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Westfield wrote: You can't expect $1,000 performance out of a $280 gun...That's like running a Ford Focus in the Indy 500...

Exactly. The reason many of us carry little KelTec's, LCP's, LC9's and Taurus 709 Slim's is because Springfield and Glock don't make a weapon that fills that need. If Springfield made a single stack compact 9 in the XD platform, I'd have it.

I paid $250 for my PF9, never had any rust issues (and wouldn't care if I did as it is only surface rust), and sold it for about the same price several years later. My P3AT still resides with me after about 6 years. Never had any issues with it, it worked out of the box.

My PF9 never had any issues with rust. I can't remember if it was blued or parkerized. I had it for several years and parted ways with it earlier this year. My XD9SC does rust if not babied. The older XD's (back prior to '06 or '07 I believe), did not have the melonite coating on them and were very prone to light surface rust. No big deal as it wipes right off. I don't get rid of my shovels when they rust, so don't see any need to worry about the gun, either!