Careful, that's heresy. Don't you know the purchase of guns and underwear are both based on how they feel?
Why Glock over an XDM?
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Careful, that's heresy. Don't you know the purchase of guns and underwear are both based on how they feel?
mdauben
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This is one reason I would never own an XD. I neither like nor trust grip safeties and find them totally unnecessary on a gun.
ole farmerbuck
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Choose a Glock over other Polymer guns because;
a. They have been building polymer pistols and weapons since the 80s.
But......Ford has been building cars for a lot longer time and...............
a. They have been building polymer pistols and weapons since the 80s.
But......Ford has been building cars for a lot longer time and...............
tdstout
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Why? I'm not trying to hijack the thread, but my metal mags for my 1911 have never had a problem.
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MikeRussell
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My $0.02, take it as you will...
I've owned Glocks & shot them well. Owned, past tense.
I've owned XDs & shot them well. Owned, past tense.
I own & daily carry a M&P45C.
I just bought & am competing (USPSA Production & Limited divisions) with a XDm 5.25 in .40
For ME, the ergos on the compact M&P are hard to beat. For ME, the balance & feel of the XDm 5.25 is hard to beat for a range/competition pistol (I left my long time CZ75 SP01, one of the best feeling & shooting handguns I've ever owned, for the XDm).
You have to go with what fits YOU best, not what everyone tells you will fit them best (whether actual feel, brand loyalty, personal buyist, etc).
I've owned Glocks & shot them well. Owned, past tense.
I've owned XDs & shot them well. Owned, past tense.
I own & daily carry a M&P45C.
I just bought & am competing (USPSA Production & Limited divisions) with a XDm 5.25 in .40
For ME, the ergos on the compact M&P are hard to beat. For ME, the balance & feel of the XDm 5.25 is hard to beat for a range/competition pistol (I left my long time CZ75 SP01, one of the best feeling & shooting handguns I've ever owned, for the XDm).
You have to go with what fits YOU best, not what everyone tells you will fit them best (whether actual feel, brand loyalty, personal buyist, etc).
FIVETWOSEVEN
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So? HK has been doing that since the 70s.
Must be why a guy successfully sued them after they failed to fix his Glock 36.
Still spewing that crap about Croatia I see.
Provide facts that back that up.
It doesn't bother me but I do wish it didn't have one either. One guy's hand was shot in a CCW encounter and he wasn't able to fire off a round which made him think that it malfunctioned and then did a tap, rack, bang and then continued to fire his 1911.
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Damon555
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I traded my G19 for an XDM....couldn't be happier. I'll probably never get rid of my G26 though.
Inebriated
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FIVETWOSEVEN said:
Saw his thread on Arfcom... it stuck in my mind, so now I always have this weird thing about grip safeties.
FIVETWOSEVEN
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You nailed it. Although I think a 1911's grip safety requires more attention to grip then an XD.
allaroundhunter
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This is a VERY rare occurrence. I like grip safeties for the added safety measure when using the 1911 platform. However, the reason we are supposed to train with our weak hand is in case our strong hand ever goes down. A bullet through your strong hand can make it completely useless, even with a gun that doesn't have a grip safety.
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I train with my weak hand but even so, I want the best advantage I can get. I really don't see the point of the grip safety on the XD and many people have the grip safety pinned on their 1911s. A 1911 with a grip safety is just like carrying a Hi Power which I used to do. A bullet through you hand can make the hand useless but not always but can still greatly hinder you.
An XDM got me into Tuperware pistols, because it felt better in my hand than the Glock which I'd always admired but which didn't feel right. The XDM was a very good pistol though I found that I really had to work to shoot it well consistantly. My liking for the XDM led me next to a Glock 21SF which was the first Glock that felt "right" in my hand, though still not as good as the XDM.
