I'm not to big on the xd series myself. I think there good guns just not for me as feel and I'm not to keen on them not being made in the USA. I do however like my Springfield 1911 it's one of my favorite 1911s maybe the Xde series will wow us. On another note I was at a sporting goods store yesterday and they had up a bunch of glock guns and gear advertisements. So there either releasing a new series of guns or gear or there trying to keep up with S&W and Springfield on there promos and rebates