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**nikon777** · 02-16-2005, 07:02 AM

anyone carrying the sub compact for a while notice that your 4" now looks kinda funny?. after getting used to only seeing my sub, i pulled out my 4" and it looks huge!. perception is a strange thing.

ichy_trigger · 02-16-2005, 07:09 AM

I wish my 4" looked huge

mr0w1 · 02-16-2005, 07:21 AM

I don't think the 4" looks huge. I think it looks "standard". Maybe not normal, but not wierd.

Now the Tactical...don't get me started on how goofy it looks...

whtvrsclvr · 02-16-2005, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by ichy_trigger

I wish my 4" looked huge

haha.

I thought the 4" looked funny when I passed it up to buy the subcompact in the first place. Been trying think what people see in them, but they're an excellent gun no matter the size. Performance matters, ok itchytrigger?

The tactical looks ok because it's kinda stretched out, but the service is too symmetrical.

I just discovered italics, could anyone tell? j/k

NExd · 02-16-2005, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by ichy_trigger

I wish my 4" looked huge

Remember, its all about the motion in the ocean, or so some people say

Brickboy240 · 02-16-2005, 07:54 AM

Perception IS everything.

Since I shoot 1911s mostly, when I pull out my 4" XD-40, it looks like a sub compact to me. Short and very petite. The Makarov seems almost toy-like on top of that.

Also, when I go from my 1911s or XD-40 to the Hi-Power, it seems ultra thin...like a CD case.

Wierd!

-Brickboy240

dolanp · 02-16-2005, 08:07 AM

I did an FFL transfer of my XD Service and when I got it I thought I had mistakenly been sent the subcompact. The XDs seem small to me, I was used to thinking of big revolvers and .45s when thinking of handguns, I guess.

CmptrN3rd · 02-16-2005, 08:22 AM

My dad revolver is HUGE compared side by side to my XD. Its amazing how far gun technology has gone.

XD_Dan · 02-16-2005, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by CmptrN3rd

My dad revolver is HUGE compared side by side to my XD. Its amazing how far gun technology has gone.

Their respective sizes really have nothing to do with advancements in technology. There were pocket-guns (derringers) back in the days of the Old West.

XD_Dan · 02-16-2005, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by nikon777

anyone carrying the sub compact for a while notice that your 4" now looks kinda funny?... perception is a strange thing.

Too true.
I actually prefer the look of the SC to the service. Most likely because I have an SC. If I had a 4" I might feel different.

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02-16-2005, 07:21 AM	#3
mr0w1 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,525	I don't think the 4" looks huge. I think it looks "standard". Maybe not normal, but not wierd. Now the Tactical...don't get me started on how goofy it looks... __________________ guns.freaksho.net - My awesome gun website! More guns than ever! (Last updated: July 24, 2006)

02-16-2005, 07:54 AM	#6
Brickboy240 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 8,988	Perception IS everything. Since I shoot 1911s mostly, when I pull out my 4" XD-40, it looks like a sub compact to me. Short and very petite. The Makarov seems almost toy-like on top of that. Also, when I go from my 1911s or XD-40 to the Hi-Power, it seems ultra thin...like a CD case. Wierd! -Brickboy240 __________________ The top 25% of wage earners in America pay 86% of all federal income taxes collected. (according to 2007 IRS website data) Es mejor morir a pie que vivir arrodillado Volvo...the Swedish Brick!

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02-16-2005, 08:07 AM	#7
dolanp XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: N TX Posts: 784	I did an FFL transfer of my XD Service and when I got it I thought I had mistakenly been sent the subcompact. The XDs seem small to me, I was used to thinking of big revolvers and .45s when thinking of handguns, I guess.

02-16-2005, 08:22 AM	#8
CmptrN3rd XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 244	My dad revolver is HUGE compared side by side to my XD. Its amazing how far gun technology has gone.