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Looking online I have found stock 2 xtremes listed as having 4.5", 4.75", and 4.9" barrels. Does it come in all these different lengths or are these mis-prints or perhaps different ways of measuring the length or region specific??? thanks!

thanks everyone for your input. Sounds like there are lots of good options out there. hard to go wrong. thanks.

This is an important plus for me and one of the reasons I want new pouches. The ones I have now are hard to get a good deep grip and I end up trying to reload while holding the mag by my fingertips.

I need to get better mag pouches for my xdm mags. I am thinking about getting the CR speed pouches but I am interested in what others use and what they like/don't like. Currently I only shoot production USPSA.

+1 I had the exact same situation and solved it the same way. I think I was not careful when cleaning the gun and got lube into the channel. now I just clean that area with a dry pad.

I think your best bet is to wear shoes made for sports played on concrete. That would be outdoor basketball shoes or tennis shoes (like shoes actually made for tennis). I use a pair of tennis shoes and they grip and stick to concrete like crazy. http://www.complex.com/sneakers/2013/01/the-10-best-tennis-sneakers-for-hard-court-surfaces

I had a similar issue and bought the xd spring kit from wolff. That kit comes with a new striker spring and 3 different weighted recoil springs. I put in the stronger striker spring and the 16lb recoil and haven't had any issues since.

Excel does have a few "Skills and Drills" practices each month that start at 8pm. I work in the city and have the same issue of getting to a range by 6 so the 8pm time works out great.