#3100923 - 12/30/12 12:46 AM
Buyer's Remorse...Help!
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BigM
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Hey guys...
I'm about to get my CCW permit and have been looking for my first pistol. I have been doing research for months about which weapon I should choose. If I bought with my heart, I would get a 1911. If I bought with my head, I was gonna get a Glock 17.
So I go last night to get my pistol. they are out of 1911s so I go right for the Glock. The salesman and I chit chat for a while and he talks me into the Springfield XD .45 cal. Really nice weapon from what I can tell.
Now I'm thinking I should have bought the Glock.
Anyone have an opinion either way? Any XD owners can ease my mind?
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#3100932 - 12/30/12 01:41 AM
Re: Buyer's Remorse...Help!
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chunkandwind
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The XD and the Glock are both fine weapons. If the XD fits you well then you did not make a bad choice.
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#3100942 - 12/30/12 03:31 AM
Re: Buyer's Remorse...Help!
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94user
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I have an XD in 9mm. I chose it over the Glock because it fit my hand better and it isn't butt ugly like most Glocks. I don't regret making that decision. The XD runs flawlessly and is very accurate.
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#3100957 - 12/30/12 05:15 AM
Re: Buyer's Remorse...Help!
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TRIGGER
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I have an XD in 9mm. I chose it over the Glock because it fit my hand better and it isn't butt ugly like most Glocks. I don't regret making that decision. The XD runs flawlessly and is very accurate.
Exactly why I purchased my XD40. Just felt better than the Glock. Pull the trigger and it goes BANG every time. You did not make a bad decision.
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#3100963 - 12/30/12 05:28 AM
Re: Buyer's Remorse...Help!
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stik
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i woulda held out til i found a 1911
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#3100975 - 12/30/12 05:48 AM
Re: Buyer's Remorse...Help!
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Mudbone
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i woulda held out til i found a 1911
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#3100977 - 12/30/12 05:51 AM
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EastTNHunter
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I owned a Glock at one point and it did not fit me well. I love my XDm40's fit, and it has never given me any reliability issues
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#3100982 - 12/30/12 06:07 AM
Re: Buyer's Remorse...Help!
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lpo1981
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Loc: Dickson, TN
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I have and issued glock 22 and and xd sub compact, there both 40 cal and I like my xd way more than I do the glock.. Fits better in my hand and I feel more comfortable shooting it..
Edited by lpo1981 (12/30/12 06:08 AM)
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#3100989 - 12/30/12 06:16 AM
Re: Buyer's Remorse...Help!
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BlackBelt
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As long as the XD is reliable, its a great choice...as would be the glock.
I too was a huge fan of ccw with a 1911 until the day everything went bad outside a jewelry store. In a nano-second i realized my problem and everything in my world became crystal clear. A 1911 against 1or 2 armed individuals works well, but against 4 armed robbers that are spread out... you dont want to be fumbling with reloading when multiple adversaries are 20 feet away or less.
Carry a reliable firearm that holds as many bullets as you can get into it.
That means an XD or a high cap Glock.
I still love 1911's, but they are not the answer if you walk into a multiple adversary situation. And the problem is you never know when that situation is going to come up. If you did, you would be bringing a shotgun.
Edited by BlackBelt (12/30/12 06:17 AM)
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#3101002 - 12/30/12 06:34 AM
Re: Buyer's Remorse...Help!
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greygoose
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Registered: 11/23/12
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Loc: shelby county-benton county
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have a xd .45 and love it.had this gun since they first came out and not one issue to date.14 rounds,bit bulky,trust it with my life!!
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