Springfield XD Sub-Compact impressions (Good)

[californa]

A good friend of mine recently acquired an XD sub compact in .40 for his CCW permit. We went out to the range to test it out. I was really impressed by the ergos of the grip. I have always owned Glocks so when I shot the XD I was impressed. I shot as if I had had years of experience with it. My groupings were pretty decent for never having shot this gun. As soon as I had finished my first mag I felt really confident in my ability. I shot 200 rounds through it doing double taps and quick mag dumps to see how fast I could reacquire my target. I own a Glock 23 and its great but I feel as if for some reason the recoil is easier to control with the XD. I have heard its due to the high bore axis. By no means am I saying that Glocks are not great but I had made the mistake of being brand myopic and never giving other pistols a try. I currently CCW with a Glock 26 and Glock 19 but would not mine adding a another more powerful caliber to the list. The Springfield XD is a pistol I would seriously consider due the the ergonomics,price point and reliability.

[AE102]

For me, ergonomics wise, all other pistols>glock.

[Jimmy310]

I had the xd9sc and eventhough its ugly and top heavy, its uber reliable and as accurate, if not more than the big boys!

[scglock]

high bore axis = harder to control recoil. You probably controlled it better because of the grip

[ExtremeX]

I have a sub-compact XD in 9mm and its one of my favorite pistols.

The ergo is very much to my liking, and I preform very well with it. My brother has a G26 and the XD just works better for me.

[ExtremeX]

high bore axis = harder to control recoil. You probably controlled it better because of the grip

[mif_slim]

Yeah, but its a Glock.. nothing compares to it.

I'm not a fan boy of XD, but I have it because it does fit and shoot much better then the other poly guns. The next to it for me is the M&P then Glock then everything else...all great guns though.

[ExtremeX]

As much as I love my XDs... The M&P has really grown on my over the past year after a few friends got them...

The .45 ACP M&P actually feels better to me than the XD, but the 9mm and .40 XD feel better to me than the M&Ps...

I’m still hesitant to get one, only because I have so many rounds down range with my XD...

[MA2]

The dual recoil spring in the XDsc takes the .40sw pretty well.
There are some minor draw backs on the XD, but great gun as is.
I do like the glock's trigger overall more than the XD.

LoL again at the high bore axis.
Dual weld a glock and XD, it's about 2-3mm taller, I guess that is a huge for some people.

[jonzer77]

I shot a sub compact 9mm xd during a certain stage in idpa and I thought it was a neat little gun. $450 otd isn't that bad either.......although I need a new gun like I need a hole in my head lol.

[Springfield45]

I have been carrying a XD9sc for almost four years now and it is great. Very accurate, reliable, light weight and concealable. I recommend the Pearce magazine extensions.