EXCELLENT (Springfield’s XD9 Subcompact) ARTICLE from Officer.Com - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

Maximum1 · 07-30-2007, 03:11 PM

EXCELLENT XD9 Subcompact ARTICLE at Officer.Com from their Law Enforcement Technology Evaluation Team…
“The off-duty firearm needs to be a deliberate consideration. Law Enforcement Technology tested the Springfield Armory's XD9 Subcompact and found that it exceeds this standard.”…..You can view the article here.

Springfield’s XD9 Subcompact
http://www.officer.com/print/Law-Enforcement-Technology/Springfields-XD9-Subcompact/1$31772

**DanTheEldest** · 07-30-2007, 03:23 PM

Great article.

"It is no coincidence that the XD9 Series has increased geometrically in popularity. The Law Enforcement Technology test team predicts this firearm will be a department-wide purchase for many agencies. It has set a new standard for innovation in off-duty handguns."

The word is getting out--Gaston's little pistols aren't the only game in town anymore.

XDerminator · 07-30-2007, 03:45 PM

Awesome! Great for the XD line to receive this kind of high praise from the pros. I've always said that the XD has essentially the best of two worlds--the Glocks and the 1911s--combined into one to make for the best "working" handgun in the world. These guys seem to agree.

Good read.

propellerhead · 07-30-2007, 04:09 PM

I don't know. It seemed too one-sided. Like the author was paid by SA to write the article. I was hoping for more comparisons.

Maximum1 · 07-30-2007, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by propellerhead

I don't know. It seemed too one-sided. Like the author was paid by SA to write the article. I was hoping for more comparisons.

There's always a cynic in the crowd

petey1 · 07-30-2007, 05:15 PM

Thanks...cool article

THE SCARECROW · 07-30-2007, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by propellerhead

I don't know. It seemed too one-sided. Like the author was paid by SA to write the article. I was hoping for more comparisons.

I see what you are saying.! But hey it is ONE AWSOME PSTOL!! I did notice they talked about the rattle of the magazine.. I thought they would have talked about the full size Magazine capacity though.

Krackels · 07-30-2007, 07:11 PM

ooo...

I like it, but SA will have to change their parts policy (at least toward LEOs). I can't imagine a large police department having to keep a dozen extra XDs on hands so they can send in XDs for repairs.

Maximum1 · 07-30-2007, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Krackels

ooo...

I can't imagine a large police department having to keep a dozen extra XDs on hands so they can send in XDs for repairs.

As the article points out and many understand the XD series is FULLY field serviceable including easy to field replace sights and recoil spring assemblt (module unit). Also, the internal striker has fewer moving parts and is "an uncomplicated and reliable way of igniting the primer".

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Maximum1 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 489	EXCELLENT (Springfield’s XD9 Subcompact) ARTICLE from Officer.Com EXCELLENT XD9 Subcompact ARTICLE at Officer.Com from their Law Enforcement Technology Evaluation Team… “The off-duty firearm needs to be a deliberate consideration. Law Enforcement Technology tested the Springfield Armory's XD9 Subcompact and found that it exceeds this standard.”…..You can view the article here. Springfield’s XD9 Subcompact http://www.officer.com/print/Law-Enforcement-Technology/Springfields-XD9-Subcompact/1$31772 __________________ . "Arms in the hands of individual citizens may be used at individual discretion...in private self-defense" - John Adams "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -Thomas Jefferson, Proposed Virginia Constitution, 1776 Last edited by Maximum1; 07-31-2007 at 05:10 PM.

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DanTheEldest XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,499	Great article. "It is no coincidence that the XD9 Series has increased geometrically in popularity. The Law Enforcement Technology test team predicts this firearm will be a department-wide purchase for many agencies. It has set a new standard for innovation in off-duty handguns." The word is getting out--Gaston's little pistols aren't the only game in town anymore. __________________ The only things more disturbing than the base ideologies of the new President are the lengths to which his supporters and apologists will go to try to convince themselves and the rest of us that he's not exactly who he says he is. The American abortion industry: helping rid the tired, huddled masses of their inconveniences and mistakes for four decades now. (But it's okay--the unborn aren't actually humans. What they are, we're not sure--but they're definitely not people.)

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propellerhead XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Foat Wurth, TX Posts: 3,561	I don't know. It seemed too one-sided. Like the author was paid by SA to write the article. I was hoping for more comparisons. __________________ XD-9 Tactical for IDPA, XD-40 Subcompact for concealed carry, XD-45 Service for home defense. Three calibers, three models, three purposes. No compromises.

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Krackels XDTalk 15K Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeastern PA Posts: 19,562 Blog Entries: 5	ooo... I like it, but SA will have to change their parts policy (at least toward LEOs). I can't imagine a large police department having to keep a dozen extra XDs on hands so they can send in XDs for repairs. __________________ "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." --Benjamin Franklin PA Roll Call

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07-30-2007, 03:45 PM	#3
XDerminator XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 404	Awesome! Great for the XD line to receive this kind of high praise from the pros. I've always said that the XD has essentially the best of two worlds--the Glocks and the 1911s--combined into one to make for the best "working" handgun in the world. These guys seem to agree. Good read.

07-30-2007, 05:15 PM	#6
petey1 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Upstate NY Posts: 677	Thanks...cool article