[Steel185]

i never see them and always "hear" of some that "just got sold'. I think I've missed 6-8 if you believe the gun show guys and LGS. I know i missed one by 10 minutes because the buys was still filling out the paper work when i walked up.

Anyone know why there are so few coming from Springfield? Even large sporting good stores which normally have tons of pistols are dry with not much coming in. Anyone hear anything?

[Hunter991]

I just got one after a 2 month wait but they are popular. I love mine and they have quite a following for good reason. Springfield is producing them fast thou. I think they are also gearing up the 9 and 40 right now as well.

Try getting a Sheild if you want to wait. Great gun from what I hear but if s&w can't produce enough oh well. I got sick of waiting for that and got a kahr. They lost my business due to waiting over 6 months.

Xds usually is a month wait. My LGS got 9 in at one time.

[orionengnr]

If it is a new, popular, carry sized handgun, you may have trouble finding one for a while. Best example I can cite is the LCP, but the LC9, CM9, Shield, (and I'm sure, several others) have all seen this phenomenon.

Patience.

[Steel185]

I "per-paid" and on a wait list of a large sporting goods chain, but its been almost a month. They haven't gotten any in almost 3 months. Just wondered how some gun shops get 5 or 9 at a time and large ones don't get any.

[velojym]

Last time I went to my LGS, they had two in stock. I woulda snapped one up, but between my employment status and a recent auto repair, that ain't happening.

[LUCKYDAWG13]

i got myself one just after Christmas along with the 3 guys in back of me
its a great little gun but know i want to get a XDM :rolleyes:

[WYO]

In my small town, my dealer got 12 in one shot, and they lasted a couple of weeks. After a few trips to the range with mine, I wish I had bought 2 when I had the chance.

[1858]

I have a black one on order from Springfield but if you want a bi-tone here's one ...

http://www.onlinegundeals.com/ItemDetails/777519940/SPRINGFIELD_ARMORY_BI_TONE_XDS_45ACP_CAL_NEW.htm

[wally]

I've seen about 10X more of these than I have S&W Shields.

[MikePaiN]

The XDS is pretty much vapor around here, so I put it out of my head. I had seen a Kahr CW45 sitting in the case at a LGS for a few weeks, I finally got things worked out to get it, decided to call just before I left to go pick the pistol up and sure enough it had sold an hour before I called.
Kicking dirt, I popped on the local forum and damn if a fresh XDs wasn't just posted in the classifieds.... :cool: Very reasonable deal that included some hard to Speer SB ammo to boot...
http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x298/Mikepain_pics/DSC05046.jpg

Hang in Steel185.....yours will come along.

[josephbw]

Be patient and wait for one. You won't regret it. :D

[scaatylobo]

Got on a LGS list and they got in the stainless upper for a few shekels more and I am HAPPY that I went for it.

they were on sale and I got the SS upper for about what my friend got his blued model for a few weeks later.

Had mine about month or so and LOVE it.

Its now the CCW daily and that says a great deal.

[OcelotZ3]

My small-town LGS got 12 in too... Wish I had bought 2 also.

[Feanaro]

Poke around. I couldn't find one at three stores located in easy-to-find, off the interstate areas. Then I went to one in a less convenient location (Birmingham Pistol Wholesale) and they had two.

I've seen about 10X more of these than I have S&W Shields.

Odd, around here it's the reverse.

[Steel185]

I was curious if there were manufacturing issues at springfield. One Salesperson claims spingfield is only producing frames as fast as they can and not assembling to get as many frames complete before the ban, incase it happens. I work in the manufacture business (not guns) and I can tell you that doesn't make since. If your machines and tooling is set up for lets say half to produce frames (i don't know how Springfield is set up) and the other half to assemble. The cost to change over everything to just produce frames would be too costly in such a short term. Also unless everyone in the plant is trained on making frames, there will be people with not much work to do, not very efficient.

SO i thought there might be something else, but it looks like they just don't stay on shelves very long. Still doesn't explain the lack of other Pistols, Here in Iowa no one is recieving much, as in just not coming on the daily truck, in the way of Springfileds, GLocks, S&W, or KImbers. That's a lot of different manufactures that should be shipping product.

[460Kodiak]

I bought one as soon as I found it. I knew it would be gone later, so I jumped on it. That was in November. I love it. You are behind the curve now, so be patient. It's worth the wait if it's your cup of tea. Supply will catch up.

In the mean time, look for an extended mag, a laser if you want one, and a hybrid IWB holster. Hidden Hybrid holsters makes a good one. Desantes makes a good pocket holster.

