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I was reading in another group about how much they hate springfield pistols. They literally have banned them in discussion. Some people seem to think the XDs can fail internally and cook a round off. I know they had a recall, and that was related to the grip safety not being engaged and firing a round off. Doesn't seem to be related. I don't know if these guys are just biased or if there is some truth to a XDs going off because the firing pin some how engaged. I'd rather trust your opinions on this.

Soap wrote:I was reading in another group about how much they hate springfield pistols. They literally have banned them in discussion. Some people seem to think the XDs can fail internally and cook a round off. I know they had a recall, and that was related to the grip safety not being engaged and firing a round off. Doesn't seem to be related. I don't know if these guys are just biased or if there is some truth to a XDs going off because the firing pin some how engaged. I'd rather trust your opinions on this.

Never had an issure, nor have I seen an issue. Probably one of the best hand guns I have ever owned. If they don't like Springfield, then what do they like that is so perfect for them? Hi-Point?

Don't listen to that rubbish. What forum is that? You can PM the link so I can check it out for my own personal interest.

I never had a lick of trouble with mine, even before it was recalled and repaired/upgraded/whatevertheycallit. It has been a completely reliable pistol, and a joy to carry.

Charlies.Contingency wrote:

Soap wrote:I was reading in another group about how much they hate springfield pistols. They literally have banned them in discussion. Some people seem to think the XDs can fail internally and cook a round off. I know they had a recall, and that was related to the grip safety not being engaged and firing a round off. Doesn't seem to be related. I don't know if these guys are just biased or if there is some truth to a XDs going off because the firing pin some how engaged. I'd rather trust your opinions on this.

Never had an issure, nor have I seen an issue. Probably one of the best hand guns I have ever owned. If they don't like Springfield, then what do they like that is so perfect for them? Hi-Point?

Don't listen to that rubbish. What forum is that? You can PM the link so I can check it out for my own personal interest.

I'll send you a PM.

Yeah, I own one and haven't had any issues. I actually really like it, and it feels like a solid gun.

Soap wrote:

Charlies.Contingency wrote:

Soap wrote:I was reading in another group about how much they hate springfield pistols. They literally have banned them in discussion. Some people seem to think the XDs can fail internally and cook a round off. I know they had a recall, and that was related to the grip safety not being engaged and firing a round off. Doesn't seem to be related. I don't know if these guys are just biased or if there is some truth to a XDs going off because the firing pin some how engaged. I'd rather trust your opinions on this.

Never had an issure, nor have I seen an issue. Probably one of the best hand guns I have ever owned. If they don't like Springfield, then what do they like that is so perfect for them? Hi-Point?

Don't listen to that rubbish. What forum is that? You can PM the link so I can check it out for my own personal interest.

I'll send you a PM.

Yeah, I own one and haven't had any issues. I actually really like it, and it feels like a solid gun.

Both TAM and I are XDS owners. I believe he actually has two variants to talk from experience about. I waited until after the recall to buy a new one, so I have less field experience then him I suppose. I've gotten to use it several times already due to animal related situations, and a few near draw scenarios, and I have yet to feel under powered or under armed. I carry the .45acp 3.3in XD(S), and it's a dream.

Here is a snip from the group in question:

Endorsement of any of the following brands/firearms as defense tools (as they are not dependable fighting implements). If any company/product in this list improves, we will admit that we are wrong and remove it from the list.

-Keltec
-Taurus
-Ruger Mini 14
-XDs XDMs of any kind
-HiPoint. All of them.
-Tapco
-Promag
-CAA
-Subcompact 1911s of any kind
-I.O. Inc. AK variants
-Century Arms RAS-47 AK variants.
-Palmetto State Armory AK variants.

Interesting, so my XDM and/or XDS is not a dependable fighting implement? I better send a notification to some police departments.

Beware all of a subcompact 1911! Better ditch your promag gear too!

I had a XDM 9mm, good gun. Wasn't a big fan of the grip safety. Nothing wrong with it, just a personal preference. I loved the field strip on it though. I never saw any problem out of it at all.

Seems like something else is encouraging them to not discuss those brands. Internet elite group ? Brands that didn't sponsor forum?

Either way I have had multiple xd models and never a problem and I tend to push them pretty hard to people new to carrying.

Smelling fishy...

I bought a XDS 9 in April. It is the first non-Glock pistol I bought in 15 years. The thinking wanted the grip safety for appendix carry as added insurance.

I have had numerous FTF, fail to go in battery and light strikes in about 500 round. In addition, it is very hard to depress the magazine release. Needed to use offhand thumb to depress the mag release in order to get it to release. The whole time I was shooting the XDS, I am thinking, “it is NOT a Glock” (I am spoiled by Glock’s reliability). It is a good looking pistol and shoots accurately. One of the con about the XDS is that it is 4-5 Oz heavier than other similar single stack 9MM.

The XDS 9 is currently sitting in my safe waiting for me to add an extended mag release and grip safety. I am hoping it will help with the reliability. Once my gunsmith finished doing these modifications, I will test it again. I will not EDC it until I can get 500 rounds without any problem.

