I got the Xd back last night, so to recap the turn around time, ...I sent it to SA Tuesday night, Dave WIlliams at SA got it Wed morning, he fit a new match barrel (thanks for the sweet barrel) to my XD and sent it out the same day. I got the XD back last night. Talk abbout awesome customer service.
Now I get to use my XD (my match gun) in the local match tomorrow.
I took my pistol to the range today and put 550 rds through it. My lead reloads, my jacketed match ammo reloads, and 115gr winchester white box factory.
Zero malfunctions of any kind. The barrel fit to the slide is tight, and in a good way.
This XD is still heiniously accurate. It has 13,000 rounds through it in 11 weeks (probably a few hundred more).
I am massively impressed with how the whole thing was handled by SA. I have shared this story with several people already and they were all impressed.
Between USPSA, IDPA, and a little bit of three gun I see alot of people.
I hope the people at SA realize what a gem of a guy they have in Dave, and what an impact this will have on my future interaction with other shooters regarding my loyalty to SA.
This has been a great thread to follow as I have a newer XD .40S&W 5". I plan on sending mine to Springer ASAP as I hear nothing but good tings about them.
I've only toyed with mine, making sure it digests all defensive and practice loads I like. Not one hiccup in the lot.
I have some gear (blade-tech) ordered for it today so I can shoot it in USPSA soon.
I almost feel like I'm cheating on my Sigs.
Keep us posted.