100 rds. thru the NEW XD-45 ACP! - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

Badman400 · 02-08-2006, 11:54 PM

Finally picked up my new XD-45 today. Couldn't resist a quick run by the range. Right out of the box, 100 rounds downrange, not a hiccup, and just as accurate as my XD-40sc, but with maybe even a little better recoil. Brought her home and carressed her with some Slide-Glide. This is the gun fellas. Wooo-Hooooo!

Boma · 02-09-2006, 10:44 AM

Nice. LOL. They're so reliable, it's boring! jk =) I just shot 110 rounds through my new XD9 and it worked flawlessly as well.

Badman400 · 02-09-2006, 01:35 PM

You're right. It is almost boring if you're looking for a failure of any kind. It just doesn't happen with the XD's! Yay!

I took a rifle, and 3 pitols to the range today. Spent over 3 hours there. I had FTE's/FTF's with the others, but both XD's were flawless! The accuracy of the 45ACP, and even with the my 40SC, makes me feel like a better shot than I really am! Two of the most satisfying gun purchases I have ever made. Way to go Springfield!

Badman400 · 02-17-2006, 11:55 PM

200 more rounds at the range today. 400 rounds to date and still going strong. Smooth as butter, almost no recoil to this thing even with the big .45! 3" groups at 25' for me-a rookie! I'm gonna use this gun at my first IDPA shoot tomorrow if the rain holds off. Will post the results if they're not too embarrassing...lol.

FL State C/O · 02-18-2006, 04:59 PM

I have been shooting the XD-45acp for a little over 2 months.
After putting 1200+rds of 230gr+p ball I have had no problems at all.
I traded in my G21 for this XD and have been shooting it at NRA action pistol matches.
My scores have improved by an average of 100pts per event since I switched to the XD.
This pistol rocks!!!

Smokewagon · 02-20-2006, 09:53 AM

How is the new 45acp in size comparison to the 40? Is the grip that much bigger? I never got a Glock 45 because the grip felt to large in my hands. If the XD is smaller, I will get one.

Badman400 · 02-20-2006, 12:41 PM

Smoke, I don't know abou the Glocks, but there is very little difference in the XD .40 & .45 as far as the way the grip feels. I have both the XD-40SC & the XD-45ACP and I just laid them side by side, and gripped both, back and forth to compare. Not a very scientific test, understand I didn't measure or anything. But, if you have the Sub compact in the .40 like me, and use the mag with sleeve, the height of the grip is also almost identical to the .45. The length of the 45 of course is longer since the .45 is a 4-inch bbl. But, other than that they're about the same. As far as comparing the way the two shoot, the .40 is snappier, where as the .45 is butter. A push with the .45 rather than the slight snap & flip of the .40. But, recoil is not enough to bother me even with the .40. I love them both and to me they feel almost the same when gripped. Both of mine were accurate right out of the box. I have done nothing extra to them as far as trigger jobs, etc. I ordered a Fobus paddle holster OWB, and they both fit it perfectly. I would highly recommend the 45ACP! If you get it you won't be sorry!

Chuck Likes Guns · 02-24-2006, 08:29 PM

I own a Glock model 22 in .40cal, and a freind of mine has the Glock model 21 in .45acp. The grip difference between them is night and day, the .45 is so much larger, I can hardly get my hand around it. My new XD45 feels better than BOTH of them. The grip feels more "round" than long and fits right in my hand. Its the best feeling double stack 45 Ive ever held or even heard of, honestly, its that good. Which is why I bought one the day I saw it.. I gotta quit doing that...

