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I know there's some overlap between bears and foxes but I figured I'd post here and seek additional input:

Headed to the local dealer in the morning to look into compact 9MMs. I've already fired a lot of rounds through the S&W M&P Shield but a buddy of mine recommended the new model XD-S from Springfield.

Any of you Phukers poalr bears have experience with it?

Thanks in advance!

I know there's some overlap between bears and foxes but I figured I'd post [this Phuks thread](https://phuks.co/s/guns/35434) here and seek additional input: > Headed to the local dealer in the morning to look into compact 9MMs. I've already fired a lot of rounds through the S&W M&P Shield but a buddy of mine recommended the new model XD-S from Springfield. > [This one.](https://www.springfield-armory.com/products/xd-s-3-3-9-mm/#XDS9339BE) > Any of you ~~Phukers~~ poalr bears have experience with it? Thanks in advance!

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I'm a Ruger guy myself and really like carrying my LCP. But I get how you wanna stay with the 9mm platform. Here's a link I posted last week which details some . Good quality, well known manufacturer, and generally prices that are well within reason.

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Shield is a strong, solid choice. XD S has a better trigger, but it doesn't have an automatic slide release the you hit the slide stop. Some folks don't mind manually racking the slide. I'm not a fan of it.

As a side note, look into the Ruger LC9 also. Another very strong contender in the CCW category. The LCP 2 is, Imo, the best CCW gun you can buy right now for numerous reasons, but it's in .380 only. Some folks are stauchly against the caliber

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You're the second person to mention the LCP2. If they have one there at the shop I'll have to check it out.

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It has a fantastic trigger, it's solid as a beast, and for what it does within it's limitations it will hit a target well. .380 lends itself better to the catagory as well. It has slightly less felt recoil than 9. When your firing a small gun, even a difference of a small amount can make a huge difference. Both in follow up shots, and in comfortable training time. I've see people who carry snubbie .357 mags, but never train with them. They think that the big boom is all they need. But what's the point of that if you never train on drawing and shooting accurately?

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Man, oh man. Now I really hope they have one on hand.

:-)

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xd-e bro.. fuck striker fired pistols... my ECD is a xd-e in .45... love it.

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I love striker fired. What don't you like about them?

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safety.. or lack of... the xd-e is a hammer gun... DA/SA.. u carry it decocked and when drawn the first squeeze will run the hammer (DA) then from there on out its a small squeeze to fire it (SA). i cant stand the thought of carrying a firearm cocked.... dangerous shit. especially for an ECD when your constantly moving, sitting etc etc (even more so if its a pocket gun).

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The triggers tend to be as heavy and grainy as a double action revolver. See Glocks. Hammer means single action ease, and the hammer also means you can decock if needed. There's a reason the military stick with the Beretta M9 for as long as they did.

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Never made it to the gun store this weekend. Family emergency. (Not to worry, it'll all good now.)