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The above FFL in Coppell, Texas is where I got my XDS, and where my pal picked up 2 of his Springers.
I just checked their inventory and they don't have any XDS' right now, but this is a link that may turn out
to be your source if you check it occasionally.

By the way, my friend who wanted an XDS after he shot mine tried Grab a Gun just a few days after me
and they had sold the multiple XDS' they had when I bought mine. He was quite a lucky duck in scoring
his XDS: He called Academy/Lewisville one day and they said they had ONE XDS coming in on the truck in
the AM. He rushed down there after work (mid to late afternoon) and bought it. Although it's a fast-moving
gun, no one had asked for it that day.

Happy hunting. There's one XDS out there somewhere with your name on it.

SIA

For some time now, my primary EDC has been my Ruger SR9c. It's a great pistol.
I can carry it in true compact style, as a 10 + 1 in 9MM. Or I can carry it with the larger
mag and that makes it a full size grip with a 17 + 1 capacity.

I bought my Rossi R971 for its 6 rounds of .357 since a .357 with 125 grains is supposed to be such
a great threat-stopper. But it's not too much fun to shoot. After 12 rounds, I'm done. Shooting .38's
out of it is fine. The Rossi has usually been sitting in my driver's seatbelt holster, and I would remove it
sometimes and carry it IWB, along with the Ruger onbody.

But I really wanted a dedicated onbody BUG so that the Rossi could just stay in the seatbelt holster anytime
I'm driving.

BUG's CONSIDERED:
Taurus PT-140, 740, 145, 745. Appealing price points, but my PT-111 developed striker problems after about
3,000 rounds, so I wanted to move to something else.

Taurus 7 shot revolvers. They are available in .38 or .357 variants. I'd have probably gotten the .38 version.
But some comments complained about the trigger pull.

Ruger LCR - salty1 showed me his, and the trigger felt great, but I wanted a round > .38, and a capacity > 5.

Charter Arms Bulldog. This revolver is chambered in .40 S & W.
Smith and Wesson revolver chambered in .45 ACP. List price was over $1,000 IIRC!
Although each was chambered in a round beginning with ".4", I didn't necessarily feel comfortable with revolvers
using semi-automatic rounds.

Smith and Wesson Shield. What's not to like here? 9MM or .40, but I never got around to finding one.

THE WINNER
Springield Armory XDS (eXtreme Duty Single stack). This is what I bought. .45 ACP in super slim, concealable package,
it came with two 5 round mags. Standard capacity is 5 + 1. I bought an extra 7 rounder too. So I have 5 + 1 while at
work, and 7 + 1 when I'm not working. I now carry both the XDS and the SR9c on me every day. Although I was searching
for a BUG, I now consider the XDS to be my primary EDC, and the Ruger to be my secondary EDC (aka BUG).

I often wear 6 pocket Dickies cargo pants. The XDS travels in the right front "slash" pocket. The Ruger rides just below it
in the flat-topped cargo pocket. Both are in Blackhawk Size 4 pocket holsters.

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A friend at work just got his CHL, and his wife got hers too. He has owned a Glock 17 and some kind of .357 revolver for
a while, but wanted something smaller for carry. You know how new CHL's are - "Oh, I could never carry something THAT big."
He was going to get a Glock G26 for his carry piece.

But a bunch of us went to the range one day. He shot my XDS. He shot other friends' Springer XD in .40, and Springer XD in .45.
After that range session he ditched the G26 thoughts. He bought an XDS and an XD40SC for himself, and an XD9SC
for his bride. She had shot my XDS but limp-wristed it and caused 2 jams.

I love my XDS. The .45 ACP is powerful, without being punishing like my .357. The XDS recoil is perfectly manageable, but
after the long range session the bottom of the beavertail had worn a spot in my thumb that took a while to heal. But I feel
great knowing that I've got a concealable .45 on me, as well as the higher round count in the Ruger SR9C.

Since my friend also owns an XDS, there would be no learning curve if I had to hand it to him during a problem at work.

SIA