Will J wrote:
>
> Hello to all, i have a preference to the Springfield XD because of ease
> of fire and was wondering what is anyone elses preference.

I have Glocks, XDs and M&Ps in my beginner classes and generally they
all work about the same for students - but all my guns have had trigger
jobs done on them to reduce the distance and weight of trigger pull.
Life is too short to shoot guns that have long heavy triggers.

I like the XD and M&P better than the Glock because of ergonomics: the
XD's ambi mag release, the interchangeable grip panels on the M&P.
The Crimson Trace grip insert for the M&P is nice because unlike the CT
products for Glock and XD, the M&P model doesn't really change the
contour or grip shape of the gun.

I've heard lots of rave reviews about the XD(M) which is basically an XD
crossed with an M&P crossed with a good trigger job.
Right now the XD(M) is #1 on my "next new gun to buy" list followed by
the new Walther PPS which appears to be a single stack variant of the
M&P. The PPS looks like a competitor to Keltec and Kahr models but with
a better trigger and options for modular grip and different length
magazines.

STI makes great polymer high capacity 1911s called the "2011" (14 rounds
in .45, 16-17 in .40, 18-19 in .38 super/9mm). Because of their cost
they are hard to find as inventory in local gun shops but when you look
at the top competition shooters that go faster and shoot better than the
rest of us, a lot of them use STI guns. They aren't just for
competition: one local SWAT team uses STI 2011's in .40 as their duty
handgun and I know of several other cops around my area that carry STI
.40's on duty. One is a state trooper that carries an STI in his active
shooter response bag because "the DAK trigger on the SIG they make me
carry sucks - when we switched to the DAK models qualification scores
went down because the heavy trigger is harder to shoot well, and if I'm
going to be in a gunfight I want a real "gunfighting" gun".

Karl