Mainsail
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Wow, I really like this gun!
I ran 300 rounds of hardball through the new Springfield XDs today. It performed flawlessly other than two minor hiccups, and did so for 300 rounds, unlike the Taurus .38 Special it was purchased to replace. The little revolver began to choke after about 70 rounds due to the build-up of burned powder residue in the cylinder gap.
I needed to put on one of my flight gloves after just a couple magazines out of the Springfield as the recoil was causing the trigger to bite my finger.
The hiccup was two failures to fire- I pulled the trigger, heard a click, but no bang. It did the one malfunction twice around 250 rounds in. I think the slide wasn't going forward enough to put the gun completely into battery. The primer on the failed rounds had no indentation at all, so the firing pin never made contact. It was a minor malfunction that won't affect my carry of the gun once it's clean.
This is five rounds (one magazine full) from about 30' semi supported:
Before I stuffed the earplugs into my ears I heard some flies buzzing. I scanned the hillside looking for something dead but didn't see anything. After shooting for for 15 minutes or so, I looked to my right and spotted this dead coyote. Perfect camouflage; I was standing about 20 feet away the whole time and never saw it.
I ran 300 rounds of hardball through the new Springfield XDs today. It performed flawlessly other than two minor hiccups, and did so for 300 rounds, unlike the Taurus .38 Special it was purchased to replace. The little revolver began to choke after about 70 rounds due to the build-up of burned powder residue in the cylinder gap.
I needed to put on one of my flight gloves after just a couple magazines out of the Springfield as the recoil was causing the trigger to bite my finger.
The hiccup was two failures to fire- I pulled the trigger, heard a click, but no bang. It did the one malfunction twice around 250 rounds in. I think the slide wasn't going forward enough to put the gun completely into battery. The primer on the failed rounds had no indentation at all, so the firing pin never made contact. It was a minor malfunction that won't affect my carry of the gun once it's clean.
This is five rounds (one magazine full) from about 30' semi supported:
Before I stuffed the earplugs into my ears I heard some flies buzzing. I scanned the hillside looking for something dead but didn't see anything. After shooting for for 15 minutes or so, I looked to my right and spotted this dead coyote. Perfect camouflage; I was standing about 20 feet away the whole time and never saw it.