I got to try out a Springfield XD today at the range...

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Posted: 6/3/2008 6:55:12 PM EDT

I was at the range today with my Sig and noticed two guys with a Springfield XD .45ACP.

I got to talking with them about their pistol and mine, and we ended up giving each others pistols a "test drive".

I had never shot an XD before. I thought the sights were good, recoil pretty mild for a polymer-framed .45ACP, and found the trigger to be VERY GOOD.

The owners buddy said to the owner, "Hey, that guy shoots better with your pistol than you do!"

I made a nice, softball sized group at 25 yrds that were properly centered...VERY nice shooting XD.

Posted: 6/3/2008 6:55:46 PM EDT

[#1]

You need to by one or 3.

Posted: 6/3/2008 6:57:03 PM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
You need to by one or 3.

or even buy a few more

Posted: 6/3/2008 7:01:00 PM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
You need to by one or 3.

I might, at some point...but I'm on a Sig kick right now.

I go through my phases...you know. But I'm glad I got to shoot the XD, it's a pistol that I might just buy one day.

It's a good sign when you can run ONE clip through one and shoot decently with it.

Posted: 6/3/2008 7:07:42 PM EDT

[#4]

They're a helluva lot nicer than them foreign made glocks..

Posted: 6/3/2008 7:09:33 PM EDT

[#5]

Damn fine weapons by most reports.

Posted: 6/3/2008 7:10:35 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
They're a helluva lot nicer than them foreign made glocks..

While I agree in principle, where exactly do you think the XD is made?

Posted: 6/3/2008 7:11:18 PM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
They're a helluva lot nicer than them foreign made glocks..

So where is the XD made?

Posted: 6/3/2008 7:12:17 PM EDT

[#8]

Croatia ? thats what mine says

Posted: 6/3/2008 7:12:35 PM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
They're a helluva lot nicer than them foreign made glocks..

As far as I know, the XD is still made in Croatia....

Posted: 6/3/2008 7:13:09 PM EDT

[#10]

Croatia

Posted: 6/3/2008 7:13:48 PM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:

Quoted:
They're a helluva lot nicer than them foreign made glocks..

While I agree in principle, where exactly do you think the XD is made?

Yeah you're right.. Croatia. Damn, for some reason I thought they were made here.

Posted: 6/3/2008 7:14:33 PM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
They're a helluva lot nicer than them foreign made glocks..

OK.

Posted: 6/3/2008 7:15:07 PM EDT

[#13]

I've been impressed by the XD's in the past but can't get past the long trigger reset.

Glock for me but those XD's do group nice when slow-firing at the range.

Posted: 6/3/2008 7:16:23 PM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:

Quoted:
They're a helluva lot nicer than them foreign made glocks..

While I agree in principle, where exactly do you think the XD is made?

not in illinois... hint: used to be called the hs2000

I've been carrying a 5" XD40 everyday for a couple years and i love it. No malfunctions in a couple thousand rounds with several different types of ammo and pretty damn accurate. I'm thinking about picking up a 4" .45ACP and possibly the 3" 9mm too... the 5" gets a little cumbersome on the bike.

Posted: 6/3/2008 7:17:51 PM EDT

[#15]

A friend shoots a Glock 17 9mm, a G26 9mm and an XD .40SW.

He shoots about the same with any of them, he shoots very well.

All are excellent guns.

Posted: 6/3/2008 7:17:53 PM EDT

[#16]

What holster do you use?

Quoted:

Quoted:
They're a helluva lot nicer than them foreign made glocks..

While I agree in principle, where exactly do you think the XD is made?

not in illinois... hint: used to be called the hs2000

I've been carrying a 5" XD40 everyday for a couple years and i love it. No malfunctions in a couple thousand rounds with several different types of ammo and pretty damn accurate. I'm thinking about picking up a 4" .45ACP and possibly the 3" 9mm too... the 5" gets a little cumbersome on the bike.

Posted: 6/3/2008 7:18:52 PM EDT

[#17]

Liked my brother's XD-40 so much I bought on myself last week.

Posted: 6/3/2008 7:23:17 PM EDT

[#18]

XD's are nice, but I'll stick to my Glocks.

