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I am a retired LEO and carried Glocks of all shapes and sizes, my faves were the Glock 21 and 20, in that order - still own the G20, with a Lone Wolf 10mm-40 conversion barrel so I shoot it in .40 S&W. Have yet to own an XD, only like the full sized tactical model in .45. Price wise Glock with their Blue Label program beats Springfield hands down. Glock's long standing excellent reputation and customer support speaks for itself.
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Last edited by hummveecop; 02-26-2012, 7:49 PM.I know what you're thinking. Did he fire six shots or only five? Well to tell you the truth in all this excitement I've kinda lost track myself. But being this is a .44 Magnum - the most powerful hand gun in the world - and would blow your head clean off, you've got to ask yourself one question - do I feel lucky? Well, do ya punk ? - Dirty Harry -
I am Glock free at this point and do not miss them. I have a XD45 Duty I like a lot. Mainly because it shoots to point of aim,has a loaded chamber indicator,cocked firing pin indicator, and grip safety like my 1911's.and XD45 has a 13 round magazine available. and lastly their customer service is great.I sent in a magazine that was bothering me and they sent a new one by return mail. The only negative I have is they don't shoot 200 gr SWC.
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Actually... No - Not "100% BS"... Not "JUST LIKE AN XD"...That is 100% BS.
If that was truly the case, then on a misfire round you could simply pull the trigger again and have the striker strike the primer again.
However, you can't. The slide needs to cycled to reset the trigger, JUST LIKE AN XD. Pulling the slide back places the striker back behind the sear.
An XD is a single-action striker mechanism, whereas the Glock is a double-action striker mechanism...
"The striker firing mechanism has a spring-loaded firing pin that is cocked in two stages, powered by the firing pin spring. When the pistol is charged, the firing pin is in the half-cock position. As the trigger is pulled, the striker is then fully cocked. At the end of its travel, the trigger bar is tilted downward by the disconnector, releasing the striker to fire the cartridge. The disconnector resets the trigger bar so that the striker will be captured in half-cock at the end of the firing cycle."To do is to be. (Socrates)
To be is to do. (Plato)
Do be do be do. (Sinatra)
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Hope you enjoy your new gun! You couldn't have gone either way, both will function perfectly and get the job done.Comment
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I worked for an agency where originally the issue weapons were Glock. Then they started issuing XD. When I got there it was about 1/2 and 1/2 on the firing line. XDs were breaking and malfunctioning all day long at the range, delaying our firing line. Armorer's always mailing XDs back to Springfield for warranty repair. Glock.....I saw one repair necessary done on the bench.....VERY few malfunctions. I think that real world test of duty weapons is the best test. The XD looks cool and has some nifty features....but the Glock is the tried and true winner to bet your life on."Police, at all times, should maintain a relationship with the public that gives reality to the historic tradition that the police are the public and the public are the police; the police being only members of the public who are paid to give full-time attention to duties which are incumbent upon every citizen."
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Glock is more of a "single and a half" mechanism. The striker is PARTIAL cocked back during the cycle of the slide, the trigger brings it back a bit further then releases. When you dig into modifying triggers, the XD has a bit more potential since it is already cocked all the way back, and just required the sear to be tripped.Sandstorm Custom Rifle Slings : Custom Paracord slings
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Winner, winner, chicken dinner.
Glock made their bones in the LEA move to semi-autos of the late 80's and early 90's, in large part, because:
* They marketed their gun as requiring virtually no transition training required to move from DA revolver. Wasn't true, as many departments learned after tragic circumstances happened, but they still sold butt loads of contracts and guns.
* They were willing to cut price to the absolute bone to win contracts. Their sales guys could and would go under everyone else's price to land a deal.
Glock is a good platform, but I've never been able to be truly proficient with one, which is why I carried S&W and later Sig semi-autos for so long. If I was going to be running an RFP tomorrow, I'd consider M&P and Glock before XD.
-- Rifle, Pistol, Shotgun
Not a lawyer, just a former LEO proud to have served.
Americans have the right and advantage of being armed - unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms. -- James MadisonComment
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Glock FTW!
I owned the XD45 Service Model and it was a smooth shoother, shot very well.
My only dislikes are the grip saftey and high axis.
If the grip saftey is not fully depressed (which is kinda hard to do but possiable) it will not fire and you can not rack the slide back.
Other then that it is a fine weapon."A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed."
"Between your faith and my Glock 9mm I'll take the Glock."
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I vote for Glock. I've carried the Glock 21 as my duty weapon for 10 years. I have never had a malfunction when shooting it.Comment
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The best way is to try them both and see which works best for you.California's politicians and unionized government employees are a crime gang that makes the Mexican drug cartels look like a Girl Scout Troop in comparison.Comment
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Perhaps you are not familiar with figures of speech.
I shared my personal observations and experience.....so if you want exact numbers, sorry I did not keep records of the malfunctions, but the XDs were malfunctioning at a minimum of 10 times more than the Glock...and like I said, the Glock....only once.....the XDs......several times at every range day were XDs malfunctioning and causing pauses in the firing line. The Glocks were older, too. So, have you experienced the malfunctions?....maybe not......but as a duty weapon being abused on the firing line?......I witnessed Glock win, hands down, on reliability."Police, at all times, should maintain a relationship with the public that gives reality to the historic tradition that the police are the public and the public are the police; the police being only members of the public who are paid to give full-time attention to duties which are incumbent upon every citizen."
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