I went to a new range today, and they had a P365XL, and I decided to give it a go. For the record, I have shot the regular 365, and wasn't really blown way, but it didn't suck either. Point is, I didn't feel like I NEEDED one.
The gun I bought was my primary carry, a P30 LEM (heavy LEM), and some Blazer 124 & AE 124. With the rental, they gave me some Prograde 115 gr PRN (reman, new brass, similar to Freedom?). I shot the 365 first, and was amazed at how flat/smooth it shot! Kept shooting just to confirm, and kept getting the same result. Honestly, in dry fire, the trigger characteristics felt rather shitty, (spongy) but in live fire, the results were impressive. In live fire, the trigger felt just fine, and actually much better than what I felt in dry fire?
I haven't shot my P30 much the last few months, due to the sham-demic of late, so needless to say, the 365XL shocked me! In my mind, based on what I was seeing, I was shooting BETTER with the 365, which didn't seem to add up, and was quite perplexing to say the least. The mag was the standard 12 rounder, which is just a tad bit shorter than my flush fit 15 rounder on my P30.
For this thing to be so thin, and hold 12 with the shortest mag, and shoot so smooth, I was quite amazed. It's a bit of a mind-fuck to grab a rental at the counter, at the last minute, considering you brought your primary gun, and suddenly feel you made the wrong choice!! WTH!?
After my not-so-pleasant experience with Wright Armory, (sending off a V1 LEM, and getting back a V2), I'm wondering if this had anything to do with my slightly better shooting with the 365. This range was 1.5 hrs away, was visiting my daughter), so I can't just run over there on a whim, I had a beverage or two since I left, so the dust hasn't settled yet. I'm just amazed at how minimal the felt recoil was, and how easy it was to shoot accurately! Has anyone else experienced this? I find myself wanting one, but having just spent some bucks on NP3+ for my P30, this was a bit traumatic.
I'm not sold on the V2, or whatever damn spring they slapped in my gun, I'm not sure THEY really know...it may end up going to Teufelshund Tactical for a spring change, back to V1, and go from there.
Sorry for rambling, i just wanted to share my experience with the 365XL. These damn range trips, with rentals, is getting to be a problem for my bank account!