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turbohardtop · 06-25-2008, 08:39 AM

I have decided to pick up a pistol...XD ...However, I am trying to figure out which ones to get. I can get XDM and it is about $120 more than a service model XD40. Is this worth the difference? Also, I own a Glock 30 (45acp). Should I plan on getting another 45 instead of another caliper? it would be one less type of ammo to carry/store. Other firearms I have are SKS and AR. I know I should try these out and see which one I like best. However, at the moment I do not have any place that would let me try before I buy. thanks.

escheue · 06-25-2008, 09:18 AM

I think that you can only get XDM in 40 at this time. I have a 9mm service that I have used for several years without any malfunctions at all in around 5k rounds. It is the cheapest to shoot, but if you prefer 45 it will be a great gun for you. I have shot 5" 45 of my brothers that I can hardly tell a differnce from my 9mm. It has a more rearward push but less muzzle flip than my service 9. You can get a conversion barrel for the 40 which will allow you to practice with 9mm for arround the price difference of the XD to XDM

**mhillsing23** · 06-25-2008, 10:16 AM

If I were you I would lean towards a 9mm for cheaper practice and range time. If you aren't interested in the 9mm then I would get a .45 compact so that you can share ammo.

turbohardtop · 06-25-2008, 12:08 PM

I was thinking of the 9mm too. What are your thoughts on the XDM is it worth the difference?

Bobby Schulz · 06-25-2008, 02:31 PM

You can never have too many .45's

but the same goes for 9mm and .40

Joeywhat · 06-25-2008, 02:38 PM

Don't get the XDM if plan on carrying. It's not a carry pistol.

Verk · 06-25-2008, 05:34 PM

Since you like the 45 ACP, everyone needs at least one 1911.

Johnnybgood · 06-25-2008, 08:12 PM

I love my Xd 45 Compact but then again I just love XDs. I would go with the XD 45C or a XD 9 or 40 SC

The Knight Of Light · 06-25-2008, 08:13 PM

Get a Les Baer.

Nuf Said.

06-25-2008, 08:39 AM	#1
turbohardtop XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3	help me decide my next pistol... I have decided to pick up a pistol...XD ...However, I am trying to figure out which ones to get. I can get XDM and it is about $120 more than a service model XD40. Is this worth the difference? Also, I own a Glock 30 (45acp). Should I plan on getting another 45 instead of another caliper? it would be one less type of ammo to carry/store. Other firearms I have are SKS and AR. I know I should try these out and see which one I like best. However, at the moment I do not have any place that would let me try before I buy. thanks.

06-25-2008, 09:18 AM	#2
escheue XDTalk Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Spring Texas Posts: 31	I think that you can only get XDM in 40 at this time. I have a 9mm service that I have used for several years without any malfunctions at all in around 5k rounds. It is the cheapest to shoot, but if you prefer 45 it will be a great gun for you. I have shot 5" 45 of my brothers that I can hardly tell a differnce from my 9mm. It has a more rearward push but less muzzle flip than my service 9. You can get a conversion barrel for the 40 which will allow you to practice with 9mm for arround the price difference of the XD to XDM Last edited by escheue : 06-25-2008 at 09:21 AM.

06-25-2008, 10:16 AM	#3
mhillsing23 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: +38 26 31 -90 22 48 Posts: 2,405	If I were you I would lean towards a 9mm for cheaper practice and range time. If you aren't interested in the 9mm then I would get a .45 compact so that you can share ammo. __________________ Governments tend not to solve problems, only to rearrange them. - Ronald Wilson Reagan

06-25-2008, 02:31 PM	#5
Bobby Schulz XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NC Posts: 208	You can never have too many .45's but the same goes for 9mm and .40 __________________ Laws that forbid the carrying of arms... disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes... Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.

06-25-2008, 02:38 PM	#6
Joeywhat XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Dearborn Heights, MI Posts: 1,887	Don't get the XDM if plan on carrying. It's not a carry pistol. __________________ Ruger LCP GLOCK 19 RRA AR 15 (DONE!) Hi Point 4095 Mossberg 9200

06-25-2008, 12:08 PM	#4
turbohardtop XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 3	I was thinking of the 9mm too. What are your thoughts on the XDM is it worth the difference?

06-25-2008, 05:34 PM	#7
Verk XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 341	Since you like the 45 ACP, everyone needs at least one 1911.

06-25-2008, 08:12 PM	#8
Johnnybgood XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: North West Florida Posts: 601	I love my Xd 45 Compact but then again I just love XDs. I would go with the XD 45C or a XD 9 or 40 SC __________________ XD .40 SC Trijicon NS XD .45 Compact TFOS Ruger P345PR Taurus PT 24/7 PRO .40 Cal. Bersa Thunder .380 Savage 12 gage pump

06-25-2008, 08:13 PM	#9
The Knight Of Light XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Omaha, Nebraska Posts: 8,815 Blog Entries: 12	Get a Les Baer. Nuf Said. __________________ No Matter Where You Go, There You Are. USPSA #L3077 What a great number!!! http://theknightoflight.blogspot.com/ Creator of TOP 'O' THE PAGE!!! Moose Fight

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