I must be one of the few people in the shooting world that is not impressed. Reliable - yes but......
I shot a variety of ammo and mixed it up in the stack. It all went bang every time. I was set up at about 50 feet so the distance was not extreme by any means. A consistent pattern was never found. It wasn't the usual correctable issue of being high right or low left (finger placement, heeling, etc) I was just scattered around the center at about a five inch radius. The weapons were switched to see if it was just me. The EAA was fine along with the SBH. I went back to the XD to more scattered shooting. An ammo change didn't make any difference.
I must say that I could shoot the PF9 better if I really took my time. I have difficulty with the PF9 due to its small size and horrendous trigger pull/length. There is an armalaser on my PF9. At 50 feet, the dot looks like a fly trying to find a place to land while pulling the trigger. Kevin refers to this type weapon as a "get off me gun" and I agree. Don't bother taking it to a shoot unless you just want to amuse the bystanders and keep the manufacturers of ammo components in business.
I found the XDm to be no more than another "get off me gun" and not as concealable as some others.
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Neither the XD nor the Taurus 24/7 plastic pistols (nor the Glocks, for that matter) have interested me much. I have shot a very accurate borrowed Glock, but they don't point right for me, and I have to work to keep the sights properly aligned. The one XD I shot I didn't have a chance to wring out for accuracy, but what I did see did not impress me.
Having said that, I am giving serious consideration to making my next handgun purchase a S&W M&P9. (Yes, a Europellet.) Too many people whose opinions I respect have said that the these are accurate, reliable, and with an aftermarket trigger, a pleasure to shoot. The ones that I have held (but not yet shot) have felt very good in my hand.
Oh, and will you be able to make the Central AZ blogshoot on the 29th in Casa Grande?
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