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XD40 - pretty good gun!
ElMuertoMonkey
Member Posts: 12,898
I rented a Springfield XD40 today and was pleasantly surprised at its performance. For a polymer-framed gun, the recoil was very tame compared to other .40 calibers. Even my CZ 40P has more of a sharp kick to it than the XD40 did.
Accuracy was decent and would probably have been better if there had a been a better shooter behind the gun. Out of a hundred rounds I had one failure to feed, but I blame that more on the poor maintenance of the pistol by the range than any inherent design flaw.
The grip was comfortable and fit my hand just right, so for those of you with hands that aren't the size of hubcaps, this gun should be right up your alley. The ambidextrous mag release is also easy to reach and manipulate with either your thumb or trigger finger without being a nuisance or hazard when you want the mag to stay in.
My overall impression of it is very positive and I can see buying one of these for myself in the near future.
Accuracy was decent and would probably have been better if there had a been a better shooter behind the gun. Out of a hundred rounds I had one failure to feed, but I blame that more on the poor maintenance of the pistol by the range than any inherent design flaw.
The grip was comfortable and fit my hand just right, so for those of you with hands that aren't the size of hubcaps, this gun should be right up your alley. The ambidextrous mag release is also easy to reach and manipulate with either your thumb or trigger finger without being a nuisance or hazard when you want the mag to stay in.
My overall impression of it is very positive and I can see buying one of these for myself in the near future.
Comments
That is my best seller.
Just put a couple of your XDs on my watch list. With any luck we will talk again soon.
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I'm glad you like it, EMM. I bought my XD40 subcompact for my CCW back in 2004, and have enjoyed it ever since. I enjoy it so much, I bought my service model when I saw it used for $350 at my local dealer.
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I got mine from Cabelas for $329 when they mislabled the ad.