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TheXDkid · 01-03-2007, 06:59 PM

went out today and shot 300 rounds through some other guns that i am considering buying before i buy the XD.

i shot (all in 9mm)

Glock (G19 i think)
sig p226
smith M&P compact
baretta 92

right off the bat i put two mags through the beretta and decided it was not for me. the Glock was nice but finger grooves were not in the right place and just didn't feel right for me. the smith was great but i which i wasn't a compact because my pinky didn't fit on th gun so i would like to find a full size to shoot. but WOW the sig was amazing at seven yards i could get several consistently in the middle ring. (I'm new to pistols so can get groupings yet) but this thing was amazing. my question is, are there any other guns i need to try to shoot before making the decision between the sig and the XD?? thanks alot!! (p.s. sig are expensive.)

**jonny4523** · 01-03-2007, 07:06 PM

What about the M&P in the not-so-compact form? And H&K...

PilgrimChapter33 · 01-03-2007, 07:07 PM

well, you absolutely will not be disappointed with the Sig, but...

if it were me, and I had a budget big enough for the Sig, I'd buy the XD and use the change to buy LOTS of ammo....

Polymerhead · 01-03-2007, 07:14 PM

Buy the XD - you'll like it. That being said, the FNP-9 is a similarly priced polymer pistol and the Walther P99 is a bit more. Other than that, you seem to have the list down pat. Maybe the 24/7 from Taurus but I don't do Taurus, so that wouldn't be on my list of options.

TxPete68 · 01-03-2007, 07:18 PM

What about the Stoeger Cougar for around $349

TheXDkid · 01-03-2007, 07:22 PM

i definitely want to try the M&P in the full size form and want to shoot both next to an xd same caliber etc. could do an HK and i totally forgot about walther.... anything else I'm forgetting??

thanks for all the help so far i love the design and everything about the XD but if it just doesn't feel right compared to another gun i have to go with what feels best. thanks for all the input so far.

**einheit 13** · 01-03-2007, 07:36 PM

CZ, Witness, Tanfoglio Force, Styer, Walther, even Ruger.......

Frenchie · 01-03-2007, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Polymerhead

Buy the XD - you'll like it. That being said, the FNP-9 is a similarly priced polymer pistol and the Walther P99 is a bit more. Other than that, you seem to have the list down pat. Maybe the 24/7 from Taurus but I don't do Taurus, so that wouldn't be on my list of options.

I second the fnp-9, I have the fnp-40, and love it, I have no complaints toward my XD, but i really like this pistol, it came with three mags, interchangeable grips, similar to the S&W MP.

manic mechanic · 01-03-2007, 08:22 PM

I would also give the PX-4 a whirl, and that FNP. If those two were available when I got my XD-40 in Aug. 05, I may be spending alot more of my time on a different forum. You may even want to wait until after the Shot Show, some new and improved items may be on the near horizon.
Forgot the H&K USP Compact, right there with the Sig in price and quality.

Frenchie · 01-03-2007, 08:25 PM

I guess you could also look at the new ruger P95. It has rails and a polymer frame.

01-03-2007, 06:59 PM	#1
TheXDkid XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 628	what else in the xd class?? went out today and shot 300 rounds through some other guns that i am considering buying before i buy the XD. i shot (all in 9mm) Glock (G19 i think) sig p226 smith M&P compact baretta 92 right off the bat i put two mags through the beretta and decided it was not for me. the Glock was nice but finger grooves were not in the right place and just didn't feel right for me. the smith was great but i which i wasn't a compact because my pinky didn't fit on th gun so i would like to find a full size to shoot. but WOW the sig was amazing at seven yards i could get several consistently in the middle ring. (I'm new to pistols so can get groupings yet) but this thing was amazing. my question is, are there any other guns i need to try to shoot before making the decision between the sig and the XD?? thanks alot!! (p.s. sig are expensive.) __________________ "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." – Thomas Jefferson

01-03-2007, 07:06 PM	#2
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01-03-2007, 07:07 PM	#3
PilgrimChapter33 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 291	well, you absolutely will not be disappointed with the Sig, but... if it were me, and I had a budget big enough for the Sig, I'd buy the XD and use the change to buy LOTS of ammo.... __________________ Government is the only disease which presents itself as its own cure.

01-03-2007, 07:14 PM	#4
Polymerhead XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: MO, USA Posts: 1,402	Buy the XD - you'll like it. That being said, the FNP-9 is a similarly priced polymer pistol and the Walther P99 is a bit more. Other than that, you seem to have the list down pat. Maybe the 24/7 from Taurus but I don't do Taurus, so that wouldn't be on my list of options. __________________ No alarms and no surprises, please.

01-03-2007, 07:22 PM	#6
TheXDkid XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 628	i definitely want to try the M&P in the full size form and want to shoot both next to an xd same caliber etc. could do an HK and i totally forgot about walther.... anything else I'm forgetting?? thanks for all the help so far i love the design and everything about the XD but if it just doesn't feel right compared to another gun i have to go with what feels best. thanks for all the input so far. __________________ "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." – Thomas Jefferson

01-03-2007, 07:18 PM	#5
TxPete68 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 347	What about the Stoeger Cougar for around $349

01-03-2007, 07:36 PM	#7
einheit 13 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Virginia, C.S.A. Posts: 5,661	CZ, Witness, Tanfoglio Force, Styer, Walther, even Ruger....... __________________ Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, the third time is enemy action “It is the lack of will power, and not the lack of arms which render us incapable of offering any serious resistance.”

01-03-2007, 08:22 PM	#9
manic mechanic XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: michigan, down the river Posts: 1,128	I would also give the PX-4 a whirl, and that FNP. If those two were available when I got my XD-40 in Aug. 05, I may be spending alot more of my time on a different forum. You may even want to wait until after the Shot Show, some new and improved items may be on the near horizon. Forgot the H&K USP Compact, right there with the Sig in price and quality. __________________ The 2nd amendment makes all the others possible. If we ever forget that we're One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under." Ronald Reagan Last edited by manic mechanic; 01-03-2007 at 08:28 PM.

01-03-2007, 08:25 PM	#10
Frenchie XDTalk Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Mount Pleasant Texas Posts: 50	I guess you could also look at the new ruger P95. It has rails and a polymer frame. Last edited by Frenchie; 01-03-2007 at 09:56 PM.

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