Quote Originally Posted by 00CelicaGT View Post
I'd be carrying the XDs over the S&W, If I group better with a .45 over a 9mm ill take the .45 all day. If I need to use it I want the gun I'm most accurate with, NOT the one that feels better in my hand. Yes comfort is a key feature for a carry gun, but accuracy is more important in my opinion. In my personal opinion SpringField XD series have been the the most accurate handgun I've shot and its been that way for a lot of people I know who have transitioned from Glocks, S&W, Khar, Beretta, etc...

I own 5 different XD models (XD.40sc, XD.40 fullsize, XD9sc, XDM.9sc, and XDs.45) all but 1 are subcompacts, I could pick anyone of them up and stack a 3 shot groups at 10yrds in the diameter of a tennis ball. I carry my XD.40sc every day and switch between the XDM9sc and the XDs, my wife carries the XD9sc and the fullsize is what I carry when I'm in the woods hunting. Yes I know I have a problem but you can never have too many guns lol.

Sinfix try not to focus so much on aiming center mass it makes it harder to track where the last round went, I buy 1 standard silhouette target and draw a bunch of tennis ball size circles with about 6" of spacing in between each circle. This will give you a point of aim and a defined area to stay with in, fire one shot and see where it lands on paper make adjustments, shoot again see where it hits paper and make adjustments. Do this for 3 shots if the 2nd & 3rd hit where you want fire a 4th just to be sure where you previously aimed was not just luck so to speak lol. Promise this will make your accuracy better and will also help you make the necessary adjustments faster and you won't was as much ammo. Once you find out where your point of aim needs to be to the best accuracy this same drill will help you to pick up your target fast and help you shoot faster without losing accuracy.

I do this with any gun I buy, including scoped or Iron sight rifles. This was taught to me by my brother who is a US Marine sniper, and when you get me and him on a range together it becomes a game of Milimeters.
Amen to never having enough guns. I was also pretty impressed by the XDs, that's what i'm gonna carry for now. For the sake of comparing each gun, i used a bunch of targets so i could compare them afterwards. I did two rounds with each gun, firing in 1 second vs 3 seconds, then compared each at the end. When im just shooting to shoot, i do like you said with multiple circles and focus on hitting the spot im looking at vs hitting a target.

The XDS is the best subcompact i've shot so far. It had nothing on the 1911 though. If ammo wasnt so damned expensive, id spend a lot more time at the range.