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I got a chance to shoot the brand spanking new XD .45.
This gun was bought by a friend of mine. Our favoirte dealer went to the SHOT show and somehow came up with one. We each put a little over 200 rounds though it and as expected there was not a single malfunction.
As my friend ins an XD fanatic,we had a total of 5 other XD's to compare it to. There was a 5" Tactical .40,a 4" 9mm,a 3"subcompact in 9mm, a 4"..40 S&W and a .45 GAP in a 4" barrel.
Comparing the ACP to the 4 inchers it was noted that the grip is about an 1/8" wider and most obvious was the length of the grip. In actuality, these larger dimensions posed no problems for either of us, in fact I thought that the fit was a bit better in my large hands. I already loved the grip on the XD's, and it was hard to imagine that it could be any better, but the ACP was about as perfect as one could get...in my hands anyway.
The recoil was about what one would expect from the .45, noticable, but not at all uncomfortable or uncontrollable and quick double taps were no problem. As for the accuracy, it hit where ever I put the sights. I had no problem keeping several magazine fulls in the 8 ring or better on a B27 silhouette at 50 yards. I'm reasonably sure that if I had bench rested the gun at 50 yards that all shots would have been in the 9 ring or better as the pistol certainly seems capable of doing it.
Several others shot the gun and all had similar results. Comments about the grip design and the apparent accuracy were common.
It looks like Springfield has another winner with this one. As a personal observation after shooting both the ACP and the GAP, I'd be willing to bet that the GAP sales fall considerably as there really isnt that much of a difference in the grip sizes. Although I dont currently own an XD, I think that the XD in .45 ACP may be the next gun.
What the heck...I already own 5 .45's ...but another one certainly cant hurt...:image035:
This gun was bought by a friend of mine. Our favoirte dealer went to the SHOT show and somehow came up with one. We each put a little over 200 rounds though it and as expected there was not a single malfunction.
As my friend ins an XD fanatic,we had a total of 5 other XD's to compare it to. There was a 5" Tactical .40,a 4" 9mm,a 3"subcompact in 9mm, a 4"..40 S&W and a .45 GAP in a 4" barrel.
Comparing the ACP to the 4 inchers it was noted that the grip is about an 1/8" wider and most obvious was the length of the grip. In actuality, these larger dimensions posed no problems for either of us, in fact I thought that the fit was a bit better in my large hands. I already loved the grip on the XD's, and it was hard to imagine that it could be any better, but the ACP was about as perfect as one could get...in my hands anyway.
The recoil was about what one would expect from the .45, noticable, but not at all uncomfortable or uncontrollable and quick double taps were no problem. As for the accuracy, it hit where ever I put the sights. I had no problem keeping several magazine fulls in the 8 ring or better on a B27 silhouette at 50 yards. I'm reasonably sure that if I had bench rested the gun at 50 yards that all shots would have been in the 9 ring or better as the pistol certainly seems capable of doing it.
Several others shot the gun and all had similar results. Comments about the grip design and the apparent accuracy were common.
It looks like Springfield has another winner with this one. As a personal observation after shooting both the ACP and the GAP, I'd be willing to bet that the GAP sales fall considerably as there really isnt that much of a difference in the grip sizes. Although I dont currently own an XD, I think that the XD in .45 ACP may be the next gun.
What the heck...I already own 5 .45's ...but another one certainly cant hurt...:image035:
