Rob Leatham’s Official Shooting Blog

Just finished practicing with a friend of mine from Mexico.  We were both shooting Tactical XD 9s.  I am becoming more and more impressed with how easily shooters are able to adapt to and benefit from the trigger on a tuned XD.  I switched halfway through the session to a Custom Shop 1911 9mm operator [...]

I have on my #1 XD9 production gun a Warren Tactical rear sight with green fiber optics.  On the front is my standard .100 wide and .205 tall Dawson Precision front with red fiber optic tube.  I have been shooting this setup for a few months now and I am really liking it.  The rear [...]

Well, I am still trying to get that magic sub sonic light recoiling load for minor.  I am trying 125 and 115 grain bullets loaded close to the power factor. The issue is the speed of sound. The 147 grainers never get close, but the 115’s have to run right near to get the gun [...]

I have been shooting my production class XD Tactical 9mm in my classes and demos lately and am really getting to like it.  For an old 1911 guy this is a big step.  I am using factory 16 rnd mags with Arredondo springs and basepads giving them 21 round capacity.  They work perfectly and I [...]