Any Springfield XD owners and grip safety

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I am not gonna say no one has a problem with it, but I never have and I have big hands too. For the most part, I think this is one of those internet issues that gets propagated by people who dont have a clue.

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A few thousand rounds through the two I currently own, many more through other various XDs from "M"s to "S"s, yet to have a problem with the grip safety.

In fact, the only grip safety issue I ever had was with a 3" 1911 doing weak hand drills. In all fairness though, that was when my "weak" hand was "really" weak, and an XD may not have proved any better in that situation.
 
A guy in my IDPA squad one night had an issue. I don't remember the exact details on the stage, but it was a fast stage, and with the position he was attempting to fire from, he didn't get his XDm safety fully depressed. probably cost him 0.5s or so.

I have an xdm 4.5 and have never had an issue.
 
My mom has an XD 9 Service as her competition gun. She had problems with the grip safety not being depressed with a normal grip. I pulled the safety out of the gun and TIG welded some filler into the center of it, then reshaped it, and reinstalled. It looks stock to everyone, until it is held up to my XD, and then you can see a bit of material added. It makes all of the difference in the world, but still fully functions as intended. At that time, there wasn't an aftermarket option for a different grip safety.

My brother and I don't have any problems with the grip safety on our XD guns.
 
never had a problem with my XD45's grip safety.. in fact, i think it's too easy to depress, i'd prefer a bit more resistance to it..

the whole XD grip safety issue, is really a non-issue..
 
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I've never had a problem with a grip safety either. If I had to guess I'd say you have been talking to Glock fanboys, and there the ones who have been telling you about this so called Myth of a grip safety problem. They've been talking that unfounded nonsense for years. As you can tell by the previous reply's from actual gun owners who's guns have grip safeties, it's pure rhetoric.
Look up how many cases of Glock leg or accidental discharges and deaths have been reported from Glock pistols going off when they wern't supposed to..( I'm no hater, I own a GlocK). Then check how many Grip safety failures have been reported.( I also own a XD and a 1911.)
Grip safeties have been on 1911's for over 100 years. They fought in every battle from WWI, WWII, Korea, to VN, and whole lot of places in between and in all sorts of climates and weather conditions. If they were a problem don't these Myth talkers think they would have fixed it by now, or done away with them altogether? ;)Just keeping things real.
 
No.

Finding a way to grip the weapon and NOT activate the grip interlock is difficult.
I've tested it with my 2XL hands and so has the Mrs with her medium size hands.

That's with a XD45c, an XD(s), and an XD9sc
 
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I have an XD-9, XD-45 and an XDm-9 5.25. Never had any issues at all, and the grip safety is one of the last items that I think would be a problem. It also seems less likely to be a problem than a 1911's. (...not that I've ever had a problem with those either, but I can at least imagien how some people might have an issue with older 1911s.) If the XD grip size isn't ideal for you, get the XDm.
 
Never had a problem with it. Owned one now for several years. If you want (don't see the need really) there are aftermarket ones that stick-out further for easier engagement.
 
"The scenarios I always hear are the hand being injured somehow"

This.

There was a guy on ar15.com who posted his story along with pictures of both him and the perp that tried to rob him and his lawyer friends.. the poster was unable to fire a second shot with his 1911 because he had been shot in the hand. he was eventually able to fire more shots however lucky for him the perp had unloaded his 5 shot .38 revolver loaded with speer +P and only hit the poster in his hand. Perp caught 2 .45 slugs in the stomach.
 
Shot in both hands?

If your hand is so borked that you can't depress a properly functioning grip safety, you should probably switch hands.
 
XDSC9 and XDSC40 (pre-Melonite) - never a problem.

Methinks a LOT of 'Net experts that don't like the grip safety are probably just XD haters (or X lovers).

I'd be willing to bet a lot of those folks griping 'bout the grip safety on the XD said nary a thing 'bout their 1911s over the years?
 
the poster was unable to fire a second shot with his 1911 because he had been shot in the hand
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If he was injured enough to have failed to depress the safety, he probably would have limp-wristed a Glock, so I think the only thing we can conclude from the example is that if you get shot in the hand, you're going to have trouble shooting any gun well. I really don't see it being a problem.
 
Of the 45 posts, 42 report this being a non-issue, we have 2 reported issues and one that involves getting shot through both hands, which I daresay means no gun would be easy to manipulate. Can we call this one done without me or someone else needing to close this?
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Do they make an alternate mod for the xd that if you push down on a tab instead of in on the mag release. I have smaller hands and is a paint to eject a mag. Looking for a mod for that.

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C'mon Dave, you know how just how truthful those arfcom guys are.. dontcha?
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When the post includes photos of crime scene and perp in hospital cuffed tot he bed and a news report among other things yea I would say its credible.

As for the shot in both hands comment. You would have to ask the guy.
 
TimboKhan said:
Of the 45 posts, 42 report this being a non-issue, we have 2 reported issues and one that involves getting shot through both hands, which I daresay means no gun would be easy to manipulate. Can we call this one done without me or someone else needing to close this?
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He was only shot in his strong hand. I dont know why he didnt move to the weak hand you would have to ask him.

Just re read the thread I you are correct he was shot in both hands. However He does mention the reason he was unable to fire is ecause he couldnt depress the grip saftey on his 1911.

For the record I still carry a 1911 from time to time.
 
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