Who is ready for the Springfield XD .45 ACP??

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Pics of the XD-45ACP and the XD-45GAP for comparison. They look to be the same size. Notice that they increased the circumference of the magazine well, and not that of the grip...

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Heh heh...you beat me to it. I was taking those two pictures and switching between them in tabs in Firefox. If they are remotely the same scale you can spot the size differences easily as you flash between the two. There are not many. Okay, I am in. I have to have one of these. My Glock 21 is probably trembling in the safe right now...

:evil:

GR
 
I'm not seeing much of a difference in girth. Did Springfield pull a Rabbit out of the hat? Firepower and manageable size? My HS2K won't be lonely any longer! :)
 
It can definately be done. My Taurus 24/7 in 45 was the same size as a Glock 17. In every way it felt like you were holding a 9mm. Even the mags were much smaller than G21 mags. So if Taurus can do it, I see no reason why SA and their Croatian associates could not.

GR
 
Frenchy said:
I'm not seeing much of a difference in girth. Did Springfield pull a Rabbit out of the hat? Firepower and manageable size? My HS2K won't be lonely any longer! :)
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I'll have to handle a XD in 9MM and .45 to feela difference, I'm not seeing much in the pictures.
 
Davidson's Gallery of Guns already has them listed. Stock shows as allocated and there are none available at the moment. Can't be to long now. And I almost bought a 9mm for XMAS!
 
One of the fellers on the XD Forum called SA today to order some springs, and asked about the time of release. The rep said in about 60 days...YES! :)
 
I don't get it, there's this advertisement on their site that shows the grip and magwell of the XD45ACP, USP45, Glock 21, in that order and says the XD has the smallest grip. But I'm looking at it and it looks like it's the largest with the smallest being the USP, I take the image into photoshop and measure pixels and sure enough the USP is the smallest and the XD is the largest. :confused:

Maybe my eyes are too sharp and they mean for me to compare the back to front distance based on the bottom of the grip, which would have little point. Dumb ad and I don't like staring down a Glock 21s anal cavity.

with a barrel at 4'' and the large velocity drop .45ACP has that begins with barrels under Commander 4.25'' length, it fails to say "big firepower" to me. I second the previous posters opinion about .45 and 5-inch barrels but I think there's some sound science behind it as well.
 
otomik said:
I don't get it, there's this advertisement on their site that shows the grip and magwell of the XD45ACP, USP45, Glock 21, in that order and says the XD has the smallest grip. But I'm looking at it and it looks like it's the largest with the smallest being the USP, I take the image into photoshop and measure pixels and sure enough the USP is the smallest and the XD is the largest. :confused:
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Umm how are you measuring exactly? Are you taking into account the lenght from front to back and the width from side to side?

Using ONLY the pictures supplied on the website, I get the following area measurements (in pixels) using Photoshop CS2

Springfield XD-45ACP: 6295 px
HK USP-45: 6593 px
GLOCK 21: 6669 px

Granted, these are not completely accurate since resolution drops as you zoom in, and the view has a slight cant to it along with a few other issues; it's obvious that the front to back distance on the XD is less than the two others, and their widths are comprable....
 
WarMachine said:
Umm how are you measuring exactly? Are you taking into account the lenght from front to back and the width from side to side?

Using ONLY the pictures supplied on the website, I get the following area measurements (in pixels) using Photoshop CS2

Springfield XD-45ACP: 6295 px
HK USP-45: 6593 px
GLOCK 21: 6669 px

Granted, these are not completely accurate since resolution drops as you zoom in, and the view has a slight cant to it along with a few other issues; it's obvious that the front to back distance on the XD is less than the two others, and their widths are comprable....
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I was measuring the widths side to side, the front to back length concerned me less because the photo shows the front to back area on the bottom of the grip and the front to back length only matters in terms of ergonomics at the area between thumb and forefinger. This part is not shown in the picture (they could make a new advert that cuts part of the grip off to show a real comparison), I guess I didn't understand what they were trying to say because their message is misleading, target pistols often have large grips toward the bottom which are very comfortable, but the ad tries to say this is less comfortable (bull????). size of a grip often flares toward the bottom, especially front to back length, given that all three of these pistols have different grip shapes... maybe a more substantial comparison can be made when these are released.

Besides I'm thinking a steel framed gun like a paraordnance or SA Hi-cap 1911s might be even better.
 
:D
I have to go against the grain and hope I can get my hands on and OD Green one before I find a black one. I believe I will buy the first one I find.
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Be careful about the blued upper XDs. I had three of them and they do rust as people often say. I hope SA has done something better about the finish. To be safe mine will be two-tone.

:D

GR
 
It would make sense that the XD's grip is noticeably smaller than that of the Glock 21. The G21/G20 grip is quite large because it was designed to accommodate both the fat .45 ACP cartridge and the long 10 mm cartridge.
 
earl_simmons said:
It would make sense that the XD's grip is noticeably smaller than that of the Glock 21. The G21/G20 grip is quite large because it was designed to accommodate both the fat .45 ACP cartridge and the long 10 mm cartridge.
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10mm isn't longer than .45ACP, it was designed to fit the same magwells. Is the 21 grip wider than the 20 grip, wider than it needs to be? cuz the glock 20 came before.
 
i was surfing the web today and went to the web site and was blown away by the intro. i am so excited I jumped up and down for about an hour preaching to my wife about how great it is that they have released the xd in .45acp. I have been waiting for so long. i have one in .40 and I absolutly love it. Not only is it .45 caliber but it has a higher capacity than my service model! i can't wait to get one! i am getting good with mine and picking up another one would be no problem, to get used to!
 
This is the first time in years that I haven't recently purchased a gun, and actually have the bucks...BRING IT ON...;)
 
CleverName said:
Just wondering, how's the recoil on the other XD's (particularly the .40) compare to other pistols chambered in the same round?
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That's pretty subjective...Felt recoil for me shooting the .40 is quite manageable. Your mileage may vary. There are a lot of variables to consider.
 
Definately going to get one w/NS and it will replace the Sig 229 (.40) on the night stand.
 
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