[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Springfield XD 40 Service Model (Page 1 of 2)
Posted: 3/22/2012 2:57:06 PM EDT
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On the fence about buying this weapon. Its brand new never fired comes with all the normal accessories for 470 total. What does the Hive think? I currently have a glock 23, but after handling the XD it just seems to fit better in my hands.
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| So do you think 475 is a good deal? My buddy bought it but ended up finding a S&W M&P that he really wanted..I saw the gun the day he bought it hell I currently have the gun in my possession reciept all that jazz so I know its new. Just not sure if its a good deal or not. I have seen the prices at the gun shops and of course they are more expensive there. Just not sure if its worth having since I have a 23 already. I do say again that the XD definetly fits better..not knocking Glock but it is a + for the XD. |
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are you going to keep the glock in case you don't like the XD? If so, give it a try, that's not a bad price. The only thing you might not like is the bore axis is slightly higher than the glock and the gun might have a little more flip than you're used to. Yes I will be keeping both...My original intent was to buy the XD for the wife..however she is not impressed with it and has trouble with racking the slide. The glock may just go to her if I buy the XD. The Glock is my current Duty weapon and I cannot shoot the XD unless I buy it..buddy wants to keep it unfired until he finds a buyer for sure. The 475 also includes a new Serpa holster..granted its not that expensive but he will throw it in. |
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are you going to keep the glock in case you don't like the XD? If so, give it a try, that's not a bad price. The only thing you might not like is the bore axis is slightly higher than the glock and the gun might have a little more flip than you're used to. Yes I will be keeping both...My original intent was to buy the XD for the wife..however she is not impressed with it and has trouble with racking the slide. The glock may just go to her if I buy the XD. The Glock is my current Duty weapon and I cannot shoot the XD unless I buy it..buddy wants to keep it unfired until he finds a buyer for sure. 
XD9 service. I love it 
Carry it every day. It's extremely reliable with anything I feed it, feels nice in my hands, and makes a great carry gun. I'm sure someone will be along shortly to bash the xd, but from those of us that actually own one, most of us love them 
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Seems like a good price, and an excellent one if it has the night sights.
I have 2 XD 40s and one XD 40 SC for carry and they are my favorite pistols. If you like the grip angle and how it points (some think it is top heavy / clunky) I'd go for it and start breaking it in. |
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are you going to keep the glock in case you don't like the XD? If so, give it a try, that's not a bad price. The only thing you might not like is the bore axis is slightly higher than the glock and the gun might have a little more flip than you're used to. Yes I will be keeping both...My original intent was to buy the XD for the wife..however she is not impressed with it and has trouble with racking the slide. The glock may just go to her if I buy the XD. The Glock is my current Duty weapon and I cannot shoot the XD unless I buy it..buddy wants to keep it unfired until he finds a buyer for sure. The 475 also includes a new Serpa holster..granted its not that expensive but he will throw it in. Around here the standard XD is going for anywhere from $479-$500. I'd say that's a good deal, since you also get a $20-$30 holster with it. |
Go for it. I have three XD-40's. My XD-40 Service was my first. Now use in a home defense role. I use the XD-40 Tactical for USPSA Limited-10 division and have somewhere around 25,000rd through it. Carry the XD-40 Sub Compact. The XD-45 Tactical I got in a trade, use it on occasion to shoot Production with bunny fart loads. |
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So is rust a real problem Yes. Especially the ones with the silver (not sure if stainless) slides. 
They are not bad guns, but I do think they are a bit pricey for what you get. Remember they sold for under $300 before Springfield starting putting their name on them! 
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| Rust, yeah the old XD's rust if not cared for. My XD-40 Service and Tactical are both early SA versions. I had three days of shooting once, shooting a large sectional match on a Friday, setup our local match on a Saturday and running the match Sunday. It rained all three days so my XD-40 Tactical and most of my gear was pretty wet. I put my XD away without doing anything to it and had a business trip not getting to clean my XD until Thursday of that week. The slide was coated in surface rust with nice finger prints everywhere I had touch the slide. Most of the rust simply wiped off with an oily rag and a little elbow grease got the rest. The picture above is post rust incident. I simple keep a piece of wool fleece impregnated with RIG grease by the gun cabinet. A quick wipe with that before going in and I have never had a rust issue again. My XD-40 SubCompact and XD-45 Tactical are much newer and the metal is treated similar to a Glock and I have never had any rust issues with either of those two. |
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XD > Glock. I agree on the XD > Glock. Support your positions. Does that bother you GLOCKREAPER? 
