XD 45 Compact grip ? - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

Pac757 · 08-20-2007, 09:13 AM

Hello All, I can not seem to find an XD 45 Compact locally to handle one, so I am enlisting the help of forum members who own a XD 45 Compact. I own a 45 Tactical, and an XD 9 service, so how does the grip on the compact fit? I like the grip on the service a little better than the Tactical full size grip, Can someone with average size hands get all bottom 3 fingers on the grip (no hanging in the air pinky) with the regular magazine? and with the extended mag is the grip as long as the full size tactical? Thanks for the help.
-PC

willbird · 08-20-2007, 10:01 AM

OK my right hand of I measure the width of all 4 fingers across where they join the palm(at the base of the pinky) is 3.25 ", if I go clear back by the thumb my palm measures almost 4".

I did grip a compact xd-45 this weekend at gander mountain, and I did not find any of my hand hanging off the grip even with no magazine inserted.

Grasping my 4" xd-45 service model in a normal shooting grip leaves an honest 1/2" "extra" grip there with a normal 13 round magazine inserted. I do not have a compact YET to measure

...in some areas there is 3/4" of an inch extra.

According the Springfield the full size xd-45 grip is 5.75" and the compact is 5"

They say the xd service 9x19 has a 5.5" grip, sub compact has 4.75" grip.

Bill

**mvician** · 08-20-2007, 10:22 AM

I can get a full grip on my 45 compact
grip is 3/4" shorter the the service.

Mike

bazookabrown · 08-20-2007, 10:26 AM

[/IMG]My hands are kinda small to average and my pinky just does fit on the lip of the mag base.

mrwildroot · 08-20-2007, 02:10 PM

My hand fits perfectly with the compact mag in place.
With the extended mag, no problem either.
Though it is only 3/4" shorter, it does make a difference when I CCW, IWB.
mrwildroot

BMFOTP · 08-20-2007, 02:22 PM

Well I have been told that I have medium to large hands. Depending on who is doing the talking. I own an XD-45ACP Compact and I can get my 2 3/4 finger on the grip with the mag in the well. If the mag isnt in the well then 2 1/2 of my fingers on the grip. Even with this situation I do not have any problems shooting or controlling my XD. Hope this helps a little

Slugger · 08-20-2007, 03:11 PM

I'd say my hands are medium or so and I have no problem at all getting a full grip on the compact. Felt like the gun was made for me.

Slugger

aphexafx · 08-20-2007, 04:45 PM

Ditto - large hands, I van get a full grip, and it feels great. In fact, the full size grip feels huge, like a king-size bed.

Edit: My pinky is hooked into the mag as well, as detailed by Bilt4Comfort, below me.

Bilt4Comfort · 08-20-2007, 05:42 PM

I have medium hands I would say, cannot get a full grip, but my pinky gets hooked on the bottom of the 10 rd mag just enough. The xcap is huge enough that I could fit 2 pinkys on it if I had an extra digit.

Myk9noseknows · 08-20-2007, 08:17 PM

I have med/large hands with short fingers. The Compact fits my mitts perfectly, right down the the end of the pinky.
As a comparison, the G19 (compact glock) is about 1/4 inch shorter than the XD compact. and my pinky hangs halfway off of it.

I have a Service model, but don't find it nearly as comfortable as the Compact with the 10rd mag...it's like a glove, that's why i bought 2 of 'em

08-20-2007, 09:13 AM	#1
Pac757 XDTalk Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SW Florida Posts: 44	XD 45 Compact grip ? Hello All, I can not seem to find an XD 45 Compact locally to handle one, so I am enlisting the help of forum members who own a XD 45 Compact. I own a 45 Tactical, and an XD 9 service, so how does the grip on the compact fit? I like the grip on the service a little better than the Tactical full size grip, Can someone with average size hands get all bottom 3 fingers on the grip (no hanging in the air pinky) with the regular magazine? and with the extended mag is the grip as long as the full size tactical? Thanks for the help. -PC __________________ XD 9 Bi-tone XD 45 Tac SA 1911 Op Para 1911 38 Super M&P 9C M&P9 S&W 29-2 S&W 66-2 S&W 15-6

