XDs .45?
 

I've been thinking about picking up one of these little .45s, but I see a lot of reviews out there about FTRBs and calls to Springer about the problem not getting any satisfaction. Most of those reviews are older, though, and it makes me wonder if Springer has fixed the problem on newer models.

Does anybody have an XDs .45 they can tell me about?

I don't own one but I shot one. i don't consider myself recoil sensitive but I didn't like it at all. YMMV. Springfield is good to deal with. One of the lamps on my XD9SC went out and they fixed it no questions and free shipping both ways. I've thought about a Kahr P45 or PM45. I have a PM9 and really like it.

I had an XD .45 around four years ago and just hated it, I've always thought the gun hated me as well. I'm pretty proficient with a 1911, but I was awful with that XD. I tried and tried, but I could never get accurate or comfortable with that pistol. I sold it dirt cheap with no regrets.

Thanks for the feedback, gentlemen.

I have one, have had it over a year, Great Gun! For Concealment it fits the bill perfectly, for Me. Can't argue with 6 rnds of hard hitting .45 ACP!
VERY accurate gun too!
Let me add one thing, the XDs handles very well! For a Compact 45, iot shoots very well, and doesn't have a super long trigger pull, it has a short, about 5 lb pull with a short reset. Recoil is VERY Nice for the size pistol it is!

Same here. Same result and same with the glock I had. Hated that gun also but not because it was plastic. Crappy trigger.....my only existing plastic gun now is my H&K USP 45. I'd like to have one of the new tacticals though.

I had one for a number of years, Great gun.

People say they don't shoot well with this gun or that gun.....Sorry it is never the gun just the shooter, They blame their poor shooting skills on the gun.

They make pistols out of plastic nowadays???? :confused:


I thought about a Shield for a truck/don't care if I lose it gun

It was bound to happen once the possibility entered my mind: an XDs followed me home. Up until now I haven't bought anything but 1911's, except for my wife's guns, in quite a while. I feel so .... dirty.

Like pig mentions about the Shield, I just figured I could use a carry gun for times I don't want to mess up a really nice gun. I looked at the Shield, too, but I prefer the trigger on the XDs, and besides, it's a .45 in the same size package the Shield uses to deliver 9mm or .40. I like .45s. :D

I'd include pics, but my Photobucket account seems to have gone insane. Besides, it's just one of those ugly, new-fangled, fanplastic wonderguns, right?

Range time to follow this weekend if the weather lets up.

Congrats on the new tupperware. I'm sure my wife fears the same thing with me thinking about another Kahr. Let us know how it goes.

Congrats on the XD"s". I love mine. For a small carry gun, it packs a wallop without being hard to manage on recoil. Springfiled got this one right. :)

The Shield don't come in .45? That takes it out of the running for me...that's the only calibre I consider for social situations unless the designation ends in "gauge"

No .45 for the Shield. I even emailed S&W to see if they have one in the works: "no plans at this time."

I was interested because I prefer the way the M&P series feels in the hand, and I could probably do something about the trigger, but no .45 is a deal breaker. So, I have an XDs.

Finally got to take the new toy to the range today. I've heard a lot about problems with light primer strikes and FTRBs on the XDs, but this one ate a box of 230gr UMC, a box of 185gr Monarchs, and two mags of 230gr Gold Dots with no trouble at all.

Quite a bit of dry firing has smoothed out the trigger pretty darn well, and I really like the feel of the gun, especially since I switched over to the smaller backstrap. I'm thinking it's a keeper.

I like mine! For what it is, it works very well! Reliable, nice trigger, and Accurate! Very Accurate for it's size! Love the fiber sight too! Easy to see!

Congrats!

Full Size XD Service in .45ACP
 

I don't have one of the new XDs models, but have been carrying a full size XD Service in .45ACP for a year, and like it quite well.

This is the only plastic frame firearm I own, and I waited quite a while before making that selection. I like the striker design and dual safety features (grip and trigger).

Only downside is the dis-assembly process, which requires dropping the striker. You must, of course, drop the magazine and clear first... I understand that this was changed with the XDm series.

Marc

I've had one for about six weeks with zero problems. I've also purchased the softer firing 9mm, again with 600 rounds and no problems. They are both great shooting guns. The XDS .45 is a little tougher on your hand than the 9mm but I couldn't say one was better than the other. Both are very accurate guns!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bob