[Owen Sparks]

I just did some trading with the local gun smith and had him order a me a 5" barrel tactical with the new thumb safety. Do any of you have one yet? I am a hardcore 1911 man but wanted more capacity and a light rail and wanted to try a "plastic" pistol.

[DevilDog0402]

I have the original 4" XD45 and I'm very happy with it. I wouldn't mind the safety, but its not worth trading for.

[Owen Sparks]

I have wanted one for a while but was a little afraid of a self defense pistol without a safety. Not because I thought I might shoot my self, but because I read somewhere that something like one out of five cops who got shot in the
1970's were shot with a snatched service pistol. I would not want to be in a scuffle with a pistol anyone can fire just by grabbing it.
If you hand a monkey a Glock, he will shoot it simply because it is shaped like his hand. I have handed plenty of novice shooters my locked and cocked .45 on the range and had to show them how to take the safety off.

[Tribal]

I wouldn't have bought an XD before because I like continuity in the controls on my guns, but if I wind up needing another polymer-framed pistol it's back in the running. I do like that they've kept the grip safety.

[col_tapiocca]

How many safeties does a XD have?
A Glock style trigger safty, Grip Safty and a additional safty switch on the frame?
Don't get me wrong, but why do American build so many safties in a firearm...
Only 100% working safty is trigger discipline.

[Eyesac]

How many safeties does a XD have?
A Glock style trigger safty, Grip Safty and a additional safty switch on the frame?
Don't get me wrong, but why do American build so many safties in a firearm...
Only 100% working safty is trigger discipline.

Haha! Seriously, it's like some people want to be able to "Safely" play w/ a pistol in their pocket with out it going off...:neener:

[skinewmexico]

I think it's as silly as socks on a rooster, but to each his own. If two safeties aren't enough, the third probably won't be either. Although Tribal did give what I consider to be the first logical reason for buying it.

[Owen Sparks]

Except for the redundant safety tab on the trigger, this pistol is set up just like the nearly 100 year old 1911! I think that the real reason for the thumb safety is that Springfield is trying to get the Army contract. Rumor has it that Glock is about to introduce a .45 with a thumb safety also. The original 1911 design was also altered to include the thumb safety in order to meet military requirements.