BobS761 Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I have drifted my rear sight so the right edge is flush with the right side of the slide. I'm shooting spot on at 10 yards now. Does this seem an extreme amount of adjustment? (I know I can adjust both sights, this was just field expedient.) I understand trigger control can lead to shoot left, and also that all bets are off when I get trigger work done. But, if it's the gun, I want to get it fixed. XDm .40 4.5" Thanks, B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dejadoo Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 Have you had someone else (possibly more experienced) shoot it to make sure it is not the pistol? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RescueYou Posted February 16, 2013 Share Posted February 16, 2013 I have both the XDm 9mm and .40, and on my 9mm I have the rear sight quite a ways to the right also. I thought it was just me until I bought the .40 and didn't need to adjust the sight at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teck88 Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 My XDm 9 4.5 shot low left also. I had Rich at Canyon Creek do a 2# trigger job and now it is right on the money and I love it. It is the best $140 I have ever spent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunsen Posted March 22, 2013 Share Posted March 22, 2013 Have you had someone else (possibly more experienced) shoot it to make sure it is not the pistol? Agreed. That seems to be a little exsessive. How does it shoot at 25 yards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theycallmeingot Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 my xdm 5.25 9mm has the front sight within .001 of center, and the rear sight is almost flush with the right side of the slide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve RA Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 You can always move the front sight and split the difference that way. Neither one will look quite so far off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Mitch Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 I had a S&W 1911 that shot like that, and splitting the difference between the sights "felt" better/looked better while shooting, but was irritating to look at otherwise. At least, it was irritating for a while. The shooting is all that really matters, and I was able to accept it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gennaro Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 Shot several XDm's that belong to friends, all factory original, and none of them did this. I don't believe they would build a gun that you had to have the sights set up like this, to shoot it straight. Just to be sure, you may want a solid gunsmith to take a look at it, and determine that everything is working as advertised. You should always get what you pay for and I like how the XDm feels, It's a good platform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnpyeron3 Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 (edited) I had the same issue with my XDm 5.25 9mm. I gave it a thorough cleaning and lubing. It now shoots perfectly with the rear sight centered. Edited March 27, 2013 by tnpyeron3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunsen Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 Does it still shoot "spot on" at 25 yards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norther Posted March 28, 2013 Share Posted March 28, 2013 I have an XDm 9 and had an XDm .40. The sights are fine (normal) on the 9 but the .40 required the rear sight to be far left in order to hit POA. Never liked that, and sold it partly because of it. It was definitely not a dirty gun or bad shooting habit problem, it was the gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnpyeron3 Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Does it still shoot "spot on" at 25 yards? It is point of aim, point of impact (off a rest) at 40 yards. About 1.5-2" low at 50. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobS761 Posted March 29, 2013 Author Share Posted March 29, 2013 my xdm 5.25 9mm has the front sight within .001 of center, and the rear sight is almost flush with the right side of the slide. That's where mine is as well. I'm hitting well, but if I don't focus on sight picture and just look over the slide, it looks crooked. Dad has same gun, POI is left as well, but only half as much as mine. Sadly, there is no gunsmith anywhere around here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theycallmeingot Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 I had the same issue with my XDm 5.25 9mm. I gave it a thorough cleaning and lubing. It now shoots perfectly with the rear sight centered. I have 12k round through my xdm, and have never noticed a POI shift from being dirty or clean, certainly not to the tune of a couple inches. Mine "hits left" as others have said out of the box, clean, and after 5k rounds of lead without cleaning. it's really not a big deal to me. i adjusted the sights the first day i shot it and have not had to change it. it is a pretty accurate gun. Shot several XDm's that belong to friends, all factory original, and none of them did this. I don't believe they would build a gun that you had to have the sights set up like this, to shoot it straight. they did. despite your extensive testing on only "several" of the guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turkishroy Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 My xdms ( 3.8 .40, 4.5 .45, and 5.25 9mm) have all had a perfect factory zero. I replaced the sights on the first two and fit them perfectly centered and never had to go back and adjust them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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