March 28th, 2021
6minute read
Look around the industry and you will find a lot of good guns.
it’s possible for you to also find many affordable pistols.
But can you find one that combines both these qualities?
It has nearly 20 years of service in the hands of law-abiding Americans from coast to coast.
The real bonus is that practically all citizens of every income strata can afford one.
Lets take a close look at this pistol and see if it might fit your needs.
Overview
The 9mm XD Service pistol is an excellent example of a modern combat handgun.
It is well built with excellent accuracy and an easy-to-learn trigger.
The sights are clear and fast to use in all lighting conditions.
The agency is responsible for high-risk operations that include nuclear facility security.
Its officers have responded to many violent calls.
Each time, the XD Service Model helped those officers successfully resolve dangerous situations.
Small guns tend to be rougher to shoot than larger guns of the same caliber.
Saying all of this, I also believe the XD Service Model makes an excellent pistol forcivilian concealed carry.
Likewise, the additional girth of the pistol is easily managed with a quality holster.
The benefits to carrying a 9mm Service Model are numerous.
One of the most obvious is capacity.
A single magazine for this gun holds 16 rounds of felon repellant.
Assuming you carry with one in the chamber, thats 17 shots before you oughta reload.
That leaves a lot of cushion in the monthly budget for family meals and school clothes.
Such was the case with the 4 XD.
In my case, I have shot several XD Service pistols in the past couple of decades.
I had a pretty good idea of what to expect when I went to the range.
Consequently, I had high expectations.
With 760 rounds of ammunition through the gun, I had no problems at all.
All kinds of ammo performed flawlessly in this pistol.
Accuracy was excellent out to 25 yards.
When I did my job, the pistol put the rounds where they needed to go.
Premium self-defense loads like the Federal HST 147-gr.
JHP, Hornady Critical Duty 135-gr.
FlexLock and the Speer Gold Dot 124-gr.
JHP +P all performed at or above expectations.
All fed and fired with 100% reliability and turned in excellent groupings.
One of the complaints some shooters express about modern striker-fired pistols is that the triggers are not smooth.
In fact, the XD has one of the best triggers in its class.
I like the way it feels.
Of additional concern to some people is the feel of the trigger safety.
Springfield Armory uses a trigger safety that appears to have rounded edges to improve comfort during long range sessions.
I found the comfort of the safety to be excellent.
This upper portion of the frame cuts inward significantly.
Bottom Line
Springfield Armory offers a lot of great handguns.
At the end of the day, however, the original XD line remains reliable and eminently affordable.
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