Luis, you'd be the person to talk to on this one.
Basically what I'm looking for is to outfit my XD in such a way that I'll have a nice Production gun, but on a budget and in such a way that I can still drag it through the marsh on deer hunts in case a hog comes prowling or something. My plans:

1. Replace stock sights with a nice pair of high-vis sights- maybe Meprolights- I'd prefer to use a point-of-aim sight picture, but that's just me.
2. Powder river trigger kit, but not the match kit- keep the weight around 5 lbs because I'm using it for nutria hunting
3. Don's guide rod- pros and cons of the rod? I can't really find a definitive source of info here, although he garners some extremely good reviews.

I'll keep the barrel stock for now, and I figure if I shop for the meprolights during a sale, I'll have myself a nice little small-time Production gun, and something that'll do for home defense and small-game for under $170.

Comments?

Sounds like what I did with my Beretta 92 FS

Better Sights
Trigger job
Guide rod replacement

You should be GTG

I'll have no problem with the trig job and guide rod replacement for competition. My problem is the sights- the gun's stock sights use a 6'oclock sight picture, and I'm drilled for point of aim- I want to get a pair of sights that I KNOW will change the sight picture to POA, and can't find any definite answers. Could a competent gunsmith do this for me?

Thanks for the input.

Your running an XD right I have a friend of mine has one and he put some real nice sights on his and loves it. I could ask him what sights he put on the gun if you want.

I'm really not sure the guide rod does anything positive for the gun execpt put you in a different catigory.

A full size guide rod and the proper spring will increase your lock time. It can increase the accuracy of shots in rapid fire providing you know how to deal with your recoil.

Do you guys carry? I don't my guns are strictly for competition. If I was to carry I think I would carry a .38 snubby

Yes.1911A1 Kimber.

My buddy got a set of TruGlo Tritium/Fiber Optic Sights on his XD-45 Compact. Great sights..... They are bright in both day and night and you can really get a good sight picture with them. I have the older TruGlo Tritium only sights and I'm thinking of junking them for the Tritium/Fiber Optic Combo set.



As for the trigger and guide rod option. I can't really help you on that. I'm not an XD fan and I never worked on their guns so I'm not really in the know of other accessories for the XD line other then sights and holsters and the standard add ons like lights and such.

03USMC is right about the guide rod....

Originally Posted by Topmaul

Do you guys carry? I don't my guns are strictly for competition. If I was to carry I think I would carry a .38 snubby

I don't compete with tricked out guns. I keep most of my stuff stock. Maybe I change sights or add some grip tape but that's it. I carry 90% either my GLOCK 23C or my S&W 642 when I'm off duty. On Duty it's my Duty Sidearm which is a GLOCK 22.

My gun's for competition and home defense. Like I said, I'm starting out in Production, and I don't like the whole race gun thing. I also dont' want 300$ of accessories getting dropped in the marsh nutria hunting.

I've got my trigger and guide rod picked out, was just at a crossroads on the sights.

Any advice for my first competition?

Deerslayer, are you shooting IDPA or USPSA? Which ever just relax and have fun, try to shoot the stages clean. You will get better with time.