08-20-2007, 10:01 AM	#2
willbird XDTalk Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 31	OK my right hand of I measure the width of all 4 fingers across where they join the palm(at the base of the pinky) is 3.25 ", if I go clear back by the thumb my palm measures almost 4". I did grip a compact xd-45 this weekend at gander mountain, and I did not find any of my hand hanging off the grip even with no magazine inserted. Grasping my 4" xd-45 service model in a normal shooting grip leaves an honest 1/2" "extra" grip there with a normal 13 round magazine inserted. I do not have a compact YET to measure ...in some areas there is 3/4" of an inch extra. According the Springfield the full size xd-45 grip is 5.75" and the compact is 5" They say the xd service 9x19 has a 5.5" grip, sub compact has 4.75" grip. Bill Last edited by willbird; 08-20-2007 at 10:05 AM.

08-20-2007, 10:26 AM	#4
bazookabrown XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Park Hills, Mo. Posts: 18	[/IMG]My hands are kinda small to average and my pinky just does fit on the lip of the mag base. Last edited by bazookabrown; 08-20-2007 at 10:31 AM. Reason: add pic

08-20-2007, 02:10 PM	#5
mrwildroot XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 418	My hand fits perfectly with the compact mag in place. With the extended mag, no problem either. Though it is only 3/4" shorter, it does make a difference when I CCW, IWB. mrwildroot __________________ NRA Member VFW Member PAFOA "Know guns, know peace, know safety... No guns, no peace, no safety..."

08-20-2007, 02:22 PM	#6
BMFOTP XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 309	Well I have been told that I have medium to large hands. Depending on who is doing the talking. I own an XD-45ACP Compact and I can get my 2 3/4 finger on the grip with the mag in the well. If the mag isnt in the well then 2 1/2 of my fingers on the grip. Even with this situation I do not have any problems shooting or controlling my XD. Hope this helps a little __________________ To extraordinary circumstances we must apply extraordinary remedies.

08-20-2007, 10:22 AM	#3
mvician XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 2,885	I can get a full grip on my 45 compact grip is 3/4" shorter the the service. Mike

08-20-2007, 03:11 PM	#7
Slugger XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Western Wash Posts: 163	I'd say my hands are medium or so and I have no problem at all getting a full grip on the compact. Felt like the gun was made for me. Slugger __________________ Anti-gun = Anti-American The 2nd has nothing to do with duck hunting!

08-20-2007, 04:45 PM	#8
aphexafx XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 671	Ditto - large hands, I van get a full grip, and it feels great. In fact, the full size grip feels huge, like a king-size bed. Edit: My pinky is hooked into the mag as well, as detailed by Bilt4Comfort, below me. __________________ Bleh. Last edited by aphexafx; 08-20-2007 at 07:13 PM.

08-20-2007, 05:42 PM	#9
Bilt4Comfort XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Desert Southwest Posts: 326	I have medium hands I would say, cannot get a full grip, but my pinky gets hooked on the bottom of the 10 rd mag just enough. The xcap is huge enough that I could fit 2 pinkys on it if I had an extra digit. __________________ Rem870Tac SA XD40 SC Taurus M608 Henry.22 You cannot legislate morality, and banning inanimate objects will never substitute for personal responsibility. Banning and limiting things merely makes them profitable to criminals via laws of supply and demand.

08-20-2007, 08:17 PM	#10
Myk9noseknows XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,892	I have med/large hands with short fingers. The Compact fits my mitts perfectly, right down the the end of the pinky. As a comparison, the G19 (compact glock) is about 1/4 inch shorter than the XD compact. and my pinky hangs halfway off of it. I have a Service model, but don't find it nearly as comfortable as the Compact with the 10rd mag...it's like a glove, that's why i bought 2 of 'em __________________ "When people need help, they call the Police. When Police need help, they call K-9"

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