FWIW.....I too prefer XD over Glock, but it's quite obvious that I would never be able to convince you that my reasoning is sound, nor is it my place to even try. |
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Quoted: Does that bother you GLOCKREAPER? FWIW.....I too prefer XD over Glock, but it's quite obvious that I would never be able to convince you that my reasoning is sound, nor is it my place to even try. There is nothing wrong with simply stating that you prefer a certain product over another, however when one boldly states that their preferred product is better than another, they need to support that position with facts. Nearly every XD thread has someone claiming how much better the XD is than the Glock, yet no one has ever supported it. |
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if the gun is like new it's a fair price,not a great price. i am not really a fan of the 40 round but i am a fan of the xd series. The gun is 7 days old ( from gunshop). Only test fired from springfield. I like the way it fits my hand. Gonna wait till end if month to buy. |
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Does that bother you GLOCKREAPER?
FWIW.....I too prefer XD over Glock, but it's quite obvious that I would never be able to convince you that my reasoning is sound, nor is it my place to even try. There is nothing wrong with simply stating that you prefer a certain product over another, however when one boldly states that their preferred product is better than another, they need to support that position with facts. Nearly every XD thread has someone claiming how much better the XD is than the Glock, yet no one has ever supported it. Here is why I prefer my XD's over Glocks -Grip angle works better for me. -Due to the fact that the striker on an XD if fully cocked (unlike the Glock that is not fully cocked) when in battery the trigger on an XD after good trigger job results in a trigger with almost no pre-travel and no over-travel resulting in a much better trigger IMHO -I can run 1911 recoil spring in my XD-40 Service (Commander length) and XD-40 Tactical XD-45 Tactical (Standard length). This gives me a huge selection of inexpensive recoil springs to tune the cycling of the weapon to my grip and ammunition. -It has a GRIP SAFETY 
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I have both the G23 and XD40 Service. The XD has a nicer trigger and a grip safety, which I appreciate when holstering. On the negative side, the last time I looked, there were virtually no spare parts available for the XD while I could get spares of virtually everything for the Glock. (I like to fix stuff myself, so this is important to me). Because the XD40 is essentially an XD 9mm frame, they didn't optimize the magazine stacking for the .40, so the XD service standard mag only holds 12 (fixed on the XDM models, I believe). Try swapping sights on the XD. Seriously, I dare you.
All in all, I prefer the Glock. |
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Good price if new w/ everything, ok price if like-new w/ everything. They're great guns and I also prefer them over the Glock because of how they feel in my hand. A lot of my gun buddies feel the same way. I've owned; XD-9 Service Bi-Tone, 2x XD-45 Service, XD-40 Sub Compact, XD-40 Service. All purchased brand-new. Not a single problem with any of them. |
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I have both the G23 and XD40 Service. The XD has a nicer trigger and a grip safety, which I appreciate when holstering. On the negative side, the last time I looked, there were virtually no spare parts available for the XD while I could get spares of virtually everything for the Glock. (I like to fix stuff myself, so this is important to me). Because the XD40 is essentially an XD 9mm frame, they didn't optimize the magazine stacking for the .40, so the XD service standard mag only holds 12 (fixed on the XDM models, I believe). Try swapping sights on the XD. Seriously, I dare you. All in all, I prefer the Glock. The XD is not a "kit gun" like the Glock, i.e. you don't have to carry around spares of things. I have seen multiple Glocks break at competitions but never have I seen an XD fail in competition. That includes sights flying off during a CoF. 
