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I'm curious about both of these pistols. I have two XDm's and love them both. But the size of the XDs along with it being a .45 caliber, really sounded interesting to me. I wanted to try the Kimber Solo as well, or the Sig 938, but they didn't have these available for rent.
First the G26. I'm not a Glock fan and have never owned one. But I can't deny they're good guns. I had mixed feelings about the G26. I liked it's size, weight and round count, but the trigger was very long and somewhat mushy. The Glock sights also take some getting used to. On a 1 - 10 scale, I'd give it 8. The length of the trigger pull and lack of feedback for reset turned me off from this gun, but for what it's intended, it's pretty darned good! Would I buy one? Undecided, but probably not.
Next I tried out the XDs. I had high hopes for this little guy, despite it's low round count (5+1) it packs a wallop with it's .45. I really wanted to like this gun. It had a great trigger, well balanced, easy to operate, extremely concealable, but...
The "but" is that this little sucker kicks so hard it was mangling my trigger finger after every shot! Maybe it will work for someone with stronger hands, than my aging pair. The red fiber optic was nice, too. So much better than the Glock U rear sight. Would I buy one? No Way!
NOTE: flier at 5 yards was due to it's very light trigger, as are two fliers at 7 yards.
NOTE: had another flier at 10 yards for the same reason. At 15 they were all fliers!
Then I switched to my trusty SR9c and my Colt Defender .45.
NOTE: This was my last target, so I overused it.
The two black circles are both from the SR9c as is the center area above the two dots. The outer tops were from my Defender.
NOTE: black dots - SR9c, the rest Colt Defender.
My Defender is my EDC, but I love my SR9c. It just keeps getting better and better!
First the G26. I'm not a Glock fan and have never owned one. But I can't deny they're good guns. I had mixed feelings about the G26. I liked it's size, weight and round count, but the trigger was very long and somewhat mushy. The Glock sights also take some getting used to. On a 1 - 10 scale, I'd give it 8. The length of the trigger pull and lack of feedback for reset turned me off from this gun, but for what it's intended, it's pretty darned good! Would I buy one? Undecided, but probably not.


Next I tried out the XDs. I had high hopes for this little guy, despite it's low round count (5+1) it packs a wallop with it's .45. I really wanted to like this gun. It had a great trigger, well balanced, easy to operate, extremely concealable, but...
The "but" is that this little sucker kicks so hard it was mangling my trigger finger after every shot! Maybe it will work for someone with stronger hands, than my aging pair. The red fiber optic was nice, too. So much better than the Glock U rear sight. Would I buy one? No Way!
NOTE: flier at 5 yards was due to it's very light trigger, as are two fliers at 7 yards.

NOTE: had another flier at 10 yards for the same reason. At 15 they were all fliers!

Then I switched to my trusty SR9c and my Colt Defender .45.
NOTE: This was my last target, so I overused it.

NOTE: black dots - SR9c, the rest Colt Defender.

My Defender is my EDC, but I love my SR9c. It just keeps getting better and better!