Posted: 5/9/2009 6:15:39 AM EDT
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Recently I purchased an XD9 Subcompact 3" and so far so good. However a few friends that are involved in competitive shooting and CCW have been telling me that I should have purchased a Glock. My initial reasoning for going with the XD over the Glock was based on the reviews I read online, the way it fit in my hand and the two external safeties. This is going to be the weapon I carry on me everyday so I wanted to have some assurances that if the gun dropped it would not go off and at the same time not have to be worrying about a manual safety taking time away from getting off an emergency shot. Anyway, I'm just curious to get some feedback here about both and whether or not I made a proper decision. It isn't too late, I could return it if it seems I made a mistake.
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If you can return it (although I've never heard of that with a pistol) go back and get the Glock.
It has a drop safety, and if you do drop it on tile, for example, you won't break the grip safety. The XD just has too many unecessary "extras" that can go wrong, such as an LCI, the grip safety. Why? If you are got this for CCW, YOU better be the safety, not some mechanical device that can fail. |
| my first gun was an XD9SC and I love it. Later I got a glock 23, had trigger work done, night sights etc and after spending big bux I still don't like the glock. It fits my hand better and I just like it. As to safety, with a grip safety and a trigger safety I think it could drop without a problem. it seemsto be extremely safe to me. |
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These Glock vs XD threads just keep popping up. Once again, I post:
I had a G26 for CCW that was (very sadly) stolen from me. I liked it a lot, had no complaints, it served it's purpose fine. While searching for a replacement, I got a good deal on an XD-9 SC. It shoots & carries great, and I got all the cool accessories for it. No complaints, it serves it's purpose fine. In my experience, both are well-made and reliable CC pistols. I would recommend either. I understand the roles that pride and brand loyalty play in this interminable debate, but in truth, unless you have actually owned and shot both and are speaking from your own personal experience, then you are just voicing another $0.02 opinion. |
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If the XD works for ya, don't question your decision because of someone elses' opinion. XD is a strong platform. Become proficient and rest easy. Exactly. The best pistol is the one you can hit your target with. When trying to decide on a carry pistol, I shot several hundred rounds each through a Glock 26, XD-9SC and M&P9c. All three worked exceptionally well but I chose the M&P9c because, round for round, I can shoot much better with it than the Glock of the XD.... |
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The XD and Glock are both great guns. The Glock does have less parts, but most of the extra parts on the XD are for things that don't affect the function of the weapon, such as the chamber and striker indicator.
If you are going subcompact, then it's a toss up, but for a perfect in-between gun, Glock takes the cake in 9mm and .40sw with the G19 and G23. For .45, however, the XD45c is better for an all-around gun, as the Glock 30 is smaller than a compact should be. So, it really depends on your needs. The XD 9 sub can take flush fitting 13 rounders, from my understanding, and if you don't mind the small size, then why not just keep it? But as long as the weapon you choose is reliable, then pick what makes you feel the most confident. |
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I prefer 9mm Glocks and I know they tend to make it through high round-count classes consistently. The G26 is a BIT small for my hands but I can still run it well enough.
I've seen enough XDs choke in classes to convince me to never own one. Having said that, if you like yours and it runs well after getting it hot and dumping lots of rounds through it, then rock out with the XD. |
But more to the point if the XD9 feels better to you, stick with it!
