XD Talk

MrMiami · 03-08-2012, 09:18 PM

i have a sc and my wife carries an XDm Compact .40

she wants a lighter gun to keep in her purse

i was looking at the LC9 or the LCR .380

or the S&W semi Bodyguard

anyone have any of these???

SpringerFan · 03-08-2012, 09:32 PM

My wife carries a lcp in her purse because of it's light weight. The lc9 is only a few ounces heavier though and a nice step-up in caliber.

t8er · 03-08-2012, 10:52 PM

My wife has the LC9. Great little gun plus its 9mm not .380 so its a little more powerful. The only thing I don't like is the trigger it has a loooooooong travel to it. Someone else on here has a link to a company that makes trigger kits for it so that may be the next upgrade.

Vhyrus · 03-08-2012, 11:00 PM

check out the diamondback db9 or db380. Heard it has a much better trigger than the rugers.

MrMiami · 03-08-2012, 11:55 PM

whats the size comparison to the LC9 vs the xd subcompact?

how reliable are are the DLiamondBacks ive seen them but i dont know anyone that has 1

**mongoose33** · 03-09-2012, 06:59 AM

I have the LC9. Bought it in August after I asked Springfield Armory if they were coming out w/ a CC piece. Customer service rep said they'd been told nothing--and I believe she was telling the truth--so I bought the LC9.

I felt the LCP was simply too small for me, too small to handle well--plus I don't like the .380 caliber. A 9mm was the minimum for me.

The advantage of the LC9 is that it's thin, .9" in width. I have a CC holster for both the XD and the LC9, and the XD is just very lumpy on my hip.

Another advantage--though it's something to which you have to adjust--is the double-action trigger. It's a good trigger, but of course you have to cock and then release the hammer with the trigger pull.

Why an advantage? I don't want a hair-trigger CC weapon.

The downside is that if you're used to the XD trigger, it'll be different. I switch back and forth between my XDs and my LC9 at the range, so I have learned how to use them both well, but there's a significant difference.

Interestingly, in learning the LC9 trigger, I've found it's made my trigger pull on the XDs better.

Here's a pic comparing it to my XD-9 Service. I've since cut a small piece of inner tube for the grip of the LC9--that's what you see on the grip of the XD-9. It adds just enough tactile feel and girth that it makes it fit my hand much better:

Rlxurmnd · 03-09-2012, 07:25 AM

also have an LC9, and like others have said, very long trigger pull. smooth but long. also have a G27 that i traded my xd 40sc for because the xd was just a little to bulky to CC on an everyday basis.

but the LC9 is a very nice little shooter once you get use to the trigger, very accurate straight out the box

Medic738 · 03-09-2012, 07:37 AM

My father has a DB .380 and it's ok. The lc9 is much nicer and has far less issues that we have had with the db. It has feeding issues with someone with a weaker grip. The LC9 is my favorite. But the lcp is also a very nice little sidearm. Either should be good for you.