Well, never shot a 45 but.... - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

sonyman74 · 05-15-2007, 06:48 AM

I guess I'm going to get the XD-45 tactical I seen at Academy's. I here so many people talk good about theres and I have a XD-9 and love it, so if the XD-45 is as good or better I guess I can't go wrong.

billamj · 05-15-2007, 06:54 AM

I can't recommend it highly enough. I was a long time 9 mil fan and my main carry was a G19 until I bought my XD45C. Since then the only pistols that I've purchased have been in .45. I don't intend to get rid of my nines, or at least most of them, but I love the .45 especially from an XD.

wmrawls · 05-15-2007, 06:56 AM

Dito. Of all my hand guns my XD 45 tactical is my favorite to shoot. It's kind of like having kids, you love them all but some are special to you in certain ways.

cbennettx · 05-15-2007, 07:40 AM

I have an XD .45 service, CZ-P01 (9mm), PX4 Storm (9mm), Sig 226 (9mm), and a Sig 220 (.45). I still think the XD is the best when you combine 13+1 rounds of .45, all at a price of under $500.00 new; really hard to beat. I do love my Sigs though.

Deerhunter · 05-15-2007, 08:02 AM

I also have the XD .45 tac. Mine eats any thing you feed it, and I have had no issues. I rely prefer the slow push of a 45 recoil to the snap of the .40

Uncle Giggles · 05-15-2007, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by sonyman74

I guess I'm going to get the XD-45 tactical I seen at Academy's. I here so many people talk good about theres and I have a XD-9 and love it, so if the XD-45 is as good or better I guess I can't go wrong.

Go for it. Hell, I never shot a .45 before I got my XD .45 Tactical and I'm confident that I made a great decision. However, I'm thinking of getting an XD-9 Tactical and a set of adjustable target sights because .45 ammo is not very economical for plinkin' ($27 vs. $18 for 100 rds @ Walmart). Guess the moral of the story is that you can't go wrong with either the 9 or the 45

MasLakas · 05-15-2007, 08:56 AM

The XD 45 is a great gun. I had sworn off autoloading pistols because I had a hard time getting the grip right until I fired a XD 45 service. I shot it so well I went out and got myself on of my own. Now my revolvers sit in the gun safe waiting for my kids to get big enough to handel them!

deepdiver · 05-15-2007, 09:16 AM

Enjoy! I love mine.

mojust · 05-15-2007, 11:13 AM

I find that the XD 45 handles recoil really well. I very quickly return to target, and my wrist is less sore from a long range session than when I shoot my Sig 220. I have some arthritis and this matters.

malkore · 05-15-2007, 12:50 PM

My XD .45 service is the first and only .45 I've shot. its got some recoil, but it pushes back...rather than flipping up...at least if you have your wrists locked proper. followup shots are accurate and its easy to manage what recoil there is.

now if I only had an unlimited supply of ammo....

05-15-2007, 06:48 AM	#1
sonyman74 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 394	Well, never shot a 45 but.... I guess I'm going to get the XD-45 tactical I seen at Academy's. I here so many people talk good about theres and I have a XD-9 and love it, so if the XD-45 is as good or better I guess I can't go wrong. __________________ Springfield Armory XD-9 Service & Sub-Compact Springfield Armory XD-45ACP Tactical X2 Benelli Super Nova Tactical Benelli Super Nova Benelli Super Nova Slug Gun Benelli M4 Super 90 Benelli R1 270WSM Bushmaster AR-15

05-15-2007, 06:54 AM	#2
billamj XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Douglassville, Pa Posts: 145	I can't recommend it highly enough. I was a long time 9 mil fan and my main carry was a G19 until I bought my XD45C. Since then the only pistols that I've purchased have been in .45. I don't intend to get rid of my nines, or at least most of them, but I love the .45 especially from an XD. __________________ Bill USAF '76 - '86 "On every question of construction let us carry ourselves back to the time when the Constitution was adopted, recollect the spirit manifested in the debates, and instead of trying what meaning can be squeezed out of the text, or invented against it, conform to the probable one which was passed." --- Thomas Jefferson

05-15-2007, 06:56 AM	#3
wmrawls XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Rock Hill SC Posts: 1,223	Dito. Of all my hand guns my XD 45 tactical is my favorite to shoot. It's kind of like having kids, you love them all but some are special to you in certain ways. __________________ Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts.

05-15-2007, 08:56 AM	#7
MasLakas XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cache Valley, Utah Posts: 2,622	The XD 45 is a great gun. I had sworn off autoloading pistols because I had a hard time getting the grip right until I fired a XD 45 service. I shot it so well I went out and got myself on of my own. Now my revolvers sit in the gun safe waiting for my kids to get big enough to handel them! __________________ I speak softly and carry a .45. UtahConcealedCarry.Org

05-15-2007, 09:16 AM	#8
deepdiver XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: SE Missouri Posts: 1,585	Enjoy! I love mine. __________________ XD .45 Service Compact

05-15-2007, 07:40 AM	#4
cbennettx XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: NC Posts: 274	I have an XD .45 service, CZ-P01 (9mm), PX4 Storm (9mm), Sig 226 (9mm), and a Sig 220 (.45). I still think the XD is the best when you combine 13+1 rounds of .45, all at a price of under $500.00 new; really hard to beat. I do love my Sigs though.

05-15-2007, 08:02 AM	#5
Deerhunter XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Recently moved to Friendswood, TX Posts: 351	I also have the XD .45 tac. Mine eats any thing you feed it, and I have had no issues. I rely prefer the slow push of a 45 recoil to the snap of the .40

05-15-2007, 11:13 AM	#9
mojust XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: connecticut Posts: 169	I find that the XD 45 handles recoil really well. I very quickly return to target, and my wrist is less sore from a long range session than when I shoot my Sig 220. I have some arthritis and this matters. __________________ Sig 228, 226 Blackwater, S&W 60, Mossberg 590, XD .45 ACP, Springfield 1911, Smith 1911. Happiness is a warm gun

05-15-2007, 12:50 PM	#10
malkore XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: eastern Nebraska Posts: 646	My XD .45 service is the first and only .45 I've shot. its got some recoil, but it pushes back...rather than flipping up...at least if you have your wrists locked proper. followup shots are accurate and its easy to manage what recoil there is. now if I only had an unlimited supply of ammo.... __________________ malkore my guns - http://home.neb.rr.com/malkore/firearms.html

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