Posted: 5/25/2006 1:17:29 AM EDT
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My considerations are the 45 ACP and the ported 357 Sig. It would be a CCW so I will likely go with a 4" barrel. I've never fired an XD but I do carry an issued Glock. Let me hear some opinions from some owners and XD gurus. My alternate to the XD is a Ruger Redhawk Alaskan in 480. 
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Agreed, do NOT carry the ported for a CCW, firing it will ruin your nightsight and I've heard in some EXTREMELY RARE case the ported ones crack around the ports. Ask these guys : www.hs2000talk.com/ If you want to know anything about any xD, they'll know (not that the people here wouldn't ) |
An XD is a huge gun for CCW. I own one (.45) and recommend it, but I carry a Glock 26, or 30 for CCW, and for a sock gun/deep concealment I carry a Taurus 85. I got the XD for banging steel. |
i carry a service xd everday, its not that big. of course i wear dress clothes everday. top is my subcompact 9mm. bottom is service 357sig. comptac C-T.a.c holsters 
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trigger is MUCH better than the glock factory trigger. i have a 4" 9mm and a 5" 45. both have been utterly reliable and more than capable as a defensive firearm. 357 sig is a good round but pricey and ammo can be hard to find at times. you won't do much practicing with it. |
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My 4" service model XD45acp is hands down my favorite hand gun. Comfortable to hold, great SA trigger with smooth take up and a clean break at around 3-4#. Great accuracy even with cheap Wolf Ammo and runs all ammo I have tried flawlessly. No failures of any sort after over 600 rounds so far. |
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I have carried a 4" 1911 for the past eight years until I got an XD-357 Service Model. I like the absence of external thumb safties and the simplicity of a point and shoot weapon. I CCW my XD without any issues. Glocks just don't fit me well so I turned to the XD. My 357 sig has been 100% reliable and I am completely happy with it. MadDog     
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Huge???? Maybe if you are Warwick Davis(the midgit from the movie Willow) or a 4ft women! It is a great CCW gun and vary nice in size. 
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Not that it matters but I carry a Glock 23C every day. It's of course ported. They are great carry guns. I've shot in low light conditions and they do not affect my vision any more than a regular pistol. A lot of people here just say it's a problem without actually trying it. As far as cracked barrels I have no clue. Mine works just fine. Same goes for other ported models i've owned in the past. The XD seems to be a pretty good gun. I've got to shoot one just once. It was the 45. Nice gun. It's all about personal preference. To me the Glock feels better in my hands. Not that I won't buy a XD someday. 
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