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FrankW438 · 06-09-2008, 04:55 PM

Okay, I have a confession. The only reason I am posting this it to assuage my guilt. Confession is good for the soul, right?

Well, I traded in my XD-40 Tactical for a used Glock 17.

There. I said it.

I shoot my XD-9's quite a bit, and I find myself stocking more and more 9mm ammo. I don't think I've fired a .40 in almost a year. I hate owning a gun I don't shoot. 9mm is so much cheaper to shoot, and cheaper to reload.

Lemme see, do I have any more excuses? UHhh.... Nope.

How long will I go before I regret this move?

-- Frank

speedracer211 · 06-09-2008, 05:53 PM

Well you should have started reloading, then price of ammo would not have been an issue.

shyi3t · 06-09-2008, 06:44 PM

at least you still have and xd

**JhankG** · 06-09-2008, 06:50 PM

We all know Glocks are great guns too man! Ain't no shame, ammo is just to expensive to mess around with these days.

tphitterlude92 · 06-09-2008, 06:53 PM

man everyone is choosing glocks nowadays..i have an offer on a glock with nite sites but they ust feel so funny in my hands, and i dont like the saftey features or lack there of

Neener Neener · 06-09-2008, 07:18 PM

Don't feel bad, Glock's are fine pistols. If you are happy with it, who cares what anyone else thinks? I used to have a G19 I traded off that I kick myself in the butt for for getting rid of. I think you did fine.

mvician · 06-09-2008, 07:20 PM

The G17 is a very fine combat pistol.

zx6rpete · 06-09-2008, 07:54 PM

I don't fire 40 much anymore either. The one gun I have in that caliber, P229, I went and bought a 9mm conversion barrel. So its gets used mostly with 9 at the range then drop the 40 barrel back in before putting it back in the nightstand.

Glock definitely has more name recognition. I tell non gun people about the XD and they don't usually know what I'm talking about until I say its like a Glock. LOL.

FrankW438 · 06-09-2008, 09:34 PM

Well, thanks for the support, guys. And thanks for not roasting me over the coals.

The good thing about this trade was that the dealer let me trade even up. I thought I would have to pay $50-$100 difference. I spent the money I saved on extra mags, extended slide release and mag release.

I guess I don't feel like such a traitor, now. I still shoot my XD-9 Tactical in UPSPA regularly, and my XD-9 service is my wife's go-to house gun.

-- Frank

Craigers3413 · 06-10-2008, 10:14 AM

dont feel bad, i traded off my xd-40 for a sig P226.. dont regret it.. i still hav e my xd-45 tact. i know a lot of people, my father included are downsizing to 9mm. and if ammo prices keep going up i may been soo to follow, that and .22.

06-09-2008, 04:55 PM	#1
FrankW438 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NW Illinois Posts: 228	I was bad today. . . Okay, I have a confession. The only reason I am posting this it to assuage my guilt. Confession is good for the soul, right? Well, I traded in my XD-40 Tactical for a used Glock 17. There. I said it. I shoot my XD-9's quite a bit, and I find myself stocking more and more 9mm ammo. I don't think I've fired a .40 in almost a year. I hate owning a gun I don't shoot. 9mm is so much cheaper to shoot, and cheaper to reload. Lemme see, do I have any more excuses? UHhh.... Nope. How long will I go before I regret this move? -- Frank __________________ "You can get a good look at a T-bone by sticking your head up a bull's @$$, but I'd rather take the butcher's word for it." - Tommy Boy

06-09-2008, 05:53 PM	#2
speedracer211 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bradenton Florida Posts: 2,543	Well you should have started reloading, then price of ammo would not have been an issue. __________________ "You can't fix stupid" Great reloading site and tell them I sent you. www.glockpost.com

06-09-2008, 06:44 PM	#3
shyi3t XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Houston Posts: 2,161	at least you still have and xd __________________ SA-XD sub-compact 9mm SA-XD service 9mm "Guns in the right hands prevent death." Survival means continuing to live no matter what. Running away is not cowardly — it is prudent. It may go against the grain of the macho types out there, but protection of your family IS YOUR ONLY DUTY.

06-09-2008, 06:50 PM	#4
JhankG XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 2,277	We all know Glocks are great guns too man! Ain't no shame, ammo is just to expensive to mess around with these days. __________________ Please say the baby.

06-09-2008, 07:54 PM	#8
zx6rpete XDTalk Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 67	I don't fire 40 much anymore either. The one gun I have in that caliber, P229, I went and bought a 9mm conversion barrel. So its gets used mostly with 9 at the range then drop the 40 barrel back in before putting it back in the nightstand. Glock definitely has more name recognition. I tell non gun people about the XD and they don't usually know what I'm talking about until I say its like a Glock. LOL. __________________ Sig P229 40 XD9SC Walther P22 Kimber Custom CDPII

06-09-2008, 06:53 PM	#5
tphitterlude92 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: tampa Posts: 197	man everyone is choosing glocks nowadays..i have an offer on a glock with nite sites but they ust feel so funny in my hands, and i dont like the saftey features or lack there of

06-09-2008, 07:18 PM	#6
Neener Neener XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rincon, Ga Posts: 244	Don't feel bad, Glock's are fine pistols. If you are happy with it, who cares what anyone else thinks? I used to have a G19 I traded off that I kick myself in the butt for for getting rid of. I think you did fine.

06-09-2008, 07:20 PM	#7
mvician XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 3,622	The G17 is a very fine combat pistol.

06-09-2008, 09:34 PM	#9
FrankW438 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NW Illinois Posts: 228	Well, thanks for the support, guys. And thanks for not roasting me over the coals. The good thing about this trade was that the dealer let me trade even up. I thought I would have to pay $50-$100 difference. I spent the money I saved on extra mags, extended slide release and mag release. I guess I don't feel like such a traitor, now. I still shoot my XD-9 Tactical in UPSPA regularly, and my XD-9 service is my wife's go-to house gun. -- Frank __________________ "You can get a good look at a T-bone by sticking your head up a bull's @$$, but I'd rather take the butcher's word for it." - Tommy Boy

06-10-2008, 10:14 AM	#10
Craigers3413 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Northern VA Posts: 127	dont feel bad, i traded off my xd-40 for a sig P226.. dont regret it.. i still hav e my xd-45 tact. i know a lot of people, my father included are downsizing to 9mm. and if ammo prices keep going up i may been soo to follow, that and .22. __________________ XD-45 Tactical w/ Insight M3 -- Sig P226 .40 SRT -- M&P 9mm -- Beretta 84f

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