[1858]

One of the reasons for shortages of specific models is that a number of manufacturers have moved production schedules around to only make high demand, high margin items. This is particularly the case for AR manufacturers who have decided to make a few models and lots of them rather than every model in the catalog. This simplifies production due to fewer change overs (tooling, setup) and increases profit ... assuming you sell what you make and don't lose customers in the long run.

[PabloJ]

i never see them and always "hear" of some that "just got sold'. I think I've missed 6-8 if you believe the gun show guys and LGS. I know i missed one by 10 minutes because the buys was still filling out the paper work when i walked up.

Anyone know why there are so few coming from Springfield? Even large sporting good stores which normally have tons of pistols are dry with not much coming in. Anyone hear anything?
I would spend this extra time trying to find second-hand S&W CS45. It's professional grade firearm of almost identical dimensions. If you wait there will be plenty of XDs guns around with no need to hunt of them.

[Outlaw Man]

You can blame me. I bought two.

Both were truly "right place at the right time" purchases, though. I've only seen a couple, since, and one was pulled off the shelf as soon as I walked in and handed to the customer who ended up buying it.

[wdunlap]

I saw one in Little Rock yesterday. Was hoping to see a Shield or LC9 though.

[Bush Pilot]

I was in a LGS today and they had an XDS in the case and several more in back. Another larger gun store got over 30 in one day a few weeks ago, they sold them all in 3 days.

I got my 3rd Shield today. I got lucky and happened to be in the right spot at the right time.

If you're patient your gun will come along, believe me.

[mharveyww1]

At Oak Ridge Gun Store in Orlando, FL. Actually, I think they had two.
There was a guy looking at one but he seemed to be leaning towards a full XD. You could call them and ask. Something could probably be worked out to transfer one to your local dealer.
I got mine several months ago and never leave home without it!

[Quick Shot xMLx]

The XDs is actually pretty common around here. I saw over 30 of them at the last gun show which was pretty damn surprising.

[460Kodiak]

Saw one at my LGS yesterday. Had one on my hip too. Was surprised to see it.

[Welding Rod]

Didn't the XDS have some major teething problems? I thought some time back that they slowed or temporarily may have halted production to get the bugs worked out.

I was thinking of buying one when the first hit the market. I did some pre-purchase research on the forums and found the early adopters were having a fair bit of functional trouble with the guns. I decided to wait for a couple of years before jumping in.

I kind of lose track of time though, and can't really remember how long ago that was.

[WYO]

That is the exact opposite of my experience. Mine fed 230 Gold Dots and WWB right out of the box, plus light jacketed handloads and 200 gr. lead SWCs that my Glock 30SF won't eat.

[Hunter991]

You may be thinking of the shield. production on those seemed to slow.

[redbeardsong]

The truth is, everything is in short supply right now simply because the demand for EVERYTHING has gone way up, especially any small carry guns. There are tons of new gun buyers entering the market every day, and the existing gun enthusiasts have been buying up everything they can.

[Mr.Revolverguy]

My Local shop here in Ohio has a two tone and black one. The one I tested gave me no issues at all even with hollow points and different brands of ammo.

Full Review
http://www.dayattherange.com/?p=2815

I did not have any issues or teething problems with the shield either but it was in 9mm. There were reported problems of the 40S&W shield early one.

[CDW4ME]

No shortage of them on Gunbroker: http://www.gunbroker.com/Semi-Auto-Pistols/BI.aspx?Keywords=Springfield+XDs

[460Kodiak]

I never heard of any problems. I did hear that limp wristing will cause problems though, and I have witnessed this first hand from two people who are not very familiar with semi auto shooting. I've not had the problem when I shoot it though. If you shoot it like you mean it, it works exactly as it should.

[Feanaro]

I've only been able to put 85 rounds through mine but it ran without a hiccup. I didn't run it with heavy lubrication, just wiped off the factory crud and went to town.

[Seven High]

zx Guns in Goshen IN has both the two tone and black ones in stock as of 3-2-13. They were 550 and 520 respectively.

[ch45x7]

About a month ago I was looking for a new carry gun. The local shops had the XDs, the shield, and the PPS all in stock, I ended up with a colt new agent. Don't regret my choice for a second. Of course everyone is sold out of just about everything now. Except there are plenty of Remington R1's available.

[kgpcr]

Everything is on backorder right now.

[gym]

I got a shield 40 and an xds a few months before the last incident, they both shoot fine. I don't need both, but you sometimes I carry 2 guns, and these two are small enough to carry both at the same time. I also ordered a 9mm barrel for the shield, as after reading several articles I found you can fire 9mm out of the 40 just by changing barrels.
I will buy some 9mm mags if the gun needs it, but most say not.