The Debrief - Ayoob: Why You’re Wrong About the XD

A few years ago I was on break while we were shooting the IDPA National Championship and a competitor came up to me and asked angrily, “Why do you trash the Springfield XD?” I simply pulled back my Armadillo vest so he could see my XD-M 5.25 in its Comp-Tac holster, smiled, and said “You’ve got the wrong gun writer.” 113/c2jPK04/VWkFST8ZXssqW8MNMtN8xqksrW7RdXLG5d2mVLN8SvFFv3qgyTW7lCdLW6lZ3lqW48yC0b30c3HgW80HY_L5RY-jGW2TZxZk4yF0HsVYVznQ6z5_gpW1Tfyh81sTSXxW53BfFr1VGSzDW5DYs1g1bQKbWW8pRmGp6nZY0bN87lF3t32D2JW81XxfJ34pR_FW771mBc6Rvc38W3H-wlD6LJz-NW8wkL4X12y1d4W5zdjjd70KP_5W7q8xvX64KZtDW5HWLWn620xMKW72MwQh7ml81KW3XMqCC86rrTZW6gzMnM36lwL7W2Y6Fvl7D6wH6W6PNZSH79X8PTW5dl7Wd3s888mW4QqtGd2CxM7ZW2qx0gt7QvY8Pf3-fn2R04 113/c2jPK04/VWkFST8ZXssqW8MNMtN8xqksrW7RdXLG5d2mVLN8SvFG43qgyTW8wLKSR6lZ3lgW1-0xnl5lmvjgW7zXSpr88TjY5W1rxLB35XhCNtN15qQg-F07mGW8TRYJ78gV0hZW5z16T45qTpBCW15lczt5vDB75W4T8Cxr8LWMSBW6pcH_j5Mdm8hVB1YG412X1ctW2S9ssr20084rMzT41h7__P6W2NZ9gP4yTLhQW61Pvn024_zctW4lqP1W1sX-rnW1QRjmm22H4z1W1k355q4d0MymN5qsQrs8lkbgW5FyFW41p8K5fW27fhrY2BZjZwW7L9r6l37ywbrW7vRFSP1qxQGwW1bGgT-6QvNKVW8xt1kR1F6_cyVkJ1HR3tjkxwN2BDDM5YVG9KVq2qDy6mRdHPW8PJmGG8MK8M5f3j5qCj04 [AYOOB: WHY YOU’RE WRONG ABOUT THE XD](113/c2jPK04/VWkFST8ZXssqW8MNMtN8xqksrW7RdXLG5d2mVLN8SvFG43qgyTW8wLKSR6lZ3p3W8yDFfH8d8N36VqPNJf2BxbwYW7Jz8_h1tGVy-W7MZLtx4Jm70CW7WBCHY49_FFNW73T7m15Dqy7lN4DxzBXglvGdN9dNnjg4bBxJW2TC3QR8_Sfk_W1VHlqb9dQVCRW6fw09w6Nm22bVhvPHX2rQLzZW4jg2Pr3Y05RgVk-W5b8yJQcsW7mz42T1-rBt_W3S8xjX9jyMRTW4kfrwj7qh0-DW121cq419VKSFW7V_8tl4lVM4_W6PbS353QJZhZVrzmF86KXCYPW2LL4Kr82c_xQW70RDwd5fZ1r7W5R8fnq1qtfhdW5-spZz5ZqqR5W8J7W_65JX0YCW4gkMj51R3z4qW3ktsy94tls1jf1cyvP-04) By Massad Ayoob April 17th, 2024 - A few years ago I was on break while we were shooting the IDPA National Championship and a competitor came up to me and asked angrily, “Why ... 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THE LUFTWAFFE](113/c2jPK04/VWkFST8ZXssqW8MNMtN8xqksrW7RdXLG5d2mVLN8SvFFP3qgyTW7Y8-PT6lZ3pBVpyB5p92pRYCW8yZ92h292vtxMV_0qprbWGGW2nmjMt1SpwpKW6Tppb_22pbm9W2Nz4Zv7__1BcW8pcjW552LSC_W6s5Y5d73jJx6N2ZY1Pdkch67N7qmgCx8Sjt9W6JTg4l3JljqkW6CnsyS6lXTkKW4_w09s777BzYW7nThQG2l4QhHW4Pn1Zl1SKsnDW2T_RyD3qqmP4N2TgYFZRMW8NW486Py9730K30W6g69517gpycVW5Yhwn02GsSkJW25gb7Z5RksYqW1K8jTT7G7SbbW97R1Bh6XKXsWVssnxc8d6d0nN27Pgwt5t9pZW146v5_52l2lYf8qw71K04) By Tom Laemlein April 16th, 2024 - As the United States became embroiled in the war in Europe against the Axis, one of its earliest fronts was in the air. With waves of American ... 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Then click [here](113/c2jPK04/VWkFST8ZXssqW8MNMtN8xqksrW7RdXLG5d2mVLN8SvFG43qgyTW8wLKSR6lZ3mJW4mjXl-1QLnpNW78JRYJ7DDnqmW3dDLDw7xG0dgW4XgSWC76j64sW4ddptH4skQCPW6PzY7B8pMsQGVnLzKs2p9_wRW6s49D-7J1_pzW2QlFNQ7kzmryW61LxNP2J0pdhW5dn8N71tKryDN4wpKpnfhtx7W4Rjt8g218kGRW41mJ4Y2MtfmjW373q0-8HJBKjW8hrC2D8nwmPRN34K3SKvyVkbW4xg53N81sBQ2W4h2ylv9kMt6RW3NcK233HcyQjW8M4X5t65PFXBW7SM4Cp7JMBNzW9lTx606GB3M9W8Wq5tn9dKzTQW126twD23XyR9W5WtVq96CmfNBN6SFjNkd08H8W3zxPWL6Q8RX7f7-MwZl04). Next up, we have Tom Laemlein guide us through the deadly skies of World War II Europe to consider the fight between the gunners of the Flying Fortress versus the best the Luftwaffe had to throw at them. 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