kool...i havent shoot an xd but i shoot my frens s&w 9...recoil a bit to much but its not bad...i really want a .40 but if cash is short then i might just pick up the s&w and then mayb in the near future i get the xd lol
in my experiences, recoil is worse on a .40 than it is on a 9. so if you think the recoil on the 9 is bad, dont get the 40 lol.