OMCHamlin
US Veteran
Whoa, whoa, whoa, back away from the tower with those pitchforks and torches, fellas, perhaps I need to provide FULL disclosure here, and so I shall;
1. That's not the ONLY reason I got rid of my XDm, and MUCH of it had to do with how it felt and performed for me, in direct side by side comparison with my Glock 19, which frankly told me that I shoot my Glock 19 better then several other guns INCLUDING a pair of Glock 34s that I did a little work on to see if they would "best" the G19, which they didn't for me!
2. The XDm's trigger, even with the deft handiwork of a Gunsmith friend (whom I can ASSURE you is both well credentialed and deserving of those "creds") was not to my liking IN COMPARISON to how my 19's trigger feels to me. (Disclaimer: Fulcrum Trigger)
3. Brothers, I did not just fall off the truck, when I refer to Wolf ammo (with the exception of their 22lr Match) I consider it the ABSOLUTE LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR!!!. While I will blow through a box or two if I can get it at a Turkish Bazaar price, it is most emphatically NOT my first choice in ammo. BUT, being the absolute bottom, I admit to using it also as a test to assure me (along with a good cross section of JHPs) that a given gun will shoot anything. Call it Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) if you will (at least I hope the "N" remains in that acronym
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4. All that said, THAT XDm would not accept Wolf 9mm 115 gr ball in 2 of 3 magazines without some sort of metal on metal lock up at about 8+ rounds or more, but WOULD roll just fine if I alternated Wolf, brass, Wolf, brass, etc... Strange, but every other 9mm in my stable (OK fine; Kahr PM9, early CZ75, too many Glocks to name (not in Lone Wolf 40/9 CONVERSION barrels though!), Beretta 92s and a Brigadier, S&W M&P 9c, EAA Witness Match (large frame) do or did just darn fine with the Low Common Denominator, heck, I even ran a couple boxes of it through my wife's 96% 1917 DWM Artillery Luger (NO, I did not, heck, I would stand at the stake, untied while you all lit the fire if that was true!) Now, see where I might have an issue with the XDm in that regard? No? OK, we'll just have to agree to disagree on that regard, and I absolutely wish you the very best with your XD or XDm, and I mean that sincerely!
5. As should be obvious by now, I have been on a quest for the perfect IDPA gun, when it has been in my holster all along, that G19 just plain works for me, as does my bride's M&P9c for her, and in many ways, I reckon I should have just "danced with the gal I brung" all along.
6. Have a nice Sunday, ya'll, I have the second love of my life, a rickety old Sheltie that seems to want to go for a walk in the rain...
R/OMC
1. That's not the ONLY reason I got rid of my XDm, and MUCH of it had to do with how it felt and performed for me, in direct side by side comparison with my Glock 19, which frankly told me that I shoot my Glock 19 better then several other guns INCLUDING a pair of Glock 34s that I did a little work on to see if they would "best" the G19, which they didn't for me!
2. The XDm's trigger, even with the deft handiwork of a Gunsmith friend (whom I can ASSURE you is both well credentialed and deserving of those "creds") was not to my liking IN COMPARISON to how my 19's trigger feels to me. (Disclaimer: Fulcrum Trigger)
3. Brothers, I did not just fall off the truck, when I refer to Wolf ammo (with the exception of their 22lr Match) I consider it the ABSOLUTE LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR!!!. While I will blow through a box or two if I can get it at a Turkish Bazaar price, it is most emphatically NOT my first choice in ammo. BUT, being the absolute bottom, I admit to using it also as a test to assure me (along with a good cross section of JHPs) that a given gun will shoot anything. Call it Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) if you will (at least I hope the "N" remains in that acronym
)4. All that said, THAT XDm would not accept Wolf 9mm 115 gr ball in 2 of 3 magazines without some sort of metal on metal lock up at about 8+ rounds or more, but WOULD roll just fine if I alternated Wolf, brass, Wolf, brass, etc... Strange, but every other 9mm in my stable (OK fine; Kahr PM9, early CZ75, too many Glocks to name (not in Lone Wolf 40/9 CONVERSION barrels though!), Beretta 92s and a Brigadier, S&W M&P 9c, EAA Witness Match (large frame) do or did just darn fine with the Low Common Denominator, heck, I even ran a couple boxes of it through my wife's 96% 1917 DWM Artillery Luger (NO, I did not, heck, I would stand at the stake, untied while you all lit the fire if that was true!) Now, see where I might have an issue with the XDm in that regard? No? OK, we'll just have to agree to disagree on that regard, and I absolutely wish you the very best with your XD or XDm, and I mean that sincerely!
5. As should be obvious by now, I have been on a quest for the perfect IDPA gun, when it has been in my holster all along, that G19 just plain works for me, as does my bride's M&P9c for her, and in many ways, I reckon I should have just "danced with the gal I brung" all along.
6. Have a nice Sunday, ya'll, I have the second love of my life, a rickety old Sheltie that seems to want to go for a walk in the rain...
R/OMC
