Its a good review.  Enjoy.  

I love XD'S, the 3.8 is in my future.

I love XD'S, the 3.8 is in my future.

I love my XD Subcompact. XDm Compact is on my short list.

I love my XD Subcompact. XDm Compact is on my short list.

9mm yes?

9mm yes?

I have the XDS in 9mm. I went to Shore Shot to buy a Walther PPS and went home with a Springfield XDS.,  I like the feel in my hand of the XDS better, and the sights.  I got it to the range and it shot as well as I expected. I like it much better than my Glock 43. 

So if I load my driveway with Magtech it will break the ice off?

So if I load my driveway with Magtech it will break the ice off?

Yes, but it has to be 45. It won't work with the Euro pellet or 40 Slow and Weak.

I have the XDS in 9mm. I went to Shore Shot to buy a Walther PPS and went home with a Springfield XDS.,  I like the feel in my hand of the XDS better, and the sights.  I got it to the range and it shot as well as I expected. I like it much better than my Glock 43. 

 

This is why handling pistols is so personal as I've held both the XDS in 9 and 45 and thought the grip feel in the hand was absolutely horrendous, hard, blocky plastic and made a Glock 43 feel like a PPQ in the hand for me personally.

 

PPS M2 also phenomenal ergonomic grip on a single stack 9 IMO

This is why handling pistols is so personal as I've held both the XDS in 9 and 45 and thought the grip feel in the hand was absolutely horrendous, hard, blocky plastic and made a Glock 43 feel like a PPQ in the hand for me personally.

 

PPS M2 also phenomenal ergonomic grip on a single stack 9 IMO

I know exactly what your saying.  I wanted that Walther PPS bad until I held it.  I have large hands.  When I grip most Glocks they feel like a 2X4 in my hand except for my G26 gen 4. My HK P30sk Sig M11-A1 Springfield Mod 2 or any 1911 feels great in my hand. I also have a Beretta Centurion I bought back in the early 1990's. that sits in the safe.   I like the grip.  A lot of people don't.  I get the urge to sell it every once in a while but when I take it to the range and shoot it I understand why I don't sell it. 

^^Understood and yeah I'm with you with opposite problem as I don't have big hands - So the 45ACP Glock's feel like Bricks in my hand while thank god for the Gen4 slimmer frame as it fits my hands perfect - and I throw the backstraps out because LOL at the thought of making the grip larger -

 

My 1911 I am not able to hit mag release with my thumb, thankfully I'm a lefty anyway so I just use my middle finger -

 

Every pistol purchase for me basically is about researching how small the grip can be or be made, Medium backstrap out of the box on my PPQ was actually fine (which I was worried about), but I put on the Small anyway.  Sig P320 in 45 Compact came with the Small grip out of the box which I needed, that pistol would be too large with Medium grip in the 45 (which is a larger grip shell)

 

You have large hand problems I have small hand problems LOL

When I grip most Glocks they feel like a 2X4 in my hand except for my G26 gen 4. 

 

Funny thing, I feel the same way about the G26 g4.

I love my G26 Gen4 and I have small hands - weighs as much as the Shield but packs more capacity - and G19 mag for backup is a plus (although we are talking theoretical carry for us non connected folk)