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Firearm discussions => Handguns => Topic started by: General on November 23, 2015, 09:50:37 PM
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I finally decide to get a 9mm. Ordered an XD9 9401 from Buds. Wish I could have 16 round mags.
Should be fun though.
Springfield 9mm 5 ESSENTIAL Black $464.00
(http://www.tombstonetactical.com/images/springfield-armory/XD9401HCSP06-1.jpg)
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Man those xd's are a great value. Great pick up op
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Congrats on your pick up. I'm thinking of another 9 mm myself.
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XD pistols are great. My brother is running his XD Tac 40 as stock except for some nice grip tape that he also bought for me. My mom's XD is all tricked out with a Cmore red dot, trigger job, etc. My XD Service 40 is tricked out with bomar cut sights (dawson fo adjustable) magwell, very nice trigger, pistol gear slide release, larger mag release, grip tape, etc.
I used it for the dueling tree competition this weekend and last year, and did quite well with it. It fits my hand great.
Mine has a bit of wear on part of the frame after 30-40k rounds (I don't keep track) and I don't know if I even want to send it to Springfield. They are known to reverse good trigger jobs, if they didn't do it themselves. I thought about getting a 40 cal tac, but I would want a bitone version, if they have one. 9mm is good too, but sometimes lacks the power to knock around steel in the competitions where a light 40 cal load can easily hit harder than a 9mm, and yet still feel almost like you are shooting a 9mm.
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I'm liking my XD9 4". I wouldn't mind getting the 5" but I think next up is an CZ SP-01.
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Although XD pistols are popular here, I find them to be underrated. The triggers are much smoother in my opinion than Glocks. I've had nothing but 100% reliability so far thru about 1200 rounds in both XD9 and XD45.
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Congrats!
I too own the 5" 9mm version and love it so much I might buy another to have as back-up. Recoil is almost non-existent as I've used it to teach others to shoot with, including my fiancé.
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Although XD pistols are popular here, I find them to be underrated. The triggers are much smoother in my opinion than Glocks. I've had nothing but 100% reliability so far thru about 1200 rounds in both XD9 and XD45.
The triggers are pretty nice, but they don't really shine until you have a trigger job done by a great gunsmith, unless of course it is a defense gun, then I say leave it stock. If you haven't tried an upgraded XD trigger, you will either hate me or love me once you do, because you will want one. Even the glock trigger jobs leave something to be desired, IMHO.
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I finally decide to get a 9mm. Ordered an XD9 9401 from Buds. Wish I could have 16 round mags.
Should be fun though.
Springfield 9mm 5 ESSENTIAL Black $464.00
(http://www.tombstonetactical.com/images/springfield-armory/XD9401HCSP06-1.jpg)
I like my XD9 plus I also have the Advantage Arms 22lr conversion kit and that works great also!
Matter a fact the 22 conversion is on it right now.
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22 conversion sounds good.
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Good night/fiber optic sight, and a Powder River Precision trigger will make it perform better.
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They are just so goofy looking! Ughhh
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In a compact, they look like a double-decker butter stick or two CZ slides. Shoot great. Stock trigger is fine. If you ever move to a free state you can get 18 round MecGars.
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I've been wanting one for a while now. There's a couple 4" XD9's in my safe, and a sub compact. I wouldn't mind a XD-45, the one I shot was smooth. Not as smooth as my 1911 Loaded, but for price I could almost buy two.
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I bought one 8 years after this thread :)
I like XDs. I have a Service model with V10 port. Bought a regular barrel for it because the port vents gas upwards and fouls up the front sight to the point of the white dot not visible after a few rounds. The inside of the slide is hard to clean as well.
The Tactical model feels a little slower to point, but is just as accurate as the Service model.
Recently picked up a sub-compact model from a fellow calgunner along with TLR-6 light/laser combo. Not as accurate as the Service or the Tactical model.
I like XDs better than Glocks. The trigger is better and they fit my hand better. I am more accurate with XDs than I am with Glocks. Best of all, XDs are cheaper than Glocks.
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Hi I don't have an XD just wanted to contribute
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Hi I don't have an XD just wanted to contribute
I think you should contribute by buying an XD ;D