I was wanting a new pistol for CCW and also for the wife to shoot. 9mm was going to be the caliber now I needed to find the gun. After going to the Roanoke Valley gun show, my wife made the decision for me. She really liked the Springfield Armory XD-9. After handeling it I had to agree that it felt nice. It wasn' t the Glock 19 that I had hopped she would pick, but we were both happy.

I got to the indoor range several days later. I only had two types of ammo, Winchester white box 115 grain and Winchester Value pack 115 grain. I am hoping to get back soon with some defensive ammo to test.

It is very accurate. I did most of my shooting from the 10, 15 and 20 yard line but did mess around with the 25 yard line a little. I had a 40 shot group the size of my fist from the 10 & 15 yard line with only one flyer, which was my fault all the way.

Only one malfunction out of the 220 rounds fired and that was due to an aftermarket magazine. With the Springfield 10 round mags there was no malfunctions. The aftermarket magazine was a Pro-Load Beretta 92 17 round mag. It will be a range only mag, never really cared for Beretta or Pro-Load mags anyway but it was a good price for a " high-capacity" magazine. (beretta 92 magazines will work in the XD, you have to be careful though, they are a tad longer and can put pressure on the extractor)

I love the trigger on this gun. Has a little slack and then a nice clean break. Proably around a 5 pound trigger. (just guessing, need to invest in a trigger scale) Anyone in the area wanting to shoot an XD can stop by the range (PSS), they have a XD-40 there that you can rent.

Overall I' m very happy with the new pistol. I wish it had the same finish as Glock but will proably have Robar put NP3 on it at some time. I have been wanting an excuse to get an NP3 gun anway.