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Re: xd 40
« Reply #15 on: August 14, 2009, 10:43:15 AM »
my friend just bought the xmd 40 and it is simply *censored*! i was surprised how smooth dao trigger pull was.

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Re: xd 40
« Reply #16 on: August 14, 2009, 10:47:38 AM »
my friend just bought the xmd 40 and it is simply *censored*! i was surprised how smooth dao trigger pull was.

That's because it's classified as SAO... Springfield even marketed it that way when they first came out. Put a Powder River Trigger kit in it... then you won't believe how nice the trigger can be. I put one in my XD, and the full trigger travel is now shorter than the take-up used to be... it's about 3#s... the reset is about 1/3rd or what it was...and there's no overtravel. All that for about $80 and an hour at the kitchen table.
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Re: xd 40
« Reply #17 on: August 14, 2009, 12:17:21 PM »
my friend just bought the xmd 40 and it is simply *censored*! i was surprised how smooth dao trigger pull was.

That's because it's classified as SAO... Springfield even marketed it that way when they first came out. Put a Powder River Trigger kit in it... then you won't believe how nice the trigger can be. I put one in my XD, and the full trigger travel is now shorter than the take-up used to be... it's about 3#s... the reset is about 1/3rd or what it was...and there's no overtravel. All that for about $80 and an hour at the kitchen table.

Just Googled it.  Easy install?  I think that you just cost me 80 bucks!
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Re: xd 40
« Reply #18 on: August 14, 2009, 02:16:10 PM »
A quick question for those that know, how does the Springfield XD compare to the S&W M&P?
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Re: xd 40
« Reply #19 on: August 14, 2009, 04:26:13 PM »

Just Googled it.  Easy install?  I think that you just cost me 80 bucks!

Here's a link to the complete install instructions... it took me about an hour and a half.

http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/latest-hs2000-sa-xd-faq-stickies/72879-how-install-powder-river-precision-safety-lever-overtravel-stop.html
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Re: xd 40
« Reply #20 on: August 14, 2009, 06:28:24 PM »
A quick question for those that know, how does the Springfield XD compare to the S&W M&P?

The M&P is a very similar pistol... I like the Springfield because of the grip safety (like the 1911) and the stainless magazines. I don't think a guy could go wrong with any of the major polymer framed pistols... Glock, XD, M&P, Sig, Taurus, STI, etc... they've got pretty much all the bugs worked out... so it's just a matter of what features you prefer.
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Re: xd 40
« Reply #21 on: August 15, 2009, 06:53:39 PM »
GOT MY XD 40 A DAY EARLY. JUST GOT TO SAY WOW . YOU GUYS WERE RIGHT , THESE ARE NICE PISTOLS . WENT STRAIGHT TO CABELAS GOT SOME AMMO AND THEN STRAIGHT TO THE PIT . 25 YARD SHOTS 1.5 IN GROUPS. NOT BAD FOR A GUY THAT ONLY SHOOTS RIFLES. ANY WAY THANKS FOR THE INFO I KNEW YOU WOULD BE HELPFUL SO THANKS AGIAN

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Re: xd 40
« Reply #22 on: August 16, 2009, 03:45:47 AM »
A quick question for those that know, how does the Springfield XD compare to the S&W M&P?
I've owned both. Sold the M&P to get the XD, and I would never go back. The M&P was VERY picky about which ammo it liked to make go boom. Lots of mis-fires.

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Re: xd 40
« Reply #23 on: August 16, 2009, 09:40:47 AM »

Just Googled it.  Easy install?  I think that you just cost me 80 bucks!

Here's a link to the complete install instructions... it took me about an hour and a half.

http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/latest-hs2000-sa-xd-faq-stickies/72879-how-install-powder-river-precision-safety-lever-overtravel-stop.html

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Re: xd 40
« Reply #24 on: August 16, 2009, 12:46:20 PM »

Just Googled it.  Easy install?  I think that you just cost me 80 bucks!

Here's a link to the complete install instructions... it took me about an hour and a half.

http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/latest-hs2000-sa-xd-faq-stickies/72879-how-install-powder-river-precision-safety-lever-overtravel-stop.html

Thanks Josh. 

You bet man... if you need any help with the install, shoot me a PM.
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Re: xd 40
« Reply #25 on: August 16, 2009, 12:55:32 PM »
Great gun.  Good feel and it shot well.  I've owned 2 of them.  I'd buy another in a second. 

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Re: xd 40
« Reply #26 on: August 18, 2009, 02:11:38 AM »
I have had two XD40's, neither would cycle HP's, not even after I polished the feed ramp to a mirror finish. It would feed everything else flawlessly. I did check out the serial numbers and both were some of the first to come off the assembly line marked for Springfield. I did eventually end up getting a sx45 and it worked flawless, no matter what.
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