My new XD came in today...wrong model!!

[1lowlife]

Originally Posted by Captain Jack

What is more important? The type of gun, or your friendship. He may have made a mistake, or the seller failed to send the right model, I don't know. But your friend tried to do something nice for you (and that should seriously be considered here), and even though it isn't exactly what you wanted, it is still an XD, and is still a good size. You may have decided on a Compact, but give this gun a fair shake. You may end up liking it a whole lot after all.

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Originally Posted by Captain Jack
First, I should probably BUY my own XD before I try it. I really want an XD45, but they fly out the door so fast, and the 2 gun stores near me carry so few of them. Damn Bay Area small-arse gun shops with limited selections...

So you don't even own an XD but you are advising this guy to take a service model as opposed to the compact he ASKED for????????

If his friend is an FFL, he should have at least ordered the gun he was asked to order.
To accept the service XD45 when he asked for an XD45 compact is unacceptable.
Friend or not.
A true friend should want to make right, what he screwed up.
Let the FFL sell the service model he ordered by mistake.
The XD45 compact is hard enough to conceal without the added grip length of the service model.............
WTF

[Silverherfer]

Thanks for the replies fellas, helps alot. Some of you touched on the point that I am wrestling with, it's not a huge deal, and this isn't going to be a deal breaker with our friendship, I just don't want to inconvenience the guy. He's a hothead, a helluva great guy, would give you the shirt off his back in a pinch...just kranky. He doesn't have a full house gun shop, just a mom and pop gas station, grocery, fishing gear, ammo & powder, etc. We're pretty remote here. I think he would have taken more time to make sure he had the right model if he was more brushed up on his XD knowledge..there are so many iterations of this gun. But I figured like the rest of us, he would know the compact from the service. The wholesaler may have screwed up too, because I know when he ordered the gun he would have told them he wanted a compact, who knows, I'll ask him tomorrow.

I'm going to ask him to order the compact, and tell him I know of a great resource if he wants to sell the service and maybe put it up for sale here. If he balks at that, I'll probably just buy the friggin thing and sell it here myself. I'm not sure what his exact cost was yet, but it was less than $450.00 plus a couple points for his effort. I'll keep y'all posted.

[Captain Jack]

Originally Posted by 1lowlife

So you don't even own an XD but you are advising this guy to take a service model as opposed to the compact he ASKED for????????

What's wrong with that? Don't have to own one to know that ALL XD's are good guns after hanging out on this board. And I've had the chance to shoot one a few times already (XD-9). He did say he considered all the models, and didn't seem to mind owning any of them. And what's wrong with giving a tool a chance? I wanted an XD and my LGS didn't have any. I ended up with an FNP-9, and I NEVER even heard of it before then. Tried it and loved it. Sometimes things have a way of turning out well. It's not like the guy ended up with a Sigma...

If his friend is an FFL, he should have at least ordered the gun he was asked to order.
To accept the service XD45 when he asked for an XD45 compact is unacceptable.

Yes, hang his friend for making an honest mistake.
Friend or not.

A true friend should want to make right, what he screwed up.
Let the FFL sell the service model he ordered by mistake.
The XD45 compact is hard enough to conceal without the added grip length of the service model.............
WTF

His friend offered to make it right, but it will cost $60 more to do so. He's considering it, but isn't sure. And some people have no problems concealing 5" tacticals and full-size 1911's. Who is to say he isn't one of them? He won't know unless he tries it, there's nothing wrong with that. WTF.

[Chapie+]

Originally Posted by Silverherfer

Caution, long rant ahead...

Ordered a COMPACT .45 in OD green from my good friend/FFL. He waits for a big sale at one of the wholesalers that started yesterday, the 19th. Gun arrives today, he calls me, I speed the whole 4 miles to his shop, box is waiting for me on counter, open box...not a compact.

Also, the compact he tells me is going to be $60.00 bucks more...not sure why yet. Not sure what to do.

Have you held a compact?

If not, do so before you make your friend order one and spend the money! Some folks find that they need to add a finger extension onto the magazine so they have a good hold. Others opt to use the 13 round "X tension" magazine for that purpose. If you fall into that category - needing to use a magazine extension / finger groove to extend the compact for a better grip, than just get the Service model and be happy at the savings. Yes the Compact is easier to conceal! However, if you are going to add to it to make it easier to hold than you are essentially making it into a service model.

Best case scenario - you get a chance to shoot both a service and a compact and then decide.

Chapie+

[Silverherfer]

Thanks Chappie, good point. When making the decision to get the compact, I did just that. I shot both, figuring I might have better control with the service, but the differrence was negligible. My build is somewhat slight, and my hands fit perfectly on the compact, one of the reasons I am fairly biased towards it. I also love the fact that when I'm at the range and just want to plink, I'll have the higher cap as well. It's a win win with the compact.

[Chapie+]

Originally Posted by Silverherfer

Thanks Chappie, good point. When making the decision to get the compact, I did just that. I shot both, figuring I might have better control with the service, but the differrence was negligible. My build is somewhat slight, and my hands fit perfectly on the compact, one of the reasons I am fairly biased towards it. I also love the fact that when I'm at the range and just want to plink, I'll have the higher cap as well. It's a win win with the compact.

I like the compact a lot too, I was trying to save you some future aggravation if you hadn't compared the two. I can see someone sending the Service back to get the Compact and then adding onto the compact to get a grip like the service .....

Chapie+

[jtkratzer]

I'm sorry, but if you ordered something, as in you specifically said this is what I want, then that is what you should get. What he decides to do with it is up to him.

When I ordered my XD45 compact, the guy got one in and it was not a compact, it was a service. He said he'd order it again. Another service came in. Third try, he drove about 45 minutes to the distributor to pick it up himself to make sure it was the right model.

Get what you want, you're still paying for it, even if you're getting a deal.

It's not like he called you and said, "Hey, I got this in at a great price, do you want it?"

Tell him to join the forum and sell it. It's NIB and he should still make money on the deal.

[Chapie+]

Originally Posted by jtkratzer

I'm sorry, but if you ordered something, as in you specifically said this is what I want, then that is what you should get. What he decides to do with it is up to him.
Tell him to join the forum and sell it. It's NIB and he should still make money on the deal.

It is a good idea to go to maker's website and find the specific part number and then order based on that number and send your dealer the link to the website to make it real clear.

I ordered an XD 5" compact model (tactical model slide paired with compact frame) the model number is: XD9655HCSP06 5 Inch Compact Black. Here is the link: Springfield Armory

Hope that helps.

Chapie+

[jtkratzer]

Originally Posted by Chapie+

It is a good idea to go to maker's website and find the specific part number and then order based on that number and send your dealer the link to the website to make it real clear.

I ordered an XD 5" compact model (tactical model slide paired with compact frame) the model number is: XD9655HCSP06 5 Inch Compact Black. Here is the link: Springfield Armory

Hope that helps.

Chapie+

That works if your dealer uses a computer.

[Silverherfer]

Well I talked to my guy today and he ordered the compact. The extra sixty bucks is due to the fact that the one he ordered was a sale price, and apparently they don't have the OD green compact in stock...so he's ordering from somewhere else. Should be here tomorrow. I mentioned that if he wanted to sell the other one, that I knew a place he could sell it, get a fair price, and deal with good people, but he's a little computer shy and when I mentioned "online" he just shook his head and basically said no way. So, I am going to purchase it from him and sell it here. I will put it up on the trading post when I have all the details.