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If you can return it (although I've never heard of that with a pistol) go back and get the Glock. It has a drop safety, and if you do drop it on tile, for example, you won't break the grip safety. The XD just has too many unecessary "extras" that can go wrong, such as an LCI, the grip safety. Why? If you are got this for CCW, YOU better be the safety, not some mechanical device that can fail. I have to say this is EXACTLY how I feel on the subject. XD's are decent pistols...........................but seem to have unecessary parts. I'm just not crazy about them. I like, carry, and highly recommend Glocks because they are solid, safe, reliable, and are engineered in a way that there are few parts to break or have problems with. Just about a perfect bullet-launching machine..........all you need and nothing more, parts-wise. And yes, Glocks are TOTALLY drop-safe. Nothing at all to be concerned about right there. |
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I prefer 9mm Glocks and I know they tend to make it through high round-count classes consistently. The G26 is a BIT small for my hands but I can still run it well enough. I've seen enough XDs choke in classes to convince me to never own one. Having said that, if you like yours and it runs well after getting it hot and dumping lots of rounds through it, then rock out with the XD. What type of failures did you see with the xd? Personally I owned a glock 23 and while over all reliable, the amount of failure to feeds was somewhat disconcerting, and personally the ergonomics affected not only my, bt three other people at the range with me accuracy. Maybe I had the bad egg, who knows? I have since gone XD and won't be going back. I find the XD9sc with the extended mag is perfect for a ccw in the everyday sense, if you need an even more compact package, pop in the flush 13 rounder. |
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Any gun is only as safe as the person using it. Stating that a gun with a grip safety is safer than one without is an example in absurdity. Both guns are excellent. Keep the one you run the best. Not the prettiest, and not the one that "feels" the best. But the one you run the best. |
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Go with whichever one feels better to you, and you shoot better with. If you shoot them both, I'll bet that the answer becomes immediately clear to you.
I have an XD9sc and love it. It's my daily carry gun, and personally I appreciate having a grip safety. When holstering the gun, I keep my palm off of the grip safety just in case something (like a shirt?) gets hung up in the holster and pulls on the trigger. So, the grip safety certainly makes me feel better. |
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I say you made a good choice with the XD.The Glock is a fine gun but it is not for everybody.I just did not like the way it felt in my hand.I like the feel of the XD much better.You have to go with what feels right to you, either will get the job done. The XD is a very ergonomic gun, more so than the Glock. Be happy with your choice and tell you friends to bug off! |
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I say you made a good choice with the XD.The Glock is a fine gun but it is not for everybody.I just did not like the way it felt in my hand.I like the feel of the XD much better.You have to go with what feels right to you, either will get the job done. The XD is a very ergonomic gun, more so than the Glock. They make adjustable backstrap model in the compact XD? If not, kindly explain how it could be "more" ergonomic than the Glock. While we will all agree they fit differently, they BOTH are designed for the human hand. Therefore, the ergonomics can be different, but not quantatitively greater. FAIL 
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I disagree, the XD's curves generally seem to fit hands better than the Glock's. Obviously it isn't true for everyone, but in general most people seem to agree that the XD has good pointability whereas I hear more complaints about Glocks being too "blocky." This is only my interpretation of the general consensus so YMMV.
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I say you made a good choice with the XD.The Glock is a fine gun but it is not for everybody.I just did not like the way it felt in my hand.I like the feel of the XD much better.You have to go with what feels right to you, either will get the job done. The XD is a very ergonomic gun, more so than the Glock. They make adjustable backstrap model in the compact XD? If not, kindly explain how it could be "more" ergonomic than the Glock. While we will all agree they fit differently, they BOTH are designed for the human hand. Therefore, the ergonomics can be different, but not quantatitively greater. FAIL
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Keep the XD, its as good as the Glock and safer. How is it safer? I agree with the "Keep it" crowd. Both are nice guns but neither really has enough over the other one to drop one for the other. The weapon will only fire if the grip saftey is activated, pull the trigger all you want its not gonna fire if its not. The only way you can fire it is to have a shooters grip on the weapon and pulling the trigger. Now for us that have been around weapons for years and years, maybe its not that big of a deal. But for none-gun people or a little kid that happens upon it. It could be a life saver. So yes it is indeed safer then a Glock. |
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IMO, where the XD is "safer" than a Glock is when reholstering. While you should absolutely check to make sure a holster is clear, when you push a Glock into a holster you have to hope and pray something doesn't go wrong as it slides in.
With an XD, it's a little more comforting because pushing only with your thumb on the back of the slide does not activate the grip safety and gives you an extra layer of security. I've seen a few articles of a jacket strap finding its way into a trigger guard and resulting in "Glock leg". Again, you can easily blame that on the user... but why not add a layer of safety if you want to? Sure it's a non-issue to some, but I consider that to be important and it's one of the reasons I passed on a Glock. |