Really. Do you know what a sample of one is worth in science?
Virtually nothing. It is great that you have no problems with your XD. Many people owned Yugos and had no problems. I don’t think that means you can argue that the Yugo was as good as a Chevy or a Porsche, although your perception of your Yugo may be that it is.
I don’t mean to insult you, and since you’re obviously an avid shooter you’re probably aware of this, but when most people say they’ve had “thousands” of rounds through their weapon what they really mean is they’ve thought about shooting it thousands of times, but have only put a few boxes through it. Mostly what they’ve done is their idea of “dry fire” at the TV. Killing Indians with John Wayne. Most people are gun owners, not gun shooters. If this doesn’t apply to you, great.
If you’re happy with it, then that is all that matters. I just know that a pistol that is barely 10 years old, has yet to be adopted by any large agency or military, and has a problem with reliability is not number 4...in the World.
The fact is...it is a weapon designed in Croatia...it was originally not much over 200 dollars...and besides the XDM, there were precious few changes from the original design. Except for the price tag. Notice it still says “Made in Croatia” on the side...but it is priced the same as American made or Austrian made weapons. So calling it a “Springfield” XD is really a misnomer, since Springfield just imports it. Its like referring to a MAK-90 as an “Interarms MAK-90,” and believing that who imported it makes it a superior/different weapon...When it’s really a Norinco/Polytech MAK-90 and the name of the importer that is electric penciled on the side makes no difference.
Yep. How many of this particular firearm have you owned? I'm willing to bet my 'sample size' is bigger than your sample size.
but when most people say they’ve had “thousands” of rounds through their weapon what they really mean is they’ve thought about shooting it thousands of times, but have only put a few boxes through it.
Well since I reload the majority of my range and PD ammo I've got a pretty good idea of how many rounds actually got pushed down the tube my friend. 5 boxes of CCI Large Pistol primers equals pretty near 5,000 rounds in this part of the Universe, give or take a few.
I even deliberately went 2,500 rounds without cleaning it just to see if I could gum it up enough for a misfire. Didn't happen. I cleaned it up out of sheer guilt.
Notice it still says “Made in Croatia” on the side...but it is priced the same as American made or Austrian made weapons.
Really? I got mine brand spanking new, in a case with 2 spare mags, a holster, and a mag loading tool for $500.00. Can you get a brand spanking new Glock for that? How about an H&K? Last time I checked H&K's were running from 850 to 1,000 a copy.
There are other things I like about the XD. Check the grip angle compared to the Glock. It's significantly different. In fact if you lay a 1911 on top of the XD you'll find that the grip angle is almost identical.
Since I've been shooting 1911's for the last, oh 30 years or so, that was a big factor in my decision to plunk down my bucks for the XD. It 'points' the same as my Commander.
From a muscle memory standpoint that's pretty significant to me.
Look, you don't like the XD then don't buy it. Get whatever suits you best. I'm simply sharing my personal experience with the Springfield.
To date it's gone 'bang' every time I've asked it to.
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