JeeperCreeper
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I've posted about it before, but I wanted to do a quick update on the new info for any one curious and searching for clues.
But.... I carry an XD45 Tactical (.45 ACP and 5" barrel) for woods/bear/camp gun at times.
At the time when I got my pawn shop Springfield Armory XD, there was no XDM 10mm, I didn't like Glocks, and EAA Witness were hard to find cheap.
So I decided that a woods auto in a higher capacity .45 would do with the right ammo. A $300 XD45 Tactical with 13 round capacity fit the bill.
As far as ammo, in bone stock form, the XD Tactical ate all the options without failure:
-Underwood 255 grain 45 ACP +P hard cast
-Underwood 255 grain 45 Super hard cast
-Double Tap 255 grain 45 SMC hard cast SWC
So a bone stock XD45 will shoot all the hot loads without modification without any malfunctions. Now, that doesn't mean it's safe nor do I recommend a steady diet of it.
Just as a side note, I've also run the Underwood ammo out of a previous XD45 service (4"bbl) without issue. However, the service model has a captive guide rod and spring, and a tactical has a longer swappable spring. Hence, the 45 tactical 5" is easier to adapt to spicy loads.
So now that I know I "can" shoot some 45 Super out of a stock gun, I looked at making it better.
So I ordered a 20# Wolff spring (stock is 18), a threaded barrel (EFK firedragon, took over a year to find a threaded barrel), and a Yankee Hill adapter and compensator.
At the range today, I shot the gun with the threaded barrel and comp using various ammo without malfunction:
Standard 230gr range ball
SIG +p hollow points
Underwood 45 +p hard cast
Underwood 45 super hard cast
The compensator really tames regular 45 ACP ammo to feel like a training pistol. I've shot comps before, but this Yankee Hill one works the best, but it is the heaviest and ugliest.
Now, in the future I'll be swapping springs, but it's good to know that the XD45 for me eats all range of ammo with or without modification.
Again, I bought this as a budget version of a 10mm, but it had turned into a fun project that's just shy of going full 460 Rowland.
But.... I carry an XD45 Tactical (.45 ACP and 5" barrel) for woods/bear/camp gun at times.
At the time when I got my pawn shop Springfield Armory XD, there was no XDM 10mm, I didn't like Glocks, and EAA Witness were hard to find cheap.
So I decided that a woods auto in a higher capacity .45 would do with the right ammo. A $300 XD45 Tactical with 13 round capacity fit the bill.
As far as ammo, in bone stock form, the XD Tactical ate all the options without failure:
-Underwood 255 grain 45 ACP +P hard cast
-Underwood 255 grain 45 Super hard cast
-Double Tap 255 grain 45 SMC hard cast SWC
So a bone stock XD45 will shoot all the hot loads without modification without any malfunctions. Now, that doesn't mean it's safe nor do I recommend a steady diet of it.
Just as a side note, I've also run the Underwood ammo out of a previous XD45 service (4"bbl) without issue. However, the service model has a captive guide rod and spring, and a tactical has a longer swappable spring. Hence, the 45 tactical 5" is easier to adapt to spicy loads.
So now that I know I "can" shoot some 45 Super out of a stock gun, I looked at making it better.
So I ordered a 20# Wolff spring (stock is 18), a threaded barrel (EFK firedragon, took over a year to find a threaded barrel), and a Yankee Hill adapter and compensator.
At the range today, I shot the gun with the threaded barrel and comp using various ammo without malfunction:
Standard 230gr range ball
SIG +p hollow points
Underwood 45 +p hard cast
Underwood 45 super hard cast
The compensator really tames regular 45 ACP ammo to feel like a training pistol. I've shot comps before, but this Yankee Hill one works the best, but it is the heaviest and ugliest.
Now, in the future I'll be swapping springs, but it's good to know that the XD45 for me eats all range of ammo with or without modification.
Again, I bought this as a budget version of a 10mm, but it had turned into a fun project that's just shy of going full 460 Rowland.
