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I currently own a SA XD 45 - 4" (With thumb safety) - and it is a bit larger than I like to carry. I love the gun though. I do not have much experience in carrying, so I don't know exactly what I do need as far as size goes (This would be something that I would like to be able to conceal somewhat if I don't want to OC - hence the going away from the XD 45 I have - I have a difficult time concealing it). I also find it amusing that someone else recently posted a topic with similar requirements in a 9MM (they wanted some slightly different things out of their gun though - hence my posting!)
Things I like (I don't have much experience with different handguns) from my experiences:
High Cap Magazine
Manual Thumb Safety (I know most people don't like this, I do, it gives me a little more comfort having it even though I don't have it on all the time - maybe if I owned a gun without one, I would get used to it) - I also like the internal hammer with the XD- but if I need to go external to get the safety feature I can.
Larger Handgrip
Polymer Frame
9 MM (I have the .45 already, I would like to have another caliber, and unless people have better ideas, I like (not love) the 9MM caliber, and love the price of the 9MM compared to the .45 - I don't reload)
Under ~ $600
I have looked into the SA XD 9 Subcompact - and it seems like it would fit the bill, minus the manual thumb safety. The USP Compact from H&K looks interesting as well, but it is a bit more than I was hoping to spend.
To those who read this thread, I would love any input you guys have on guns that meet these approx reqs...I am willing to sway on some on them, these are just things that I *think* I want! Thanks for any input! (Once I narrow it down to a few guns I plan on picking the one that fits me best, but I don't even know where to start, and I get way overwhelmed when I go up to the gun counter and get handed 20 different guns to try!)
Happy New Years to all who read this!
I currently own a SA XD 45 - 4" (With thumb safety) - and it is a bit larger than I like to carry. I love the gun though. I do not have much experience in carrying, so I don't know exactly what I do need as far as size goes (This would be something that I would like to be able to conceal somewhat if I don't want to OC - hence the going away from the XD 45 I have - I have a difficult time concealing it). I also find it amusing that someone else recently posted a topic with similar requirements in a 9MM (they wanted some slightly different things out of their gun though - hence my posting!)
Things I like (I don't have much experience with different handguns) from my experiences:
High Cap Magazine
Manual Thumb Safety (I know most people don't like this, I do, it gives me a little more comfort having it even though I don't have it on all the time - maybe if I owned a gun without one, I would get used to it) - I also like the internal hammer with the XD- but if I need to go external to get the safety feature I can.
Larger Handgrip
Polymer Frame
9 MM (I have the .45 already, I would like to have another caliber, and unless people have better ideas, I like (not love) the 9MM caliber, and love the price of the 9MM compared to the .45 - I don't reload)
Under ~ $600
I have looked into the SA XD 9 Subcompact - and it seems like it would fit the bill, minus the manual thumb safety. The USP Compact from H&K looks interesting as well, but it is a bit more than I was hoping to spend.
To those who read this thread, I would love any input you guys have on guns that meet these approx reqs...I am willing to sway on some on them, these are just things that I *think* I want! Thanks for any input! (Once I narrow it down to a few guns I plan on picking the one that fits me best, but I don't even know where to start, and I get way overwhelmed when I go up to the gun counter and get handed 20 different guns to try!)
Happy New Years to all who read this!