Keep the XD9 or sell it?

[ojibweindian]

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I've got an XD9 Service that I might be selling. The pistol itself is great, accurate, reliable, and sturdy. The problem is that I just can't seem to stop placing my strong-hand thumb on the slide release. Also, the grip is actually a bit small for my hands; the thing seems "crowded" when I'm shooting it.

I've got two more XDs, both 45 Tacticals with thumb safety, and I've nary a problem with these two guns. I shoot them well, and I can conceal them, even in the hot summers here in Alabama, with a light-weight sport coat (I use the sport coat as a concealment garment when I CCW the XD9, too).

I'm thinking of dumping the XD9 in favor of a backup to my 18.5" barreled 870 Express (nary a problem with that, either).

What are your opinions? To be honest, I'm leaning towards selling the XD9 simply because it's TOO small and somewhat "cramped". Also, I think the only reason I've actually yet to sell the XD9 is that I've got close to 3000 LRN bullets and close to 5K primers for the thing.

Again, what do y'all think?

 

[mesinge2]

If you like the platform and the grip is too small you could buy a pachmayr grip sleeve for the XD (http://www.pachmayr.com/tactical-grip-gloves.php) or sell it buy a 3.8" XDm with the replaceable backstraps and make the grip larger. However, that sounds like an expensive option.

 

[Geckgo]

I had that problem at first with my XD .45 but learned to tuck my thumb down and keep it off of the slide release. Since you have the .45's too and no problems with them, it seems odd that the release on the 9mm would still be giving you hell. Is it that much smaller than the .45? I've never fondled an XD9.

neways, charge a little "extra" for the XD and then give the buyer a "gift" of 3000 rounds if you know someone that wants it nearby. Even if you can't dump the ammo now, there is always somebody around looking for 9mm ammo. Free carwashes forever

 

[mainmech48]

IIWY, I'd see if an XDm in 9x19 might offer a solution to that "crowding" problem. If it did, I'd sell the original XD9 or work a trade-in deal to get one.

Personally I like to keep my caliber/ammo options open as much as possible, especially when I can do that within a basic platform which has proven to work well for me. Presently I keep CZ and 1911-type pistols on hand chambered for both 9x19 and .45 ACP. 9x19 ammo is pretty much universally available, usually considerably less expensive and sometimes a good deal easier for my increasingly arthritic hands and wrists to tolerate during extended training/practice sessions than .45 ACPs.

FWIW, I have .22 RF conversion units for both platforms too.

 

[ojibweindian]

Geckgo, it's been my experience that the grip on the XD9 is a lot smaller than those of my XD45's; my thumbs are always seeming to get in the way of each other with the XD9.

I've also adopted the habit of riding the thumb safties of my XD45's when shooting. With the XD45's, I don't have any problems engaging the slide release. With the XD9, I engage the release every single magazine. I don't know if it makes a big difference in the grand scheme, but it drives me bat-blank, anyways =).

Messinge2, I've messed with an XDm 9mm, and it's pretty much the same "feeling".

Mainmech, I've got enough components for my 45's so that I won't run out of ammo anytime soon; at least a year's worth =).

 

[mainmech48]

With me it's more a comfort, convenience and relative expense issue than it is of current or potential ammo supply. I also reload (dedicated Dillon SDB's) for both calibers and maintain pretty extensive component stashes for them. Buying my cast bullets from Missouri Bullet Co. has allowed me to increase my stockpiling considerably, as the quality has been very good and the prices (especially shipping) are tough to beat. Using the same powder(s) for my standard all-purpose reloads in both (WW 231, Hogdon's Titegroup or HP38; whatever offers the best deal on an 8# keg at a given time) helps a lot, too.

IME though, I can still reload more than twice as many 9x19s as I can .45 ACPs for the same cost. Now that I've been retired for a while, that's becoming a matter of no small concern to me.

At one time, I didn't even bother to reload 9x19 as I could buy new CCI Blazers or any of several European brands of factory ball in case lots for less than the cost of reloading components, not to mention that I could use the bench time it saved actually shooting. Nowadays, I do a lot more scrounging through grass and gravel to recover spent cases in two calibers!

 

[ojibweindian]

I just realized that I could go with a 3rd Generation S&W 9mm. The slide release is far enough down the slide to where I wouldn't engage it, and I'd get to "keep" a 9mm in the stable.

Besides, I just took inventory and I've got waaaaay more 9mm components than I'd originally thought. It'd really be a hassle to try and sell off all those primers, bullets, and brass.