Max It Posted August 12, 2018 Share Posted August 12, 2018 (edited) Hi Ya, after 22,000 I notice widening target spreads when indoors. However I used this gun extensively for steel matches outdoor. Is it time to retire it? Or a new barrel? i had sent it to SA a while ago. All they said was it was fine: did they change anything like striker springs? I don't know. Just to complicate it all I installed https://www.gunsamerica.com/blog/truglo/ trijicon fibre optics after the target sights failed from age. oh, and my age now? super senior. did i answer my own questions? Edited August 12, 2018 by Max It Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted August 13, 2018 Share Posted August 13, 2018 2 hours ago, Max It said: I notice widening target spreads when indoors. How wide ? Still "narrow" outdoors ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max It Posted August 13, 2018 Author Share Posted August 13, 2018 Outdoor targets were almost all steel. THey go ding when hit. I need to take this bad boy to a USPSA match where we have a mix of steel and paper. In our informal indoor matches one needs bullseye precision. I guess that’s what made me doubt the XD. I’m glad you asked. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyD Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 The choices for barrels for the tactical is shrinking. I replaced mine a year ago and I had limited choices. I was able to find a threaded Storm Lake barrel on clearance at Midway for a good price but they are gone now. My original barrel had about 12k on it and then something happened to it. It started keyholing bad with almost every type of ammo I put through it (reloads, factory and reman). Still not sure what the hell happened. My Service in 9 has about 15k through it and still shoots good. If accuracy isn't up to par and you have tried different loads I'd look for a new barrel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max It Posted August 31, 2018 Author Share Posted August 31, 2018 Johnny, that is amazing insight. Much obliged. Max Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max It Posted August 31, 2018 Author Share Posted August 31, 2018 On 8/12/2018 at 6:01 PM, Hi-Power Jack said: How wide ? Still "narrow" outdoors ? Jack, outdoor means steel competition. So no way to know. Indoor was when I did our little match using 8 1/2” x 11” paper with difficult spaces. Sort of dot torture types. Since when the target sights in XD broke and main steel match died I installed Truglo; good but not as precise. I didn’t expect to get back into steel but here I am. I may look for a new barrel. Much obliged. Max. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max It Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 ya know, i borrowed a friend's barrel and shot same groups. basically i have TruGlo night sights combined with FO front and they are not as accurate as my old black target sights. I am older, but I am sticking to my story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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