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Tx1911 · 09-28-2007, 03:57 PM

I am really looking into getting a XD 45 Compact and I would like input from the peeps who have one. I want to use it as my daily carry.

With a 4 inch barrel I was a little concerned with bullet expansion, I carry Gold Dots short barrel for my 40sc. Besides Gold Dots what do you peeps think what would be some good carry ammo out of a 4 inch barrel .45acp ? How good is accuracy vs. other XDs ? Are the short 10 round mags more expensive ? Thanks guys please reply !

**PackerfanXD** · 09-28-2007, 04:52 PM

I'm not familiar with 'bullet expansion'. Please enlighten me.

eta; nevermind I thought the bullet was expanding in the chamber...

**XD9Sub** · 09-28-2007, 05:00 PM

Here is some data with an even shorter barrel, the 3" Colt Defender.
This should give you a good selection.

http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/...chester+Ranger

The Win Ranger did very well in a short barrel, and it's what I use.

**Dark Knight** · 09-28-2007, 07:21 PM

Compact is a great carry gun.. I retired my HKP7 M-13 in favor of the XD compact
Ditto on the Ranger ammo

katana8869 · 09-28-2007, 07:32 PM

Love my 4" compact. I load mine with WWB 230gr jacketed hollow points and I feel just fine about it. No boutique ammo for me thank-you.

Killit n Grillit · 09-28-2007, 09:36 PM

I also have the XD45 Compact,really enjoy it alot.Good for carry or everyday shooting or home defense.I had Meprolights night sights installed,carry with Win Rangers in a Don Hume H721 Leather OWB Holster.

fyrfytrcwd · 09-28-2007, 09:43 PM

Love mine so much I just sent it in for some refinishing and a set of Heine Straight 8's. GREAT SHOOTER! EXTREMELY accurate. A little big for summer conceal for me, but my Comp-Tac Hoslter keeps it close. Will DEFINATELY carry it in the winter - OWB, of course... My favorite holster (believe ot or not) is the Galco Matrix M7X... Close, tight, fits almost every belt (and XD which is a super-huge plus) and CHEAP!!!!!

Enjoy it!!!

P.S. I carry Cor-Bon 200-grain JHP +P's

-Fyr

LKB3rd · 09-29-2007, 06:15 AM

I have a compact xd45 that i love. I am an enthusiastic new shooter, with close to 1000 rounds through it so far with not one failure of any kind.
It is very accurate. I am still working on a squeezing/tightening/flinching problem where i shoot low and to the right by around 3 or 4 inches(I'm lefty), which i confirmed was me, not the pistol last night. I asked the owner of the local range to put 5 rounds through it to see if i need more pratice or a sight adjustment, and he promptly shot out the bullseye of the target at 25 feet. I was hoping it was the sights lol.

Archer1945 · 09-29-2007, 10:06 PM

I have a 5" Compact and it is one sweet shooting gun.

I was planning on getting a 4" for a carry gun but that has been put on hold for awhile. You don't have to worry about expansion problems with a 4" gun.

There is actually very little velocity change between a 4" and 5" barrel so anything that works in a 5" will work just as well in a 4". Problem don't begin to arise until the barrel length gets down around 3" which is why several companies have come out with special ammo for short barreled guns.

jtkratzer · 09-29-2007, 10:18 PM

I have the XD45 compact and love it. Depending on what I'm wearing, I sometimes carry the 13 rounder, other times the 10 round mag. I haven't put any defensive ammo through it other than 200 gr. +P and 230 gr. GoldDots.

09-28-2007, 03:57 PM	#1
Tx1911 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: TEXAS Posts: 183	Thoughts on the XD 45 Compact .... I am really looking into getting a XD 45 Compact and I would like input from the peeps who have one. I want to use it as my daily carry. With a 4 inch barrel I was a little concerned with bullet expansion, I carry Gold Dots short barrel for my 40sc. Besides Gold Dots what do you peeps think what would be some good carry ammo out of a 4 inch barrel .45acp ? How good is accuracy vs. other XDs ? Are the short 10 round mags more expensive ? Thanks guys please reply ! __________________ Springfield Armory 1911-A1 TRP SS .45acp Springfield Armory XD 45 Compact Glock 17

