Bike Effects Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I ordered some inserts and got some for XD45. Springfield Armory says the grips are different on the XD and XD(M) series. Has anyone been able to get the correct insert s for the XD(M)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RIIID Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 I made a set from blank pads, it really isn't worth trying to ransom rest polymer framed guns. It is very difficult to have them settle in, after a few shots the gun will move. Don't over tighten a gun in the rest, it can cause the gun to malfunction ie not fire or burst fire. You won't be able to change out a mag unless the gun is loosened up, then you have to repeat the whole process of getting the gun settled in. I found the gun will change impact about every 4th to 5th round, a three shot group is the best to hope for. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B_Seehawer Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 Does the same apply to 2011's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bike Effects Posted March 19, 2013 Author Share Posted March 19, 2013 I made a set from blank pads, it really isn't worth trying to ransom rest polymer framed guns. It is very difficult to have them settle in, after a few shots the gun will move. Don't over tighten a gun in the rest, it can cause the gun to malfunction ie not fire or burst fire. You won't be able to change out a mag unless the gun is loosened up, then you have to repeat the whole process of getting the gun settled in. I found the gun will change impact about every 4th to 5th round, a three shot group is the best to hope for. Rich That is disappointing to hear. I wonder is that all polymer pistols or some?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intel6 Posted March 19, 2013 Share Posted March 19, 2013 (edited) I got some inserts for G20/G21 many years ago for my ransom rest. I found that when I tightened up the rest the frame flexed and caused the slide to stop working. I found I was able to find a decent holding pressure but when I worked with heavier loads in my G20 I had vertical stringing. That was almost 20 years ago and was done with a Gen 1 G20. A few years ago I tried again with a Gen 3 G20 and had better results. I was working with heavier loads with my own made 200 gr. JSP's and got results with no evidence of vertical stringing like I had gotten before. If you look at the attachement you will see the groups I got with the rest and see they are "rounded." If you look at the data these loads were pushing a 200 gr. bullet from 900-1,000 fps so if I was going to get vertical stringing then I would assume I would see some evidence of it. I did this test during monsoon season and since I was chronoing and shooting the ransom rest at the same time I only did the test at 25 feet because I had to grab all my crap and throw it in the truck a moments notice. If I tested further out my gear would get wet. I took a lot of crap for the "short"distance" on another forum even after I explained it ????? I wasn't trying to mirepresent my data and make things look good, just wanted to see if the bullets I was making had any potential. Neal in AZ Ransom G20 200 jsp.pdf Edited March 20, 2013 by Intel6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bike Effects Posted March 20, 2013 Author Share Posted March 20, 2013 I got some inserts for G20/G21 many years ago for my ransom rest. I found that when I tightened up the rest the frame flexed and caused the slide to stop working. I found I was able to find a decent holding pressure but when I worked with heavier loads in my G20 I had vertical stringing. That was almost 20 years ago and was done with a Gen 1 G20. A few years ago I tried again with a Gen 3 G20 and had better results. I was working with heavier loads with my own made 200 gr. JSP's and got results with no evidence of vertical stringing like I had gotten before. If you look at the attachement you will see the groups I got with the rest and see they are "rounded." If you look at the data these loads were pushing a 200 gr. bullet from 900-1,000 fps so if I was going to get vertical stringing then I would assume I would see some evidence of it. I did this test during monsoon season and since I was chronoing and shooting the ransom rest at the same time I only did the test at 25 yards because I had to grab all my crap and throw it in the truck a moments notice. If I tested further out my gear would get wet. I took a lot of crap for the "short"distance" on another forum even after I explained it ????? I wasn't trying to mirepresent my data and make things look good, just wanted to see if the bullets I was making had any potential. Neal in AZ Your target says 25 feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intel6 Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Dang! I meant to say 25 feet and not yards and ended up putting yards? I fixed it, thanks! Neal in AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bike Effects Posted March 26, 2013 Author Share Posted March 26, 2013 Related to this, I just completed some accuracy testing using my Ransom Rest for the first time on a Polymer pistol. I tested 24 different handloads and 2 factory loads in my M&P Pro Series .40 S&W. The results were awful to say the least. I'll have my new XD(M) 5.25 in 9mm next week and I sure hope this shoots a lot better than my M&P! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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