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backstay · 08-10-2005, 08:36 PM

Then I heard they were going to put one out in 45 Long Colt!

jedi573 · 08-10-2005, 09:01 PM

Did you correct them and say, "No such thing - it's just '.45 Colt?'" Or would that have gone over worse than, "Suuuuure."

Andy

dolanp · 08-11-2005, 06:28 AM

Yeah my local gun guy said he is getting in the XD .50AE NEXT WEEK!

Brickboy240 · 08-11-2005, 09:05 AM

We can dream, can we not?

Really now, why major arms makers chose to ignore the 45acp in favor of trendy, niche rounds like the 45gap and 357sig in a pistol like the XD design is beyond me.

I have heard some say "a 45acp XD would not sell"

yeah...right.

When has ANYTHING in 45acp been a slow seller?

-Brickboy240

XD_Dan · 08-11-2005, 09:30 AM

My guess is, that if it happens, it will be a long time from now. The XD is already offered in the .45gap. Even though gap ammo is expensive and difficult to find...that fact remains that the XD has a .45 calber offering in it's line-up.

Brickboy240: check your pm's

ajamesp51 · 08-11-2005, 11:20 AM

You know if someone ponies up the cash to pay for the injection molding I a sure SA would take it. Your looking at several 10`s of thousands of dollars before the tooling is even finished, not to mention the after fact of the texturing of the tooling then there is refinement. Then you have to retool for the magazines, and retool for the slide they have the breech face area done, but with the longer round other dementions will have to change.

In five years the xd-hs2000 has grown, think about it.
Service, sub, tactical, 4 calibres.
How long did it take after the Glock 17 for Glock to release the first large frame 10mm/45acp, I thought it was something like eight years.

Catus · 08-11-2005, 01:44 PM

I want a .45 ACP if it's single stack. Look at how popular the 1911 is, and I think part of that is the thinness for carry. .45 in a double stack is on the verge of retarded. Imagine a singlestack subcompact. I like the GAP fine, but make the ACP a singlestack. Back when Frank was working in customer service he had mentioned that was the current line of thinking and that SA knows we want all flavors.

backstay · 08-11-2005, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XD_Dan

My guess is, that if it happens, it will be a long time from now. The XD is already offered in the .45gap. Even though gap ammo is expensive and difficult to find...that fact remains that the XD has a .45 calber offering in it's line-up.

Brickboy240: check your pm's

I pay the same for my GAP rounds as ACP at Gander Mountain. Not hard to find. Do you own a 45 GAP pistol?

TeamXD · 08-11-2005, 07:40 PM

ajamesp51 is correct and i dont recal seeing any type of XD -45acp at the shot show this past Jan. or any descusion of such in the making. But we can hope and dream tho!

08-11-2005, 09:05 AM	#14
Brickboy240 XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 10,306	We can dream, can we not? Really now, why major arms makers chose to ignore the 45acp in favor of trendy, niche rounds like the 45gap and 357sig in a pistol like the XD design is beyond me. I have heard some say "a 45acp XD would not sell" yeah...right. When has ANYTHING in 45acp been a slow seller? -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!

08-11-2005, 09:30 AM	#15
XD_Dan XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Huntsville, TX Posts: 887	My guess is, that if it happens, it will be a long time from now. The XD is already offered in the .45gap. Even though gap ammo is expensive and difficult to find...that fact remains that the XD has a .45 calber offering in it's line-up. Brickboy240: check your pm's __________________ XD 9mm SC C.C. trigger job, Custom griptape, Pearce extensions XD 9mm Tactical C.C. trigger job, polished ramp/bbl, DGR, 16#recoil spring, Hogue grip, Magwell Texas XD Practical Shooters Association

08-11-2005, 11:20 AM	#16
ajamesp51 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Birmingham, Al Posts: 5,026	You know if someone ponies up the cash to pay for the injection molding I a sure SA would take it. Your looking at several 10`s of thousands of dollars before the tooling is even finished, not to mention the after fact of the texturing of the tooling then there is refinement. Then you have to retool for the magazines, and retool for the slide they have the breech face area done, but with the longer round other dementions will have to change. In five years the xd-hs2000 has grown, think about it. Service, sub, tactical, 4 calibres. How long did it take after the Glock 17 for Glock to release the first large frame 10mm/45acp, I thought it was something like eight years. __________________ "God shall not have his word made manifest by cowards" RWE www.xd-hs2000.com

08-11-2005, 07:40 PM	#19
TeamXD XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Arizona Posts: 200	ajamesp51 is correct and i dont recal seeing any type of XD -45acp at the shot show this past Jan. or any descusion of such in the making. But we can hope and dream tho! __________________ I never enjoyed killing. It was my job. It was important that i did it well. If there was ever a meaningful thing about numbers......... It would be the number of lives that i saved. Not the number i took. Carlos Norman Hathcock II (USMC)

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08-10-2005, 08:36 PM	#11
backstay XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 257	Then I heard they were going to put one out in 45 Long Colt!

08-10-2005, 09:01 PM	#12
jedi573 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Midwest Posts: 177	Did you correct them and say, "No such thing - it's just '.45 Colt?'" Or would that have gone over worse than, "Suuuuure." Andy

08-11-2005, 06:28 AM	#13
dolanp XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: N TX Posts: 784	Yeah my local gun guy said he is getting in the XD .50AE NEXT WEEK!

08-11-2005, 01:44 PM	#17
Catus XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Georgia Posts: 15	I want a .45 ACP if it's single stack. Look at how popular the 1911 is, and I think part of that is the thinness for carry. .45 in a double stack is on the verge of retarded. Imagine a singlestack subcompact. I like the GAP fine, but make the ACP a singlestack. Back when Frank was working in customer service he had mentioned that was the current line of thinking and that SA knows we want all flavors.