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08-24-2005, 05:53 AM
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XD's Good & Bad Points
The orginization I work for is considering updating their guns. I would really like them to consider the XD as one of their choices to consider.
I would like to hear good points and bads points. The only bad points I really see on this board are finish problems and failures to feed. I would like to gather as much info as I could for presentation.
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08-24-2005, 06:16 AM
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No problems ..
I have 3 XDs, one of which is a bi-tone, and have never had any feed problems or any rust problems. They have good safety systems & have proven to be very reliable. My .02
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08-24-2005, 06:27 AM
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i haven't had the rust problem and CERTAINLY NO feeding problems. I think one of the high points of this gun is NO feeding problems. Going on 1700 rounds and haven't had one yet. And only cleaned the gun ONE time.
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08-24-2005, 06:31 AM
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There are 2 XD's in our house, one a servive and one a subcompact...Not one fail to do anything in a several thousand rounds.
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08-24-2005, 06:34 AM
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No Rust and 2 FTE. I still believe that the FTE was ammo related. I changed ammo and no problems since.
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08-24-2005, 06:40 AM
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Bad Points:
Finish - not as good as a Glock Failure to Extract - several people have experienced this with certain types of ammo Good Points: If you maintain your gun like you should and use ammo your XD likes none of the above are an issue. I've had five XDs and none of them have rusted. When I stopped using WWB ammo my guns have been 100% reliable. |
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08-24-2005, 08:40 AM
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No rust ever on my subby, and it's my daily carry weapon.
After several thousand rounds, I've never had a single malfunction. I use WWB almost exclusively.
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08-24-2005, 09:54 AM
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Good Points
Ergonomically shaped grip & controls Fully supported chamber with traditional rifling Ambidextrous safety Grip safety Decent trigger Loaded chamber indicator Cocking indicator Accessory rail SIG sight dovetails Easy fieldstripping Bad points Finish is prone to rust Long trigger reset Extractor is a poor design and hard to service QC on XD40s could be improved Roll pin firing pin retainer Most of the bad points are minor and/or non-issues for me. The good points far outweigh the bads IMO. |
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08-24-2005, 10:13 AM
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I don't think feeding is much of an issue and the rust issue is addressable.
The only real bad point I have seen is that the grip safety has to be depressed to work the slide. Most of the time this is not an issue but after the sh!t has hit the fan this might is some obscure situation bite you in the butt. mcb |
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08-24-2005, 10:18 AM
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As usual all the good points outweigh the bad ones.....since they're usually minor.
However the bad little things...are easily fixed. You can always "upgrade" to a lighter trigger...or get some new coating so you don't ever have to worry about rust.....and still be saving money over other pistols.
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