What are the XD 45 acp Cons????

[Judge]

Sorry, hate to be picky, but that's not a con of the gun... that's a con of the OWNER!!!

Originally Posted by Tally XD

I can think of ONE, and only one, legitimate CON . . . .

1) If you dont align the guide rod properly when reassembling the XD45, you may get a locked up slide.

[Cryogaijin]

1. The trigger is a bit poor straight out of the box. It does tighten up a bit after a couple hundred rounds. I'm still likely to get a trigger job.

2. The sights are meh, and hard to replace.

3. Both .40s&w and 9mm are cheaper to feed, and you get more rounds per mag as well.

4. Wolf steel cased ammo often binds in the mags. There are several people that have had the problem, including myself.

[Tard]

The only con is ammo costs if you don't reload.
Everyone who shoots .45 reloads!

[dangerouspower]

First off, I agree with everyone else here- the XD45 truly is perfect in just about every way. That being said, there is one minor gripe- and that's by comparing the stock trigger on my XD40 subcompact and my new XD45 Compact.

My XD-40 simply has a much smoother, lighter trigger pull, right from the factory. I just got my XD45 back from Springer Precision, and was pleased to note that the trigger was quite a bit lighter and smoother. However, on a few of the reviews, there was comparison to a Springer trigger job to finely tuned 1911. Although the trigger is noticeably lighter, it did not compare to 1911 trigger. There was still quite a bit of travel (known as trigger creep) before the trigger broke.

Again, not bashing my XD45 in any way... just noting the trigger comparison between two Springfield products.

[magnumize]

Ive been an owner of the XD line of pistols for about 5 years now.I always said if Springfield EVER came out with the 45acp Id have one.Now I do have one and LOVE IT.So no CONS at all from me.BTW it broke my heart when XDGAP came out 1st LOL...Now its all good.

[orionshooter]

Minor con but a con nonetheless - replacing or adjusting the rear sight is a giant pain in the arse.

It's simply not necessary to make it that difficult to accomplish for gosh sakes.

[Frisco Pete]

Besides Springfield Armory and their parts policy (which really gets hammered on Survivalist sites) I have heard of this issue from a guy posting on another forum (but also a member of this one as well):

I'm starting to not like the loaded chamber indicator on the XD. After a round of shooting, I have to disassemble the chamber indicator (drive out the cross-pin), and clean the spring and mechanism out.

It gets stuck "upright" -- so it appears there is a round chambered, when there actually is none. I'm thinking of leaving it out, as it's driving me nuts. It's extra cleaning I don't want to do. If I skip cleaning it, I have to leave it be with a "stuck" indicator.

And no, this isn't just my gun that does this. It's the first XD I've had that has exhibited this, but there are dozens of reports on xdtalk of this same thing. Springfield simply says, "take it out and clean it."

Has anyone had issues with this with the XD45?

[deepdiver]

I have never had an issue with my loaded chamber indicator.

The only things I don't like about my XD45C 4" is the trigger, and the parts availability.

[bailey]

My XD45 loaded chamber indicator sticks open at ~1000 round intervals, but I use some not-so-clean burning powder in my loads. It's an easy enough fix (one pin and a little scraping), but a mild pain nonetheless.

[Judge]

I'd rather have to clean it once every 1000 rounds than not have it. It sure comes in handy in the dark - I've had to use it once, and have glanced at it many times just to check.