Chuck

02-08-2006, 11:54 PM	#1
Badman400 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SC Posts: 258	100 rds. thru the NEW XD-45 ACP! Finally picked up my new XD-45 today. Couldn't resist a quick run by the range. Right out of the box, 100 rounds downrange, not a hiccup, and just as accurate as my XD-40sc, but with maybe even a little better recoil. Brought her home and carressed her with some Slide-Glide. This is the gun fellas. Wooo-Hooooo! __________________ \"My wife drove me to drink....never bothered to thank her.\" -W.C. Fields

02-09-2006, 10:44 AM	#2
Boma XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 684	Nice. LOL. They're so reliable, it's boring! jk =) I just shot 110 rounds through my new XD9 and it worked flawlessly as well. __________________ The art of war teaches us to rely not on the likelihood of the enemy's not coming, but on our own readiness to receive him; not on the chance of his not attacking, but rather on the fact that we have made our position unassailable. -Sun Tzu

02-09-2006, 01:35 PM	#3
Badman400 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SC Posts: 258	Well...almost... You're right. It is almost boring if you're looking for a failure of any kind. It just doesn't happen with the XD's! Yay! I took a rifle, and 3 pitols to the range today. Spent over 3 hours there. I had FTE's/FTF's with the others, but both XD's were flawless! The accuracy of the 45ACP, and even with the my 40SC, makes me feel like a better shot than I really am! Two of the most satisfying gun purchases I have ever made. Way to go Springfield! __________________ \"My wife drove me to drink....never bothered to thank her.\" -W.C. Fields

02-17-2006, 11:55 PM	#4
Badman400 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SC Posts: 258	XD-45ACP Still going strong... 200 more rounds at the range today. 400 rounds to date and still going strong. Smooth as butter, almost no recoil to this thing even with the big .45! 3" groups at 25' for me-a rookie! I'm gonna use this gun at my first IDPA shoot tomorrow if the rain holds off. Will post the results if they're not too embarrassing...lol. __________________ \"My wife drove me to drink....never bothered to thank her.\" -W.C. Fields

02-18-2006, 04:59 PM	#5
FL State C/O XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: city of Wewahitchka, Gulf County FL Posts: 25	1200rds of +p through my XD-45acp I have been shooting the XD-45acp for a little over 2 months. After putting 1200+rds of 230gr+p ball I have had no problems at all. I traded in my G21 for this XD and have been shooting it at NRA action pistol matches. My scores have improved by an average of 100pts per event since I switched to the XD. This pistol rocks!!! __________________ Erik M. Asher SA XD .45acp owner Babysitting bad guys for a living

02-20-2006, 09:53 AM	#6
Smokewagon XDTalk Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Posts: 58	How is the new 45acp in size comparison to the 40? Is the grip that much bigger? I never got a Glock 45 because the grip felt to large in my hands. If the XD is smaller, I will get one. __________________ MSgt.Joe Kysela/OKC. Police Dept. Firearms Instructor.

02-20-2006, 12:41 PM	#7
Badman400 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SC Posts: 258	not a lot Smoke, I don't know abou the Glocks, but there is very little difference in the XD .40 & .45 as far as the way the grip feels. I have both the XD-40SC & the XD-45ACP and I just laid them side by side, and gripped both, back and forth to compare. Not a very scientific test, understand I didn't measure or anything. But, if you have the Sub compact in the .40 like me, and use the mag with sleeve, the height of the grip is also almost identical to the .45. The length of the 45 of course is longer since the .45 is a 4-inch bbl. But, other than that they're about the same. As far as comparing the way the two shoot, the .40 is snappier, where as the .45 is butter. A push with the .45 rather than the slight snap & flip of the .40. But, recoil is not enough to bother me even with the .40. I love them both and to me they feel almost the same when gripped. Both of mine were accurate right out of the box. I have done nothing extra to them as far as trigger jobs, etc. I ordered a Fobus paddle holster OWB, and they both fit it perfectly. I would highly recommend the 45ACP! If you get it you won't be sorry! __________________ \"My wife drove me to drink....never bothered to thank her.\" -W.C. Fields

02-24-2006, 08:29 PM	#8
Chuck Likes Guns XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 10	I own a Glock model 22 in .40cal, and a freind of mine has the Glock model 21 in .45acp. The grip difference between them is night and day, the .45 is so much larger, I can hardly get my hand around it. My new XD45 feels better than BOTH of them. The grip feels more "round" than long and fits right in my hand. Its the best feeling double stack 45 Ive ever held or even heard of, honestly, its that good. Which is why I bought one the day I saw it.. I gotta quit doing that... Chuck __________________ Glock 22 .40S&W Springfield XD45 Service Bushmaster

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode