Moccw
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if you go to www.summitgunbroker.com you can get a new 21sf for around $500, I have bought about 9 glocks from mark, live an hour from him. Best gun dealer ive ever known, good prices(BEST PRICES)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
glock 21 SF, or springfield xd, 5" both 45 ACP
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I have owned both. I purchased the XD 45 to try it out. It is a good pistol , comfortable to shoot, accurate, and well made. I was carrying a Glock 21, which was slightly too big for my hands. When I finally got a chance to compare the Glock 21 to the Glock 21 SF, I was in love. I bought the Glock 21 SF and sold both the Glock 21 and the XD. My duty weapon is a Glock 31, but I prefer to carry a .45 off duty, so I compromise with a Glock 21 SF. One thing that you will notice on the XD is that it has a really long trigger reset which caused me problems with getting decently placed hammers (double taps), while the glock 21 SF has the standard trigger reset, but you can tweak it. XD does offer to do a trigger job that i heard is excellent , but the last price quote I heard around my campfire was in the neighborhood of $100.Another issue I had with the XD was that you could not fully disassemble the slide for cleaning, i mean you can , if you have a hammer and punch, but my personal preference is to have a weapon that I can fully disassemble to clean ( but that may be the military in me too). My only recommendation is to find a gun shop that stocks the XD and the Glock 21 SF. That way you can compare. Either way you go , they are both good weapons. You may also want to check this site out......it really made an impression on my decision.....
http://www.theprepared.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=90&Item
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Big Boomer
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XD by far!
1. Grip angle is a better choice for most (not all)
2. Who gives a poo about 9000 accessories, if you want accessories or to trick it out buy a 1911. There are enough for the XD if you want to make it a little nicer like a trigger job and that's all that is really needed.
3. Grip safety
4. Chamber indicator
5. Striker fire (cocked) indicator
6. New manual safety a big plus. If you don't like it then just leave it off! (big bonus if you want to lighten that trigger to 3lbs.
7. Don't forget the SAFETY record as well. I'd have to say that even given the small time frame, percentage wise there are FAR fewer ND's from XD users than from GLOCK users...
8. XD come with a stainless slide...a bonus in my book
9. XD's look better IMHO (although they are close) and both are pretty ugly.
10. I like springfield as a company better. I like the fact that they offer many, many firearms of high quality. Not just pistols in a limited configuration. You would figure by now that Glock would offer shotguns, rifles, smg's, AR's and other things by now. They have been around now for quite some time and I give them an "F" in continuing R&D!
1. Grip angle is a better choice for most (not all)
2. Who gives a poo about 9000 accessories, if you want accessories or to trick it out buy a 1911. There are enough for the XD if you want to make it a little nicer like a trigger job and that's all that is really needed.
3. Grip safety
4. Chamber indicator
5. Striker fire (cocked) indicator
6. New manual safety a big plus. If you don't like it then just leave it off! (big bonus if you want to lighten that trigger to 3lbs.
7. Don't forget the SAFETY record as well. I'd have to say that even given the small time frame, percentage wise there are FAR fewer ND's from XD users than from GLOCK users...
8. XD come with a stainless slide...a bonus in my book
9. XD's look better IMHO (although they are close) and both are pretty ugly.
10. I like springfield as a company better. I like the fact that they offer many, many firearms of high quality. Not just pistols in a limited configuration. You would figure by now that Glock would offer shotguns, rifles, smg's, AR's and other things by now. They have been around now for quite some time and I give them an "F" in continuing R&D!
Hoosier Reloader
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I've shot them both, several mags worth.
Both shot very well.
I liked the trigger on the Glock 21 SF better than the XD.
The XD felt better in my hand & was easier to bring back the sights back on target.
That's not saying I like one over the other, but the best advice I can give you is to beg/borrow each one and go to the range & try 'em out.
Both shot very well.
I liked the trigger on the Glock 21 SF better than the XD.
The XD felt better in my hand & was easier to bring back the sights back on target.
That's not saying I like one over the other, but the best advice I can give you is to beg/borrow each one and go to the range & try 'em out.
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Shooting both to see which one you like is excellent advice. I have had a 21 for many years and think it is a great gun. It is what I keep beside my bed at night. But I am storing an XD45 in my safe right now for a cousin who is in college and find I shoot that much better than my 21 (and I shoot that gun extremely well). They didn't make the XD in .45 ACP when I bought my Glock, but if I had shot the two side by side, I'd have gone with the Springfield.
And maybe if I shoot a 21sf I'll like that even more than the XD. And maybe you won't. Both these guns will last a lifetime so it's worth your while to find a range that rents both and compare them before buying. You need to decide for yourself.
And maybe if I shoot a 21sf I'll like that even more than the XD. And maybe you won't. Both these guns will last a lifetime so it's worth your while to find a range that rents both and compare them before buying. You need to decide for yourself.
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XD all the way. I spent over six months going to every gun store in my area to look at as meny diferent XD45s and Glocks as I could find. After only a few handelings I strongly prefered the XDs feel over the Glock. The Glock is a excellent firearm in its own rite, but I liked the XDs added extra safety feature of the back strap safety the Glock lacked.
I would have to beg to differ on the discription of the Glocks trigger being superior to the XDs, on the contrary it is the opinion of those far more qualified than myself who rate the XDs trigger as one of the best of its type out there and comes closest to matching the single action feel of the 1911, and is quite well suited to for performing so called "double taps", at least as well as the Glock.
Now that Springfield is going to offer the XD with a manual safety, it makes it all that more atractive and more preferable VS the Glock to the majoraty of shooters, IMHO. My money is on Glock comming out with a Manual safety version of certain models in the near to very near future to compeat with the XD.
As you have been advised, try both in your hands and see what feels best to you.
I would have to beg to differ on the discription of the Glocks trigger being superior to the XDs, on the contrary it is the opinion of those far more qualified than myself who rate the XDs trigger as one of the best of its type out there and comes closest to matching the single action feel of the 1911, and is quite well suited to for performing so called "double taps", at least as well as the Glock.
Now that Springfield is going to offer the XD with a manual safety, it makes it all that more atractive and more preferable VS the Glock to the majoraty of shooters, IMHO. My money is on Glock comming out with a Manual safety version of certain models in the near to very near future to compeat with the XD.
As you have been advised, try both in your hands and see what feels best to you.
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