Fusion XP Pro review: ported and comped 2011 that takes Glock mags

Key points: Fusion XP Pro review

• The Fusion XP Pro is a steel-frame, double-stack 2011 that runs standard Glock magazines, sidestepping 2011 magazines he says cost close to $100 each.
• Micah once argued a pistol could not be both ported and comped without short-stroking; the XP Pro ran cheap HSL range ammo with one out-of-battery and one light strike in roughly the first 500 to 600 rounds, and he says he stands corrected.
• On a shot timer his best two-shot splits were 0.12 seconds on the roughly $5,500 United Gun Works Alpha, 0.13 on the Fusion and 0.15 on the non-ported Kimber 2011, with the Fusion the flattest of the three.
• He calls the trigger the best he has felt on a 2011 at this price, ahead of the Springfield Prodigy and the Kimber, though the reset is weak and the light hammer spring could cause light strikes as it gets dirty or wears.
• Downsides: the slide fit is scratchier than a custom 2011, grip texture is middling, the optic took heavy gas and oil, and other owners report the Island comp coming loose, though his did not.
• He corrects his on-camera price: the ported and comped model runs about $1,600, with base models from about $1,100, still under the Stealth Arms Platypus.
• His own pick would be the non-ported threaded-barrel model with a Stealth Additive Works Shiv suppressor, a company he discloses he works for; for a first gun he still points buyers to a Glock or M&P 2.0.

About this Gun Review video

Fusion XP Pro review: Micah Mayfield spends a range day with the ported and comped 2011 that takes Glock magazines, shooting cheap HSL ammo and running recoil and shot-timer comparisons against a Kimber 2011 and a United Gun Works Alpha. He rates the trigger the best in its price range and the gun the flattest-shooting he owns, and flags a light hammer spring and owner reports of the Island comp coming loose. It is a range day of just under 1,000 rounds, not a long-term wear test.

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