Originally Posted by dad (Post 1222136)

I never gave any thought to it before, I had to get mine out and look! Slide stamped, MADE IN W. GERMANY. The frame has no markings, but the serial number.

Originally Posted by MacCool (Post 1222705)

There ya go. Hang on to that one.

Originally Posted by dad (Post 1222136)

I never gave any thought to it before, I had to get mine out and look! Slide stamped, MADE IN W. GERMANY. The frame has no markings, but the serial number.

Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 1236928)

Went to the opening day of the Nation's Gun Show today. Lots of cool stuff. I picked up two of the 31 round magazines and two 10 round mags for my G26. They are all factory glock magazines. The big ones should be a lot of fun on the range. Also picked up some 9mm NATO to try and some 7mm Mauser.

They had some nice stuff there... really wanted to buy another pistol, and the ARs are very tempting.

Originally Posted by 370zproject (Post 1239356)

im want a springfield xd now :)

Originally Posted by MacCool (Post 1210375)

Personally, I use a Sig P229 .40 cal. It's a German model I bought it 1996. It is a fantastic pistol. It has probably about 15,000 round through it. Virtually no wear on any of the mating surfaces. All I've ever had to do to it is replace a few springs. The newer Sigs, while the same form factor, have some serious quality and design problems. Grips and grip screws are a nightmare, weak or failure-prone recoil springs, hammer failures, excessive slide wear, broken extractors, broken trigger bars, crappy magazines....this stuff all related to me by a buddy who's a Sig armorer for the Sheriff's department. They recently went back to issuing Glocks because it was getting to be a hassle keeping Sig replacement parts on hand.

For a game gun, I use a S&W M&P 9L. It's an OK pistol. I replaced the sear and striker along with a reset-assist device and that took that trigger from "marginal" to "really excellent". It's been reliable for me...I can't think of any failures. I use it in 9mm because that ammo is cheap and low recoil. It's been a good competition pistol for me and I like the 23 round magazines. Having said that, I don't think I'd use the M&P as a carry-weapon or duty-weapon.

If my P229 exploded tomorrow, I'd replace it in .40 with an H&K P30. If I couldn't get the P30, I would reluctantly get a Glock 23. "Reluctant" only because I find the Glocks to be ugly, uninspired weapons. From a standpoint of reliability and accuracy, they are excellent and I wouldn't hesitate to trust my life to one.

As to the XD/XDm, my business partner has an XDm and he really likes it a lot. AFAIK, it's been reliable for him. He's had some trouble finding holsters that work well with it, but otherwise he's had no complaints. We both have a firearms course coming up on the 21st, and then a two day 1000-round course with Louis Awerbuck in August. Those two events ought to represent a good opportunity to find any weak spots that particular pistol. As I mentioned earlier, the XDs are generally regarded as only being "OK" among the people I shoot a lot with. I will say that one reason I see for any scorn the XD's might get appears to be more related to the way they are so often pushed by gun store owners. They have a higher margin in the XDs for some reason and they are readily available, so they get blindly pushed without regard for any drawback they might have. As a group, gun shop owners are probably one of the single worst sources of good advice on firearms. When they start pushing a brand as intensely as they tend to push the XD's, knowledgeable firearms enthusiasts become very suspicious.

Originally Posted by Isamu (Post 1240992)

Import, is your real name Scott?

Originally Posted by ImportConvert (Post 1240994)

No, I go by "Jon" in person.

Originally Posted by Isamu (Post 1241005)

ahh damn, I thought maybe you were a dude I used to know...

Originally Posted by ImportConvert (Post 1241012)

I am guessing he is probably military based on your location. No affiliation.