feel than the black slide of my XDm or XDSC. I wonder if the black needs more lube than the bitone??

[az5591]

Thanks to both of you for the replies.
Yep, Firing Line in Aurora. Is ok for a short range session. On Saturday they let me use the range free to function test the xds. Funny, had more in lane one next to the wall. With the echo/reverb the gun literally went Boom Boom. My wife said about 3 other shooters stopped and had to come look at what i was shooting.
I hear you about the short days and life balance and shooting. We will have to touch bases and see if something works out.
Yeah, I have even sent the gun back to SA, got thru 32 rounds before it had a ftf/ out of battery. Glad you both are running good examples.
Enjoy the Fall like weather.

az