deputy tom
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Nice score! tom.
and here I was wondering why Kel Tec and Walther felt the need to put a rail on my pf9 and PPS respectively.Also appears to be one of the few single-stack sub-compacts to include a rail.
Why not go to Mexico and let DOJ walk one over to you.
Personally, I believe the difference in grip width is significant, but the XD-S and XDM45 Compact are similar in height (with the XD-S being .7" shorter in OAL). That said, if the grip width is not an issue, I think the XDM would be an excellent choice for you.If I go for the Springer,I think I'd rather get the XDM 45c...There's barely any difference size wise and you get at least 9 + 1 with the small mag...T
Thanks! It is bigger than some of my pocket pistols as well:Gb, that seems a bit bigger thant he pocket pistols I'm used to, but still very nice.
Not to worry, lots of folks are in denial about what works. The XD-S is probably not a pistol for everybody, rather just another option and to my mind that's a good thing.I just cannot convince myself that 6 shots from a .45 is as good as 11 from a +P 9mm and the gun that already works for me. I do like the concept, just .45 don't work so well IMHO in pocket guns. I'm going to let the gun prove itself in other's hands first before I think about wanting one.
For daily carry in public, most likely IWB. For quick trips out to the car, taking the trash out, walking the dogs, and other tasks about the homestead, pocket carry is a likely scenario.OP are you planning on using this for pocket carry, or IWB?
1911 mags fit in the XD-S's mag well, but do no lock in place.Can the XDs take 1911 mags?
Interesting. Would it feed if it was held in? (do you have any snap-caps or dummy rounds to test with?)1911 mags fit in the XD-S's mag well, but do no lock in place.
If held in place, it will feed from a 1911 magazine, but I had to hold the mag slightly lower. When it's completely up in mag well, the front side of the 1911 mag interferes with slide lock (holds it up). I imagine some materiel could be trimmed from the magazine tube there and it would work. The catch cutouts are in the front of the magazine. Officer's mags are about .5" longer than the XD-S mags.Interesting. Would it feed if it was held in? (do you have any snap-caps or dummy rounds to test with?)
Officer size would fit, I assume? I wonder if I could take some of the less expensive 1911 officer magazines and make a new cutout for the XD mag catch. If the catch cutout is in front the way a doublestack XD magazine's is, it wouldn't even interfere with use as a 1911 magazine.
Obviously, function/reliability testing with factory magazines first, but the possibility of cheapo range-only mags moves the XDS up the "want to buy" list a few slots.
I just cannot convince myself that 6 shots from a .45 is as good as 11 from a +P 9mm and the gun that already works for me. I do like the concept, just .45 don't work so well IMHO in pocket guns
Am I a bad person for laughing at the classic Kel-Tec product launch response being applied to S.A.inc?I checked with a number of dealers last weekend at a Knoxville show. No one had one, none had seen one. Springfield should take a page from the S&W shield play book for new product intro.