Hey all,
Sorry about the site being hacked... hope he gets found before he does it to someone else (I wonder if there aren't other sites that have been hacked recently with a similer 'calling card').
I've been browsing here for the last few weeks, looking to buy an XD soon. I'm not new to guns in general (shot rifles and shotguns for years), but to handguns I'm practically a babe. Only fired them on occassion, my first trip to an indoor range was a few weekends ago (living in the country makes for a much cheaper range, methinks)... handled and shot the XD, handled a Glock and an S&W revolver. Definitely going with the XD... feels best in my hands.
A few questions that will definitely single me out as in the novice catagory:
1. Hi-cap mags for 9mm. Are the factory 15-round OEM hi-caps the same size as the 10-round mags (i.e. do the mags sit flush at the bottom of the grip?).
2. Stainless bi-tone versus the all black/blued slide: reading posts and talking to people, it sounds like the black/blued slide has the occassional/regular problem of rust (hey, it's a gun!) without continuous care. Are these problems confined to the black/blued slide, or are they found on the stainless slide as well?
My assumption is that 'stainless' is misnomer due to the fact that many stainless metals are high-carbon in construction to keep the durability/strength of the metal high.
3. I first shot plinking ammunition and then some gold dot 124 grain +p ammo (was surprised the range let me shoot the +p ammo on their rental). Has anyone shot any of the heavier rounds (like 135 or 147 gr.) and noticed any discernable difference in recoil?
And and all help would be greatly appreciated...
Sorry about the site being hacked... hope he gets found before he does it to someone else (I wonder if there aren't other sites that have been hacked recently with a similer 'calling card').
I've been browsing here for the last few weeks, looking to buy an XD soon. I'm not new to guns in general (shot rifles and shotguns for years), but to handguns I'm practically a babe. Only fired them on occassion, my first trip to an indoor range was a few weekends ago (living in the country makes for a much cheaper range, methinks)... handled and shot the XD, handled a Glock and an S&W revolver. Definitely going with the XD... feels best in my hands.
A few questions that will definitely single me out as in the novice catagory:
1. Hi-cap mags for 9mm. Are the factory 15-round OEM hi-caps the same size as the 10-round mags (i.e. do the mags sit flush at the bottom of the grip?).
2. Stainless bi-tone versus the all black/blued slide: reading posts and talking to people, it sounds like the black/blued slide has the occassional/regular problem of rust (hey, it's a gun!) without continuous care. Are these problems confined to the black/blued slide, or are they found on the stainless slide as well?
My assumption is that 'stainless' is misnomer due to the fact that many stainless metals are high-carbon in construction to keep the durability/strength of the metal high.
3. I first shot plinking ammunition and then some gold dot 124 grain +p ammo (was surprised the range let me shoot the +p ammo on their rental). Has anyone shot any of the heavier rounds (like 135 or 147 gr.) and noticed any discernable difference in recoil?
And and all help would be greatly appreciated...