Springfield XDS mod 2 VS Glock 43 reliability

[Josh17]

Alright so I’ve been a Glock fanboy forever. I used to think Glocks are superior and more reliable (still somewhat believe the reliability part) and only owned Glocks..
Then I started to have limp wrist issues.. Randomly.. Guess I must be losing grip strength. So I figured I would finally try a couple of other handguns and see if they also had issues firing one handed. The shield and xds had zero issues in 200+ rounds when purposely trying to limp wrist them, while the Glock was constant. Why do I care? Because I read from multiple sources that in self defense situations most of the time you will be firing one handed and may not get the best grip.

So I bought a Shield and a xds in 9mm. Never thought that would ever happen. I’m so used to Glocks it’s kinda weird! But the xds mod 2 looks better IMO then the Glock 43 or 26, plus it has night sights already on it, plus it works reliably shooting one handed. I like it a lot more (dare I say) then the Glock but my old Glock fanboy voice is telling me it’s probably not as reliable.

So my question is... are they just as reliable as a Glock 43? Trying to compare single stacks to single stacks. I cannot find hardly any “torture tests” on the Springfield xds, but there are countless Glock videos. Was hoping MAC would have one but nope.
What I also mean is: my Glock I would leave in my trunk during winter so it would experience anything from the coldest point around -20 F to a “warm” temp of 40 to 50+ degrees F. I never worried about it having issues if I had to pick it up and shoot all the rounds, it would function 100% unless I fired it one handed then it limp wristed. So I had to go away from Glock.
But if I leave the Springfield xds or S&W Shield in the same cold, will I be able to pick them up and fire them just as well??

And can I “treat” the xds 9mm just as I would a Glock 43?
Like everyone says “it’s a glock. It’ll work fine”. Or “it’s a Glock so Getting it dirty won’t hurt it” does the same pretty much hold true for the xds and Shield?
Mainly the xds as I like it more.
Oh, and on my Glocks I used CLP (mainly due to the cold weather and heard the military uses it) and had no issues over the years.
So probably will stick with that for the XDS. I generally put a very light coating if it’s going to go through any extreme temps.

 

[OhioGuy]

I had an XD Mod.2 subcompact for a year. Ran about 5k rounds and didn't clean it all that dutifully. Never had a malfunction. In many rounds I've also never experienced a malfunction in my Walther or CZ. I think most guns have high reliability.

Springfield is advertising a 25k round reliability test on the new XDS for whatever it may be worth. I for one never liked the G43 ergonomics. For me the Walther PPS ergonomics won handily. With the mod.2 now on the XDS it would be a much closer contest.

 

[lee n. field]

Alright so I’ve been a Glock fanboy forever. I used to think Glocks are superior and more reliable (still somewhat believe the reliability part) and only owned Glocks..
Then I started to have limp wrist issues.. Randomly.. Guess I must be losing grip strength. So I figured I would finally try a couple of other handguns and see if they also had issues firing one handed. The shield and xds had zero issues in 200+ rounds when purposely trying to limp wrist them, while the Glock was constant. Why do I care? Because I read from multiple sources that in self defense situations most of the time you will be firing one handed and may not get the best grip.

So I bought a Shield and a xds in 9mm. Never thought that would ever happen. I’m so used to Glocks it’s kinda weird! But the xds mod 2 looks better IMO then the Glock 43 or 26, plus it has night sights already on it, plus it works reliably shooting one handed. I like it a lot more (dare I say) then the Glock but my old Glock fanboy voice is telling me it’s probably not as reliable.

So my question is... are they just as reliable as a Glock 43?

Don't know. I will say I have had no functional problems whatsoever with my 9mm XDS. (This is the first model).

Trying to compare single stacks to single stacks. I cannot find hardly any “torture tests” on the Springfield xds,

I've seen Springfield ads for the Mod 2 XDS talk about 25K rounds through one without problems. (Probably to counter Internet hearsay about XD long term durability problems.)[/quote]

But if I leave the Springfield xds or S&W Shield in the same cold, will I be able to pick them up and fire them just as well??

Probably.

And can I “treat” the xds 9mm just as I would a Glock 43?

I would.

Oh, and on my Glocks I used CLP (mainly due to the cold weather and heard the military uses it) and had no issues over the years.
So probably will stick with that for the XDS. I generally put a very light coating if it’s going to go through any extreme temps.

The manual specifies lubrication points. I'd follow that.

XD Mod.2 subcompact

A very different gun from the XDS. The XDS is much more Glock like in the way it works.

 

[TunnelRat]

If the major concern is function over temperature ranges that aren't completely out of the range of the ordinary, I think most major manufacturers should be okay (a caveat I'd give would be may attention to what lubrication you use and make sure it doesn't congeal, for lack of a better word, in the cold).

 

[CDW4ME]

I have a XDs 45 acp which I carry in my weak hand front pocket; it works reliably one hand weak hand and doesn't throw brass at my head.