danielocean03 has been shot by both...you should ask him.
^ tl;dr
EDIT: I should have read the first post, I gave a serious answer thinking someone wanted an opinion oh the wasted time...
Let me put it this way.
Both great guns. Both are reliable. The glock has the same chances of blowing up as an XD IMHO, im sure most will argue because they can find 3 more pictures of blown up glocks :blah: ... but they have been around for a lot longer.
Edbean said:Id trust my life to either and have considered buying an XDM.40. What im saying here is dont listen to the 1 in a million gun explosion story. Most of the cases in which this happened were because of people shooting reloads with too much powder + unsupported chamber.
Edbean said:Glock perfection is the original.
Edbean said:Springfield marks up the price of their guns 10% because they have to pay glock for patent infringement. They copied no doubt.
EDbean said:HOWEVER, they have refined and added things that glocks dont have. The grip safety/trigger is different./qoete]
Again, the Xd is not a copy or modification of a glock pistol. It is a different design altogether.
Edbean said:The xds are also much wider. In fact Hickok45 (infamous gun guy on youtube) did a comparison and the xd9 was bigger in all dimensions (especially width) than a glock 30 (the biggest glock as it is a .45acp double stack.) Even the most hardcore xd fan will tell you they are a "brick". If size is important then you need to consider that (once again get your hands on both!)
This bit of misinformation is my favorite. I'm not sure which comparison you are talking about. The closest to what you described is the G27 and XDsc, both .40 caliber. He makes four size comparisons. He compares the slide where he measures out towards the muzzle where the sub compact glocks taper. He compares the grip length where both make for a pinky-less hold and more grip translates into easier to control. He compares the slide height where he said the difference was negligible. He compares the height of the section of frame above the trigger guard where the Xd's much beefier, stronger locking block and take down lever sits. He conveniently made no mention of the grip width, angle and length of pull. You know, the part of the gun that you actually hold on to and the dimension that people complain the most about regarding glocks. XD grips are amazingly slim and they in no way resemble a "brick." The XD45 grip is very close to being as slim as that of a 1911.
Can you post a link to the video where hickock45 compares an XD9 and a G30? I'd like to see it.
Edbean said:All in all, you wont go wrong with either. I LOVE my glock and am totally in love with it, but you need to get what is best for YOU. Try and shoot both, if you cant, hold both and see if they will let you do some dry fires. See which one you like and shoot the best and get that!
Good luck!
(get a glock 27!!!!!!)
This kind of decision is much easier on new shooters when they aren't fed misinformation and marketing hype about one of their options. It's important to tell people who are trying to make a carry decision what is bad about their various options as well as the good. I haven't seen a perfect handgun design yet. There are going to be flaws. The fact is that an accurate pros vs. cons list is going to put glock well below several other pistol designs.
Can you post a link to the video where hickock45 compares an XD9 and a G30? I'd like to see it.
A loose, under-supported chamber forces the brass to contain the pressure by itself. A brass case is not intended to serve that role. If the case lets go the gun blows up. At very least, the chamber design is a contributing factor in kabooms. (squibs excluded) The threshold for overpressure is lower. Glock got the the reputation for blowing up because of the unique ability for their guns to kaboom with FACTORY ammo. There is no overcharged reload excuse. No 'glocks have been around longer' excuse. You do not see guns with properly designed chambers have this problem. I'll challenge you (again) to find this same trend with XDs. Remember, factory ammo kabooms.
Or factory ammo + unsupported chamber. It's interesting that you admit here that there is a problem with the chamber while downplaying its significance.
What caliber did you switch from and what did you decide on?
Good post vel, I wish I had some rep to give.
Ive been trying to decide which glock to keep my g19 company. G26, g27, g30, or g36.
The 26 would be cool because I could share mags. I love 9mm, im good with it, its cheap, and has been proven to be effective (shot placement is key no matter what caliber!)
The 27 would be cool because I could have a diverse collection of caliber pistols. Ive been tempted to pick this between the rest because its bigger than the 9mm, but not as wide or big as the g30 and has a much better mag capacity than the 36.
The 30 would be cool because .45acp seems to be pretty freakin sweet. However, this new gun is supposed to be smaller than my 19. I can hide the 19 easy with a big shirt or a light jacket, but I want something even smaller so I can just wear tshirts in the summer and not feel like im brandishing all my friends. (I prefer that no one knows im carrying except CLOSE friends and of course family.)
The 36 would be cool becasue its the width of a g19, but still a subcompact that shoots .45acp. The only two things I dislike about this is that the mag capacity sucks. 6 rounds +1.... I like pistols BECAUSE of capacity, might as well get a revolver (im not a revolver guy). Im not planning on ever needing 7 shots, but if I did... it would be sweet to have 10 +1 or in my g19s case, 15+1.
I cant decide. I can say, however, that I absolutely hated the glock 23 I shot previous to buying the g23. I just suck with .40. Its too snappy for my liking, and its basically the same price as the .45acp (better round IMHO) and drastically more expensive than a 9mm.
basically, if the 36 had 10 round capacity I would get that. If the 30 were as small as a 26/27, I would get that. If I could get more practice with the .40 and decided against personally disliking the caliber I would get that. The 26 is a win regardless, although I would like to diversify calibers...
...It's kind of like reading a review for a movie...