Springfield XDS review by hickok45

[waynesan]

Here is a review of the Springfield XDS 45 by hickok45 on youtube. I usually enjoy his reiviews and I'm getting interested in this gun and liked the review he did. Thought others might be interested in this video as well.

Edited August 21, 2012 by waynesan

[SonnyCrockett]

Mine was a lemon..traded it for a Kahr......

Springer and I will never be friends again

[tercel89]

I wanted it and would buy it but the grip safety is what made it a negative for me

[Guest 5Legion]

What makes this better than a G36?

[Garufa]

I wanted it and would buy it but the grip safety is what made it a negative for me

What's wrong with the grip safety?

[Steelharp]

What's wrong with the grip safety?

It exists?

[Hthunder]

What's wrong with the grip safety?

Only negative I can see is that it is a moving part. I never notice that it is there when shooting and I can see no effect on the accuracy. Wasn't a factor when I bought my XD45 compact or XDS.

[Hthunder]

Here is a review of the Springfield XDS 45 by hickok45 on youtube. I usually enjoy his reiviews and I'm getting interested in this gun and liked the review he did. Thought others might be interested in this video as well.

I wish I had the range, the time and the ammo to burn like Hickok45. I like his reviews.

[BigK]

I realized a long time ago that there's something I like about every handgun I've ever seen so, I want one of each. That means my decision on which to get next always comes down to which has more to like. I don't hate any of them, but some will be pretty low on my priority list. The only real issue is funding.

This lil gun would be pretty close to the top of my theoretical list of small 45s to get "some day". I like it.

[Guest brentt]

ive shot one several times and thought it was a great gun. thought about buying one myself or talking my buddy outta his since I out shoot him with his own gun.

[tyrantrave]

Mine was a lemon..traded it for a Kahr......

Springer and I will never be friends again

What was wrong with yours?

Edited August 22, 2012 by tyrantrave

[~48_South~]

My stainless XDM started getting rust speckles on it within the first week so I sold it immediately.

[hornett22]

I like springers but other than the price I don't see any benefit to it over the Colt Defender I already have.

[DannyP]

Yeah i think its just a lot of hype, although i haven't held one yet, my mind might be changed

[BryanP]

Mine was a lemon..traded it for a Kahr......

Springer and I will never be friends again

Did they not address the problem? Or do you write off an entire company because of a single lemon in a product line?

[East_TN_Patriot]

Mine was a lemon..traded it for a Kahr......

Springer and I will never be friends again

I understand. I had a Kahr once as a back-up and off-duty gun. One day on vacation, I took it out of the holster to check it before leaving the hotel for the day and found the end of the guide rod sticking out of the slide. The end of the cheap plastic captured guide rod had broken off rendering the entire pistol useless. The pistol had less than 500 rounds through it. I traded it in on a Smith revolver and swore of Kahr for life.

[lshel]

I'll stick with my Glock 36 for a compact 45 ACP. I've had several Kahr's and all were excellant carry and reliable. My PM9 has a ss guide rod and tip.

[tennhome]

Got it. Like it. It's my new EDC.

[SonnyCrockett]

Did they not address the problem? Or do you write off an entire company because of a single lemon in a product line?

I did write them off,I traded my XDs for another firearm

but I did not write them off because they make sub par firearms

I wrote them off because they have a really poor customer service dept that is in

denial and likes to inform customers that if the product does not funtion 100% its not their fault

but the shooters.......

[Patton]

I wrote them off because they have a really poor customer service dept....

I've heard that about them before. I've also heard a few not so pleasant experiences about Kahr.

[SonnyCrockett]

I've heard that about them before. I've also heard a few not so pleasant experiences about Kahr.

Kahr is crazy,its run by some Korean moonie or some weird ness like that

[gnmwilliams]

I've heard that about them before. I've also heard a few not so pleasant experiences about Kahr.

You can find bad stories about everybody though. I judge a company by its customer service not by a few bad eggs in a batch. I've had more than 10k rounds through my XDM9 and am just now having to replace springs. I also have a Kahr which I've not had any problems out of. However, if I ever did, I would judge the company by how they handle the problem. Now ask me how I feel about At&T.

[piercedan]

Kahr is crazy,its run by some Korean moonie or some weird ness like that

I had a really good experience with Kahr. I had a problem, they took care of it exceptionally well, no questions asked. Wouldn't hesitate to buy one again if the need arose.

[piercedan]

What makes this better than a G36?

It's not better, it's different. It is smaller and more concealable.

[BryanP]

Kahr is crazy,its run by some Korean moonie or some weird ness like that

The founder and owner, Justin Moon, is the son of the head of The Unification Church (aka the Moonies). From what I can find, the church and the company have no official ties beyond the owner being a member of the church.

On an earlier topic, I hadn't heard about Springfield's customer service issues. I've only owned one of their guns, an XD-45, which always worked great right up until the day I traded it away. My Kahr is picky about what hollow points it likes, but is otherwise a really nice pistol.