[pablo45]

Hello everyone my name is springfield xd and i want to be a glock.I know it is hard at first but admitting it is the first step.I guess it all started when Glock came out.Then the law enforcement contracts.The popularity.The durability The accessories The quality The real mccoy.I guess the jealousy was just too much.I know i should of came out 10 years ago and i am sorry but you see what i have to compete with the best.I told my family and they laughed.I told my neighbors smith&wesson and they said they got sued for having the same feelings but i guess deep down i know that some of you out there love me.I am just so ashamed of myself for fooling all of you like this covering myself up with these little things like the beaver tail and the bead in my butt that shows i am loaded but underneath it all i want to be a glock.So thank you for all your support and your listening.My name is springfield xd and i want to be a glock.:neener:

[paul45]

:confused: :confused:

[jmtgsx]

DUDE!

No-one wants to be a glock.:evil:

[rcellis]

Perhaps the XD should also confess that it isn't able to give itself away at streetwalker prices to any pretty face in a blue uniform.:neener:

[Euclidean]

An XD confessing a desire to be a Glock is like a Camry confessing a desire to be an Altima.:rolleyes:

[johnny blaze]

WOW. I can just picture the Glock replies now.;)

[eagle45]

WOW. I can just picture the Glock replies now.

I thought the first post was a Glock reply! :D

[GunNut]

So, does that me the the Sig Pro, Walther P99, and all of the polymer guns that proceeded the Glock also want to be Glocks?

I for one love the fact that the XD is somethings that the G21 isn't. Namely skinny in the frame.

Everytime someone comes out with an improvement of another gun, things get better for us gun buyers.

Now the ball is in Glocks court to reduce the dimensions on their .45ACP handguns, and i'm sure they will.

I for one with the XD45 would hold 11 or 12 rounds in the magazine, because the grip is too long for CCW and my hand.

Steve

[dasanii19]

HARD TOPIC>>>>

Old schooler's made fun of the glock when it first came out. They would say stuff like "be sure not to leave it on your seat in the heat of the day or it will melt", now that the glock has proved itself all those old schooler's are now glock owners. Be patient and you will see SAXD will prove itself.The XD is proving itself right before your very eyes and you dont want to admit it.. IMO glock is over rated big time..

I know me posting this is going to stir up some dust, but I had to say it.. Watch out Glocktalk- :neener:

[Marshall]

Sounds to me like someone has XD envy.

[10-Ring]

Ok...:confused: :scrutiny:
How about being the OG poly gun??? the HK VP70 :cool: :neener:

[stiletto raggio]

If XD wants to be a Glock, make a damn 10mm! Hi-cap .45s are a dime a dozen these day... give me some real power, like a 17 round 10mm, and I'll buy an XD. I have just not found a reason to buy an XD when I already have Glocks for serious work. If I get a gun for playtime, it will be pretty and have a metal frame. If you want to sell me on a polymer gun, it better do something none of my other guns do, like the G20 does for me.

[nitesite]

I've been getting familiar with my XD-45 and G29, and I cannot see any reason the XD falls short what a Glock is. In fact, had SA made a 10mm compact XD I would never have bought the Glock.

Gotta admit, the G29 is a great sidearm. But to say the XD is a wannabe is a bit of a stretch.

I've got an idea... Maybe the OP should first own and really examine both before starting an inflammatory (albeit humorous) thread.

And Pablo45~~ the bead in the butt doesn't indicate that the pistol is loaded, it shows that it is cocked. See, it really is a good idea to pony up for an XD and learn more about it.

[pablo45]

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[Rexrider]

We all know it's true?? Hmmm......

Here is my .02 cents on what I think is true.

Personally, I think the XD was made for people who don't like glocks but still would like to have the benefit of a lightweight, durable, high capacity frame.

It seems to me the people who buy XDs are people who typically would not buy a Glock. If the XD is such a Glock wanna-be, how in the world is the gun being sold to people who don't like Glocks?

I think it is safe to say that the XD has made its mark on its own merits. I am always happy to see new designs and concepts find a place on the market.

BTW, for the record. I own two Glocks. A G19 and G21. I have no intention of giving up the G19. But I will tell you this. If the XD-45 Tactical existed before I bought the G21, I would have bought the XD.

We all know the truth indeed.

[dasanii19]

Id put my XD 45acp against any Glock, durability, accuracy, reliability, ect. ect...:) Ive heard and seen for myself it will hold up against any glock with no trouble at all.

