I tried it against the excellent XD-M Elite Tactical OSP.
Before diving into the test results, lets establish a baseline of how we control recoil.
The guns physical characteristics then come into play.
The grip being long enough to fit all fingers on the gun and exert strength is important.
The characteristics of the gun also matter to a certain point.
In this case, a lighter slide can become a bonus.
The RDP
Compensators on carry guns can be interesting.
A compensator works by redirecting gas from igniting the round.
A great round for a compensated 9mm gun is a 115-grain NATO load.
Does It Matter?
What does that mean in the real world?
To test the effect of this I elected to do two drills the Super Test and the Bill Drill.
The catch is there is a par time on each string five, 10 and 15 seconds, respectively.
Your score is the number of points you shot.
Anything above 290 is considered very good with a perfect score being 300.
The gold standard from the holster and hands at sides is two seconds, all alphas.
The XD-M Elite OSP went first.
Since I was cold, the first gun fired will have a disadvantage.
I barely made the par time with the RDP.
Both guns delivered accurate fire and I didnt drop any points with either gun at the five-yard line.
At the 10-yard line, my raw time was appreciably faster with the XD-M Elite Tactical OSP.
At about this distance the trigger on the RDP was appreciated.
Using a rock-solid grip and good trigger fundamentals I managed to drop only a point apiece at 10 yards.
So far so good.
At 15 yards is usually where most points are dropped.
Sins in technique are amplified by distance.
At this speed and distance, I didnt notice the difference between the guns.
The XD-M Elites score was hurt by going first at 15 yards.
The Bill Drill went as expected.
The RDP was slower with an average split of closer to .3 seconds.
The grouping was the same size despite one C with the RDP but the cadence was slower.
I had to work much harder at my fundamentals with the little gun, but the results were acceptable.
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