XD with Thumb Safety at SHOT Show | Thread profile

Quote: Originally Posted by jnclement They should at least take of the trigger safety, if they're going to put the dork thumb safety on it. Hey..................and then they could put an external hammer on it too!! You know, anything to make the 1911 guys comfortable, it's all about them......... +1. The gun has went this long with the same design, why change now?

Quote: Originally Posted by Kaboom Your an idiot, the XD has zero safeties that you actually have to operate to make the gun work, they are all user transparent, just don't use the thumb safety and everything will be ok. +1 I like the transparent safeties... Never really notice them at all.. because I don't have to do anything. I personally like the thumb safety.. but then again..If I wanted that I wouldn't of bought an XD in...

Quote: Originally Posted by speedracer211 What no biometric finger scanner so only I can fire it. What a waste. I think the xd now has the most safeties ever made possible on a functioning firearm. I keep thinking of all those movies where you have to hit x,y,z button turn two keys at the same time and simultaneously press a button, to set off a rocket or such. I think the xd has too many safeties now. You're an idiot, the XD has zero...

Quote: Originally Posted by hower610 Why can't we all just get along I have a theory that GLOCK snuck into the XD Factory, and added the idea of a Manuel-Safety.......Just to break us XD owners apart!!! Stop fighting!!!!!.......... It's what they WANT!

What no biometric finger scanner so only I can fire it. What a waste. I think the xd now has the most safeties ever made possible on a functioning firearm. I keep thinking of all those movies where you have to hit x,y,z button turn two keys at the same time and simultaneously press a button, to set off a rocket or such. I think the xd has too many safeties now. __________________ "You can't fix stupid"

Quote: Originally Posted by atmiller Thanks for the sm*rt *ss answer, newbie. I have now seen a sponser had posted it. post count doesn't mean anything, kinda sad a 'newbie' knows more about this forum than you do.

Quote: Originally Posted by Kaboom My USP is the only gun I have that will let you rack the slide with the safety on. This is one of the reasons I love my HK45USPc. If XD had this feature, I would have found my perfect gun. Alas, my search for the "perfect pistola" continues.

Thanks for the sm*rt *ss answer, newbie. I have now seen a sponser had posted it. __________________ XD-40 Subcompact XD-9 Service with laser sight XD-9 Tactical with CobraChrome, Williams Firesights, Drop-In Sear and Trigger Bar XD-40 Tactical with mag well, Don's Guide Rod & 22 lb. Spring XD-45ACP Tactical with TLR-1

Here are some good pics from Ken Lunde's Website: Sorry, here's the correct link: http://lundestudio.com/2008SHOTShow/ __________________ Canyon Creek Production Ready XD9 Tactical SA 1911A1 Mil-Spec SA 1911A1 Loaded SA 1911A1 GI Last edited by arjuna70 : 02-09-2008 at 05:35 AM .

Quote: Originally Posted by lobster_roboto I was serious though... anyone have pictures of that thing at the shot show? ROFL!