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creepyrat · 04-09-2006, 12:01 PM

i think springfield is screwing up i was at the gunshop today and you can still buy a glock cheaper.

price orignaily was one of the main contributing factors for going with an xd over a glock for me.

maybe its just in my area but they are selling the 45 acp xd for 500 on "sale" and 530 normaly and every glock they had was 470 or less not on "sale"

maybe its just the area im in how do the prices compare where you people live?

btadamsdvd · 04-09-2006, 12:07 PM

About the same price around here I guess. The Service is going for about $525 or so, and the Tactical is going for $565. Of course this isn't necessarily Springfield doing this. My guess is that it is probably the dealers trying to make a little extra money on a new very popular gun. Personally I do not see a problem with this as $525 is still reasonable for what you get, and it helps the dealers stay around for an extended period of time. Could they sell it for $479 and still make money? Probably, but if selling it for a little more ensures that they are around next time I want to buy a gun I am happy to pay the price. I could have bought my Service model from Whittaker's online and saved some money, but that doesn't help me keep the local store in business the next time I want a new toy.

Fastlane · 04-09-2006, 12:09 PM

I have been quoted from $550 to $610 on a standard G21 with fixed sights. That is from 3 different stores. The extras included with the XD add to the value.

kraigster414 · 04-09-2006, 12:28 PM

Price should not be the sole reason for getting a SA over a Glock and even it was, the difference between the two is marginal. More important is how the two guns compare in feel and shootability (for you, not for me, not for the so-called expert behind the counter.

Both are excellent weapons but for me, an XD always feels better in my smallish hands compared to any of the Glocks. I have owned both. Niether has given me any problems, both are solid performers. I like the XD better.

XD9Sub · 04-09-2006, 12:37 PM

You can't blame the price of the XD45 on SA. The MSRP XD45 price is only $23 more than the MSRP of the XD9 and XD40. It's supply and demand. Low initial supply and very high demand has the dealers asking, and getting, more for the XD45. Prices will fall, as the newness wears off.

When you see dealers selling it for $453 or 459, and then others selling it for $500+, it's not SA setting the street price.

MPSoldier · 04-09-2006, 12:37 PM

You also have to understand that the prices for the XD 45ACP is going to be a little inflated right now because of the the supply and demand. When Springfield has caught up with the demand, (or the demand settles down a little) I think you might find the the XD 45ACP a little cheaper than it is right now.

creepyrat · 04-09-2006, 01:24 PM

all very very true, thanks, i duno how i forgot SA dosnt directly controll prices i must be brain dead today must be all the zombie movies from last night.

ill end up buying one sometime but im waiting for the 5" version to show up localy and for the price to uninflate a bit.

870pilot · 04-09-2006, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by creepyrat

all very very true, thanks, i duno how i forgot SA dosnt directly controll prices i must be brain dead today must be all the zombie movies from last night.

ill end up buying one sometime but im waiting for the 5" version to show up localy and for the price to uninflate a bit.

dawn of the dead... new version???

021411 · 04-09-2006, 02:54 PM

I wish Springfield would match Glock's LEO/Military/Fire/EMS discount program. That would be awesome! I can pick up a brand new Glock for $398.20 and it comes with 3 full-cap mags. I paid $500 for my XD and it only came with 2 mags.

faawrenchbndr · 04-09-2006, 04:09 PM

The XD is a buttload more gun for the money! I'd gladly pay $499 for my again for my Service XD45 ACP over a cheaper Glock 21.

04-09-2006, 12:01 PM	#1
creepyrat XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: MI Posts: 296	i love the 45 acp xd but.... i think springfield is screwing up i was at the gunshop today and you can still buy a glock cheaper. price orignaily was one of the main contributing factors for going with an xd over a glock for me. maybe its just in my area but they are selling the 45 acp xd for 500 on "sale" and 530 normaly and every glock they had was 470 or less not on "sale" maybe its just the area im in how do the prices compare where you people live?

04-09-2006, 12:28 PM	#4
kraigster414 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Upper Himalayas Posts: 1,441	Price should not be the sole reason for getting a SA over a Glock and even it was, the difference between the two is marginal. More important is how the two guns compare in feel and shootability (for you, not for me, not for the so-called expert behind the counter. Both are excellent weapons but for me, an XD always feels better in my smallish hands compared to any of the Glocks. I have owned both. Niether has given me any problems, both are solid performers. I like the XD better. __________________ "Happiness? A good cigar, a good meal, a good cigar and a good woman - or a bad woman; it depends on how much happiness you can handle." - George Burns

04-09-2006, 12:37 PM	#5
XD9Sub XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Norcross, GA Posts: 999	You can't blame the price of the XD45 on SA. The MSRP XD45 price is only $23 more than the MSRP of the XD9 and XD40. It's supply and demand. Low initial supply and very high demand has the dealers asking, and getting, more for the XD45. Prices will fall, as the newness wears off. When you see dealers selling it for $453 or 459, and then others selling it for $500+, it's not SA setting the street price. __________________ "We will always remember. We will always be proud. We will always be prepared, so we may always be free" Ronald Reagan, June 6th, 1984, Normandy France Øbama '08

04-09-2006, 12:37 PM	#6
MPSoldier XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ft Hood, TX Posts: 166	You also have to understand that the prices for the XD 45ACP is going to be a little inflated right now because of the the supply and demand. When Springfield has caught up with the demand, (or the demand settles down a little) I think you might find the the XD 45ACP a little cheaper than it is right now. __________________ I'd rather be judged by twelve than carried by six..... Para-Ordnance Hi-Cap Single Action 1911 (pick up in less than a month!!) XD 45ACP Service

04-09-2006, 02:54 PM	#9
021411 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,018	I wish Springfield would match Glock's LEO/Military/Fire/EMS discount program. That would be awesome! I can pick up a brand new Glock for $398.20 and it comes with 3 full-cap mags. I paid $500 for my XD and it only came with 2 mags. __________________ XD40 : Custom SA 1911 Springer Precision TX XD Practical Shooters Association

04-09-2006, 12:07 PM	#2
btadamsdvd XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Commonwealth of Virginia Posts: 182	About the same price around here I guess. The Service is going for about $525 or so, and the Tactical is going for $565. Of course this isn't necessarily Springfield doing this. My guess is that it is probably the dealers trying to make a little extra money on a new very popular gun. Personally I do not see a problem with this as $525 is still reasonable for what you get, and it helps the dealers stay around for an extended period of time. Could they sell it for $479 and still make money? Probably, but if selling it for a little more ensures that they are around next time I want to buy a gun I am happy to pay the price. I could have bought my Service model from Whittaker's online and saved some money, but that doesn't help me keep the local store in business the next time I want a new toy.

04-09-2006, 12:09 PM	#3
Fastlane XDTalk Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Oregon coast Posts: 63	I have been quoted from $550 to $610 on a standard G21 with fixed sights. That is from 3 different stores. The extras included with the XD add to the value.

04-09-2006, 01:24 PM	#7
creepyrat XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: MI Posts: 296	all very very true, thanks, i duno how i forgot SA dosnt directly controll prices i must be brain dead today must be all the zombie movies from last night. ill end up buying one sometime but im waiting for the 5" version to show up localy and for the price to uninflate a bit.

04-09-2006, 04:09 PM	#10
faawrenchbndr XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 593	The XD is a buttload more gun for the money! I'd gladly pay $499 for my again for my Service XD45 ACP over a cheaper Glock 21.

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