zookrider
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I plan to compete in IPSC Production Class using a full size Springfield XD9. Since the full size isn't the best choice for concealabilty, and the 9mm isn't the best choice for SD (arguable I know, but that's not the point of this thread) it occurs to me that I should get a sub compact XD40 for daily carry for a few reasons.
1. Better concealabilty
2. .40 S&W is a better SD cartridge
3. Similarity of design. Though I will obviously practice with both guns, the majority of my practice will be with the competition gun. Since the two are virtually identical, transition should be fairly seemless. Not so with another design. If I carried a 1911 varient for instance, it's operation would not be as automatic as a gun that functioned the same as my competition gun.
Thoughts? Discuss.
1. Better concealabilty
2. .40 S&W is a better SD cartridge
3. Similarity of design. Though I will obviously practice with both guns, the majority of my practice will be with the competition gun. Since the two are virtually identical, transition should be fairly seemless. Not so with another design. If I carried a 1911 varient for instance, it's operation would not be as automatic as a gun that functioned the same as my competition gun.
Thoughts? Discuss.