I soon found that the 21SF was MUCH easier for me to shoot well and it was also very easy for me to shoot very consistantly. With such good luck with the 21SF I decided to try the medium frame Glock G17L and found it to be "The" pistol for me. Initially drawn to the 17L as the longer sight radius helped my shooting accuracy, I soon found I much prefered the low bore axis of the Glock for recoil control and quick follow up shots and I MUCH prefered the crisp Glock trigger with it's short reset over the mushy XDM trigger. I ended up liking the Glock so much more than the XDM that I traded it off for a Glock G34 and my addiction was firmly fixed.
I soon found that the 21SF was MUCH easier for me to shoot well and it was also very easy for me to shoot very consistantly. With such good luck with the 21SF I decided to try the medium frame Glock G17L and found it to be "The" pistol for me. Initially drawn to the 17L as the longer sight radius helped my shooting accuracy, I soon found I much prefered the low bore axis of the Glock for recoil control and quick follow up shots and I MUCH prefered the crisp Glock trigger with it's short reset over the mushy XDM trigger. I ended up liking the Glock so much more than the XDM that I traded it off for a Glock G34 and my addiction was firmly fixed.
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That was certainly an interesting thread. He was hit with Gold Dots, was he not? And yeah, the XD safety is weak, so any half-decent grip will deactivate it. So that is a plus.FIVETWOSEVEN said:
Of course it's rare, but at the same time, so is a shooting to begin with. So you know, I just like to have one less thing to go wrong, when EVERYTHING has gone wrong lol. But I do agree, weak hand training is about as important as strong side training...allaroundhunter said:
FIVETWOSEVEN said:
If I carried a 1911, I would pin it. I like it for a range gun, where I might have new shooter, so every safety net is a plus, but I don't like safeties on my defensive handguns in general, and I've spent much more time training with Glocks and Sigs to bother switching, but still, I like only having to push one button on a gun. I think XD did have a good idea putting grip safeties, though. Most people won't care, but a lot of people probably see it and think "cool, it's safer than a Glock or M&P". So kudos to them.
allaroundhunter
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I am liking that we can discuss weak hand shooting, training, pinning safeties for some of us, and just differing opinions without arguing for once
And somehow there hasn't been too many opinion based posts of what the OP should get in this thread
And somehow there hasn't been too many opinion based posts of what the OP should get in this thread
Inebriated
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allaroundhunters said:
I know, I think the die-hards turned in early. It takes a lot out of you to argue all day, I guess lol.
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allaroundhunter
he quoted:
he quoted:
wickedsprint
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I've found that just because they feel better in my hand does not mean I will shoot it better/faster. You need to try them out.
Georgia Gunner
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Well i picked Glock over XDM in this situation because the XDM didn't fit my hand good. But if it fits yours then go for it. It would be great if you could shoot both to see which you are better with but that's not always possible.
SpentCasing
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For me, a grip safety that locks the slide is a detriment and not a feature. That alone is a deal breaker for me on a defensive pistol. I chose Glock.
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I have owned one XD and it wouldn't function long enough to let me like it. Tried 4 mags to get it to feed properly. I have owned 9 Glocks and the only one I didn't like was the 10mm and that is the round not the gun. Out of 50 + mags I have had one that was unreliable.
I have HK, SW, KelTec in polymer guns but the Glocks are favorites for all the reasons already stated.
I have HK, SW, KelTec in polymer guns but the Glocks are favorites for all the reasons already stated.
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Right after that post I unloaded my XD and played with the grip safety and you're right. Doesn't require it to be fully pressed to deactivate.
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No, as you can actually READ from your own quote, I was enjoying the facts supporting American jobs in Smyrna, Georgia.
Having not mentioned anything about the slave trade activities that are native to that 3rd world country YOU mentioned.
We will support American jobs whether it's Glocks built in Georgia or Hondas built in Ohio, or Fords built in Kentucky; we support our fellow Americans jobs. Want to be the troll that drags another thread into nowhere?
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FIVETWOSEVEN said:
Yep. It's just there for advertisement.
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