Maybe people got wise to the fact it’s croatian designed and made pistol with springfields name stamped on it carrying a 300% price increase due to “Springfield” being on the side.
I personally never liked them. In part because my Glocks fit all my needs. Also in part because of the above. Springfield had and still has absolutely nothing to do with the gun’s design or manufacturing but they aren’t upfront about it at all.
If in part you're dismissive of the XD and in favor of Glocks because of the "300% price increase", then I guess you don't know how much markup Glocks are.
Nathan said:...and you don’t understand the relationship between cost and price....none. Objects are sold for what the market will bear. Cost is what it costs to deliver to the market?
You are right....I need to read better!
Feel free to delete my posts!
I think saying "hugely popular" is a bit of an overstatement.They are affordable and hugely popular...I certainly don’t feel like their popularity has diminished
People knew about the XD was a redesigned HS2000 since the beginning of its inception.
Reece was ALWAYS upfront about where the XD came from and why. If in part you're dismissive of the XD and in favor of Glocks because of the "300% price increase", then I guess you don't know how much markup Glocks are.
The main driving reason the XD seems to fall out of favor is the simple fact the market has been flooded with similar firearms. Beretta, S&W, Ruger, and many others have joined in on the fray for market share on that platform. To top it off, the market in general has cooled off considerably since Trump's election. I've seen ALL makes suffer from a buyer's market.
I bought my HS2000 back around 2001 online for around $280 plus shipping and transfer. If you look on gun.deals.com there are new XD9 pistols selling for under $300, starting at about $280 plus shipping. https://gun.deals/product/springfield-xd-defender-9mm-4-barrel-161-299 Even though these guns come with only one mag that's hardly a 300% mark up. Also Springfield has a very good warranty that covers shipping. When I bought my HS2000 not so much. I had used parts sent to me for repairs because the importer didn't have new parts.Glock never offered their pistols under any other name except Glock. I know full well about the markup from mfg, then you have the markup from retailers. It’s called capitalism and I’m fine with that.
Springfield can’t design nor produce a pistol that is not 1911 pattern so they bought a well designed Croatian-made gun, slapped their name on it, and yes increased the price 300% over what the same pistol sold for when it was known as the HS2000. Glock designed and still mfg their own guns, to which EVERYONE has tried to immigrate or approve upon their base design somehow. Remember when s&w got sued for making an exact copy of Glocks design? A lot of people don’t, but this is why you have the M&P line. You say Springfield were upfront, and maybe they mentioned it at some point. We will just have to agree to disagree about what being “upfront” is... Anyway, I digress. You seem to like the XD, I don’t and stated why. You, nor anyone, have to agree with my view.