ETA: And SAA's, just to drive everyone nuts.

Posted: 6/3/2008 7:23:39 PM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:
You need to buy one or 3.

+1

Better then teh Glocks as far as I'm concerned.

Posted: 6/3/2008 7:23:45 PM EDT

[#20]

Quoted:
What holster do you use?

Quoted:

Quoted:
They're a helluva lot nicer than them foreign made glocks..

While I agree in principle, where exactly do you think the XD is made?

not in illinois... hint: used to be called the hs2000

I've been carrying a 5" XD40 everyday for a couple years and i love it. No malfunctions in a couple thousand rounds with several different types of ammo and pretty damn accurate. I'm thinking about picking up a 4" .45ACP and possibly the 3" 9mm too... the 5" gets a little cumbersome on the bike.

Don Hume H715M
I admit its not a great holster but it has served me pretty well for the 2+ years I've used it. I wear jeans and a tshirt everywhere i go - including work, so i decided the IWB was the best route. I've been eyeing a few others over the past couple months but have been having a hard time making up my mind.

Posted: 6/3/2008 7:23:51 PM EDT

[#21]

Quoted:

Quoted:
They're a helluva lot nicer than them foreign made glocks..

As far as I know, the XD is still made in Croatia....

is that in Oregon?

Posted: 6/3/2008 7:26:21 PM EDT

[#22]

There are now drop in parts that help the trigger both on over-travel and reset. I don't have them on mine but I hear good things about them. I have the .45 Service and the .45 Tactical and they are nice shooters. Grip size is sweet for a double stack .45,

Posted: 6/3/2008 7:28:10 PM EDT

[#23]

Quoted:

Quoted:
They're a helluva lot nicer than them foreign made glocks..

As far as I know, the XD is still made in Croatia....

is that in Oregon?

no... retard... its in south dakota

Posted: 6/3/2008 7:29:34 PM EDT

[#24]

Quoted:

It's a good sign when you can run ONE clip through one and shoot decently with it.

Oh no you DI'NT!

Posted: 6/3/2008 7:39:51 PM EDT

[#25]

I LOVE my XD! Great stuff. Just wish they'd make a SERPA in tan/coyote for a molle rig.

Oh, look. It's gun p0rn time!

(Made in Croatia, by Croatians, for...............Americans!)

Posted: 6/3/2008 7:49:23 PM EDT

[#26]

Quoted:
I LOVE my XD! Great stuff. Just wish they'd make a SERPA in tan/coyote for a molle rig.

Oh, look. It's gun p0rn time!

i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff303/Gyrene8490/xd4532sharpen.jpg

i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff303/Gyrene8490/XD4520sharpen.jpg

(Made in Croatia, by Croatians, for...............Americans!)

Got any moar??

Posted: 6/3/2008 8:10:22 PM EDT

[#27]

Sure! Here ya go:

Posted: 6/3/2008 8:25:40 PM EDT

[#28]

Quoted:
Sure! Here ya go:

i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff303/Gyrene8490/xd4548sharpen-1.jpg

i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff303/Gyrene8490/XD4523sharpen-1.jpg

i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff303/Gyrene8490/xd4557s.jpg

Sweet.

Thanks!

Posted: 6/3/2008 8:28:48 PM EDT

[#29]

I really tried to like the XD. I wanted to, but the M&P quickly stole me. The XD was like a Glock, but felt worse, if possible.

Posted: 6/3/2008 8:29:00 PM EDT

[#30]

Posted: 6/4/2008 7:55:02 PM EDT

[#31]

Quoted:
www.atlantacc.net/ArfCom/XD9Supp.jpg

yup.. just shit myself with envy

Posted: 6/4/2008 8:09:04 PM EDT

[#32]

Quoted:
I LOVE my XD! Great stuff. Just wish they'd make a SERPA in tan/coyote for a molle rig.

Oh, look. It's gun p0rn time!

i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff303/Gyrene8490/xd4532sharpen.jpg

i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff303/Gyrene8490/XD4520sharpen.jpg

(Made in Croatia, by Croatians, for...............Americans Greenbacks!)

Fixed. They don't care about us. They just want our money. Everybody's a capitalist at heart---even the europeans.