Springfield XDs

[Drinkthekoolaid]

Maybe it's just me but I don't see much talk about Springfield XD's.

I am still awaiting when I get that letter in the mail so for the time being I've been trying to do some reading and research.

Do you guys have personal experience with XD's? What are your thoughts?

Good, bad, or whatever. What is your experience and what are your opinions?

Thanks

 

[Saltwater60]

I love my xd mod 2 and everyone I talked with loves theirs. I would look at the xdm 3.8". Mines the 3" 9mm and the 3.8" compact is not much bigger at all because the way the back is shaped on my gun. They are a little bit heavier, but very well built. I also like the grip safety because I press on the back of the slide to insert mine I to my holster. That way if the trigger gets stuck on my shirt it won't discharge. I also like the trigger on mine. I have never heard a bad thing about them. No issues or complaints here.

 

[Snappo]

Maybe it's just me but I don't see much talk about Springfield XD's.

I am still awaiting when I get that letter in the mail so for the time being I've been trying to do some reading and research.

Do you guys have personal experience with XD's? What are your thoughts?

Good, bad, or whatever. What is your experience and what are your opinions?

Thanks

I have the full size in 357 SIG, and the compact in 9mm. They put Glock to shame, IMHO. I cherried out the 357 SIG. I did a Fire Dragon barrel, and I put TruGlo TFO's on top.

 

[Darth]

Maybe it's just me but I don't see much talk about Springfield XD's.

I am still awaiting when I get that letter in the mail so for the time being I've been trying to do some reading and research.

Do you guys have personal experience with XD's? What are your thoughts?

Good, bad, or whatever. What is your experience and what are your opinions?

Thanks

I want an XD. In fact, I want one RIGHT NOW. I think their giveaway with the free mags and holsters and WTFE is superb!

I want A bi-tone, full-size, 9mm or .40.

MUST be bi-tone, would PREFER a G17 size, but I'll TAKE a G19 size.

Most LGS only get the 9/40/45 single stack subcompacts.

I want a FULL SIZE (G17 SIZE), Bi-tone, XD, eligible for all the free shit.

 

[kev74]

They're nice enough if you need a grip safety on your plastic gun. I don't seem to shoot them well though. I faster and more accurate with my P3AT than with the small XD 45.

I think Springfield as a company is still seeing some fallout for selling out Illinois gun owners and retailers a few months back.

 

[Podmonkey]

Solid design but never liked the fact that SA more than doubled the price when they slapped their name on it for importation (It's a Croatian gun). And since SA is a despicable traitor company I wouldn't give the XD series a first look nevermind a second. The pineapple grip texture sucks too, and the grip saftey is an antiquated and superfluous feature. There are myriad other options that your money would be better spent on, and not going to a company that fucks gun owners, dealers and other manufacturers over.

 

[Darth]

Solid design but never like the fact that SA more than doubled the price when they slapped their name on it for importation (It's a Croatian gun). And since SA is a despicable traitor company I wouldn't gI've the XD series a first look nevermind a second. The pineapple drip texture sucks too, and the grip saftey is an antiquated and superfluous feature. There are myriad other options that your money would be better spent on, and not going to a company that fucks gun owners, dealers and other manufacturers over.

I h8 the fake copay thing too. Walther does this too. Umraex does this...blah blah blah, The only true, real Walther are the P99, PPS, etc.....................................it goes on for a bit,

The reason I hate XDs is that atrocious chamber indicator.

 

[Edwardteach72]

I the way i feel about the Xd line of guns (or any Springfield) is exactly the same way Springfield feels about gun ownere

 

[Bananabandit]

If i didn't have a glock 26 id have an xds 9mm or 45.

 

[Darth]

If I had a 7 3/4 dick for every outrageously obtuse Springfield "loaded chamber indicator" that I've seen in my lifetime..


I'd have ONE. I I hate it.

I hate safeties. Block kind of gets it, I dislike their dingus, but W/E, Walther gets it, but are being a PITA in the M@=2 shit, but this is getting absurd.

 

[Marine Cpl]

I owned an XDS 9mm with the 3.3 inch barrel. It was a solid gun. My only complaint was the trigger. It was heavy. I didn't measure it but knew it was heavy. It has to do with the grip safety spring making it heavy. There is a mod out there where people bend the grip safety spring to lighten the trigger. I did it and it worked somewhat but it still was kind of heavy.

I eventually bought a Glock 26 10+1 and found that inside the waistband in a holster, it concealed no less than the single stack XDS of 7+1 with it's flush fit magazine. It printed more then the Glock 26 with it's longer 9 round magazine. I eventually sold it since the single stack gained me no benefit in concealabilty.

 

[Drinkthekoolaid]

How reliable, durable and accurate are they?

 

[Marine Cpl]

How reliable, durable and accurate are they?

They are great in those regards.

 

[Marine Cpl]

Take a look at these posts on the XD forums on the heavy trigger pull before you make your decision. It was so heavy that there was a recall at one point. It still is heavy.

xds heavy trigger site:www.xdtalk.com - Google Search

 

[dsdmmat]

I bought my daughter a couple of XDs (one full sized and one subcompact) as her first guns, she loves them. If a little girl can handle the trigger pull a real man should not have a problem. I have a subcompact 40 S&W, the recoil is a little snappier than my daughters 9mms but, it works like it should. My only gripe about the XD is it is boxy, almost like a Bersa. They do shoot great though. I can deal with a bit of boxy for a good shooting gun.

