XD-9 subcompact pistol pretty sweet!

Got the chance to fire my son-in-law's Springfield XD-9 subcompact and I gotta say, it's pretty sweet. Never fired an XD of any size before and have heard a lot of trash talk about them so I wasn't expecting much. But it was a quite pleasant surprise. Yes, the trigger's mushy, not as crisp a break as my Steyr MA1s, but no more mushy than a stock Glock and I'd say a tad smoother. Handles well and fits well in my hand. I shot it with the full-size 15-shot mag which is shown in the grip. Carry mag at left is 10-shot.

Makes me wish I'd never let my subcompact S&W 669 go. I sold it while I was on my Baddest Tactical Pistol kick going full-size and have regretted it. I've been thinking I need another subcompact 9 or 357 Sig to partner with my G29. For light carry, 10mm might just be a little bit of overkill.

Here's my target with 15 XD-9 holes in the center mass at 15 yards.

The other holes at lower left and right of the head are my attempts to zero a scope with a mount that kept shifting around on my CZ SP01.

I really liked the XD9 subcompact, but I'm leaning toward a S&W M&P .357 Sig, which is one of the few subcompacts you can get in that caliber. I like 9mm, but I love .357 Sig. If only Steyr would unveil a new S357-A1!


I almost forgot. I decided my pocket pistol, Kel-Tec PF-9, had been carried too much and shot too little so I got it out at the end of the range session to check for accuracy, feed and just to get a chance to shoot it. Only shot one mag, 8 rds. of Federal Tactical HPs, at 7 yards, but got a nice, tight little pattern I was quite pleased with. The other holes in the head are the same as the target above, trying to zero a scope without success. The cluster of eight around the number 5 in the center of the head are from the PF-9. Gives me confidence to carry.