09-28-2007, 04:52 PM	#2
PackerfanXD XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ground zero of the invasion Posts: 7,226 Blog Entries: 1	I'm not familiar with 'bullet expansion'. Please enlighten me. eta; nevermind I thought the bullet was expanding in the chamber... __________________ The wealthiest nation in the world with the mightiest army man has ever assembled could not stop them. http://www.break.com/usercontent/200...00-358890.html Welcome to the Socialist States of Barakistan An armed man is a citizen. An unarmed man is a subject. -Author unknown. Last edited by PackerfanXD; 09-29-2007 at 11:09 PM.

09-28-2007, 05:00 PM	#3
XD9Sub XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Norcross, GA Posts: 1,025	Here is some data with an even shorter barrel, the 3" Colt Defender. This should give you a good selection. http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/...chester+Ranger The Win Ranger did very well in a short barrel, and it's what I use. __________________ "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

09-28-2007, 09:43 PM	#7
fyrfytrcwd XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sunny Florida. Posts: 233	Love mine so much I just sent it in for some refinishing and a set of Heine Straight 8's. GREAT SHOOTER! EXTREMELY accurate. A little big for summer conceal for me, but my Comp-Tac Hoslter keeps it close. Will DEFINATELY carry it in the winter - OWB, of course... My favorite holster (believe ot or not) is the Galco Matrix M7X... Close, tight, fits almost every belt (and XD which is a super-huge plus) and CHEAP!!!!! Enjoy it!!! P.S. I carry Cor-Bon 200-grain JHP +P's -Fyr __________________ XD45c, XD9sc, The Entire Kahr Collection (except .45...), Many 1911's, A Few Glocks, Kel-Tecs, A Few Black Rifles and assorted other toys... "Leave the gun... Take the Cannoli..."

09-29-2007, 10:18 PM	#10
jtkratzer XDTalk 15K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lancaster Co., PA Posts: 17,560	I have the XD45 compact and love it. Depending on what I'm wearing, I sometimes carry the 13 rounder, other times the 10 round mag. I haven't put any defensive ammo through it other than 200 gr. +P and 230 gr. GoldDots. __________________ "I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it." - Thomas Jefferson The Gun Lounge Pennyslvania Firearms Owners Association Hockey Forum

09-28-2007, 07:21 PM	#4
Dark Knight XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: SpokaVegas WA STATE Posts: 376	Compact is a great carry gun.. I retired my HKP7 M-13 in favor of the XD compact Ditto on the Ranger ammo

09-28-2007, 07:32 PM	#5
katana8869 XDTalk Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Occupied Territory Posts: 78	Love my 4" compact. I load mine with WWB 230gr jacketed hollow points and I feel just fine about it. No boutique ammo for me thank-you.

09-28-2007, 09:36 PM	#6
Killit n Grillit XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Columbus,Ga. Posts: 194	I also have the XD45 Compact,really enjoy it alot.Good for carry or everyday shooting or home defense.I had Meprolights night sights installed,carry with Win Rangers in a Don Hume H721 Leather OWB Holster.

09-29-2007, 06:15 AM	#8
LKB3rd XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CT Posts: 943	I have a compact xd45 that i love. I am an enthusiastic new shooter, with close to 1000 rounds through it so far with not one failure of any kind. It is very accurate. I am still working on a squeezing/tightening/flinching problem where i shoot low and to the right by around 3 or 4 inches(I'm lefty), which i confirmed was me, not the pistol last night. I asked the owner of the local range to put 5 rounds through it to see if i need more pratice or a sight adjustment, and he promptly shot out the bullseye of the target at 25 feet. I was hoping it was the sights lol.

09-29-2007, 10:06 PM	#9
Archer1945 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Eastern MO Posts: 331	I have a 5" Compact and it is one sweet shooting gun. I was planning on getting a 4" for a carry gun but that has been put on hold for awhile. You don't have to worry about expansion problems with a 4" gun. There is actually very little velocity change between a 4" and 5" barrel so anything that works in a 5" will work just as well in a 4". Problem don't begin to arise until the barrel length gets down around 3" which is why several companies have come out with special ammo for short barreled guns.

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