first shot in a defensive situation will be so amped on adrenaline and fear that the weight of the trigger and the take up will mean next to nothing when you snatch it up, and if you have good trigger control anyways, the follow up shots are simple because you dont let the trigger over travel past the reset. a 6lb trigger on a DOA pistol = 3lb if you only let it travel to its reset before you break your 2nd shot.
train, train, train.
I carried my .45 XD for 3 years before I got my shield. I switch back and forth really at the moment, just because I won't print in public with a huge winter coat on. Spring/Summer will be Shield primary. I've had no issues with it so far at the range.
And ive actually had to pull it defensively not too long ago. I had a whole post about it on the old forums.
shield 9 handles like a full size 1911 .45 imo
very pointable, smooth, fast shooting, tolerable recoil for some reason. i just wouldnt carry a 7-8 shot 9mm as a primary in any weather. not without about 4 spare mags anyways. as it stands right now, i carry 2 spare mags for my XD and keep 2 in my vehicle with my ak and 8 30rd mags of 7.62x39
I carry 2 spare mags in my inner jacket pocket. I'll need to find at least single holder when I can't wear the jacket anymore.
old flip phone belt hook carriers make good IWB mag pouches
also, if you havent already done it, stippling makes a world of difference on the xd .45 grip panels. i didnt reprofile my grip or anything, no sanding with a dremel, nothing. i stippled over the stock checkering on the front and back straps and i stippled the side panels. all 4 spots have a different level of roughness based on what i preferred, but the grip is so dramatically better now than it was stock. buy a soldering iron and stipple your xd grip, you wont be disappointed. also check out doctorkote.com ill be sending my slide off to have it cerakoted in midnight bronze as soon as i have a temporary replacement for carry.
your buddy got ripped for $60-$80 more than the gun usually sells for.
all the SDxxVE series pistols are - are renamed smith and wesson sigmas (glock knockoffs that got smith sued by glock)
after the lawsuit, the price went up a little from what the sigmas were and the name changed. im sure there were a couple other changes, but the sigma was a glock rip off and the SDxxVE series guns are just glocks for less money.
My full AR15 is ordered. Got a complete upper and lower from Palmetto State Armory. Their deals are hella good and I can't find a single bad review.
http://palmettostatearmory.com/index.php/catalog/product/view/id/19079/s... (Thanks to Wugums for fronting me the funds for this!)
http://palmettostatearmory.com/index.php/catalog/product/view/id/1213/ca...
http://www.infowars.com/ar-15-ammo-not-armor-piercing-according-to-law-b... It's infowars, I know.. But this article is quite accurate.
It really doesn't do shit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2TBoP9Aoow
for anyone needing ammo...
Haven't been since I was a kid so I'm excited.
