Not sure I would agree with that. It is already pretty thin, . . . and for me, when a gun gets TOO thin, it feels like there isn't really enough grip to hold onto. It's already around 7/8", so I find it to be about the perfect IWB pistol. If it is pocket carry you're after, then yeah, you may want something even skinnier and lighter.
But WITH the thinner and lighter, . . . it will [by the laws of physics] be more snappier. One of the things I love about this XDs 9mm is how well it actually handles the recoil impulse. Very controlable, and pretty quick for follow up shots, if needed.
I have not shot the XDs, but I have shot the S&W Shield, pf9, and LC9. I can say that the Shield is the softest shooting pocketable 9mm I have shot. I want the XDs just to have a second small 9mm and I like the look and feel of the XDs.I've not had the opportunity to shoot an LC9, so I can't compare the difference between it and the XDs 9mm. I didn't find the XDs to be snappy at all. . . . . but having said that, it is subjective. . . because maybe I wouldn't find the LC9 very snappy either. In other words, a lot of reports can only be subjective in several aspects of the gun.
I DID shoot a guy's Sig P938, a while back, and that pistol WAS more snappy.
That certainly does not look right. Have you contacted Springfield about it?This is what my recoil spring looks like after just shy of 700 rounds. The damage seems to be self-limiting - that is, it has looked roughly the same since about the hundredth round. I just wondered if the 9mm version is as rough on the spring.
Wow, and my XD9 3.3" shoots all my reloads and never an issue. Isn't funny how 2 exact guns can shoot so differently? It may be it just doesn't like those particular reloads.I had a chance to shoot the XD9 a couple weeks ago, and it was a very fun gun to shoot. The only probably I had with it was that it absolutely REFUSED to shoot reloads. Ordinarily, I'd blame the ammo, but the reloader in question is a retired reloader for the army, so I hate to doubt his expertise.
That being said, I've never had an issue while shooting factory ammo.
Wow, and my XD9 3.3" shoots all my reloads and never an issue. Isn't funny how 2 exact guns can shoot so differently? It may be it just doesn't like those particular reloads.
Richard
Captains1911 said:That certainly does not look right. Have you contacted Springfield about it?