Springfield Armory offers a number of excellent options for the CCW market.
Both of the guns come from the same line and both are aimed at the personal protection market.
Even so, each offers a unique set of features that will make sense to different people.
Going Skinny
Consider the XD-S Mod.2.
It is a single-stack pistol chambered for the 9mm.
The single-stack design allows the gun to be much thinner than many alternatives.
Of course, that thinness impacts other aspects of the gun.
For me, it seems perfect for trigger reach.
Also, the single-stack magazine affects firepower.
This equates to 7 rounds of 9mm in a flush-fitting magazine.
However, to my needs, 7+1 rounds of 9mm before a reload is very reasonable.
When More Matters
However, your needs may be different.
It is also a striker-fired, polymer-framed gun with a long history of outstanding performance.
Unlike the XD-S, it feeds from a double-stack magazine.
Not bound by the single-stack mag constraint, the XD Sub-Compact squeezes 13+1 rounds into its magazine.
For reloads, it can feed from the Service Models 16-round mags as well.
Thats not necessarily bad.
Shes able to get a better grip on the pistol to control it throughout the shooting process.
Conclusion
My point is not one pistol is better than the other.
Both are reliable shooters that will help you win any defensive encounter.
Go to forum thread
XD3" Sub-Compact
XD-S Mod.2 OSPTMSeries
