nice, snug XDs 9 mm chamber ?

Discoveror · Mar 10, 2016

In the Hickok45 YouTube XDs 9mm vs. S&W Shield comparison, I noticed that he (a VERY good shooter) easily hit the ~80 yard gong with the XDs, but struggled with the Shield.

With calipers, I measured my XD sub-compact chamber; it was .007" over the .380" case-diameter spec i.e. .387".

My Walther PPS M2 chamber was .013" over case spec.
My Glock 42 was .010" over the .373" 380 ACP case-diameter spec.

Thinking that maybe the XDs precision might be at least partially due to a more snug, match-like chamber, I wondered if the XDs chamber might be similarly snug?

I'm considering getting an XDs and wonder if anyone with a 9 mm XDs might be kind enough to measure the chamber inner-diameter. Is it something like .387" ? I sure would like to know ...

thanks in advance,
Mike

CAV_Scout · Jul 4, 2016

Those are measurements on your guns.
These are production guns, and the numbers are going to be varied on all.
Do you know the factory spec size? and the +- measurement.
Apples to apples and peaches to peaches, then look at the bullseye.

I believe Hickcok45 is a very good shot. And i also believe some
of the guns he receives have been checked & made accurate before
he gets it, others not. You can see him compensating first couple shots.
Thus the XD Vs Shield... My shield 9 missed the barn totally when new.
Now it shoots as good as my XD 3" 9 (broken in and moved the sight)

If all the parts mingle well, its a shooter, if not, after corrective
attempts, its a safe queen waiting for the sell, sell, sell order !
I got rid of one of those last year. Kimber SOLO 9mm, mine was junk.
Others say theirs were great ? go figure ?

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