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XD9 is a terrific gun. Get a PRP drop in trigger to make it come alive
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Yes typically hollowpoints are used for defense ammo.
Here are 2 great options at good prices for the times
Practice ammo are FMj and can be had for around 30-40 cents per round for new factory brass if you search a bit.Comment
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"1911 mag, twinkie, twinkie, cupcake, primary weapon mag"
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PRP drop in trigger?
Yes I do need to test out the Sig one day.
Thank youYes typically hollowpoints are used for defense ammo.
Here are 2 great options at good prices for the times
Practice ammo are FMj and can be had for around 30-40 cents per round for new factory brass if you search a bit.
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Yes Google PRP triggers, they make the best trigger kits for the XD I used to be a distributor for them and got too busy with my day job. Get the drop in. Turns the XD into a much better habdgun
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Learn how to actually shoot and manipulate the firearm before you go messing with aftermarket triggers. Even more optimal, run the gun through a course stock, THEN determine what (if anything) needs changing).
No sense in throwing money at an aftermarket trigger when you're new to all this, don't even know the difference between the the stock and aftermarket trigger, and that money would be much better spent on other things like ammo, more magazines, a good holster, a belt, training, etc.
Don't put the cart before the horse.
If you ever have the time and are able to get out and take a class at Front Sight PM me and I'll give you a 4-day Course Certificate. When I was new here a genius member did that for me, and I just like to do the same for someone else just starting out and pay it forward. I year and a half later and I've taken 6 classes and think it's a great place for a brand new shooter who wants to learn how to be safe, not start off with any bad habits and feel more confident and comfortable around firearms.Last edited by Vinnie Boombatz; 10-21-2021, 2:33 PM.sigpicComment
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True. But I'll disagree when the trigger reset us so horrible on an XD when compared to a Walther, VP9, Glock, Steyr, etc. List goes on and on!
So why is it ok to buy a stock Handgun from the list above that have a superior trigger from reset to complete trigger pull, but not upgrading the XD to match?... your logic doesn't. Are sense and for 100 bucks to have an awesome Handgun is money well spent.
New shooter or not. Proper training with superior reset will improve your shooting drastically and no more mashing the trigger causing low left 7pm shots on target I'd you're right handed.
Your advice is sound but is old school thinking. Like the guys saying their Model 70 .270 or 30.06 is the best rifle...
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I totally agree. Aftermarket triggers add complexity and cost to life that you don't need right now.
Every August I take a three day training at an outdoor range southeast of Jamul. Usually pretty warm, usually get some rain or at least some high humidity. We shoot 500+ rounds a day and the guns get locked up dirty each night. The instructors intentionally wear us out to look for bad habits to show up. They make sure we don't clean or lube our guns so we can see their weaknesses.
After 1500 rounds with heat, dirt, grime, and moisture, the only XD, Glock, or M&P's I've ever seen fail had aftermarket parts in them, chiefly drop in triggers.
The XD is a budget gun. A great budget gun, but a budget gun. IF you want to make it a race gun, I would recommend getting two and keeping your SD gun factory stock. I have never found a broken in XD trigger to be disagreeable.
PS. I had a Browning Hi Power for my first class. After the first day, the instructor let me finish the course with his XD 40.Comment
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If I was on a tight budget I'd rather have a stock XD9 and some ammo instead of an XD9 and no ammo.
It's a point of diminishing returns and the stock trigger on the XD9 is not THAT bad. People blow things way out of proportion and then it gets even more out of control in forums like this. If you can't effectively shoot an XD9 in it's stock form and make a bunch of excuses and blame the trigger it's more likely your lack of training and ability, not the firearm. With that said I have made changes to some of my firearms and others have been left stock. I decided if they needed these changes or not AFTER I put them through their paces in a class, otherwise you're just throwing money at stuff without even knowing it's your going make a difference or not.
And I say all this as someone who owns an XD9 with a PRP trigger in it and it's an upgrade, but I wouldn't call it a life-altering game changer.
Dropping a LTT Trigger Job in a Bag into a Beretta M9 is a game changer. PRP trigger into an XD9 is nice, but not essential, and far from a game changer, yet people like you on forums liek this will give the impression that the gun isn't even usable without the upgraded trigger. I'll reinforce my stance on if you're new and on a tight budget, that money is better spent on other things at first. You're also comparing the XD9 to other firearms that are more expensive than the XD9, so naturally many will probably have "better" triggers, and going with your logic, if you're going to drop in a PRP trigger right away why not just spend more for a "better" firearm? And while your at it, why not just spend even more than that to get something even better, may look at something custom etc. See where I'm going? It's a slippery slope when someone just starting out gets more fixated on the gear and less on learning the fundamentals. But you are most certainly free to have a different opinion.
All my Gock triggers are stock aside from dropping in an OEM Glock minus connector. Again, another thing that people tend to whine about and throw a ton of money at, when in reality they probably just need to train and practice more instead of thinking that spending money will make up for lack of time put in learning. And although I've only been at this for a short time, in the classes I have taken over that time the guns that tend to ahve the most issues in the classes are the ones that are the most
"upgraded" and modified.
And I do have a model 70 All-Weather SS in .30-06 but you will ever find any evidence of me saying it's the be all end-all cartridge.Last edited by Vinnie Boombatz; 10-21-2021, 3:29 PM.sigpicComment
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I agree, we can all disagree. But the biggest lacking of any XD is the trigger. Once that is upgraded it makes the gun one of the top tier handguns.
If you're on a tight budget shooting isn't the sport for you. Maybe get an air gun or sling shot. Have to pay to play.
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