After having spent weeks on the internet researching different handguns and shooting with a couple of friends who both own several, I was real close to buying a glock until I actually held an XD. The Glock can't hold a candle to the XD for ergonomics, price or features. So I went with an
XD-40 service model. When I asked a gun shop owner the differences between the Glock and the XD he said, "well, the glock is 1970's technology and now we have the XD." That summed it up for me.
Plus I had read to many instances where Glocks barrels don't fully support the 40 S&W round and have a reputation for 6 o'clock kabooms on the side of the shell casing that sticks out behind the feed ramp.I have seen pictures and read testamonies from Glock owners. I took out my XD barrel and dropped a round in and it looked fully supported to me. To me this is an additional safety feature that rarely gets talked about.
I have ordered a pacmyer rubber grip (I tend to get sweaty palms) and a Dons guide rod w/ wolff #22 spring as initial upgrades. Is there anything else that would be initially helpful to this guns performance that you can suggest?
Thanks for any help
XD-40 service model. When I asked a gun shop owner the differences between the Glock and the XD he said, "well, the glock is 1970's technology and now we have the XD." That summed it up for me.
Plus I had read to many instances where Glocks barrels don't fully support the 40 S&W round and have a reputation for 6 o'clock kabooms on the side of the shell casing that sticks out behind the feed ramp.I have seen pictures and read testamonies from Glock owners. I took out my XD barrel and dropped a round in and it looked fully supported to me. To me this is an additional safety feature that rarely gets talked about.
I have ordered a pacmyer rubber grip (I tend to get sweaty palms) and a Dons guide rod w/ wolff #22 spring as initial upgrades. Is there anything else that would be initially helpful to this guns performance that you can suggest?
Thanks for any help
