MAGNUM MAGNUM - Jeffersonian

GUNNYSACKRoy Huntington
POWDER RIVER
PRECISION XD PARTS
The explosion of popularity of the XD
series of pistols from Springfield Armory
is virtually a textbook example of a blend
of innovative marketing and quality products.
With more and more models available all the
time, Springfield has taken the basic XD pistol, and
morphed it into many guises. There’s no doubt certain
other polymer-based pistol companies keep watching this
unstoppable force, and I’ll bet there’s been much midnight
oil burned over the problem by them!
Like most polymer pistols, however, the factory XD
series suffers from what might be described as a slightly
spongy trigger release. It works great, is reliable and probably
fine for most duty, sport or self-defense use. But sometimes,
you just want to have a crisper trigger, and that’s
where Dan Batchelor of Powder River Precision comes into
the picture. Dan’s a whiz with all-things XD and his range
of after-market action goodies can turn your daily shooter
into something really special. While not exactly “drop-in,”
they nonetheless supply the goods a competent pistolsmith
can install in your
gun, turning spongy
into crisp.
The picture shows
(left to right) his High
Performance Striker,
Stainless Steel Pin
Set, Titanium Striker
Status Indicator Kit (two springs
and the pin) and the XD/XDm Striker Safety Lever
Kit. In the installation instructions there is warning after
warning about the need to have all of these parts installed
by a competent pistolsmith, so unless you’re one, don’t mess
with ’em! It’s perfectly sound to buy them, just fine to lay
them on your table and imagine how they’ll work in your
gun — but then take them all, with your pet XD, to your
favorite ‘smith and let him do the installation. Promise?
The sample gun I looked at had a crisp, positive trigger
(almost 1911-like) and operated “snappier” if that makes any
sense. There’s nothing wrong with making a good gun even
better, so give Dan a call and order up some parts for your
favorite XD. Tell him Handgunner sent you. For more info:
Powder River Precision (541) 403-2998, www.americanhandgunner.com/powderriverprecision
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