What is the XD?

[Timberland]

I know that it is a cool well pointing gun with a lot of safties and the .45 has a 13 round mag (free state).
But is it anay thing more? Like can it be droped in: sand, mud, water, or run over by a truck the way a Glock or HK can? Are there articles anaywere about what it can actually do. American Rifleman mag seem to like almost everything.

[radioactivelego]

I know that it is a cool well pointing gun with a lot of safties and the .45 has a 13 round mag (free state).
But is it anay thing more? Like can it be droped in: sand, mud, water, or run over by a truck the way a Glock or HK can? Are there articles anaywere about what it can actually do. American Rifleman mag seem to like almost everything.

Either Guns or Guns and Ammo put it through a torture test of somewhere around 20,000 rounds and the only thing that broke was the little cocked indicator on the back. They froze it in ice, dipped it in water, mud, ran it over multiple times with a truck, and it functioned flawlessly.

The only thing people are complaining about is rust on the slides. This can easily be fixed with Springfield's new coating, duracoat, or a stainless steel slide.

[islandchanel]

Here you go I saw it a while ago on hs2000talk.com the XD forum. It was a 20,000 torture test.http://www.hs2000talk.com/viewtopic.php?t=20502

[code33]

The finish starting with the new .45ACP model is suppose to be a lot better. I've seen one and the finish looks just slightly different to me.

[sintax]

Like can it be droped in: sand, mud, water, or run over by a truck the way a Glock or HK can?

hah man I'd vote you buy one, try it out and let us know.

Really though, i'd love to see you watching infomercials on saturday morn.

[islandchanel]

Supposedly they threw it off a cliff, froze it in a block of ice, submerged it in mud. You know the typical daily life of any handgun.

[The SoCal Gunner]

I know that it is a cool well pointing gun with a lot of safties and the .45 has a 13 round mag (free state).
But is it anay thing more? Like can it be droped in: sand, mud, water, or run over by a truck the way a Glock or HK can? Are there articles anaywere about what it can actually do. American Rifleman mag seem to like almost everything.

Well is any gun anything other than something that is cool, points well, and has safties?

[asintado]

They've placed the XD under the same torture test as the Glocks. I forgot which website featured it but the guys on the Glock forums have discussed it too. You may find a link on a Glock forum somewhere. I personally like the XD better than the Glock, for me it fits better in my and and like the previous post said, it points very well. I don't hate the Glock its just that the XD works better for me. Even though I already own a XD9 I still plan on picking up an early generation Glock 17 and 22 in the future. You simply can't argue with the tried and true reputation of a Glock. Thats what they have over the XD....time and the experience.

[JaeFern]

XD 45ACP... next on my to do list... well... on the handgun side anyways

[Fatcat]

Go for a Glock 21. I don't dig those roll pins.

[Timberland]

Really though, i'd love to see you watching infomercials on saturday morn.

I actually do enjoy infomercials Cold steel sent me a cool knife torture video (the knives were being tortured) I am just wondering if I fell pray to creative advertising.
I do have a XD .45acp and think it it asome, but I just wanted to be shure I bought a real tough weapon.

[Satex]

How much do the XD 45ACP go for?

[Timberland]

How much do the XD 45ACP go for?

I paid full msrp 550 About $100 more than i should have but the rest would have gone to gas to find one cheaper, o well the price u pay for living CA

[JaeFern]

I paid full msrp 550 About $100 more than i should have but the rest would have gone to gas to find one cheaper, o well the price u pay for living CA

True......