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Just bought myself a new XD 45 Service model today. Any of our members had any experience - good or bad - with this weapon? I've read a number of reviews on the weapon but am more intersted in the opinions of our group...

Thanks!

Congratulations! The XD Compact is my next purchase for sure (in .45)

M9FAN wrote:Just bought myself a new XD 45 Service model today. Any of our members had any experience - good or bad - with this weapon? I've read a number of reviews on the weapon but am more intersted in the opinions of our group...

Thanks!

Shot em and love em. If I ever find myself in a position where I cannot carry a 1911, an XD will be on my side.

3 XD owner here, 2 of which are XD 45's. - a 5" for IDPA and winter carry, and a compact for summer carry.

they are both very, very accurate if I hold up my end.


^^^chl qual with 4" XD45

very reliable (I've got about 1500 rds downrange between the two), easy to takedown and clean. even the detail strip is not too bad.
I'm not sure what else one can ask of their firearm. ..I suppose they could ask for something a bit prettier.

oh yeah. cast-lead semi-wadcutters. my XD's don't like those, and I think that's pretty common among XDs.
all brands of hollowpoints I've tried have ran without problems.

check in with the folks at xdtalk.com. alot of good people over there and plenty of mod ideas if thats your thing.

You have chosen a fine pistol!

Feel free to come and shoot with us sometime. We have a monthly meet on the 4th Sat. of every month at the Impact Zone (weather permitting).

about 2000 rounds through mine without any performance issues.

Only had my XD 45 compact for a week now but I have been to the range several times, and I love this thing. I have several thousand rounds through my XD9SC without any type of malfunction. Like fenster said they ain't the prettiest thing but who cares. Great gun congrats

Thanks for the comments, all. Unfortunately, I won't be getting to shoot the pistol until this Sunday; what should I expect?

As I get older & autharitis is worse the SA-XD will be my trade when I must give up a 1911. You have made an excellent choice.
What to expect at the range. Fun, much better than a Glock trigger, fun, inherrent accuracy, fun, good grip & pointability.
Did I mention Fun.

longtooth wrote: Did I mention Fun.

And just when I thought I didn't really need another .45, you folks come along and sing the praises of the XD. Full disclosure: I looked at one a few weeks ago and am kicking myself for not buying it.

I now have 2 of them. Bought my son one but he prefered one of my Glocks so we traded. Great shooters. 500 rounds thru both and they shoot better than I do. May change out the G21 to an XD as my briefcase carry or at least alternate.

Like LT and TXI noted, the grip angle on the XD is more familiar to 1911 shooters. I can swap between my 1911s and XDs without any real adjustment. I have three XDs: a stock XD9 Tactical, a custom XD9 Tactical, and a stock XD45 Service, just like yours. I've only shot a few brands of commercial ammo through 'em, but with about 5,000 rounds among 'em there's never been a malfunction, and the custom XD9 is one of the most accurate handguns I own.

For defensive purposes, I admittedly prefer the .45. Just my choice. My primary carry is a compact 1911, and my primary home-defense pistol is the XD45 Service.

I shoot Glocks, too (heya, Jason!), but it takes me about five or ten minutes minutes of dryfire to get the point-of-aim on the different grip angle. I never warmed up to the .45 GAP, but I might be tempted to try the Glock 21SF.

The gov'ment may not have continued with the "Joint Combat Pistol" spec, but I think we ended up with several great .45 ACP pistols as a result. That spec, BTW, called for a 1913-type rail and, among other requirements, a grip size that "shall be operable for a range of operators from the 5th to 95th percentile per section 3.6.3."...meaning small hands to big hands. The previous .45 ACP double-stacks eliminated small hands, and challenged medium-sized hands.

Manufacturers may be none too pleased by the government's cancellation of the spec. It meant hundreds of thousands of units in guaranteed sales, plus the huge civilian marketing value of being selected THE new military sidearm.

But we get to reap the benefit of all the effort to meet that abandoned spec. It wasn't was an inferior specification; I think cost (first) and politics (second) killed it.

You and I, though, get to buy reasonably-priced, high-cap, quality handguns in good ol' .45 ACP.

We live in great times, don't we?

longtooth wrote:What to expect at the range. Fun, much better than a Glock trigger, fun, inherrent accuracy, fun, good grip & pointability.
Did I mention Fun.

You were SO right, longtooth! Went to the range yesterday and grinned as I put 150 flawless rounds through this sweet, sweet pistol. Reliable, nice trigger, comfortable grip, great accuracy, and fun, fun, fun!! Can't wait to shoot it again!

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Can't wait to shoot it again! [/quote]

This will be the way you leave the range every time your fire an XD!
Congrats on your purchase