I've gone to Red Castle twice now for IDPA. Last time we had 54 shooters. Two guys had revolvers. And I saw several SIG's in various flavors. Then there were somewhere between 5-10 guys with 1911's. That leaves about 75% with Glocks. Big and small, various calibers.
Now I do own two Glocks myself. But I've been reading on the internet now for a couple years that the XD can be considered a "product improved Glock." And I've considered buying one to check it out. But I do find it curious that I never saw one person at IDPA shooting one? If it is really "better than the Glock" or "more advanced than the Glock," wouldn't you expect to see some people shooting them in that kind of competition?
Not trying to ruffle any feathers but I do wonder why it was so heavily weighted toward Glocks? The obvious answer is that there is so much in the way of aftermarket parts for Glocks. The problem with that answer is so many people seemed to be shooting basically bone stock Glocks. The most popular modification was fiber optic sights but I assume you could buy those for XD's. And if the XD was actually "better," then the aftermarket stuff would start showing up for the people who wanted to shoot them. Curious.
Anyway, what's the deal and does it tell us anything about how the XD is regarded by the high volume shooters?
Gregg
Now I do own two Glocks myself. But I've been reading on the internet now for a couple years that the XD can be considered a "product improved Glock." And I've considered buying one to check it out. But I do find it curious that I never saw one person at IDPA shooting one? If it is really "better than the Glock" or "more advanced than the Glock," wouldn't you expect to see some people shooting them in that kind of competition?
Not trying to ruffle any feathers but I do wonder why it was so heavily weighted toward Glocks? The obvious answer is that there is so much in the way of aftermarket parts for Glocks. The problem with that answer is so many people seemed to be shooting basically bone stock Glocks. The most popular modification was fiber optic sights but I assume you could buy those for XD's. And if the XD was actually "better," then the aftermarket stuff would start showing up for the people who wanted to shoot them. Curious.
Anyway, what's the deal and does it tell us anything about how the XD is regarded by the high volume shooters?
Gregg
