Really Good Deal on xD

Chris · 02-16-2007, 05:00 AM

Thinking of getting an xD, but looking for a really good deal?

Cabela's has the xD's in the tanish color for $499 with 3 mags!

Johnny_Revolver · 02-16-2007, 05:11 AM

its real spiced ham...

Chris · 02-16-2007, 08:15 AM

Johnny_Revolver · 02-16-2007, 08:17 AM

Joke Chris, its in our spam ads, the song goes: you don`t say ham you say Spam! its real spiced ham!

Never mind * goes back under rock *....

Chris · 02-16-2007, 09:03 AM

oh LOL

Sorry...I just wanted to spread the word on a great deal!

Johnny_Revolver · 02-16-2007, 02:23 PM

I think you can do pretty much whatever you want, Chris.

Beer Forever · 02-16-2007, 02:54 PM

What caliber?

If it is the XD-45, that isn't bad at all. I was on a big XD kick, but I am just not a striker kind of guy anymore.

Chris · 02-16-2007, 04:42 PM

Yes...the is the .45!

BattleRifleG3 · 02-19-2007, 06:05 PM

I handled an XD-45, and was unimpressed by how immensely hard it was to rack the slide. I handled a 40 cal Browning Hi-Power and it felt the same way.

My conclusion is that while safe to fire, some of the bigger stretches of pistols designed for smaller rounds being chambered for larger ones are a bit difficult to use. There are more important things than size, or in this case, height and length. (The 1911 is tall and long but quite thin.)

So if I were to consider an XD, I'd go with a 40 or 9mm. I believe the XD was designed with the 40 in mind, vs Glock which was designed for the 9 and upped to 40. For 45 ACP I'd go with a 1911 or USP.

billt · 02-20-2007, 09:43 AM

Just remember the "XD" was priced around $250.00 when it was the HS-2000 before Springfield got involved with it, and it's out of control advertising that every buyer now pays for by forking out another $200.00+ for every one sold. Bill T.

02-16-2007, 05:00 AM	#1
Chris HMFIC Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,710 Images: 19 Blog Entries: 11	Really Good Deal on xD Thinking of getting an xD, but looking for a really good deal? Cabela's has the xD's in the tanish color for $499 with 3 mags! __________________ Rules \| Contributing Members I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it. --Thomas Jefferson No one has the right to deny my personal safety Are you under 18?

02-16-2007, 05:11 AM	#2
Johnny_Revolver Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 1,131 Blog Entries: 4	its real spiced ham... __________________ It`s a good life, provided you don`t weaken.

02-16-2007, 08:15 AM	#3
Chris HMFIC Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,710 Images: 19 Blog Entries: 11	? __________________ Rules \| Contributing Members I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it. --Thomas Jefferson No one has the right to deny my personal safety Are you under 18?

02-16-2007, 08:17 AM	#4
Johnny_Revolver Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 1,131 Blog Entries: 4	Joke Chris, its in our spam ads, the song goes: you don`t say ham you say Spam! its real spiced ham! Never mind * goes back under rock .... __________________ It`s a good life, provided you don`t weaken.*

02-16-2007, 09:03 AM	#5
Chris HMFIC Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,710 Images: 19 Blog Entries: 11	oh LOL Sorry...I just wanted to spread the word on a great deal! __________________ Rules \| Contributing Members I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it. --Thomas Jefferson No one has the right to deny my personal safety Are you under 18?

02-16-2007, 02:23 PM	#6
Johnny_Revolver Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 1,131 Blog Entries: 4	I think you can do pretty much whatever you want, Chris. __________________ It`s a good life, provided you don`t weaken.

02-16-2007, 02:54 PM	#7
Beer Forever Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 2,581	What caliber? If it is the XD-45, that isn't bad at all. I was on a big XD kick, but I am just not a striker kind of guy anymore. __________________ Paramedic sks forever

02-16-2007, 04:42 PM	#8
Chris HMFIC Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,710 Images: 19 Blog Entries: 11	Yes...the is the .45! __________________ Rules \| Contributing Members I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it. --Thomas Jefferson No one has the right to deny my personal safety Are you under 18?

02-19-2007, 06:05 PM	#9
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,397 Images: 13	I handled an XD-45, and was unimpressed by how immensely hard it was to rack the slide. I handled a 40 cal Browning Hi-Power and it felt the same way. My conclusion is that while safe to fire, some of the bigger stretches of pistols designed for smaller rounds being chambered for larger ones are a bit difficult to use. There are more important things than size, or in this case, height and length. (The 1911 is tall and long but quite thin.) So if I were to consider an XD, I'd go with a 40 or 9mm. I believe the XD was designed with the 40 in mind, vs Glock which was designed for the 9 and upped to 40. For 45 ACP I'd go with a 1911 or USP. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

02-20-2007, 09:43 AM	#10
billt Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Glendale, Arizona Posts: 144	Just remember the "XD" was priced around $250.00 when it was the HS-2000 before Springfield got involved with it, and it's out of control advertising that every buyer now pays for by forking out another $200.00+ for every one sold. Bill T.

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