Hey guys. Been reading on the forum for a while, first post. I traded in my Springfield XD “Service Model” today... the first gun I ever purchased years ago. Was sad to see it go, but it’s been replaced by the 19x. I was able to get about 150 rounds through it before heading in to work this afternoon.
I’m newer to Glock. Always been a Springfield guy until I picked up a G43 a few months back. Was a game changer for me and I’ve slowly been dumping my Springfields (XDs x 2 gone, XD now gone, and Mod 2 subcompact likely next to go). They’re great guns but I’ve just really fallen in love with Glock after the G43. The weight, the size, the simplicity, and the trigger. Had to swap out to Trijicon HD XR sights, cerakote the slide and add some talon grips but it’s my favorite gun to carry, beating out my Kimber Micro 9 about 95% of the time.
The G43 is the only Glock I’ve had until now so I can’t compare what it’s like to shoot any generation of the 17 or 19 vs the 19x. But I can say that the 19x is awesome to shoot.
I found it very well balanced, awesome trigger, I appreciate the mag release being a little more pronounced compared to my G43, and it’s just so easy and fun to shoot (and shoot well). The color is cool, black would be fine too doesn’t matter to me, but I like that it’s a little different.
I looked at the Sig P320 X Carry same time as the 19x. I was back and forth between the two until I got to them in person. Virtually the same size in all aspects but the X Carry weighs a few ounces more. Was not impressed with the X Carry like I thought I’d be. Trigger was just meh and didn’t live up to what I’d read on it, weight wasn’t as balanced, and it just felt cheaper. I was surprised. Couldn’t see where the $749 price tag was coming from... had great sights, the slide port was cool and I liked the grip, but other than that it was nothing special (for me anyway). Made the decision on the 19x that much easier.
For those who have any generation G19 or G17 I guess I can understand some of the pushback on why you’d need or even want a 19x. Watched plenty of videos and read multiple articles on how pointless the 19x is for the civilian market while researching... and how stupid Glock is for designing it the way they did. But for someone like me who was looking to replace a non-carry gun (this will go in the nightstand safe with my TLR-4 attached) the 19x was the perfect gun.
Got $225 for my XD on trade, 19x was $599 so it was $401 out the door the for the 19x after tax. Pretty happy about how it all worked out today and am loving this thing (even though it’s only been a few hours).
I’m newer to Glock. Always been a Springfield guy until I picked up a G43 a few months back. Was a game changer for me and I’ve slowly been dumping my Springfields (XDs x 2 gone, XD now gone, and Mod 2 subcompact likely next to go). They’re great guns but I’ve just really fallen in love with Glock after the G43. The weight, the size, the simplicity, and the trigger. Had to swap out to Trijicon HD XR sights, cerakote the slide and add some talon grips but it’s my favorite gun to carry, beating out my Kimber Micro 9 about 95% of the time.
The G43 is the only Glock I’ve had until now so I can’t compare what it’s like to shoot any generation of the 17 or 19 vs the 19x. But I can say that the 19x is awesome to shoot.
I found it very well balanced, awesome trigger, I appreciate the mag release being a little more pronounced compared to my G43, and it’s just so easy and fun to shoot (and shoot well). The color is cool, black would be fine too doesn’t matter to me, but I like that it’s a little different.
I looked at the Sig P320 X Carry same time as the 19x. I was back and forth between the two until I got to them in person. Virtually the same size in all aspects but the X Carry weighs a few ounces more. Was not impressed with the X Carry like I thought I’d be. Trigger was just meh and didn’t live up to what I’d read on it, weight wasn’t as balanced, and it just felt cheaper. I was surprised. Couldn’t see where the $749 price tag was coming from... had great sights, the slide port was cool and I liked the grip, but other than that it was nothing special (for me anyway). Made the decision on the 19x that much easier.
For those who have any generation G19 or G17 I guess I can understand some of the pushback on why you’d need or even want a 19x. Watched plenty of videos and read multiple articles on how pointless the 19x is for the civilian market while researching... and how stupid Glock is for designing it the way they did. But for someone like me who was looking to replace a non-carry gun (this will go in the nightstand safe with my TLR-4 attached) the 19x was the perfect gun.
Got $225 for my XD on trade, 19x was $599 so it was $401 out the door the for the 19x after tax. Pretty happy about how it all worked out today and am loving this thing (even though it’s only been a few hours).
