Looking for input from XD 45 owners

grubbylabs · June 7, 2010, 09:57 PM

I just bought some 230 grain LRN to load up for my XDc.

Is there any thing I need to know before I start with them. Are they going to feed well? Any advise would be great. I think I am going to use Unique to start with.

rwilson452 · June 7, 2010, 10:24 PM

RNL bullets should work just fine. Just don't try SWC bullets. most XD's don't like them. As to unique, You may find you need a tighter crimp to make it burn a little cleaner. You don't need a tighter crimp but it seems to be cleaner and more accurate that way. I think it has something to do with start pressure. I went back to W231.

**Shane Tuttle** · June 7, 2010, 10:28 PM

They've fed just fine in mine. Be sure to load down 10% from FMJ data if none is available. Take a gander at Hodgdon's web site. They have load data through the nose.

Be sure to thoroughly clean your barrel first if you've been firing jacketed bullets previously.

Sevens · June 8, 2010, 09:00 AM

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Be sure to thoroughly clean your barrel first if you've been firing jacketed bullets previously.

Good advice. Even better (and just as relevant) advice is to make for darn sure you've removed any traces of lead from your barrel before you switch back to jacketed.

Shooting jacketed after lead can lead to radically increased pressures... but for the most part, it just makes for some lead that is damn near welded to the inside of the bore and nearly impossible to remove.

grubbylabs · June 8, 2010, 11:02 AM

When I clean I clean till I get a clean Patch, is that good enough? Or is there something else I can or should do?

ojibweindian · June 8, 2010, 11:24 AM

Lead round nose, and lead round nose flat points, will feed just fine in your XD. You might have an issue with lead semi-wadcutters though. I know I do.

As far as getting rid of the lead in your barrel, a stiff bronze brush and some solvent should normally do the trick. If not, try wrapping a piece of a bronze scouring pad around your bronze brush, or buy a slightly oversized bronze brush.

**Shane Tuttle** · June 8, 2010, 10:26 PM

If your patch is clean and you have no noticeable fouling (use a borelight), you should be fine. I normally have fouling when running only patches. Did you use a bore brush to scrub?

grubbylabs · June 8, 2010, 10:55 PM

Yes, I run a soaked patch through several times, then I run a brush through a few times. Then I repeat with a soaked patch until the patch is clean after brushing.

grubbylabs · June 9, 2010, 01:08 PM

Well I loaded up 10 rounds each of 5.0 , 5.5, and 6.0 grains of Unique. Not sure when I will be able to get out to the range to test them out but hopefully I can get them to be good enough on the low end. All I am looking for is a soft plinker that will hit the target with reasonable results.

**Shane Tuttle** · June 9, 2010, 10:06 PM

Then that's plenty clean. You should be good to go.

If you're looking for soft shooting, I recommend changing powders to Win231 or HP38.

rwilson452 · June 9, 2010, 11:22 PM

If you think you bore is really clean, run a patch soaked with a copper solvent. I'm partial to Butch's bore shine and Sweet's 7.62. Run a patch of that stuff down the bore. Let it set for 15 min. Then a clean patch and see what you get.

riverwalker76 · June 10, 2010, 09:01 AM

You should be fine. Just a hint .... get a Sprinco XD Recoil Reducing kit as soon as you can. It makes my XD Tactical 45 recoil like a broken in 9mm and I get faster shot recovery for silhouette shooting.

whiplash · June 10, 2010, 08:24 PM

I got more consistant bullet seating by doing two steps, seating then crimping seperately.

grubbylabs · June 10, 2010, 09:51 PM

where do I get I get one of those recoil reducing kits? Is it just a heavier spring?

I tried the rounds with 6 grains of unique and they shot to point of aim. They shot better than any thing I have ever put through that gun. The recoil was not bad but it could have been better.

June 7, 2010, 09:57 PM	#1
grubbylabs Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 2009 Location: Hansen Idaho Posts: 1,465	Looking for input from XD 45 owners I just bought some 230 grain LRN to load up for my XDc. Is there any thing I need to know before I start with them. Are they going to feed well? Any advise would be great. I think I am going to use Unique to start with. __________________ * (Swinging club) Whack! whack! whack! * Nope, the old nag's still dead . (Capt Charlie)

June 7, 2010, 10:24 PM	#2
rwilson452 Senior Member Join Date: June 10, 2004 Location: Tioga co. PA Posts: 2,647	RNL bullets should work just fine. Just don't try SWC bullets. most XD's don't like them. As to unique, You may find you need a tighter crimp to make it burn a little cleaner. You don't need a tighter crimp but it seems to be cleaner and more accurate that way. I think it has something to do with start pressure. I went back to W231. __________________ USNRET '61-'81

