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The Annoyed Man wrote:

rytchard wrote:How is it for everyday carry, as far are comfort, able to conceal, etc.

I only started carrying Glocks because my wife is familiar with that platform, it is increasingly important to me that she be able to handle and fire anything I might carry (and visa versa). .

That is precisely the same line of thought my wife and I had when we decided on the XD and XDs.


Love the socket wrench analogy

Triple T makes a very nice and comfy IWB holster. My XD lives in mine, and it will hold the XDs (same shape just smaller). They do make one for the XDs, and they are about $70.

For EDC, I can't give very much info since my wife carries that, which hasn't been much at all (she's still waiting for her license). However, I can't give some insight since I carry the aforementioned compact XD45. I have not had much trouble at all carrying that IWB. Compared to the XDs, it's larger and heavier. I don't see the XDs having much problems for EDC.


TAM, I looked up cartridge weights. A 230 gr 45 ACP is aprrox. 325 gr total weight, and a 115 gr 9mm is approx. 185 gr total. So a standard load of 6 rounds in an XDs 45 would be 1,950 grains, and 8 of 9mm in the XDs 9 would be 1,480 grains. The difference isn't even a 1/16th of a pound, and might offset the weight of the thicker barrel on the 9mm, though I have no idea what each barrel weighs.

The Annoyed Man wrote:I do know that the 9mm is marginally heavier than the .45 due to there being more metal in the barrel.

Isn't that offset by having lighter rounds in the mag (115 grain vs. 230 grain)?

Congrats, that a nice gun! My wife and I both shot one at The Arms Room. I was impressed too. For a smaller gun, recoil is not a big issue. She ended up buying an XDs 9, 3.3 inch barrel in bi-tone.

Don't forget that Springfield Armory is having thier Gear Up and Go promotion until the end of the year, and you get a small range bag, two mags, and double mag pouch for your belt. My wife, got the 7 round and an 8 round mag with her gun, and SA sent her another 7 round mag, and a 9 round with the extension sleeve.

Overall, it's a very nice peice of hardware, and I have to say I am slightly envious of her XDs, it looks cooler than my all black compact XD 45 . And I also like how hers has the front fiber optic sight, makes for easy sight aquisition (my XD just has the standard 3 dot).