How about some pics

[Brian D.]

eXtreme Duty

Springfield's naming of the HS2000

Welcome back. Long time no see.

[Quack]

Thanks.
Been busy with work.

[513resident]

Firearms training facilities I'm familiar with wouldn't agree that the XD is equal or superior to Glock. Ask their instructors and in-house gunsmiths what runs fine in classes versus what doesn't. Way more stoppages* and breakage per capita with the XDs, over a period of many years.

And I'll bet that the grip safety on the XD is partially responsible for those issues. I was critical of grip safeties in another recent thread and I maintain that position. I don't like them...just more moving parts, more complexity...more probability for failure.

[Quack]

An old pic...

[JustaShooter]

And I'll bet that the grip safety on the XD is partially responsible for those issues. I was critical of grip safeties in another recent thread and I maintain that position. I don't like them...just more moving parts, more complexity...more probability for failure.

And for the XD/XDm, the design flaw that requires the grip safety to be depressed to cycle the slide also makes it a non-starter for me.