Added: I forgot to add that most problems seemed to be XDS 9 not XDS 45 according to what I read on the XDS Forum. Here is just one of many threads: http://www.xdtalk.com/threads/xds-out-o ... 15.271078/

XDM's are verboten there? Let me guess.......... a bunch of Glock/Sig/HK fanboys? Nothing wrong with Glocks/Sigs/HKs, we own two Glocks have owned an HK (the one Sig I owned was a dangerously unreliable 1911), but I've spoken to some fanboys who think that if you're not rocking a Glock or a Sig or a HK, then you have such an inferior gun that you must be stupid or something. My wife's G19 has jammed once or twice in the years we've owned it. My XDM? Never. Not once. Not even during break-in. My compact XDM in .45 ACP shoots a bigger more powerful cartridge just as softly as my full sized G17 in the smaller less powerful 9mm. It has a match grade barrel. It has a better trigger. And.... my XDM45 Compact 3.8 two-tone was about the same price as my G17. It's not that the G17 is a bad gun, it is not. It is a very good gun, and I carry mine all the time. It is not that the G17 was overpriced, it wasn't. It's that the XDM45 Compact 3.8 is a great gun at a reasonable price.

People who act like that are close-minded ideologues......... which is another way of saying "idiots".

BTW, please PM me the url for that site. I am genuinely curious.

I own 4 Springfields now.. XD .45 4", XDm .45 3.8, XDs .45, XDs 9mm.

Have shoot thousands of rounds through the 45's all told and many hundred from the 9mm.
Never a failed firing sequence, not once, never.

The ONLY issue I take with all 4 guns is the mag release.. it is stiff and unsmooth when new, brakes in on it's own somewhat, but after trying that method one my first one, when we got my wifes XDm I took out the mag release and polished the components... before she was done with dry fire drills and first range test on her new gun the mag release was very nice, smooth and useable.
I spent most of a lifetime trusting my life to a gun.... My wife, my sons, or I won't carry one until it's safe, we are trained on it and the gun proves in OUR hands not just internet lore that it is reliable.

BCGlocker wrote:I bought a XDS 9 in April. It is the first non-Glock pistol I bought in 15 years. The thinking wanted the grip safety for appendix carry as added insurance.

I have had numerous FTF, fail to go in battery and light strikes in about 500 round. In addition, it is very hard to depress the magazine release. Needed to use offhand thumb to depress the mag release in order to get it to release. The whole time I was shooting the XDS, I am thinking, “it is NOT a Glock” (I am spoiled by Glock’s reliability). It is a good looking pistol and shoots accurately. One of the con about the XDS is that it is 4-5 Oz heavier than other similar single stack 9MM.

The XDS 9 is currently sitting in my safe waiting for me to add an extended mag release and grip safety. I am hoping it will help with the reliability. Once my gunsmith finished doing these modifications, I will test it again. I will not EDC it until I can get 500 rounds without any problem.

Added: I forgot to add that most problems seemed to be XDS 9 not XDS 45 according to what I read on the XDS Forum. Here is just one of many threads: http://www.xdtalk.com/threads/xds-out-o ... 15.271078/

Have you thought about calling Springfield and seeing if they will fix it?

I was never a Springfield fan until I got my first XD(M). After about a year of that, I bought another one, and now have 3 + a 9mm XD(S). I actually sold my two Glocks because I loved my SF's so much.

MechAg94 wrote:

BCGlocker wrote:I bought a XDS 9 in April. It is the first non-Glock pistol I bought in 15 years. The thinking wanted the grip safety for appendix carry as added insurance.

I have had numerous FTF, fail to go in battery and light strikes in about 500 round. In addition, it is very hard to depress the magazine release. Needed to use offhand thumb to depress the mag release in order to get it to release. The whole time I was shooting the XDS, I am thinking, “it is NOT a Glock” (I am spoiled by Glock’s reliability). It is a good looking pistol and shoots accurately. One of the con about the XDS is that it is 4-5 Oz heavier than other similar single stack 9MM.

The XDS 9 is currently sitting in my safe waiting for me to add an extended mag release and grip safety. I am hoping it will help with the reliability. Once my gunsmith finished doing these modifications, I will test it again. I will not EDC it until I can get 500 rounds without any problem.

Added: I forgot to add that most problems seemed to be XDS 9 not XDS 45 according to what I read on the XDS Forum. Here is just one of many threads: http://www.xdtalk.com/threads/xds-out-o ... 15.271078/

Have you thought about calling Springfield and seeing if they will fix it?

I have called Springfield when I was encountered the problems. They just told me it needs breaking period. I am waiting for Thanksgiving holiday so I can bring the XDS 9, the extended mag release and grip safety to my best friend/gunsmith to So Cal so he can hopefully fixed it.

http://www.springfieldrecall.com/

This Safety Recall applies only to:
Springfield 3.3 XD-S™ 9mm pistols - serial numbers between XS900000 and XS938700
Springfield 3.3 XD-S™ .45ACP pistols - serial numbers between XS500000 and XS686300.

This Safety Recall does not apply to any XD® or XD(M)® pistols.