My gun collection includes an XD 40... I was shooting and training with it exclusively for awhile, then about a year ago put it aside to work with the plastic blasters from Glock...
Recently, I supplied all the guns for range visit with several family members and brought the "old" XD out or retirement. Everyone else grabbed the Golcks, Colts and Kimbers, so I shot the XD... and I was reminded why I liked the darn thing.
Yes, the trigger pull is different (I remember thinking as I released the trigger after the first shot... "Will it ever reach reset???) And yes, the whole potential to lock up when stripping is maddening as heck... But... But... The darn thing shoots really well.
To save targets I was shooting at specific "spots," taking out the little green men one body part at a time... (Shoulders, elbows, etc..) using the little numbers on the target as my "10-ring." And darn it that XD took out the numbers within about 3 rounds more times then not...
Like must guns, it shoots a heck of a lot better then I do... But for some reason, I seem to shoot it better then some of the others in my collection...
I'm not ready to swap it for the Kimber or one of the Glocks on my CCW... But it will be joining me more often on visits to the range...
And, I will be looking forward to hearing more about the new "M." Who knows, they may have this one dialed in right.
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