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What did you think about the LONG front to rear grip, skinny width, and short length?AndyC wrote:A guy at the range on Sunday had one - he got his from Euless Guns. He generously let me whip 5 rounds through it. Me likey long-time
So does this pistol have the exchangeable back strap inserts?bronco78 wrote:Honestly, I was not excited and thrilled enough with the grip feel to buy it on sight.
Balance seemed ok, it points well... and it's single stack thin, but the grip is....LONG? front to rear.. they seemed to not have changed the grip at all, except made it thinner for the single stack. It is a weird feel... and not one Im sold on.... my XD compact and Sub are safe in the line up for today.. I'll sleep on it and have a feel again tomorrow.
See if you can find a Walther PPS the next time you're fondling an XDs in the toy store - they should feel almost exactly the same, since the two guns are almost exactly the same size as each other. I quickly found that the "long" front-to-rear grip was very manageable on my PPS, even better with a Limbsaver on it - prevents the hand from wrapping around itself if they downsized the grip.bronco78 wrote:What did you think about the LONG front to rear grip, skinny width, and short length?AndyC wrote:A guy at the range on Sunday had one - he got his from Euless Guns. He generously let me whip 5 rounds through it. Me likey long-time
According to the manual... yes it doesThe Annoyed Man wrote:So does this pistol have the exchangeable back strap inserts?bronco78 wrote:Honestly, I was not excited and thrilled enough with the grip feel to buy it on sight.
Balance seemed ok, it points well... and it's single stack thin, but the grip is....LONG? front to rear.. they seemed to not have changed the grip at all, except made it thinner for the single stack. It is a weird feel... and not one Im sold on.... my XD compact and Sub are safe in the line up for today.. I'll sleep on it and have a feel again tomorrow.
Andy thanks for the insight.AndyC wrote:I didn't really mind the short grip - I'd shot an XDS a few months ago at an industry event and I remember feeling surprised that it didn't bother me at all. The thump into the hand was reminiscent of a (non +P load) all-steel .357 mag snubbie; authoritative without being unpleasant at all. It didn't bite me in the slightest and the grip-length front-to-back felt just fine - I guess it's a subjective thing
I will have to go to my least favorite gun store to do that, but I'll stop by today and see if they have an XDs.. As snobbish as they are, not likely.n5wd wrote:See if you can find a Walther PPS the next time you're fondling an XDs in the toy store - they should feel almost exactly the same, since the two guns are almost exactly the same size as each other. I quickly found that the "long" front-to-rear grip was very manageable on my PPS, even better with a Limbsaver on it - prevents the hand from wrapping around itself if they downsized the grip.bronco78 wrote:What did you think about the LONG front to rear grip, skinny width, and short length?AndyC wrote:A guy at the range on Sunday had one - he got his from Euless Guns. He generously let me whip 5 rounds through it. Me likey long-time
Yup it is nice, have one.. the grip size is the same as my XD compact .45, but the XDm has a shorter overall length, and especially the .2 shorter barrel.The Annoyed Man wrote:I don't know about the XDs, but I just handled a new XDM45 Compact this afternoon, and I have a new case of gun lust. Now I've got to figure out what I'm willing to sell.
If I didn't already have a gun in this category that I like a lot, I'd be a lot more interested in the XDs than I am. The gun I carry most frequently is a Kahr CW45, which is almost in the same class as the XDs, being a touch smaller than my 3" Kimber which it has gradually replaced in my carry rotation. For that reason, I came to the conclusion just this morning to put my Kimber up for sale to fund the Springfield XDm45 purchase.bronco78 wrote:Yup it is nice, have one.. the grip size is the same as my XD compact .45, but the XDm has a shorter overall length, and especially the .2 shorter barrel.The Annoyed Man wrote:I don't know about the XDs, but I just handled a new XDM45 Compact this afternoon, and I have a new case of gun lust. Now I've got to figure out what I'm willing to sell.
What I want in the XDs small over all and the slimmer grip, only something your going to get in a single stack gun.
I toyed with a Springfield Micro Compact 45 today......if my rifle sells, Im going for the Micro, if not, I'll save a bit until the XD's is available form my preferred store, and then choose..
The only shop in my area that had them is the Army PX on hood, they got a 1st shipment of two, and a second shipment of 1.longhorn_92 wrote:Ok... It's been almost a month since the first reports of the XDs is selling. The more I study it, the more I like it. The problem is... I still do not see them anywhere. Has anyone bought one? Are you seeing them them anywhere yet?... Help...