 

[Marine Cpl]

I bought my daughter a couple of XDs (one full sized and one subcompact) as her first guns, she loves them. If a little girl can handle the trigger pull a real man should not have a problem. I have a subcompact 40 S&W, the recoil is a little snappier than my daughters 9mms but, it works like it should. My only gripe about the XD is it is boxy, almost like a Bersa. They do shoot great though. I can deal with a bit of boxy for a good shooting gun.

The XD's trigger is quite different than the XDS's trigger. Some users are reporting in the vicinity of 8.5 pounds

 

[dsdmmat]

The XD's trigger is quite different than the XDS's trigger. Some users are reporting in the vicinity of 8.5 pounds

I am sure they are.

 

[Drinkthekoolaid]

The XD's trigger is quite different than the XDS's trigger. Some users are reporting in the vicinity of 8.5 pounds

Noob question...

School me on the difference between the XD and XDS

 

[dsdmmat]

 

[Marine Cpl]

Noob question...

School me on the difference between the XD and XDS

XDS is single stack.

 

[gun_slinger_boy]

I'm sure they are fine pistols but there's just something I don't like about them and I can't put my finger on it. I've been looking at this industry secret but they seemed to have stopped making them in 357 sig.


And for you 9mm NOOBS.

 

[togmaster]

Grip safety, Noooooo!

 

[MoMan]

Yea, I've got one and it does what it is supposed to do. Just like any other handgun feature; Not everything is right for everybody.
I like mine, it carries well, and puts rounds where I point. It serves it's purpose.

Here's mine:

 

[RugerGP]

Maybe it's just me but I don't see much talk about Springfield XD's.

I am still awaiting when I get that letter in the mail so for the time being I've been trying to do some reading and research.

Do you guys have personal experience with XD's? What are your thoughts?

Good, bad, or whatever. What is your experience and what are your opinions?

Thanks

I have a Springfield XDS 4.0 9mm. Love the gun. Only malfunctions I have had were from bad reloads. Reliable and fun to shoot, I have a couple thousand rounds through it. It's my daily CCW.

 

[Saltwater60]

Noob question...

School me on the difference between the XD and XDS

I have an XD not and XDS. I do not like the XDS trigger. The XD trigger is good.

The other gun I really liked was the FN-9c, but no one really had them. Ordering one was like an extra $100-$150.00. They maybe more common now. Nice gun and it has. 3.5" barrel.

 

[Phauxtoe]

i dont own any but I do like them.
XD-M is great! great trigger and very accurate.
XD-45 (?) tiny and fun to shoot but is like a cheese grater to hold and shoot.

 

[UltraT]

My friend has an XD mod.2 longslide I've shot a bunch. I like the ergonomics and that the front sight fiber optic comes standard. What I don't love is: the grip safety, that I find it flippy-er than other designs (higher bore axis), and that I've watched my friend have a bunch of malfunctions with it in the first 3-400 rounds he's put through it. Maybe it's still in its break-in period.

 

[Marine Cpl]

Some good things I can say about the XDS is that it seemed to be more polished than the Glock. The barrel and feed ramp had a shine like a mirror. The sights were better as well. The overall finish seemed to be of better quality. I never had a malfunction even with crap reloads. I had no issues with the grip safety and if Glock ever put one on, it wouldn't be a deal breaker for me. I never even noticed it.

The only gripe was the trigger. It was heavy. It felt to me to be well over 6 pounds. Maybe 7 or 8. The one I bought was post recall so it was supposed to have been fixed. I dry fired the heck out of it while watching TV to try to loosen it up. That didn't work.

There was a spring kit made available to loosen it about a pound less. I was going to buy it but there were some reports of light primer strikes after installing the spring kit.

Others on the XD forums were bending the grip safety spring and having success with lowering the trigger pull. I tried it and it seemed to work some but it still felt nowhere near the 5 to 6 pounds it was supposed to be.

Other than that, it was a great gun. I got rid of it though due to the trigger and the incompatibility with it's magazines on AR carbines.

 

[GOPerfect]

I h8 the fake copay thing too. Walther does this too. Umraex does this...blah blah blah, The only true, real Walther are the P99, PPS, etc.....................................it goes on for a bit,

The reason I hate XDs is that atrocious chamber indicator.

Very easy to undo it. Simple, takes about two minutes with a file.

 

[Snappo]

How reliable, durable and accurate are they?

I would say so far I have put maybe 5,000 rounds through the XD 357SIG. Maybe more; but at least 5,000. I have not had one single fail-to-fire or fail-to-eject event. I would say you couldn't scratch it up even if you tried - its a composite just like Glock. For accuracy, it is my second-most accurate groups at 25 yards. My Kimber Target Stainless II has a little bit tighter groups. For sighting I elected to use Truglo TFO's because this spent 10 years as my carry piece. To put on Truglo TFO's you use the Glock sight removal tool; same as a Glock.
NOTE 1: I do not use the barrel that came with it. I have a Fire Dragon match barrel I paid I think $149 for. That barrel saw duty 2 days per week for 12 years. Now it's my son's carry piece now that he has returned from USMC deployment and is in GA.
NOTE 2: I have not shot the XDM which is the XD Match. They didn't have that when I got my XD. It's a newer concept of theirs. That's why I went with the Fire Dragon barrel.