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LosAlce wrote:I was going to make it my carry gun but it is hard to practice with after a while. The grip texture is a little more aggressive than I would like,

WTR wrote:I have a friend who swears by shooting gloves for practice. I've never used them myself. I asked about the different "feel" when using the pistol for every day carry. He said he had no problem.

May have to give that a shot (pun not intended), thanks!

I own an XDS-45 that I really like. Very accurate and attractive looking gun. I was going to make it my carry gun but it is hard to practice with after a while. The grip texture is a little more aggressive than I would like, but overall it is a very solid gun that i'm very happy with despite it not fitting the purpose I originally intended it for. I'll probably look into selling it in the future to fund another purchase because it deserves more than to just sit in my safe.

I own an M&P full size that I love and I was dead set on getting the shield. Saw a range had it for rental so I took the chance to shoot it to see how I liked it and I was surprisingly disappointed. I can't describe it other than just not feeling the spark I get when I shoot a gun that makes me feel like "Yeah! This is great!"

My advice is to take any chance you have to shoot something before you get it. I know that isn't always possible but I am grateful I had the chance to test out a couple guns before I put money into them. I had to scrap my shield dreams and start my search again, which wasn't bad.

I have my brother-in-law to blame (thank really) for getting me to consider Sigs. Shot his P220 and was really impressed by it.

I've also discovered an interest in 1911s in general from this sort of exploration. One of the perks of visiting family in central Texas is we now make a mandatory trip to a nice gun range to spend some quality shooting time together :)