D.B. Cooper
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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.
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.