Badger Arms
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Not that I hate it, don't get me wrong. My problems with it lie in two areas. First, that darned grip safety. I'm not entirely sure, but I don't think it was designed for normal people (you know, people like me). I CANNOT reliably engage it without an awkward hand position. I try, but I still find myself half-engaging it and fumbling with it at the range. ARRRRgh. Yes, they do sell the cheesy tape-on pad, but I don't think it's a good thing to have things taped onto the safety of a defense gun!
Now, to my second beef. The XD has a FOUR STAGE TRIGGER! Now, on this planet, most pistols I've tried do not have a mushy four stage trigger. If you count the funky dance my palm has to go through to depress the grip safety, that's really a five stage trigger! In fact, even the Ruger P94 I own has a ONE STAGE double action pull. Sheez. And it's positive, not mushy.
Now, don't get me wrong, EVERYTHING ELSE about the XD is perfectly fine with me. I love EVERY OTHER FEATURE. I'm sticking with the Glock 22. Anybody want to buy a Used XD40 and a Used HS2000 9mm?
Now, to my second beef. The XD has a FOUR STAGE TRIGGER! Now, on this planet, most pistols I've tried do not have a mushy four stage trigger. If you count the funky dance my palm has to go through to depress the grip safety, that's really a five stage trigger! In fact, even the Ruger P94 I own has a ONE STAGE double action pull. Sheez. And it's positive, not mushy.
Now, don't get me wrong, EVERYTHING ELSE about the XD is perfectly fine with me. I love EVERY OTHER FEATURE. I'm sticking with the Glock 22. Anybody want to buy a Used XD40 and a Used HS2000 9mm?