Reply #26: I got to shoot an XD a little bit at the range [View All]

[krispos42]

I had gone with a couple of friends and we had rented a Beretta 92 and an M1911. I can say I didn't really like either of them (yes, heresy to not love a 1911, so sue me). But a guy down the range had an XD. I had long decided that the XD was a gun I wanted to look hard at. I noticed that the grip on the Glocks was less vertical than on most other guns (slanted more rearward) and I had grown accostomed to shooting "regular" guns, so I was afraid if I had a Glock I might aim higher than intended in a crisis situation and miss my target.

So this guy was nice enough to let each of us shoot about 5 rounds out of the gun, his XD. And the gun felt molded right to my hand and it shot exactly where I was aiming at. I felt in absolute control of the gun. I loved it!


The only worry I have with the XDm is that it's built on a .40 S&W frame even in 9mm. They just change the barrel and recoil spring. Even the 9mm magazine is the same size as the .40-caliber one, they just stamp a few ridges into the sides of the magazine so it holds the 9mm rounds in the proper configuration. So you might as well get a .40... it's exactly the same size as the 9mm version.

The original XD is built around the 9mm cartridge, so it should be a bit smaller around. My hands aren't particularly large... the Beretta was a bit difficult to get a hand around. But the XD felt great around it. I'd go for the XD unless you have large hads. Just MHO.