Are Glocks really less accurate than XD's?

Glock's are the King of their class in the various gun games for a reason.

They are for me. That's why I own the XDm in .45 ACP. That and the XDm has conventional rifling for my cast bullet handloads. Glocks have been around since the mid eighties and there are far more of them out there but the XD/XDm is steadily gaining ground.

i wouldn't really say they're gaining ground,maybe with civilian CCW use. however i've never seen or heard of an XD being used by any instructors of note,military or law enforcement entities.most don't consider them a serious combat pistol in the same vein as glock.

How about Clint Smith of Thunder Ranch. He carries an XD Tactial in .45 ACP. And, he is an instructor of note.

klash545 said:

i wouldn't really say they're gaining ground,maybe with civilian CCW use. however i've never seen or heard of an XD being used by any instructors of note,military or law enforcement entities.most don't consider them a serious combat pistol in the same vein as glock.

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Yeah except all of Croatia.

As for the accuracy, I doubt there is much difference between the basic models. The XDM is very accurate and I couldn't hit crap with the G22 I had but it was also my first powerful handgun so it was most likely due to my inexperience at the time.

Either gun is reasonably accurate and very reliable.

only time will tell,

Clint Smith carries all kinds of guns.

I strongly doubt that XDs are significantly more accurate than Glocks, but I believe that their triggers make them easier for most people to shoot accurately than Glocks.

They are comparable in my experience. The XD triggers are horrible, though MJ.

I purchased my Glock 21 in 2004. It has fired many thousands of rounds. My experience with it is that in my hands its accuracy is equal to the the finest 1911 I have owned.

Best of all, it has never failed mechanically to load, fire or eject any brand or type of ammunition used. I cannot say this about many of the handguns I have owned.

IMO, for the money, it is the best value .45ACP. And as stated, its accuracy is outstanding!

If you own a glock and want to shoot lead bullets and you buy a xd to do so you must have money to throw around when a barrel change alone will do the job. Xd or mp is not better just different . I am not a glock guy but do own a couple bought used cheap and have shot a friends xd , big deal, flip a coin and buy one. Many guys shoot plated bullets so there not handeling lead bullets and helps in clean up. Just another chice in firearms.
All this is about a comp/carry type firearm and in the world of accuracy none of them are great.

I own both and think they both shoot about the same. Both shoot great and both are reliable. Though my XD in .357 sig. is very accurate .

I've owned several glocks and an XDM. The XDM didn't seem to be any more accurate. Most people judge accuracy by how well they hit the target. The only way to truly tell if an XDM or XD is any more accurate is to put them in a ransom rest and run a test. Until I see that happen, my experience has been that they are all far more accurate than the average person holding them.

They are both more than accurate enough for their intended purpose. If one were terribly innacurate i would say it mattered but neither are.

They are both accurate enough but not as accurate as a quality 1911. IMHO

Accuracy-accuracy-accuracy most people that I’ve observed couldn’t tell the difference in regards to mechanical accuracy. They may shoot pistol X better than pistol Y which means one appears to be more accurate than the other.

however i've never seen or heard of an XD being used by any instructors of note,military or law enforcement entities.most don't consider them a serious combat pistol in the same vein as glock.

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I've got to call you out here klash545. Have you you recently done a survey of the standard sidearm for all law enforcement bodies in the US? No one will dispute that Glock has a much greater share of the LE community but I think we need to be careful to make that assumption based on a limited set of the information (ie we can't say no one uses them just because the small number of agencies we're familiar with doesn't...that sample may not be representative of the whole).

I also seriously doubt that no experts consider the XD a serious combat pistol (do you have quotes saying that?). I have a feeling that a LE agency's pistol selection has a great deal to do with the fact that Glock has been on the market a good deal longer than the XDs. To me the XD and the Glock are pretty darn similar (comparable accuracy, construction, size, etc). So would I say the XD in some makes a significant improvement on the Glock? No and if I were a government agency or LE I would also choose Glock as it has a proven track record and easily available replacement. That said, that in no way equates to the XD failing as a serious pistol; the XD is just a newer (and thus less proven) gun with few aftermarket parts. You have to remember the government is not always selecting the absolute best but what is the easiest/most cost effective way of doing things (ie go with the proven gun with ease of replacement all other factors being even).

I would never dispute that Glocks have earned their reputation as reliable service firearms but I think it's fool hardy to bad mouth other new comers to the class without really having the information. This is the internet, some poor dupe will read your post and repeat it some where else even if the original post was not entirely correct. Let's try to keep the information we provide accurate and unbiased (ie supported) unless it's just a personal observation, such as, I like my XD and shoot better with it than my father's Glock 19, but he does better with the G19 and thus I would conclude that it's probably mostly a personal preference and not a substantial difference in stock accuracy (to get back to the OP). Which makes me a +1 to Hangingrock's:

Accuracy-accuracy-accuracy most people that I’ve observed couldn’t tell the difference in regards to mechanical accuracy. They may shoot pistol X better than pistol Y which means one appears to be more accurate than the other.

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Some Xd's will be more accurate than some Glocks. Some Glocks will be more accurate than some Xd's. Same when you compare any 2 guns. There are more differences between individual guns.

For whatever it's worth, the Front Sight Firearms Training Institute gives away XD's as sales promotions. But if you show up for a handgun training course without a weapon, they'll rent you a Glock.

My Glock 17 is accurate enough for me:

Always one flier

I myself prefer the XD because it fits my hand miles better than the Glock does but When it comes down to it, its whatever you prefer. I prefer the XD over the Glock.

Glock or Xd, either is only going to perform as well as the person behind the trigger.

"Glock or Xd, either is only going to perform as well as the person behind the trigger."

This, exactly. I've seen people who for some reason were naturally better with one or the other, but I would refer people to videos by folks like Hickock45... he sort of talks about this idea of "accuracy" and how most people when they say a gun is not accurate actually mean to say that they just can't shoot it to its potential...

lono allways got to be one 1911 bragger in the crowd. So many quality 1911's ain't all that ether. I changed a sti shooters view of lower priced pistols with a cheap witness match. He out shot his own 1911 groups with mine.

If you want a good trigger in a proven polymer striker-fired pistol, forget all about Glocks or XDs and get yourself a Walther P99AS.