Dont get me wrong, I still have them all as I rarely sell a gun.
Now, I am pretty much a 9mm handgun guy.
Who isnt interested in something different?
Small, polymer, modern and in .45.
Yeah, Im in to give it a shot.
The Specs
The 3.3-barreled gun ships with two mags.
The pistol has a capacity of 5+1 with the flush fitting mag and 6+1 with the included extended magazine.
It weighs in at right around 23 oz.
with an empty mag, and the XD-S Mod.2 is 6.5 long and 4.66 tall with the flush magazine.
The XD-S Mod 2 guns are polymer framed with a forged steel slide.
Its barrel is hammer forged and both the barrel and slide have a Melonite finish.
you’re able to pick up an XD-S Mod 2 in 9mm, .40 or 45 ACP.
Whats the Mod.2?
This gun is a second go round for the XD-S line of pistols.
That is why it is a Mod.2.
The result is reduced muzzle flip and a lower felt recoil.
When shooting a small polymer gun, this matters.
When that gun is a .45, it matters more.
The slide serrations are improved with a more aggressive, yet finger-friendly profile, and the trigger is refined.
The grip texture is also improved in the XD-S Mod.2.
I found it to be very positive and helpful in controlling the recoil of the .45.
I shot 210-, 220- and 230-gr.
loads and expected the heavier slugs to push back as they exited the barrel.
Of course, there was recoil, but not what I expected.
The impulse was reasonable and a bit less snappy than typical 9mm rounds.
The push from the .45 was exactly that more of a push than a sharp recoil.
Overall, I was pleasantly surprised at how shootable the XD-S Mod.2 was even in .45 ACP.
What if you are all about 9mm or .40?
Well, there is an XD-S Mod 2 just for you as well.
