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Looking forward to your impressions of the 9mm.

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

Assuming you are asking me, and referring to carrying the XDS, it conceals very well and is very comfortable to carry. 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). Personally, I think that the Springfields are excellent guns. I have three of them - a 1911A1 Loaded, a XDm-45 Compact 3.8, and the XDs-45. They all shoot well and are very well made. They are also a somewhat more expensive than the Glocks. Heaven forbid I should ever be involved in a defensive shooting in which my firearm is confiscated - however temporarily - it won't hurt my feelings if it is a Glock, but it would hack me off if it was one of my Springfields. It would be like the difference of losing a Craftsman socket wrench versus losing a Snap-On socket wrench. Both are perfectly good socket wrenches which come with lifetime warranties, but one is "nicer".

Now that winter is coming, I will probably start carrying the XDs again as penetration through heavy winter clothing gives the .45 a leg up on the 9mm.

jrs_diesel wrote:

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)?

Maybe. I don't know. You also have 1 or 2 more rounds in the 9mm, so I don't know what the difference would be in loaded weight. I have compared the loaded weight of my G43 to my XDS45, and the G43 is lighter, but then it is lighter unloaded too, so it's not really a valid comparison for the purposes of comparing both XDS pistols.

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

I haven't shot the 9mm, but I own the .45 version and love it.