XDs VS. XD sub compact

[mingansr]

Originally Posted by XD-Generate

SHoot, they could come out with a whole other line called the XDss. (Super Slim) and make all 3 calibers in 3" variants of the XDs.

hello again, XD-Generate. i remember in my wild dreaming (thread and posts) that you pretty much concurred with me on that baby xd .380 i cried about. yeah, no power, but it would be pocketable

for you other xdtalkers, i have begged those who might have an in with the honchos at SA to ponder the possibility of a US plant making the baby .380.

my dilemma is i'm very attracted to the Sig P238 for summer carry in cold WI. but the 'muscle memory' of that gun is very different from my xd40. no USA trigger and grip safety. i would never have a problem being cocked and locked with any xd. but that Sig, though it's a beautiful shooter, has a safety, that, in the heat of the threat, could be forgotten. though i'd probably be cocked and locked with the p238, i'd still be a little afraid of a machine failure.

i want all my pistolas to shoot the same way. thus i have decided that i will wait til i get my hands on the XDS when it comes in 40 and 9mm. i don't want to confuse my retired brain to think about an SAO trigger with only a manual safety to prevent me blowing my .... off. i want my conceal and carry for summer to have the USA trigger and grip safety. i would not fear for my reproductive capabilities, cuz, as a machine, one could fail, but not 'likely' both at the same time. if both trigger and grip safety failed together, i guess it's time the Lord would call me.

so, hoping that the single stack 9mm or 40 might add one extra bullet in the mag, looks like XDS for me.

[mingansr]

Originally Posted by XD-Generate

SHoot, they could come out with a whole other line called the XDss. (Super Slim) and make all 3 calibers in 3" variants of the XDs.

ditto what i just said above.

[mficare]

Originally Posted by MCFLYFYTER

No, it is not a 1911, sorry.

True, it is a XD though and the rest of them have a sear. That's kinda why I went XD over Glock

[human]

I'd take the XDs in 9mm

[249cyf4hh]

I don't really like the sound of the XDS, sure it's small and concealable and a 45, but only 6 shots? Maybe as a backup if it shoots well, but still.[img]http://www.ihatespam*******huang3.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.ihatespam*******huang2.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.ihatespam*******huang4.jpg[/img]

[mattsweet]

It wouldn't replace my carry weapon, but it would be fun to take to the range and possibly keep as one of many options scattered about my home for defense. Every room has a secret surprise for any intruder.

[mingansr]

Originally Posted by mficare

am I the only on turned off by the XDs not having a actual sear?

Originally Posted by mficare

True, it is a XD though and the rest of them have a sear. That's kinda why I went XD over Glock

oh, geez, now what's going on? sorry for my stupidity, but what the flock is a sear?

[mficare]

Originally Posted by mingansr

oh, geez, now what's going on? sorry for my stupidity, but what the flock is a sear?

A sear in the XD is the thing that holds the striker in cocked position and when you pull the trigger it slides the sear out of the way, on a Glock or the XDs when you cycle the slide you are only cocking the striker around 30% then as you pull the trigger the trigger bar has a peace that pulls the striker the rest of the way and then moves out of the way. I may not be 100% correct on how I described it but I think I'm pretty much there.

[sattman]

thanks for that explanation, i too was wondering what the sear was.

[mficare]

No problemo