While others have commented that they thought their XD triggers were just fine, I sure didn't like either the amount of travel, creep or required pressure. So I sent it into Springfield for an action job, which they offer for $195.

Just got it back and couldn't be more pleased....best description would be "difference between night and day". It would give most of my single action revolvers a run for their money. Now I'll admit, as a defense weapon, which it is, the trigger may be on the light side, but I'll live with that problem.

Dan

While others have commented that they thought their XD triggers were just fine, I sure didn't like either the amount of travel, creep or required pressure. So I sent it into Springfield for an action job, which they offer for $195.

Just got it back and couldn't be more pleased....best description would be "difference between night and day". It would give most of my single action revolvers a run for their money. Now I'll admit, as a defense weapon, which it is, the trigger may be on the light side, but I'll live with that problem.

Dan

Say do me a favor could you define travel and creep. I think I know what they are but I'm not sure think this might actually be a problem I'm experiencing on my gun. Thanks!

Tom

OMG, DOK you own an XD, I had you figured for the 1911 type, man, I'm liking you more and more, how many pounds does the trigger break at now, mine is stok and it is 5 3/4 lbs. Les

Say do me a favor could you define travel and creep. I think I know what they are but I'm not sure think this might actually be a problem I'm experiencing on my gun. Thanks!

Tom

Tom, I have responded via a PM.

Dan

OMG, DOK you own an XD, I had you figured for the 1911 type, man, I'm liking you more and more, how many pounds does the trigger break at now, mine is stok and it is 5 3/4 lbs. Les

I have a bad habit of kinda going overboard when I try something new. Fortunately going overboard on guns is a sign of maturity. I've always been involved with single and double action revolvers and never paid any attention to the centerfire semis until a couple of months ago when I decided my Florida 6 months required a more appropirate self-defense tool. So I bougth a Wilson shotgun, a Wilson 1911, a Springfield compact .45 XD, a Taurus .40 24/7 and FN .40, and Glock Model 27 .40. And have the flashligh/laser attachment on the .45 XD. The Wilson shotgun comes standard with attached flashlight.

Big mistake, found I'm on the verge of setting new records on how fast I can go through a couple hundred rounds. The firing range has a cross mesh protection on the right side, so I don't have to hunt so much for the brass, got a new broom and dustpan and am blasting away. Since our CWP requires factory ammo only for qualification, bought $125 worth of mixed brands to find the most accurate and found Federal Premium performed best in the .45 XD, which was the pistol used for qualification. Still chuckling about how the pressue of qualifying got to so many shooters....only 1 of 7 qualifiers in my class passed and we're only talking about a score of 70 on a 11 inch 7 ring, 10 shots at 25 yards. The bad guys appear to be pretty safe!

Should have done this a long, long time ago. Another way overdue step was getting a Marlin 45-70 SSG, a really neat rifle. I'm in the process of firelapping that one now.

Anyway, to your question.....it breaks right on 3 lbs.. I suspect many folks will say that's too light for self-defense, and I wouldn't say they're wrong. But being used to firing single action for so long, the long travel and 6 lb. trigger pull was a problem for me. As you would expect, the rapid fire practice worked fine with the original trigger pressure, but the slow fire sure didn't. Years ago, I had several problems during NRA Bullseye competition (.22 pistol) with not releasing the trigger far enough to allow it to re-engage during the rapid fire stage, I was concerned with the same thing happening with excessive travel in self-defense situations. I remember pulling and pulling on that .22 trigger and that could be disasterous in a life/death self-defense situation.

Anyway, windy response, but it was either this or paint the bedroom ceiling, so please forgive me.

Dan

Thanks Dan, I am looking at doing that with my Service 40, hearing it from you brings me that much closer to sending it to them to get it done. Les

all:

I purchased my XD9 when they first came out. I was, and still am amazed by this pistol's ease of use, and degree of safety.
I owned a Glock 19, a great gun in it's own right, but never felt "safe" about the trigger/safety system. Now I know, that statement can and may open a can'o'worms, but it was just not for me.
However, the XD's similar trigger, as some of you know, adds the grip safety, which to me just adds that little measure of security, even if just mentally, for me.
I got my XD, and shot it alot...really, alot. The trigger left something to be desired, coming from the G19's 3.5 break. The slide rusted...surface rust mind you, but still rust. Springfield said send it back, but I chose to hardchrome the slide and internals instead. STI international did that for a mere seventy dollars. That smoothed out the trigger alot. The 5000 or so rouds I have thru it now have helped alot also. According to the trigger scale i have, it's 4 pounds. so I guess what I am getting at is that it will smooth itself out over time.
The only other thing I have done to mine was install new springs at 3000 rounds, and a set of Ameri-glow nite sights, the three dot version. If I had it to do over, I'd go with eht XS big dots.

all in all, and the God's honest truth, I have yet to have a malfunction of ANY kind. It just shoots, and shoots and shoots.

I recommend the gun whole heartedly to any one looking for a reliable, sturdy workhorse of a pistol, which even in the 4 inch service version, carries very well.

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DennyL,

I'm not able to get the web site to respond, but if "bowen" in the address it "the Bowen", it would be a real bargin.

Dan