The one part for the XD that people do keep "on hand" is the striker retaining pin. Many people just replace the factory pin with a hardened pin and never worry about it again. I agree that the stacking on the .40 isn't the greatest...SA gets as many rounds of .45 into the XD45 as they do .40 into the XD40. The nice thing is that the 9, the .40 and the .45 all fit in the same holster. During the winter, I carry the .45, during the summer I carry the .40. |
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I've had an XD .40 Service for about eight years. I bought it in 2004 just after I turned 21 to serve as my concealed carry weapon. I used it in that capacity for about five years before buying something smaller for daily carry use. My XD .40 is still my favorite "go-to" pistol and it lives on my bedside stand. It's a natural shooter and the grip angle is perfect for me. I also like the grip safety, but I suppose that's a matter of personal opinion. I use my XD for three gun competitions and I've got somewhere between 10,000 and 15,000 rounds through it. It is pretty much bone stock, with a slightly lighter return spring being the only upgrade. That said, I'm drooling over the XDm 5.25 pistol in 9mm for a future three gun upgrade, and I'd love to get a trigger job done just to see how far the XD platform can go. My XD .40 Service is a stainless steel model. Although it probably isn't ideal for concealed carry, it does make for a dead sexy gun. Chicks dig it!  |
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Does that bother you GLOCKREAPER?
FWIW.....I too prefer XD over Glock, but it's quite obvious that I would never be able to convince you that my reasoning is sound, nor is it my place to even try. There is nothing wrong with simply stating that you prefer a certain product over another, however when one boldly states that their preferred product is better than another, they need to support that position with facts. Nearly every XD thread has someone claiming how much better the XD is than the Glock, yet no one has ever supported it. actually it's been done many times, some people just ignore their explanations as to why they consider them a better product. |
As other have point out the XD-40 does have a capacity problem. This stems from the fact that the XD-40 is SA taking the original XD-9 and stuffing 40S&W into it. Because they did not redesign the frame (just a new barrel and slide with 40S&W breach face) the XD-40 must use magazines that have the same body width as an XD-9 magazine (with 40S&W width feed-lips) So what you end up with is a magazine that is not a true double stack:
If you want and XD in 40S&W and capacity then you need to look at the XDm-40 since the frame is big enough to accept proper width 40S&W magazine hence the 16rd capacity compared to the XD-40 12rd capacity. |
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Have a glock 23 now and used to own an xd40. Both fit my hands well, but i preferred the 23. I thought it had less recoil and felt lighter. Hated the xd trigger. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile If you own XDs and a friend offers to let you shoot his XD with a Springer Precision trigger upgrade, check your bank account for funds before trying it. I'm going to wind up getting three.
I have grown used to the stock trigger, but with that upgrade it is very nice. I guess I'll have to factor in ammo costs to relearn the break, too! |
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I have both the G23 and XD40 Service. The XD has a nicer trigger and a grip safety, which I appreciate when holstering. On the negative side, the last time I looked, there were virtually no spare parts available for the XD while I could get spares of virtually everything for the Glock. (I like to fix stuff myself, so this is important to me). Because the XD40 is essentially an XD 9mm frame, they didn't optimize the magazine stacking for the .40, so the XD service standard mag only holds 12 (fixed on the XDM models, I believe). Try swapping sights on the XD. Seriously, I dare you. All in all, I prefer the Glock. The XD is not a "kit gun" like the Glock, i.e. you don't have to carry around spares of things. I have seen multiple Glocks break at competitions but never have I seen an XD fail in competition. That includes sights flying off during a CoF.
The one part for the XD that people do keep "on hand" is the striker retaining pin. Many people just replace the factory pin with a hardened pin and never worry about it again. I agree that the stacking on the .40 isn't the greatest...SA gets as many rounds of .45 into the XD45 as they do .40 into the XD40. The nice thing is that the 9, the .40 and the .45 all fit in the same holster. During the winter, I carry the .45, during the summer I carry the .40. The primary reason you haven't seen an XD fail in competition is because almost no one uses them in competition.
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I made it to B-class with my XD-40 and in the past 6 years of competition and RO'ing my club matches and a couple larger area matches I would guess I have seen about the same percentage of XD's fail as Glocks. I have roughly 25,000rds through my XD-40 Tactical and I have had two failures in competition. First one was a trigger return spring that broke. Second was an after market trigger bar that broke.
As for parts nearly all the parts for an XD are available as either factory part or an aftermarket equivalent. |