Hey all
Finally bought two of the guns I've been talking about buying for a while
A Springfield XDm 4.5 inch .40 caliber, and a Ruger MkIII .22 (22/45)
Sorry for the photo quality....cell phone camera, with a flash....
First impressions:
The Springfield XDm....I like it. It will be my primary home defense handgun, replacing my old S&W 4516. 16 round magazine of .40 replacing 7 rounds of .45. The XD also has a longer barrel, yet is a lighter gun overall. I like the feel of the gun. It has an accessory rail, which I may mount a light on. Odd thing about this gun: with an empty magazine, it can lay flat on a surface, but if disturbed in any way, has a tendency to roll onto an angle portion of the slide, then wobble. Annoying. It wouldn't do that with the magazine loaded, but when empty, all the weight is in the slide.
My only negative impression is that I'm wishing I had held out to get the two-tone model with the stainless slide. Would look a lot better, but that's just aesthetics.
The Ruger....I've wanted a MkIII, and I wanted the bull-barrel, and stainless. I had pretty much given up on getting one, due to the high price. But I managed to essentially trade my S&W 4516 (bought back in 1990 for $450) for this Ruger. A stainless bull-barrel. I wanted the all steel original design, but I'm liking the 22/45 more than I thought I would. I like the contrast between the black polymer frame and the stainless receiver and barrel. Should be a great plinker, and good for my wife and daughters to shoot. They might have some difficulty shooting it one-handed, though -- all the gun's weight seems to be in that bull-barrel.
Negative impression on this gun: disassembly process is insane. I guess I've gotten used to the more modern designs, some of which I can disassemble in seconds with my eyes closed, but with this gun you need the manual and some tools to help you, including, I kid you not, a hammer. A rubber or plastic hammer, but it's still a hammer.
Overall, I'm very happy so far. Now I have to get to a range and shoot them.
EDIT: fixed the image links
Finally bought two of the guns I've been talking about buying for a while
A Springfield XDm 4.5 inch .40 caliber, and a Ruger MkIII .22 (22/45)
Sorry for the photo quality....cell phone camera, with a flash....
First impressions:
The Springfield XDm....I like it. It will be my primary home defense handgun, replacing my old S&W 4516. 16 round magazine of .40 replacing 7 rounds of .45. The XD also has a longer barrel, yet is a lighter gun overall. I like the feel of the gun. It has an accessory rail, which I may mount a light on. Odd thing about this gun: with an empty magazine, it can lay flat on a surface, but if disturbed in any way, has a tendency to roll onto an angle portion of the slide, then wobble. Annoying. It wouldn't do that with the magazine loaded, but when empty, all the weight is in the slide.
My only negative impression is that I'm wishing I had held out to get the two-tone model with the stainless slide. Would look a lot better, but that's just aesthetics.
The Ruger....I've wanted a MkIII, and I wanted the bull-barrel, and stainless. I had pretty much given up on getting one, due to the high price. But I managed to essentially trade my S&W 4516 (bought back in 1990 for $450) for this Ruger. A stainless bull-barrel. I wanted the all steel original design, but I'm liking the 22/45 more than I thought I would. I like the contrast between the black polymer frame and the stainless receiver and barrel. Should be a great plinker, and good for my wife and daughters to shoot. They might have some difficulty shooting it one-handed, though -- all the gun's weight seems to be in that bull-barrel.
Negative impression on this gun: disassembly process is insane. I guess I've gotten used to the more modern designs, some of which I can disassemble in seconds with my eyes closed, but with this gun you need the manual and some tools to help you, including, I kid you not, a hammer. A rubber or plastic hammer, but it's still a hammer.
Overall, I'm very happy so far. Now I have to get to a range and shoot them.
EDIT: fixed the image links
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