Comments on: Springfield XD-45 Tactical – Love at 1st Blast

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:33:42 +0000

TexasFred said, “Ya couldn’t chase me hard enough, far enough or fast enough to GIVE me a Glock… I SPIT, every time I say that VILE word, Pa-tooooey!!”

Bob says, “Amen.”

By: Stormwarning

Stormwarning — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:19:18 +0000

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Yes, it was a .38 Special. But overall, good advice. My future son-in-law is a cop (but he likes that “word”).

By: TexasFred

TexasFred — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 02:01:52 +0000

Storm, I wouldn’t recommend a 1911 for a starter, not at all, and a 5 shot S&W?? Gotta be a Chief or a Detective Special, and likely a .38, a puny little round at best..

Go to a local gun range that lets you rent a gun, try several, ask the range master what you just asked me, he’ll be looking at you and be much more able to make a recommendation, I have no idea as to how big you are, the size of your hands or any of that…

It’s not a good thing to tell someone what kind of gun they need, especially if they haven’t got that much experience..

My wife is quite comfortable with my 6″ barrel Model 28 S&W .357 Magnum, with full magnum rounds, but she is an experienced shooter, just not too practiced as of late..

Try several guns, shoot em, see what suits YOU best, and don’t let ANY gun store guy talk you into something YOU don’t want…

By: Stormwarning

Stormwarning — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:52:33 +0000

Fred, as I am still unarmed but wanting, would you suggest the 1911 as a “starter” or would you go with a S&W (I saw a 5-shot revolver recently that felt nice in my hand). Just asking.

Of course, you know what the most dangerous thing in Texas is, right?

By: TexasFred

TexasFred — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:00:08 +0000

Patrick, how DARE you mention a POS Glock in this wonderful writeup on XD’s??

Damn man, have you NO shame??

As Patrick is well aware, I HATE GLOCKS…

Ya couldn’t chase me hard enough, far enough or fast enough to GIVE me a Glock… I SPIT, every time I say that VILE word, Pa-tooooey!!

By: Patrick Sperry

Patrick Sperry — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:47:24 +0000

Gosh, I do a simple write up, and look what happens! LMAO! I still get chided by some about “plastic” pistols but I really do like the XD’s and Glocks.

By: BobF

BobF — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:28:40 +0000

Also, on the XD, I would go with the service model because I’m partial to the 4″, commander length, barrel.

By: BobF

BobF — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:21:05 +0000

Thanks Fred for the information and link. I’ll definitely have to check him out when it comes time to buy.

The Colt 1911 and variants were originally designed to function with hardball. Although they can be throated and opened up for more reliability with hollow points, they will still work best with hardball. I like the 1911′s, especially the Commander models, and my next gun will be a 1911 (Kinber). For the most part, I’m starting to shy away from hollow points and stick with hardball although I’ve found my guns are very reliable with Federal Hydra-shock rounds. If a round creating a hole almost 1/2 inch in diameter can’t do the job, I’m in deep kimshe.

The non 1911 45′s will be more reliable with hollow points because they weren’t designed for hardball…it’s not in their basic design.

By: Mark Krauss

Mark Krauss — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 11:57:56 +0000

I used to shoot a lot, not so much any more. My favorite carry piece for security was a 1911, I had a few of them come and go. back then I had the tools and the time to tune those ‘ol slushboxes, and they needed it, making a 1911 shoot decent and function reliably took a bit of work. I’ve been eyeballing those XD’s for a while now, I like the looks of them and the reviews are all good, I don’t know if I’ll like a striker fired pistol as I’m used to a well tuned 2 or 3 lb trigger pull. but those XD’s look like a good design for a safe carrying and handling yet quick to business if need be. the glocks just looked like an accident waiting to happen to me, but I live and play in brushy country, and when carrying concealed you have to deal with clothing, add bushes, sticks and the like holstering and unholstering a glock just looked kinda dangerous for legs and feet.

By: Dakotaranger

Dakotaranger — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:59:57 +0000

The reason is I’m a better long shot with a 1911, but it doesn’t have a rail and I can conceal it pretty well. I’ve had a hard time concealing the XD and since I carry a couple spare mags I’m not really loosing too much

I have a Tactical light/laser that I have mounted on the XD and I’ll carry the XD in a Serpia holster if I’m doing yardwork