Springfield XD-S

[MilitaryArms]

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[MilitaryArms]

For those that might like such things, here's the image that appears in the video.

[MilitaryArms]

Glitch.

[john.shewchuk]

i love mine

[ktulu92fs]

I FINALLY found one at my LGS! Time to start saving the pennies...

[Brass63]

An excellent informative video.
Thanks for posting.
I'm waiting for it to come out in 9mm for the extra round or two...as you noted.

[Piratesailor]

Great Vid. I shot one a couple of weeks ago. I was planning on buying an XD9SC but now I'm rethinking.

[Bruiser419]

I have a couple questions I hope you can answer:

1.) Is this "better" for CCW vs. the XDm .45 or is it just different? To me, the XDm is a little bigger, but it holds a few more rounds which may or may not make a difference.
2.) Is this hard to find? I was at the local range and they just got one in and form one of the comments above I bet it's gone before I could even get back if I decided this was what I wanted.

Thanks.

Bruce

[Thunder71]

I have an XDM 9C and I can't carry it like I can the XD-S, huge difference and I much prefer it (XD-S) for carry.

I've found availability hit and miss, sometimes they sit for a week others they are sold before they hit the display.

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[Motodeficient]

I have a couple questions I hope you can answer:

1.) Is this "better" for CCW vs. the XDm .45 or is it just different? To me, the XDm is a little bigger, but it holds a few more rounds which may or may not make a difference.
2.) Is this hard to find? I was at the local range and they just got one in and form one of the comments above I bet it's gone before I could even get back if I decided this was what I wanted.

Thanks.

Bruce

Until you have handled one its difficult to imagine how much sleeker the XDs is than an XD or XDM compact.

[10thmtn]

Nice review. Have to agree about the grip safety. In a struggle, where you might not have a perfect grip, I would not want something keeping the gun from firing. IMHO, that "feature" is a war-stopper.

My other concern with this gun is the weight. For what it is, it is on the heavy side. If you're going to carry a gun with only 5-6 shots, I'd lean toward the lighter weight and simplicity of a revolver in .38. JMHO, YMMV.

[Bruiser419]

I actually held the XD-S today. Very nice. Haven't held a XDm yet though.

[FLSurfdog]

If I didn't already have a S&W M&P Shield 9 I'd give this a serious look. I've heard nothing but positive comments and it appears to have managable recoil.

[Bruiser419]

Nice review. Have to agree about the grip safety. In a struggle, where you might not have a perfect grip, I would not want something keeping the gun from firing. IMHO, that "feature" is a war-stopper.

My other concern with this gun is the weight. For what it is, it is on the heavy side. If you're going to carry a gun with only 5-6 shots, I'd lean toward the lighter weight and simplicity of a revolver in .38. JMHO, YMMV.

I didn't notice when I held it, but yah, not sure that's the best to have on a CCW when you never knwo how you may have to use it...

As for the Shield 9 comment, thanks for the heads up, but I already have an SR9c, so I was looking for something a little bigger.

[AKsrule]

Gotta call you guys out on the grip safety.

I have an XD and a 1911- It's almost impossible to hold either gun securely WITHOUT depressing the grip safety.

FYI Literally HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of people have shot 1911s over the last hundred years with no difficulty.
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