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First time shooting my 10mm xdm today. Accuracy was excellent but my trigger finger was buzzing. Like the concussion was starting to give nerve damage. It lasted for only a couple of minutes but was noticeable. Never had that issue with any other pistol caliber and I shoot up to a hot 44 mag. Only reference to it I could find was on hickock45 YouTube video of this exact pistol. His solution was to put a bandaid on his trigger finger. That got me wondering if it is common or is it only this one caliber/pistol combo.

 

[BigSlick]

I "had" that same issue with my G29. Felt like a rubber band snapping my trigger finger. I installed an aftermarket trigger, now all is good. The G20 does fine with the stock trigger.

 

[justin22885]

So you're not the only one that has had this problem with this pistol? What does the trigger on it look like?

 

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It’s a standard trigger with a safety blade on it. Just like any other xd/xdm/xds trigger.

 

[Sal4liberty]

It’s a standard trigger with a safety blade on it. Just like any other xd/xdm/xdm trigger.

Do you have the 4.5" or the 5.25" model? I have a 5.25 competition and have not had a problem but I have not shot any of the hot loads yet, just 180 grain 1250 and 1030 fps

 

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It’s the 5.25 comp model. I was pushing it a little with 11.2 grains of blue dot with a speer 180 grain tmj-fp. I worked up from 10 with 0.3 grain increments and i felt it a little at 10.9 and more at 11.2. Stopped there after a 5 round string and all loads shot quite well. All the talk about how hard it is to control and the FBI stopped using it due to its recoil was way overblown. It was way easier to shoot than even a mild 44 mag super blackhawk.

 

[Sal4liberty]

It’s the 5.25 comp model. I was pushing it a little with 11.2 grains of blue dot with a speer 180 grain tmj-fp. I worked up from 10 with 0.3 grain increments and i felt it a little at 10.9 and more at 11.2. Stopped there after a 5 round string and all loads shot quite well. All the talk about how hard it is to control and the FBI stopped using it due to its recoil was way overblown. It was way easier to shoot than even a mild 44 mag super blackhawk.

I was amazed at how well my 5.25 shot. My son did have an issue with the grip safety pinching the web of his hand, he has pretty meaty paws where I got skinny hands. He said man this thing just hits here you point .... lol

I will get some hotter loads and see If i get the finger sting and report back to you

 

[rsutter]

Trigger slap. Not sure how to fix it. Probably depends on the specific firearm.

 

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Trigger slap. Not sure how to fix it. Probably depends on the specific firearm.

I’ve never had this problem with any other weapon so I’m not so sure its trigger slap. I’ve always been more of someone to hold the trigger back longer than a normal reset time, most of the time. I enjoy doing precision shooting and what I’ve always done to have accurate shots. I won’t rule anything out and will keep an eye on it.

 

[BigSlick]

It’s the 5.25 comp model. I was pushing it a little with 11.2 grains of blue dot with a speer 180 grain tmj-fp. I worked up from 10 with 0.3 grain increments and i felt it a little at 10.9 and more at 11.2. Stopped there after a 5 round string and all loads shot quite well. All the talk about how hard it is to control and the FBI stopped using it due to its recoil was way overblown. It was way easier to shoot than even a mild 44 mag super blackhawk.

Get some 165 grain HP's and feed it 12 grains of bluedot and a heavy crimp. My favorite recipe.

 

[justin22885]

I’ve never had this problem with any other weapon so I’m not so sure its trigger slap. I’ve always been more of someone to hold the trigger back longer than a normal reset time, most of the time. I enjoy doing precision shooting and what I’ve always done to have accurate shots. I won’t rule anything out and will keep an eye on it.

maybe you just have a rather unlucky combination of hand size and length of pull, holding it in just the right way to get that trigger pressing back on a nerve.. try adjusting your grip and use more of the pad and see if it still does it

 

[Snyper708]

It’s the 5.25 comp model. I was pushing it a little with 11.2 grains of blue dot with a speer 180 grain tmj-fp. I worked up from 10 with 0.3 grain increments and i felt it a little at 10.9 and more at 11.2. Stopped there after a 5 round string and all loads shot quite well. All the talk about how hard it is to control and the FBI stopped using it due to its recoil was way overblown. It was way easier to shoot than even a mild 44 mag super blackhawk.

The fact it was easy for you isn't an indication of how well it works for the FBI since their firearms need to fit a wide variety of people if they are going to be "standard issue" weapons.

That includes many females and others with smaller hands.

 

[Optimist]

First time shooting my 10mm xdm today. Accuracy was excellent but my trigger finger was buzzing. Like the concussion was starting to give nerve damage. It lasted for only a couple of minutes but was noticeable. Never had that issue with any other pistol caliber and I shoot up to a hot 44 mag. Only reference to it I could find was on hickock45 YouTube video of this exact pistol. His solution was to put a bandaid on his trigger finger. That got me wondering if it is common or is it only this one caliber/pistol combo.

It's a matter of how the trigger is contacting your finger. Due to the way your hand is built, the trigger is tapping the nerve in the finger, causing it to buzz the way your funny bone does when you hit your elbow. I'd try the bandaid on the trigger finger and see if that helps the issue. If it does, you can relieve the trigger surface by the bandaid thickness to stop the trigger hitting on the nerve....

maybe you just have a rather unlucky combination of hand size and length of pull, holding it in just the right way to get that trigger pressing back on a nerve.. try adjusting your grip and use more of the pad and see if it still does it

That will also work.

 

[Pol]

All the talk about how hard it is to control and the FBI stopped using it due to its recoil was way overblown.

The FBI had to consider that the gun may be used by a petite female. What’s ok for you may not be for them. A 9mm is manageable by just about anybody.

 

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The FBI had to consider that the gun may be used by a petite female. What’s ok for you may not be for them. A 9mm is manageable by just about anybody.

While I understand that a petite person may have a more difficult time with a larger round shouldn’t, with proper training, pretty much anyone be competent on all non magnum semi auto calibers? If that means that the 100lb person needs a few days of extra training then I wouldn’t think that was a bad thing. I have seen some smaller women be pretty competent with some large caliber rifles and pistols.

 

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After taking it out for a second quick two mag practice I had no buzzing finger. Maybe it hit a nerve just right. Maybe it broke in just a little more. Not sure. Put a laser on it and what an amazing flat shooter.

 

[Optimist]

The ten is every bit of that. I had a 1006 back before Y2K, and a couple of others since. The cartridge is a very impressive field round.

 

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The ten is every bit of that. I had a 1006 back before Y2K, and a couple of others since. The cartridge is a very impressive field round.

Have heard it stated, haven’t confirmed yet, that a 10mm at 100yards has as much energy as a 45acp at the barrel. I would definitely call that impressive!

 

[Optimist]

The vehicle I tested against was the .41 Magnum. I've shot deer with both cartridges, and the results were quite similar. BANG! Fresh deer to clean, hang, skin and quarter. The old Silvertip 10mm worked fine for that application.

 

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I’m not sure if the 41 magnum and the 10 mm can be compared. The 41 mag is a revolver round and the 10mm a semi auto. If there was a 41 or 44 mag in a semi auto it would be a very interesting pistol. I like that the xdm 10mm is a 15 +1 pistol. 16 rounds of full power 10mm would be potent for all but the biggest animals.