| Count me also as a HUGE fan of the XD line. I at present own two. A 3' XD40 SC HC in two tone Black/OD and a 5" tacticle in 45acp in two tone Stainless/Black.
I resurched the living h#ll out of these two purchases. And after reading so meny steller reviews of various XDs at "Gun Tests" magizine where I am a subcriber, I had to give them serious considerstion.
I originally started wanting to get rid of my S&W 645 and at first I wanted to replace it with a 1911 type 45. But the more I looked, the more obvious it became to me that for anything beyond the most basic of 1911s by well establised gun makers like Sig, S&W, Kimber, Parra ORD all known to make high quality semi-autos, including Springfield I was going to have to spend at a minimum $800 to over $1000. Then along came the "5" Tacticle XD45".
The fact that acording to "GT" mag the 5" XD tacticle was in their expert opinion on parr with autos costing anywhere from 1/2 to 2x as much I was having quite a hard time not buying one. After I handeled several alot over a period of weeks, and the fact my local gun shop would let me out the door for a two tone matt stainless slide W/Black frame for $614 W/tax and gave me $300 for my S&W 645 as a trade inn sold me on the spot.
I simply cannot be more pleased with both of the XDs I own. My only cause for pause with my purchase was the local Cabelas by my home had the "Compact "4 XD and "Compact "5 XD on sale. $526 for the "4 in SST/Black and $526 for the "5 in Black on Black. But I SIMPLY HAD TO HAVE the "5 Tacticle in SST/Black.
In any event I do not see how anyone can not agree that FOR THE MONEY the XD line of polymer framed semi-autos are among the best available.
BTW, the combined cost of both my 3" XD40 SC HC and my 5" tacticle XD45 W/tax was $1003 about the cost of a good, but not great 1911. |