Springfield XD45 for lefty

Maverick7340 · September 28th, 2006, 11:49 AM

I see that when you buy this gun it comes with a holster and mag pouch for right handed people.
Is there a way to get a lefty holster and mag pouch from the factory for free by just trading the righty stuff for the lefty?

rocky · September 28th, 2006, 12:53 PM

Not sure, but if you use the slide release , this isn't the gun for a leftie. My girlfriend had a XD40 and the slide stop is too far back to release with out some contorsions.

Lumberjack98 · September 28th, 2006, 01:10 PM

Why don't you call SA and find out?

http://www.springfield-armory.com/si...ontactus.shtml

afeazell21 · September 28th, 2006, 01:15 PM

I am a lefty. I own an XD45. I went out and bought my own holster. I agree with luberjack98. Just call them. All they can say is no.

Maverick7340 · September 28th, 2006, 03:14 PM

Ok, I just called them and they said their supplier doesn't make lefty stuff at this time.
I don't get it. How hard would it be to make molds for lefties?
I would be willing to pay to ship it to trade off. All they have to do is put my new righty stuff in another box.

I am loyal to companies that go out of there way to sell to every customer and not just who they choose to.

Ok, I'll say it. As a lefty we get discriminated all the time. We never see the ACLU ever fighting for our rights.

Rant over.

Bud White · September 28th, 2006, 03:24 PM

junky holster anyways why worry about it and yeah im a lefty

zxd9 · September 28th, 2006, 04:19 PM

Get it! I'm a lefty and have an XD9. I'm with the others on the holster issue. The one that comes with it ain't that great anyway so plan on getting a different one. I don't release the slide with the release, I just pull back on the slide. There's too much tension on the slide release and it's easier as a lefty to just pull the slide back.

Lumberjack98 · September 28th, 2006, 06:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maverick7340

I don't get it. How hard would it be to make molds for lefties?

Not very hard, but it costs a lot of money to make a new setup.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Maverick7340

I am loyal to companies that go out of there way to sell to every customer and not just who they choose to.

It's a cost benefit analysis that us accountants like to do. It's already a "free" holster, mag loader and mag holder.

I'm sure that there not sitting there thinking of ways to screw lefties.

riversdaddy · September 28th, 2006, 08:11 PM

Love the gun, but the holster is a piece of you know what. If you can get it for free, get it, but DO NOT BUY IT. Even if you get it for free, plan on getting something less ghetto.

AirForceShooter · September 28th, 2006, 08:53 PM

righty people hate us lefties.
They're jealous of our superior skills.
They are out to get us.

AFS

September 28th, 2006, 11:49 AM	#1
Maverick7340 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 158	Springfield XD45 for lefty I see that when you buy this gun it comes with a holster and mag pouch for right handed people. Is there a way to get a lefty holster and mag pouch from the factory for free by just trading the righty stuff for the lefty?

September 28th, 2006, 12:53 PM	#2
rocky Senior Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MI Posts: 12,060	Not sure, but if you use the slide release , this isn't the gun for a leftie. My girlfriend had a XD40 and the slide stop is too far back to release with out some contorsions. __________________ "In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." Thomas Jefferson Nemo Me Impune Lacesset Link to my kydex builds:http://rocknloadkydex.blogspot.com/

September 28th, 2006, 01:10 PM	#3
Lumberjack98 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 141	Why don't you call SA and find out? http://www.springfield-armory.com/si...ontactus.shtml __________________ XD9 Service Bersa 380 Thunder Taurus 605 ...a few others Texas XD Practical Shooters Association

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AirForceShooter Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Central Florida Posts: 1,157	righty people hate us lefties. They're jealous of our superior skills. They are out to get us. AFS __________________ Gun control is hitting what you aim at

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September 28th, 2006, 01:15 PM	#4
afeazell21 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Central Texas Posts: 625	I am a lefty. I own an XD45. I went out and bought my own holster. I agree with luberjack98. Just call them. All they can say is no.

September 28th, 2006, 03:14 PM	#5
Maverick7340 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 158	Ok, I just called them and they said their supplier doesn't make lefty stuff at this time. I don't get it. How hard would it be to make molds for lefties? I would be willing to pay to ship it to trade off. All they have to do is put my new righty stuff in another box. I am loyal to companies that go out of there way to sell to every customer and not just who they choose to. Ok, I'll say it. As a lefty we get discriminated all the time. We never see the ACLU ever fighting for our rights. Rant over.

September 28th, 2006, 03:24 PM	#6
Bud White VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Elsewhere Posts: 17,476	junky holster anyways why worry about it and yeah im a lefty

September 28th, 2006, 04:19 PM	#7
zxd9 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 75	Get it! I'm a lefty and have an XD9. I'm with the others on the holster issue. The one that comes with it ain't that great anyway so plan on getting a different one. I don't release the slide with the release, I just pull back on the slide. There's too much tension on the slide release and it's easier as a lefty to just pull the slide back.

September 28th, 2006, 08:11 PM	#9
riversdaddy Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Arkansas Posts: 67	Love the gun, but the holster is a piece of you know what. If you can get it for free, get it, but DO NOT BUY IT. Even if you get it for free, plan on getting something less ghetto.