Sig Sauer 357 or sub compact 3.5 inch springfield xd .40 cal

[mfosselman]

Hey Guys

I am going to buy purchasing one of these two pistols and would like your opinion on what you would buy.

I am looking for a pistol for both home defense and CC.

The sig comes with the standard stuff(.357 SP2340), but the XD(.40) comes with tactical holster and vest.

Thoughts?

Thank You!

 

[mfosselman]

Price is not a factor here. I am looking for reliability and be able to carry easily.

This will be my primary weapon to protect myself and my family.

 

[Bovice]

The SIG is a better gun, I would get that. Holsters and all that shouldn't be a deciding factor. You may not actually like the one supplied.

357 SIG is a very powerful round, but is somewhat pricey unless you reload. Keep in mind that SIG pistols can be converted between 40 and 357 by only changing the barrel.

 

[mfosselman]

Thanks Bovice + 1 for the Sig

 

[NG VI]

You aren't going to use the included holster for carry, though it's nice to have something convenient like that at the range so you always have a place to set the pistol down.

Personally I'd rather have the 2340 over the XD, but I'd get a Glock 26 over either for carry. Or a 27/33 if you really want a .40 or .357.

Basically any manufacturer's .40 and .357 will be identical, so the ability to swap barrels out to give you a two-caliber gun isn't really a point in favor of any specific .40, all of them can do that.

Either of the two you have settled on will be a reliable choice that will shoot well and you will likely be happy whichever one you get, but the 2340 is a bulkier gun than the XD. Will make a difference in carrying, but a good, purpose-built holster will make more of a difference than anything else.

 

[Plan2Live]

The SIG is a better gun

Highly subjective. ^

In my book this is an apples and oranges comparison. I alternate between a Sig 239 and an XDm 3.8 Compact as my carry guns. I choose which one I am going to carry based on where I am going and what I will be doing.

If I am going to the range and acting as RSO, I prefer the XDm. Greater capacity, better trigger and based on timer results I am slightly faster with the XDm.

If I going to be running around town where I am likely to encounter No Carry Zones and will have to be taking the pistol out of the holster and moving it to my console then back into the holster, I prefer the added safety of the DA/SA hammer fired platform over Striker fired with a round chambered.

Both carry equally well, I am equally accurate with either and like each equally well. So in the end it really comes down to personal choice.

Hard to believe we couldn't make it past post #4 on an A or B post without G being thrown in.