I agree with Cfullgraf, a longer barrel and slide will unlikely overcome harsh recoil caused by a small or narrow grip.
D.B. I have not seen anything on the gun channel. I do not watch that much television. To much time on the internet, I suppose!
But I will take it as a complement.
Jim
I have had no hiccups
No problems at all , my XDE 9mm has functioned flawlessly and I enjoy shooting it in both SA and DA.
DB, as I recall you have mentioned more than once your inability to hit what you are aiming at. I know how that feels. I can’t shoot revolvers well at all, even single action ones. When my only gun was a Ruger Security Six, I was convinced I would never be able to shoot well. Then I bought an SR9 and things started looking up. When I put a red dot on it, suddenly I was hitting the 10 ring from 30 feet consistently. And when I bought a 9mm 1911 with a red dot, man I started feeling like Annie Oakley. Now I will only buy guns of the type that I shoot best. Point is not that you need to do what I do. But you do need to find your gun shooting solution. I’m sure there is a gun you can shoot really well. You have to find that and make that TYPE the basis of your collection. No sense having a bug out gun that you can’t shoot no matter how light and easy to carry. Those things are way down the important features list. Being able to hit the target is right on top.I'm less and less thrilled (I was never "thrilled") with this gun. I generally can't hit crap with it beyond about 10-12 feet. Last week I fired 19 rounds at a 10" plate and never touched it.
That said, this gun sure is light and easy to carry. So is the ammo, too.
I may not like this 9mm Springfield Armory XDE I just bought a few weeks ago. It's kind of a tough gun to shoot well with. Let me preface all of this by saying that I'm transitioning from a Ruger Redhawk revolver, and the only other semi-auto I have any experience at all with is the 92FS.
What I like about the XDE:
Controls and ergonomics. I didn't at first, but they grew on me quick. I really like the safety. It has all the functions of a 92FS, plus the ability to go cocked and locked like a 1911, which I would never do. I can manipulate everything, even in gloved hands at 9˚F.
What I don't like:
The magazine catch often gets hung all the way to one side (it's ambidextrous) and won't retain the magazine. This is well documented on the u tubes. I have no idea what do about it.
The double-action first shot trigger is horrendous. I swear, the DA trigger on my Redhawk is lighter and smoother. (My Redhawk has just about 3k rounds though it.) The single-action trigger is pretty darn heavy and stiff, too, but I can do as good with it as I can with my DA revolver. (Only, with the XDE I can do it faster.)
Is there anything to be done with that trigger?
Recoil and muzzle flash. This gun is actually harder to shoot than my Redhawk with 44 specials. ore recoil, more muzzle jump, more flash...louder... I suspect some of that has to with the 3" barrel and 25oz weight.
So I'm not real sold on this gun, yet, but, I only have about 200 rounds of 115 grn ball through it. I feel like I'll ultimately end up with a 92FS. Or back to a revolver.
I'm less and less thrilled (I was never "thrilled") with this gun. I generally can't hit crap with it beyond about 10-12 feet. Last week I fired 19 rounds at a 10" plate and never touched it.
That said, this gun sure is light and easy to carry. So is the ammo, too.
This is probably one of your best posts right here.DB, as I recall you have mentioned more than once your inability to hit what you are aiming at. I know how that feels. I can’t shoot revolvers well at all, even single action ones. When my only gun was a Ruger Security Six, I was convinced I would never be able to shoot well. Then I bought an SR9 and things started looking up. When I put a red dot on it, suddenly I was hitting the 10 ring from 30 feet consistently. And when I bought a 9mm 1911 with a red dot, man I started feeling like Annie Oakley. Now I will only buy guns of the type that I shoot best. Point is not that you need to do what I do. But you do need to find your gun shooting solution. I’m sure there is a gun you can shoot really well. You have to find that and make that TYPE the basis of your collection. No sense having a bug out gun that you can’t shoot no matter how light and easy to carry. Those things are way down the important features list. Being able to hit the target is right on top.
I’m sure there is a gun you can shoot really well. You have to find that and make that TYPE the basis of your collection.
Those things are way down the important features list. Being able to hit the target is right on top.
I'm less and less thrilled (I was never "thrilled") with this gun. I generally can't hit crap with it beyond about 10-12 feet. Last week I fired 19 rounds at a 10" plate and never touched it.
That said, this gun sure is light and easy to carry. So is the ammo, too.
I may not like this 9mm Springfield Armory XDE I just bought a few weeks ago. It's kind of a tough gun to shoot well with. Let me preface all of this by saying that I'm transitioning from a Ruger Redhawk revolver, and the only other semi-auto I have any experience at all with is the 92FS.
What I like about the XDE:
Controls and ergonomics. I didn't at first, but they grew on me quick. I really like the safety. It has all the functions of a 92FS, plus the ability to go cocked and locked like a 1911, which I would never do. I can manipulate everything, even in gloved hands at 9˚F.
What I don't like:
The magazine catch often gets hung all the way to one side (it's ambidextrous) and won't retain the magazine. This is well documented on the u tubes. I have no idea what do about it.
The double-action first shot trigger is horrendous. I swear, the DA trigger on my Redhawk is lighter and smoother. (My Redhawk has just about 3k rounds though it.) The single-action trigger is pretty darn heavy and stiff, too, but I can do as good with it as I can with my DA revolver. (Only, with the XDE I can do it faster.)
Is there anything to be done with that trigger?
Recoil and muzzle flash. This gun is actually harder to shoot than my Redhawk with 44 specials. ore recoil, more muzzle jump, more flash...louder... I suspect some of that has to with the 3" barrel and 25oz weight.
So I'm not real sold on this gun, yet, but, I only have about 200 rounds of 115 grn ball through it. I feel like I'll ultimately end up with a 92FS. Or back to a revolver.
When I switched to a XD9 Sub Compact CCW it took me a few rounds to work the
trigger right, (after carrying 1911's for decades) and it's all about practice, baby...