jgrauman

i ponderd those same questions for a while and after carrying illegaly for almost 6 months i decided to go ahead and get mine. the thing that turned me was getting pulled over for a traffic violation and having an over zealous cop think he "sees somthing" and pull me out and find my gun, then i would be screwed. i had this happen in high school, i was jerked out of my car at gun point. if this happened again then that would put the cop in the right because i was illegaly carrying. oh and you'd lose your gun! which would really suck

how the pups doing?

to each his own. as stated in my other posts, changing recoil springs to reduce or increase felt recoil and control muzzle flip is up to the individual shooter

the original rod, though well designed, is two peices and has been known to fail. as far as the "variables", you are actually decreasing the amount of variables that could go wrong by replacing the factory guide rod.

can they say you can't have a gun in your car? just curious, i thought your car was an extension of your property..

just run the mcafee, it's free and does the same thing. i'll warn you though, my buddy runs mcafee through comcast and hates it, has to do a bunch of sign-ins all the time, but that's just one person, i have no idea beyond that. i switched to mac's about a year ago and haven't looked back!

got the new bushing and 18# spring today. the new bushing is awesome. i'll probably go to the range in a bit and try it out.

my baby girl

gun show the 17-18 feb in chattanooga at the armory in case you didn't know!

i shoot at carter on 58. i live right up the street, indoor range not bad price for the year.

here and www.XDTalk.com are about all i can keep up with

chattanooga as well, where do you shoot?

definitely! the action is much smoother with the DGR. if you haven't already go to http://www.xdtalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=216&highlight=guide+rods this is a post from don lots of good info in here. you got me into the mood so i just finally ordered the #18 and new bushing!

order a few different weights and see which you like better

bought the #22 , only problem was i have a ported service. the #22 was pushing me past my line of sight and my follow ups were lower than normal. found out that #22 overcompensates on a ported barrel. the ports push up and out in order to reduce muzzle flip already. of course i didn't look into any of this before i ordered the #22! i'll be ordering the #18 with upgrade bushing as soon as i get around to it.

wilson combat has been making one of the industries most highly regarded handguns for 29 years, no offense, but if they suggest changing the spring on their guns every few thousand rounds, i'd stick with what they say

I love the XD i have two of them and rely on my SC for my protection everyday. But the fact of the matter is it's a $400 gun imported from croatia. my truck has good stock brakes that the factory deemed were efficiant to stop it, are there better brakes out there that would stop my truck more efficiently? sure, do i need them? no, if i had the money would i upgrade? maybe. just so happens that DGR is only $20 so i went for it!

a stonger spring on a non ported barrel will help with muzzle flip. i know that at pistol gear, #22 spring is the most popular. as the gun recoils a stronger spring will push the barrel back down onto the target better than the stock spring, but again, it depends on the shooter and his preference

you're not in bold anymore!

no eye tricks! you're in bold alright:cool:

i've got a mac, running safari and never have to sign back on to xdtalk, even after restart or anyother program requiring sign in. it's not a cookie issue that i'm aware of. no anitspyware. i clean up my cookies once a week and resign into all my programs then.

springs wear out and if you think that the factory selected a spring weight for a reason that spring weight will change over the life of the spring so in order to maintain the intended weight the spring should be changed every few thousand rounds. does it have to be changed? no, not unless the spring falls to hold the slide in battery. spring weights are chosen by the factory by "averages". the "average" shooter might weigh an "average" weight and withstand an "average" recoil from an "average" grain bullet. spring weights are changed in accordance to ones preferences to felt recoil and shooting desires and the maintainance of that spring will determine the felt recoil and the shooters ability to control follow up shots. as far as the rod goes, it's an upgrade that's all.

i upgraded to a DGR for my service .40. i have the ported and went with #22. didn't like the #22 , found out you should stick with #18 on the ported.. the #22 just over compensated for muzzle flip. but the GR did feel a lot more smooth than the original. replacing is a good idea, springs wear out and the stock rods have failed before. there are no upgrades for the SC, but don is working on one. i'm pretty sure he has one for the .45 tac. i recommend them for anyone that can replace them.. just for that fact that a single solid piece is better than two, just a lot stronger

just curious.. why am i always having to sign back in?? i click remember me, but it doesn't seem to last very long.

this is BS! so i'm going to have to stop at the border and unload and lock up! so glad they can come here without having to do so