[kansas45]

Original post deleted.



NO NAME CALLING. Banning is normally a strong consideration here but in light of the thread appearing to be more of a light-hearted thing, I am assuming that that is what this response it too. Still, it is generating complaints and it is name calling.

Thank you.

Stephen A. Camp

[Silvanus]

My opinion, too. Even though I also prefer Glocks over XD's.
Why don't these threads stop? Everybody (well almost...) knows that it is a matter of personal preference. Neither the XD nor the Glock is the better pistol.

[Grunt]

Well, as long as my wife's "glock wanna-be" doesn't explode in her hand like a lot of Glocks are prone to do, I think we'll be just fine. Everyone knows that grenades and glocks have more in common than just the letter "G"!:neener:

[albanian]

I have owned Glocks but now I own a duo tone XD-9. I like most things about the Glock better except one big thing, THE GRIP! If Glock would pull their heads out of their A$$ and reduce that fat uncomfortable grip, I would buy a G-19 or G-17. Until then, I will stick to the gun that actually fits my hand.

BTW, I think quality is on par with Glock and the metal sights and mag are an improvment but I have to say that that the Glock grip angle is sweet! Why more gun makers don't give their guns a little more grip angle is beyong me. Everyone knows it is more ergonomic to have a Luger type grip angle than a 1911 style angle. If people weren't so used to the bad grip angle of the 1911, we would have better guns on the market.

[Ala Dan]

Lets examine the comparison between the XD's and the Glock's- any XD,
and any Glock~!

Sights- the XDs have steel sights which are dovetailed in, Glocks have
plastic sights that are subject to breakage, sitting atop the slide.

Loaded chamber indicator and striker indicator can be found on the XD's;
but not on the Glocks.

Ambi magazine release on the XD's; but not on the Glocks.

The XD's have stainless steel DROP FREE magazines; Glocks have polymer
magazines that may or may not DROP FREE.

Guide rods- Here is where the Springer sails past the Glock~! XD's have
metal guide rods; but Glocks have a plastic guide rod. Oh~! but the
Glock crowd hollers, "thats so we can install an internal laser beam";
my reply is, "if you are a good shot you don't need a beam".

Not to mention the fact that the XD's do have an extra safety feature,
in the form of the grip safety. Plus, the XD's come with all of the GEAR
package, at a lower price than a comparable Glock.

Now the kicker~! And much to most everyone's liking, is the fact
that the XD's feel much like a 1911 in your hand~!

Both, are imports as XD's come from Croatia, while Glocks hail from
Austria.

[Tom Servo]

http://www.bootsandsabers.com/images/XD9703.jpg
http://www.davesguns.com/serverpics/FirearmsPage/Glock-19-OD-01.jpg

The XD certainly wins in the look and feel departments.

[dasanii19]

Thank you:) Did anyone mention that you can pack 13 rounds of 45acp in the new XD45!!! Come on now, whos taking the lead here? And the list goes on......... Glock needs to step up to the plate, and im sure they will, and I am excited to see what they come up with, all the better for everyone.. How can anyone knock XD for the succesfull improvemnts they have made? its really beyond me.. People that havent shot the XD45, go shoot it now!!!

[velojym]

Heard about it, saw it, shot it, own it.
I've had a couple 1911 variants, several revolvers, a few Ruger autos (carried my P95 on duty for a few years). I shot the XD45acp and a Glock at a local indoor range. I preferred the XD, though I can't say the Glock was bad. I bought the XD45, but I don't think I'd toss a Glock in the river (unless I absolutely had to)

[medmo]

I also wanted to be a Glock.... then I blowed up. I don't want to be a Glock no more.

[Steelharp]

I believe Glockers (I've owned a few, including a 21; hated it. If I were a bricklayer, I might have had a fondness for it, but...) are just po'd that someone else was able to do what Gaston and company was just too arrogant to even consider; building a polymer gun that would use the existing ACP cartridge in a higher capacity frame that would actually fit more comfortably in most folk's hands. All they had to do was kinda go along the lines of making a full size G 36... but that wouldn't have had the capacity. Instead, they had to try to fill a "gap" that didn't exist. Guess what he really wanted was his own initial in there instead of ol' Sam's.

[the pistolero]

I've owned a few, including a 21; hated it. If I were a bricklayer, I might have had a fondness for it...

