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Went Shooting with member 'NotSoSimple'

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#1 ·
NotSoSimple and I met for a lunch break of shooting at the LeeKay Center this afternoon. From our discussions, NotSo was specifically looking for a compact gun to try out, including the XD. The guns I brought were a Beretta 9000S, a S&W can't-remember'the-model-name-with-a-very-stiff-trigger (both chambered for .40), an XD45 Compact and a Taurus Model 66 (357 Mag).

Beretta: After the $#@*&! thing failed to return to battery once, had 2 FTF's, and a stovepipe, we called it quits on that model. Piece o'......it's no wonder I don't carry that thing. But we'll save that commentary for later.

S&W: Super stiff (gotta be 8 lbs. if it's a hair) trigger, but performed well. Hard to hold on target when you're squeezing 8-9 lbs. of pressure on a handgun!

Taurus: A single FTF, but that was because the extractor rod had come a little loose. Gotta get some locktite on that thing. Flawless performance, other than that.

XD: Absolutely flawless performance.

My impression was that NotSo was most impressed with the XD, but I will let him share his impressions when he arrives later. We both longed to have a Glock next to the XD to alternate between the 2, but alas, I am not a Glock lover. Not a hater! Just not a lover of Glocks.

We probably went through anywhere from 100-150 rounds of ammo and had a great time making holes in paper.

NotSoSimple, great to meet you! Hope you can join us for one of our Open Carry lunches soon. Good luck on getting that permit!
 
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Twas a great day. A bit cold but shooting the XD made up for it.

So the Springfield Armory XD. I have heard of it but never gave it much thought. I was always raised in a 'Glock' environment so I was a bit closed minded by nature. Some small corner in my mind kind of thought the XD was alot of hype. Today I was proven wrong.

I still want to go down and shoot a Glock and XD side by side. However right now the XD is ahead in the race.

Thanks again for the shoot. I dont know what im going to do with 100 rounds of .40 with nothing to shoot it with :wink:
 
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tapehoser said:
"But honey, I have all this ammo and nothing to shoot it with!"
But, Tapehoser, you had some .32 ACP ammo and nothing to shoot it with and it was given a good home. And I am still very grateful for it. :D

ian
 
#5 ·
NotSoSimple said:
Twas a great day. A bit cold but shooting the XD made up for it.

So the Springfield Armory XD. I have heard of it but never gave it much thought. I was always raised in a 'Glock' environment so I was a bit closed minded by nature. Some small corner in my mind kind of thought the XD was alot of hype. Today I was proven wrong.

I still want to go down and shoot a Glock and XD side by side. However right now the XD is ahead in the race.

Thanks again for the shoot. I dont know what im going to do with 100 rounds of .40 with nothing to shoot it with :wink:
You can ALWAYS donate it to me :wink: My S&W.40 is ALWAYS hungry :lol:

TJ
 
#6 ·
Just means you will have to buy a .40 now. Cant let it go to waste :wink:
 
#7 ·
See, you buy ammo when its a good price, even if you DON'T have a gun for it. Then you buy the gun later on.....GREAT way to convince the wife.....lol
 
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