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Dude... you're in PDX, the plastic Nazis are gonna go all Anna Frank on you!
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In the end the thing that did it in for me was glocks just have more after market parts and accessories as well as years and years of mags that were produced.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Personally, I think XDs are pug ugly. I like the sleek simple lines of the Glocks. I understand and trust the internal safeties in most of todays striker fired guns, and abhor external safeties in defensive guns. I always use a pocket holster when carrying in a pocket. Ergonomics are important. How the gun feels in the hand. I prefer the M&Ps in this regard. The trigger is what makes or breaks my buying decision. I don't care for the XD trigger. Can't really explain why. M&P triggers suck, but can be replaced with an Apex. There are so many variables that are simply a matter of preference. If this were not so, there would only be one gun manufacturer, the one who made the "best" gun.This discussion might've already been done to death, but maybe you'll humor me and answer a question: What is it that attracts you to a Glock, instead of a Springfield? Or a Springfield, instead of a Glock?
I recently swapped my Glocks out for Springfields. My G21 turned into a 3.8" XDM .45, and my G43 turned into an XDS 9mm.
Not long after I made the switch, I came across one of our brothers here on NWFA who's doing the same thing - only he's going the other direction, replacing his Springfields with Glocks.
So I'm curious to hear what you all are being drawn to... Reliability? Looks? Feel?
As for me, I really like having the grip safety on the Springfields. I generally carry the XDS in my front pocket, and feel better about it because of that safety. I have carried revolvers and Glock, and they seem about the same to me. Reliable, and no safety to bother with.
But really, the Springfields are just good-looking pistols. And they've been reliable for me. Plus, that grip safety thing.
Almost forgot to mention, the Springfield magazines seem to be much better made.
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Hmmm I didn't know that... good thing I am not a betting man lol. Good to know, thanks.Yes it is, it does look like a roll pin and is called the "Striker Retaining Pin" but a roll spring stops when it contacts the open ends where a roll pin has ends that can slide over each other. Roll pin slots are cut at a angle to the longitudinal axis where Roll spring slots are cut perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.
To me the very best thing about Glocks is the variety of calibers, you can't get the XD family if you want a 380 or 10 MM or 357 Sig, all available with Glock. I like shooting the XD's better, I like the Grip better and really like the Mod 2 Grip in the Service and Tactical models. Springfield does not stray as far from their design concept as much as Glock. The XDS was a departure, but the XDM was just a XD rework to allow takedown without a trigger pull (And garner some contracts from departments that did not like pulling triggers to takedown a gun)What is it that attracts you to a Glock, instead of a Springfield? Or a Springfield, instead of a Glock?
Glocks really dominated the 'tupperware' market in my local shops for a good while before the XDs, M&Ps, etc became popular alternatives. I've been running Glocks long enough to be totally familiar with their operation & very confident in the reliability and consistency of my pistols. Personally, I like the plain jane aesthetics. Adding something like an XD isn't out of the question but I don't see any reason to switch.