"...the lord of the underworld did see an opportunity to further ensnare man and didst bring forth pistols made of plastic, whose form was such that they looked and felt like a brick, yet the eyes of man being clouded, they were consumed by the plastic pistol and did buy vast quantities of them." :D

[Newton]

Perhaps we should create a "Light Hearted But Pointless" forum.

I don't see that posts like this add anything to my Autloaders learning experience.

Try Glock Talk instead.

[Deer Hunter]

With every bashing of glock, they are only further instating their own bias toward a particular gun. That makes that gun overrated. Saying that another gun is overrated, then turning around and praising one that is similar in function is being hypocritical in my opinion.

Glocks are fine weapons. The XD is a fine weapon. Personal opinions aside, they arn't much different. I chose a glock because it was available in 10mm. Would I pick an XD if it was available in 10mm? Maybe, we'd see how well they stacked up against each other.

I don't see the real reason to bash a particular gun because you don't like it. That's what some would call a Fallacy. Glocks have prooven themselves time and time again to be reliable and accurate. I'm not saying that the XD hasn't, but we have to look at this in a mature nature. Glocks, 1911s, CZ, HK, and the XD all have their place in the hearts of many different gun owners. Shouldn't we applaud the choice of a person to become a gun owner, even if it is with a gun you don't particularly like? That is the whole premise of this site, right? Answer questions, turn people to guns, educate, ect?

[kansas45]

Aw, Shuck's. I was just funnin'!:what: :neener:

[Jeff]

We're on the 2nd page of a nasty XD vs Glock thread and no mention of the superior USP? In a different league?

Maybe the USP isn't overpriced afterall.

I couldn't resist. :)

[Grunt]

+1. USP's don't blow up in your hand like Glocks or rust into dust like an XD. So what about Sigs?:evil:

[jc2]

Bore axis is too high.
Awkward control placement.
They have the same finish problems as the XD.
Overpriced (of course, that holds true for HK as well).

The poor Glock: overrated as a handgun and underrated as a fragmentation device. :evil:

[dasanii19]

The new xd45 has a new finish on it called Melonite..

http://burlingtoneng.com/melonite.html

[CajunBass]

I wish all I had to worry about was what kind of gun someone else has. :confused:

[raz-0]

Glocks are good reliable guns, but they have real problems.

The trigger on a regularl factory glock is hit or miss. They can be ok, or total crap. The 34/35s are better, their triggers are mostly ok. Making the tirgger pull heavier exacerbates the trigger's flaws.

The grip shape really bugs a lot of people and small handed people find it irksome.

Some people really detest the feel of a striker fired gun.

The lack of an external safety mechanism bugs some people.

Glock made a good gun, but given those limitations, other makers set out to make a "better" glock.

Xd tackled a number of those issues, including the ability to get a less strikery feeling trigger pull for competition. The M&P also takes a great big swipe at glock addressing those features it thinks will make it's poduct more desirable.

[SLCDave]

Pablo, don't look now, but your ignorance is showing.

[nitesite]

Pablo, don't look now, but your ignorance is showing

Heh, heh...

[Steelharp]

Let me just clarify a point; I'm not bashing any gun. If you'll do a search for my name, you'll see where I praised the Glocks I've carried. I've had several, and trust them completely. The 21 just didn't fit my hand, way too thick. I wanted it to, because I wanted a Glock in .45 ACP that would work for me. Then, I tried a CZ, and that made me sell my Glocks. It was a far better 9mm, for me. Felt better, pointed better. Now, in the XD, I have found a "Glock-ish" .45 ACP that does fit me, very well.

[kansas45]

To each his own ! (I herd that somewere). XD's, Glock's, Sig's or what ever it all boils down to our personal feelings. Heck, I have guns from several differen't manfactures & if I don't like a perticuler model I get rid of it. But there may be one that i'll keep for ever from the same builder's!

[Xigris]

I own a G20, but I would love to see an XD in 10mm. I'd probably have to buy one as fast as possible. Are you hearing this, all you good folks at Springfield ?!

[dasanii19]

http://www.hs2000talk.com/viewtopic.php?t=34812&highlight=10mm

[Blacklabman]

Isnt the XD a re-named HS2000 from Croatia, that sold very poorly until SA marketing waged a mighty PR campaign?
There are also rumors that if needed, parts for the XD are just about nonexistant.

Just questions from a third party who does not have a dog in this hunt. I looked at the XD and passed on them, and sold my Glocks.

[possum]

confesssions of the xd


Somebody has way to much time on there hands!