XDSC 40 as CCW, anyone care to share their experience? - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

jkswiss · 01-29-2005, 05:49 AM

Anyone here regularly carry the XDSC as their primary CCW?. I was wondering if you found it comfortable and concealed well. I don't want to buy the gun and then leave it at home every day. It seems a little thick and I was wondering if people found that as too great an inconvenience and if it was concealable. I'm on the small side, 5'7", 160lbs. I have no gut at all, so I'm concerned that its going to be pretty obvious I'm carrying.

NiK · 01-29-2005, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by jkswiss

Anyone here regularly carry the XDSC as their primary CCW?. I was wondering if you found it comfortable and concealed well. I don't want to buy the gun and then leave it at home every day. It seems a little thick and I was wondering if people found that as too great an inconvenience and if it was concealable. I'm on the small side, 5'7", 160lbs. I have no gut at all, so I'm concerned that its going to be pretty obvious I'm carrying.

I'm about the same size as you and I've carried my 4" comfortably in a smartcarry/thunderwear, with some relaxed fit jeans and an untucked shirt. Having done that, I know I could comfortably carry the subcompact version in the same get-up.

crzybotr · 01-29-2005, 08:05 AM

5'6" 150lbs, i routinely carry a xd-9 sc either in a iwb or pancake, depening on the outfit w/o any problems. i'm sometimes drug out on group outings w/ swmbo and her friends, and none of them have caught on that i carry.

Verm · 01-29-2005, 10:34 AM

6' 300lbs, carry an SC in a Hume IWB on my hip or my Service in a Galco Miami rig every day. I used to carry a KelTec P11 before the SC and I can't tell the difference.

jkswiss · 01-29-2005, 07:20 PM

Thanks for the reply guys. I think I'll be getting a XDSC40 then. I'll probably have to buy some pants that are a size up or so. I just ordered a Kel Tec P3at today. I dunno if my one month wait starts since the day of my order or the day I recieve the gun but I think its probably the latter. I'll probably end up getting the XD a month after I recieve the Kel Tec, whenever that is..I had no idea that after I bought that first revolver, I'd be getting so many other guns..it was suppose to be a one time thing...anyways, I digress.
My service seems a little too bulky to CC. The guns pretty much halfway down my butt and the grips pretty long. I made the mistake of buying a Kydex IWB holster....very uncomfortable. Definitely going to have to give leather a try. Those fist IWB ones look pretty cool. Anyways, I'm out.

jlwatts3 · 01-29-2005, 07:52 PM

I carry the SC 9mm in Tucker Texas Heritaqge IWB. I love the setup and would recommend you look into one. I am 5'10 and barely 150 but I am still amazed how it disappears. I don't think you will regret the springfield.

PS You have to tell us how you like the Keltec when it arrives.

Margana · 01-29-2005, 08:04 PM

The Kel Tec 3AT is about as small as they come. There are some FTE/FTF isssues initially (gotta shoot them 500 times). Mine proved to be a magazine issue and when I rather fortuously bought a spare mag I discovered my reliability issues went away....Kel Tec does offer outstanding customer support (you can actually TALK to one of their gunsmiths) and they will fluff and buff it for you if after 500 rounds you are still having issues....

Don't be alarmed that when you field strip the 3AT....The ejector falls off (tiny part, so work on a white colored surface) and the recoil bushing also falls off. Even without the ejector, the 3AT keeps functioning, I didn't notice it missing for a week, and retraced where I had field stripped it and found the part on the floor of the garage (lucky I don't sweep the floor that often!)

Verm · 01-29-2005, 08:27 PM

I carry a P3AT as a backup. Nothing fancy but it goes bang when you pull the trigger. I just sent the slide/barrels for both it and my P11 into KelTec to exchange them for the hard chromed models and get night sights installed. 20 bucks each for a brand new chromed slide.

can't beat that.

Hint hint Springfield

hummel · 01-30-2005, 06:59 AM

iwb holster with a shirt untucked and just over sized and it works like a charm for me!!! i have the xd sub 9mm

cybrus · 01-30-2005, 07:41 AM

I carry the 9mm sub in a CTAC IWB holster at 3 o'clock. I'm 5'10 and 170 and don't have a gut either. Any further forward or backward and the grip starts printing. Have to be careful bending over too.

