I am looking at a Springfield Armory XD-S. I don\'t like the feel of most auto handguns that have staggered shells in the clip. The grip is too wide for my hands. I have large hands but hate the feel. I held a SA XD-S in the 45. Wow it is light and felt great. I like it better with the extended clip. It is a bit longer and I feel I have more control. Has anyone shot one and what was your opinion on the gun?
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Springfield Armory XD-S handgun questions.
- Thread starter bowhunter
- Start date
Terry
A couple months ago when I was researching for a CC gun I handled the XD guns.
I too like the feel of single stack grip opposed to the higher capacity mags.
Springfield makes a good gun.
If I remember right, I believe Pikemaster carries an XD in a 45.
Maybe he will chime in
A couple months ago when I was researching for a CC gun I handled the XD guns.
I too like the feel of single stack grip opposed to the higher capacity mags.
Springfield makes a good gun.
If I remember right, I believe Pikemaster carries an XD in a 45.
Maybe he will chime in
\"bnsafe\" said:my daughter has one in 9mm and LOVES it. nothing wrong with the xds. however, the smith and wesson m&p shield is cheaper and folks swear by them.
I will have to check them out Scott. I think I want a 45 and I see the S&W only comes in 9 and 40. I guess the feel in my hand is what will help me decide. Thanks for the info.
iccyman001
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\"bowhunter\" said:\"bnsafe\" said:my daughter has one in 9mm and LOVES it. nothing wrong with the xds. however, the smith and wesson m&p shield is cheaper and folks swear by them.
I will have to check them out Scott. I think I want a 45 and I see the S&W only comes in 9 and 40. I guess the feel in my hand is what will help me decide. Thanks for the info.
S&W make .45
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iccyman001
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\"bowhunter\" said:Thanks Dan, I see the have one that is 1.2 inches wide holds 8 rounds. I will see how it feels. I was looking at the shield and only saw the 9 &40 I will stop at the gun shop and try a few tomorrow.
I completely missed the shield part, I am sorry!
Good luck at the gun shop tomorrow :upthumb:
I have the XDS 45 as my everyday carry. I looked at a lot of guns but I always came back to the XDS. I carry it in an Alien gear iwb holster and a custom leather owb and it disappears when I carry. I went with the 4.0 over the 3.3 just felt better in to me. I have about 600 rounds through mine so far with out any problems. I also have done a couple tactical pistol courses with it and it felt great getting it out of the holster and on target.
\"Pikemaster\" said:If you end up with It spend $20 and get the rubberized Talon grips. It make that gun feel even better in the hand.
I tried the feel of some guns yesterday. The SA XDs felt better to me than the S&W Shield. The owner of the gun store had the SA XDs 45 in the 3.3\" with the rubberized grips. That made the gun feel even better. I will get some. Now I have to decide if I want the 3.3\" or the 4\".
I decided in the 4 inch. I checked the site Scott posted ( kentuckygun ) they had it for 442. One local gun shop 510. Gander mountain 569. I called they guy I bought my gun last year from who had a good price. He quoted me 445 and he has one in stock. I will pick it up Thursday and try it out. Now I need to get the rubber grips and a holster.
Terry
Get a fitted kydex holster, either IWB or OWB.
I got one made for my Ruger 9mm and its the real deal.
Here a link to a custom kydex holster - even has a review for your gun
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Get a fitted kydex holster, either IWB or OWB.
I got one made for my Ruger 9mm and its the real deal.
Here a link to a custom kydex holster - even has a review for your gun
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