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Don't get the ported. That's my advice. Unless you also plan on buying a conversion barrel.
Granted, I love mine, but...
After ~300 rounds at the range without cleaning, you'll start getting failures with WWB. All the crud will get blasted all over the internals... the rails will start grinding, the spring will start grinding... Cleaning takes quite a bit longer, as you have to clean all of the internals. It's a LOT louder, which is fine for drawing attention at the range, except if you ever have an ND or use it for self-defense. You can not fire it from retention. If you pull it out of the holster and try to fire it from the hip, you're going to at least ruin whatever shirt you're wearing. My ear just started ringing again. Stupid ND.
If you have the money to throw a .40 unported barrel in there, then go ahead and get the ported XD and the barrel. That's what I plan on doing when I can afford it. The ported is fun for rapid fire, because it REALLY makes a difference in muzzle flip... but for just about every other kind of shooting, it's just an inconvenience. Also, if you're introducing someone to shooting, the ported scares the **** out of them. People don't like feeling a gun shot's concussion in their sinus cavities.
Granted, I love mine, but...
After ~300 rounds at the range without cleaning, you'll start getting failures with WWB. All the crud will get blasted all over the internals... the rails will start grinding, the spring will start grinding... Cleaning takes quite a bit longer, as you have to clean all of the internals. It's a LOT louder, which is fine for drawing attention at the range, except if you ever have an ND or use it for self-defense. You can not fire it from retention. If you pull it out of the holster and try to fire it from the hip, you're going to at least ruin whatever shirt you're wearing. My ear just started ringing again. Stupid ND.
If you have the money to throw a .40 unported barrel in there, then go ahead and get the ported XD and the barrel. That's what I plan on doing when I can afford it. The ported is fun for rapid fire, because it REALLY makes a difference in muzzle flip... but for just about every other kind of shooting, it's just an inconvenience. Also, if you're introducing someone to shooting, the ported scares the **** out of them. People don't like feeling a gun shot's concussion in their sinus cavities.