01-29-2005, 05:49 AM	#1
jkswiss XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,085	XDSC 40 as CCW, anyone care to share their experience? Anyone here regularly carry the XDSC as their primary CCW?. I was wondering if you found it comfortable and concealed well. I don't want to buy the gun and then leave it at home every day. It seems a little thick and I was wondering if people found that as too great an inconvenience and if it was concealable. I'm on the small side, 5'7", 160lbs. I have no gut at all, so I'm concerned that its going to be pretty obvious I'm carrying.

01-29-2005, 10:34 AM	#4
Verm XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Carson City NV. Posts: 814	6' 300lbs, carry an SC in a Hume IWB on my hip or my Service in a Galco Miami rig every day. I used to carry a KelTec P11 before the SC and I can't tell the difference. __________________ Enough firepower, the will and the guts to use it all.

01-29-2005, 07:20 PM	#5
jkswiss XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,085	thanks for the reply Thanks for the reply guys. I think I'll be getting a XDSC40 then. I'll probably have to buy some pants that are a size up or so. I just ordered a Kel Tec P3at today. I dunno if my one month wait starts since the day of my order or the day I recieve the gun but I think its probably the latter. I'll probably end up getting the XD a month after I recieve the Kel Tec, whenever that is..I had no idea that after I bought that first revolver, I'd be getting so many other guns..it was suppose to be a one time thing...anyways, I digress. My service seems a little too bulky to CC. The guns pretty much halfway down my butt and the grips pretty long. I made the mistake of buying a Kydex IWB holster....very uncomfortable. Definitely going to have to give leather a try. Those fist IWB ones look pretty cool. Anyways, I'm out.

01-29-2005, 08:27 PM	#8
Verm XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Carson City NV. Posts: 814	I carry a P3AT as a backup. Nothing fancy but it goes bang when you pull the trigger. I just sent the slide/barrels for both it and my P11 into KelTec to exchange them for the hard chromed models and get night sights installed. 20 bucks each for a brand new chromed slide. can't beat that. Hint hint Springfield __________________ Enough firepower, the will and the guts to use it all.

01-30-2005, 07:41 AM	#10
cybrus XDTalk Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 76	I carry the 9mm sub in a CTAC IWB holster at 3 o'clock. I'm 5'10 and 170 and don't have a gut either. Any further forward or backward and the grip starts printing. Have to be careful bending over too. __________________ \"Good, bad, I\'m the guy with the gun.\"

01-29-2005, 08:05 AM	#3
crzybotr XDTalk Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 35	5'6" 150lbs, i routinely carry a xd-9 sc either in a iwb or pancake, depening on the outfit w/o any problems. i'm sometimes drug out on group outings w/ swmbo and her friends, and none of them have caught on that i carry.

01-29-2005, 07:52 PM	#6
jlwatts3 XDTalk Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Baghdad by the Bay Posts: 67	I carry the SC 9mm in Tucker Texas Heritaqge IWB. I love the setup and would recommend you look into one. I am 5'10 and barely 150 but I am still amazed how it disappears. I don't think you will regret the springfield. PS You have to tell us how you like the Keltec when it arrives.

01-29-2005, 08:04 PM	#7
Margana XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: PDX Posts: 102	The Kel Tec 3AT is about as small as they come. There are some FTE/FTF isssues initially (gotta shoot them 500 times). Mine proved to be a magazine issue and when I rather fortuously bought a spare mag I discovered my reliability issues went away....Kel Tec does offer outstanding customer support (you can actually TALK to one of their gunsmiths) and they will fluff and buff it for you if after 500 rounds you are still having issues.... Don't be alarmed that when you field strip the 3AT....The ejector falls off (tiny part, so work on a white colored surface) and the recoil bushing also falls off. Even without the ejector, the 3AT keeps functioning, I didn't notice it missing for a week, and retraced where I had field stripped it and found the part on the floor of the garage (lucky I don't sweep the floor that often!)

01-30-2005, 06:59 AM	#9
hummel XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: st. louis Posts: 156	iwb holster with a shirt untucked and just over sized and it works like a charm for me!!! i have the xd sub 9mm

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