June 7, 2010, 10:28 PM	#3
Shane Tuttle Staff Join Date: November 28, 2005 Location: Montana Posts: 9,443	They've fed just fine in mine. Be sure to load down 10% from FMJ data if none is available. Take a gander at Hodgdon's web site. They have load data through the nose. Be sure to thoroughly clean your barrel first if you've been firing jacketed bullets previously. __________________ If it were up to me, the word "got" would be deleted from the English language. Posting and YOU: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/posting

June 8, 2010, 11:02 AM	#5
grubbylabs Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 2009 Location: Hansen Idaho Posts: 1,465	When I clean I clean till I get a clean Patch, is that good enough? Or is there something else I can or should do? __________________ * (Swinging club) Whack! whack! whack! * Nope, the old nag's still dead . (Capt Charlie)

June 8, 2010, 10:26 PM	#7
Shane Tuttle Staff Join Date: November 28, 2005 Location: Montana Posts: 9,443	If your patch is clean and you have no noticeable fouling (use a borelight), you should be fine. I normally have fouling when running only patches. Did you use a bore brush to scrub? __________________ If it were up to me, the word "got" would be deleted from the English language. Posting and YOU: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/posting

June 8, 2010, 11:24 AM	#6
ojibweindian Senior Member Join Date: April 20, 2000 Location: Huntsville, Alabama Posts: 1,198	Lead round nose, and lead round nose flat points, will feed just fine in your XD. You might have an issue with lead semi-wadcutters though. I know I do. As far as getting rid of the lead in your barrel, a stiff bronze brush and some solvent should normally do the trick. If not, try wrapping a piece of a bronze scouring pad around your bronze brush, or buy a slightly oversized bronze brush.

June 8, 2010, 10:55 PM	#8
grubbylabs Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 2009 Location: Hansen Idaho Posts: 1,465	Yes, I run a soaked patch through several times, then I run a brush through a few times. Then I repeat with a soaked patch until the patch is clean after brushing. __________________ * (Swinging club) Whack! whack! whack! * Nope, the old nag's still dead . (Capt Charlie)

June 9, 2010, 01:08 PM	#9
grubbylabs Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 2009 Location: Hansen Idaho Posts: 1,465	Well I loaded up 10 rounds each of 5.0 , 5.5, and 6.0 grains of Unique. Not sure when I will be able to get out to the range to test them out but hopefully I can get them to be good enough on the low end. All I am looking for is a soft plinker that will hit the target with reasonable results. __________________ * (Swinging club) Whack! whack! whack! * Nope, the old nag's still dead . (Capt Charlie)

June 9, 2010, 10:06 PM	#10
Shane Tuttle Staff Join Date: November 28, 2005 Location: Montana Posts: 9,443	Then that's plenty clean. You should be good to go. If you're looking for soft shooting, I recommend changing powders to Win231 or HP38. __________________ If it were up to me, the word "got" would be deleted from the English language. Posting and YOU: http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/posting

June 9, 2010, 11:22 PM	#11
rwilson452 Senior Member Join Date: June 10, 2004 Location: Tioga co. PA Posts: 2,647	If you think you bore is really clean, run a patch soaked with a copper solvent. I'm partial to Butch's bore shine and Sweet's 7.62. Run a patch of that stuff down the bore. Let it set for 15 min. Then a clean patch and see what you get. __________________ USNRET '61-'81

June 10, 2010, 09:01 AM	#12
riverwalker76 Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2010 Location: Kentucky Posts: 993	You should be fine. Just a hint .... get a Sprinco XD Recoil Reducing kit as soon as you can. It makes my XD Tactical 45 recoil like a broken in 9mm and I get faster shot recovery for silhouette shooting. __________________ *Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto* - “You cannot invade the mainland United States. There would be a rifle behind each blade of grass.”

June 10, 2010, 08:24 PM	#13
whiplash Senior Member Join Date: January 18, 2007 Location: Idaho Posts: 334	I got more consistant bullet seating by doing two steps, seating then crimping seperately.

June 10, 2010, 09:51 PM	#14
grubbylabs Senior Member Join Date: October 11, 2009 Location: Hansen Idaho Posts: 1,465	where do I get I get one of those recoil reducing kits? Is it just a heavier spring? I tried the rounds with 6 grains of unique and they shot to point of aim. They shot better than any thing I have ever put through that gun. The recoil was not bad but it could have been better. __________________ * (Swinging club) Whack! whack! whack! * Nope, the old nag's still dead . (Capt Charlie)