The XD feels as though it’s meeting me halfway. With the XD-9, it’s more of a partnership. I always felt I had to accomodate the Glock to get on target. This is where the XD-9 earned my admiration and, yes, affection.įor me, the Springfield XD-9’s grip angle provides a much more natural point of aim than its Austrian cousin. Which is the key to success is most aspects of shooting. If a shooter is comfortable with a gun, he’ll handle and shoot it with confidence. The real test is how the weapon feels in the hand. Although the gun was unlikely to turn into a slide-shaped pile of rust atop the frame if exposed to a humid environment, you can’t have enough reliability.Įven so, at the risk of alienating the Glock faithful, arguing over the relative reliability of the Glock and a Springfield is besides the point.
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I corrected the problem easily enough with a minor drifting adjustment of the front sight.Įarly entries from XD series lacked the corrosion-resistant melonite finish sported by current models. Straight from the factory, the weapon had a tendency to shoot to the right. Our test XD-9’s sights were regulated for a 6 o’ clock hold on the target, rather than the point-of-aim/point-of-impact I prefer.
Anyone thinking of packing the XD-9 as a daily concealed-carry gun should strongly consider adding a set of aftermarket fiber optic or tritium night sights. Their visibility is nothing more than merely adequate.
Springfield’s dovetailed the three-dot sights securely into the front and rear of the slide. There’s generous texturing on the front, sides and back strap of the grip for more positive control under-less-than-ideal (i.e. The XD-9 also features front and rear cocking serrations on the slide. Unlike the Glock, the XD includes a loaded-chamber indicator and a cocking indicator safety features allow the operator can ascertain the weapon’s readiness either visually or by feel. The XD-9 incorporates a grip safety, a steel recoil-spring guide and (for us southpaws) ambidextrous magazine-release controls. Closer examination reveals that the Springfield Armory XD-9 has taken the design to infinity - and back. The Springfield is another polymer-frame, striker-fired (Remember: A striker-style pistol is neither single- nor double-action), short recoil operated pistol with a trigger safety and a rail on the 4-inch barrel to facilitate the mounting of tactical doodads. At first glance, the original XD bears a strong resemblance to its Austrian counterpart.
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