XD9 Compact vs. M&P 9mm Compact? - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

Maximum1 · 07-23-2007, 09:27 AM

I'm ready to purchase a new CCW at this point and narrowed my list down to either a S&W M&P 9mm Compact or a Springfield XD9 Compact. I've read all the review and plan to make my final decision based on the "touch & feel" method at this week's Oregon Gun Show. However, I thought I’d ask this forum for last minute inputs/thoughts.

If this topic has already been covered by another post if you can point me to it that would be helpful.

THANK YOU!

Note: I've tried to months now to shoot both guns prior to purchase but it hasn't worked out so I plan to purchase without actual firing either unit.

IHasanXD · 07-23-2007, 09:40 AM

Having held the XD 40 and M&P 40 in each hand at one table, the XD seems like a better gun. I just didn't like the feel of the grip of the M&P.

DPGDirk · 07-23-2007, 12:52 PM

Well, lets see-
This is an XD forum, so I'm gonna go out on a limb and saaaaaaayyy,
get the XD!

Honestly, I do think both guns have their strong points.
I've shot several different M&P's, and I've shot and owned a bunch of XD's.
Personally, I easily prefer the XD. YMMV.

zac07 · 07-23-2007, 12:57 PM

I handled the M&P this weekend at the gunshop and it is a nice gun but if I had to pick between the XD and the M&P I would go with the XD. But since I already have an XD I would think of purchasing the M&P.

Tdah · 07-23-2007, 04:16 PM

i had narrowed it down to the same two you're considering, and after handling them both, i chose the XD also. i just didn't like the way the M&P felt in my hand. after doing a bit of research on them both, i don't think you'd make a mistake choosing either one. just take whichever you feel more comfy with.

KYDoc · 07-23-2007, 06:40 PM

They're both good guns. Lots of people who owned XDs are raving about the M&P. Agree with just get what you like -- shoot it --- and report back!

If these are your options you'll be happy either way.

Jettubby · 07-23-2007, 07:23 PM

Like one guy said, "I'll get a M&P when they get all the Sigma out of it".

The first two I had were horrible. Bad quality control.

GaryTx · 07-23-2007, 07:25 PM

Gee...I don't know. But seeing as how this is an XD forum...I think most of us would vote for the XD.

Ishpeck · 07-23-2007, 07:29 PM

The S&W M&P eats babies.

AZXD40 · 07-23-2007, 07:58 PM

I vote for the XDc first then the M&P option..

07-23-2007, 09:27 AM	#1
Maximum1 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 439	XD9 Compact vs. M&P 9mm Compact? I'm ready to purchase a new CCW at this point and narrowed my list down to either a S&W M&P 9mm Compact or a Springfield XD9 Compact. I've read all the review and plan to make my final decision based on the "touch & feel" method at this week's Oregon Gun Show. However, I thought I’d ask this forum for last minute inputs/thoughts. If this topic has already been covered by another post if you can point me to it that would be helpful. THANK YOU! Note: I've tried to months now to shoot both guns prior to purchase but it hasn't worked out so I plan to purchase without actual firing either unit. __________________ . "Arms in the hands of individual citizens may be used at individual discretion...in private self-defense" - John Adams "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -Thomas Jefferson, Proposed Virginia Constitution, 1776

07-23-2007, 12:52 PM	#3
DPGDirk XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Rose Hill, KS Posts: 293	Well, lets see- This is an XD forum, so I'm gonna go out on a limb and saaaaaaayyy, get the XD! Honestly, I do think both guns have their strong points. I've shot several different M&P's, and I've shot and owned a bunch of XD's. Personally, I easily prefer the XD. YMMV. __________________ XD .45- 4" service model Polished Barrel, Tru-Glo F/O Sights, Springer Carry Trigger, Factory Clean-up, Extended mag release, etc XD 9mm Service Bi-Tone w/ Tru-Glo F/O Sights & Polished Barrel (Springer Candidate) Kahr PM-45 w/ polished barrel and meprolights http://www.precisionfirearmfinishing.com

07-23-2007, 12:57 PM	#4
zac07 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: West Texas Posts: 1,027	I handled the M&P this weekend at the gunshop and it is a nice gun but if I had to pick between the XD and the M&P I would go with the XD. But since I already have an XD I would think of purchasing the M&P. __________________ The Guns: XD40 Service Mossberg 500 12 ga Remington 597 .22 Remington 700 .243 Remington 870 12 ga

07-23-2007, 07:23 PM	#7
Jettubby XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: "Blink...and you're mine!" Posts: 1,678	Like one guy said, "I'll get a M&P when they get all the Sigma out of it". The first two I had were horrible. Bad quality control. __________________ T "You can come along peacefully or you don't have to come along at all". - Sonny Crockett "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." - Abraham Lincoln "My 1911 is better than your 911."

07-23-2007, 07:25 PM	#8
GaryTx XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 1,081	Gee...I don't know. But seeing as how this is an XD forum...I think most of us would vote for the XD. __________________ "I have tried to live my life so that my family would love me and my friends respect me. The others can do whatever the hell they please." ~John Wayne

07-23-2007, 09:40 AM	#2
IHasanXD XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 453	Having held the XD 40 and M&P 40 in each hand at one table, the XD seems like a better gun. I just didn't like the feel of the grip of the M&P.

07-23-2007, 04:16 PM	#5
Tdah XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 295	i had narrowed it down to the same two you're considering, and after handling them both, i chose the XD also. i just didn't like the way the M&P felt in my hand. after doing a bit of research on them both, i don't think you'd make a mistake choosing either one. just take whichever you feel more comfy with.

07-23-2007, 06:40 PM	#6
KYDoc XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: The Bluegrass Posts: 1,025	They're both good guns. Lots of people who owned XDs are raving about the M&P. Agree with just get what you like -- shoot it --- and report back! If these are your options you'll be happy either way.

07-23-2007, 07:29 PM	#9
Ishpeck XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Earth Posts: 3,568	The S&W M&P eats babies. __________________ Because Godwin's law hasn't been beaten hard enough today: I don't think it's any coincidence that one of the forms of "witholdings" in my paycheck is labeled "SS." http://me.ishpeck.net/index.php?P=2020_vision

07-23-2007, 07:58 PM	#10
AZXD40 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Phoenix Arizona Posts: 663	I vote for the XDc first then the M&P option.. __________________ John F. Kennedy: "Today, we need a nation of Minutemen, citizens who are not only prepared to take arms, but citizens who regard the preservation of freedom as the basic purpose of their daily life and who are willing to consciously work and sacrifice for that freedom."

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