My new 9mm

[Stringtown]

I got a new XD 9mm at the 1500 last weekend. Can't wait to go out and shoot it. It's the V10 edition. It looks sweet.

 

[esrice]

What's the V10 all about?

 

[Amattern]

What's the V10 all about?

Its ported.

 

[singlesix]

Looking forward to your range report.

 

[esrice]

O I C

 

[H&SFarms]

congrats on the new XD

 

[Hookfish]

Congrats on the new XD! I looked at the V10 at the 1500 and thought it was pretty cool looking. It would interesting to shoot both the ported and non-ported XD to see how much affects the muzzle flip. Let us know it goes at the range!

 

[RBrianHarless]

Looking forward to your range report. Congratulations cause that is a nice looking firearm.

 

[Colt556]

Wonder what the blast is like out of those ports at night or in a dark room.

 

[GI JOE]

That's a BA lookin mama-jamma! Impressive sir

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

Wonder what the blast is like out of those ports at night or in a dark room.

that's all ammo dependent!

-J-

 

[223 Gunner]

Wonder what the blast is like out of those ports at night or in a dark room.

I was thinking the same thing. You could not use that without giving away your position.

 

[Hookfish]

I was thinking the same thing. You could not use that without giving away your position.

Unless the firearm has a flash suppression device, your theory can be applied to a lot of guns. The ports on the barrel are utilizing the gases to reduce muzzle flip, but without the ports, the gases still have to escape so a muzzle flash will be created, which gives away your position.

 

[223 Gunner]

You have a point. But I think I remember reading somewhere about ported guns fired in a dark enviroment maybe causing one to loose their night vision.

 

[Indy_Guy_77]

It MAY cause it.

However, the length of the blast isn't long enough to screw up the vision completely. And if you're in a SD scenario, you're likely to not notice it all.

Plus, many decent SD cartridges are manufactured with low-flash powders.

And even without the barrel & slide porting, you'll get a flash out of the muzzle anyhow.

-J-

 

[223 Gunner]

It is a nice looking pistol, maybe my next 9mm will have to be ported or compensated. Thanks Indy Guy and Hookfish.