Over the weekend I picked up a Springfield .40 cal XD subcompact for the desolate desert drives around here. The competition was a glock of the same flavor, but in the end, I wanted something different. I guess that's kinda like the toyota Vs jeep debate too.
On top of that, I also picked up a Browning Superlite Micro 20 gauge semiauto for the wife yesterday. Needless to say, my trigger finger was itchy so we had to go shooting today to try our new toys.
The shotgun kicked harder than I thought it would, but I think it was the heavy loads we were using. Once she got into the rhythm of things Miki started breaking clays left and right. I was really proud of her.
Next up was the Springfield. Seems pretty accurate to me, right out of the box. I was really impressed to see the very first shot hit about 1" from the dot. The factory 155 gr hollow points kicked harder than I thought they would, but the reloads I bought weren't bad at all. It's not an elegant gun like a 1911 is, but the XD shoots well and is comfortable despite it's short stature.
Here's how it shot at 11 yards, off hand, modified isosceles stance. The targets are standard 8.5x11 letter paper, the dot is about 1"