Just got done shooting, then cleaning the XD for the first time.
I am very pleased with how this pistol shoots. It's trigger is somewhat different. It's pull is light for the first half of it's travel, then it gets heavier as it breaks. It took some getting used to. But I like it. I found myself shooting this pistol very well with almost no learning process.
The sights are standard 3 dot and are dead on at 25 and 10 yds. They are easy to align and the grip angle is such that it is, for me at least, a natural pointer. I could get on target quickly because the XD pointed where I expected it to point.
The XD functioned without any failures in 126 rounds of WWB 230gr ball.
My only gripe is mag related. The 8th round rattles inside one of my magazines when that mag is fully loaded with 13 rounds. I took it apart and found no obvious cause. The steel of the mag is undamaged. I cannot explain how a double stack of rounds could leave one round loose inside the mag, but that is what is happening. Somehow, the 8th round is not under any force. I can see it moving through it's little hole in the back of the mag. Anyone have a solution or similar experience?
Anyway, overall I am very pleased. I finally have a hi cap pistol that was reasonably priced. And it shoots and functions well.
Buck