Im a glock guy for the following reasons:
XDs rust, glocks dont.
Glock have polygonal riflind, XDs dont.
Glocks have the proper grip angle. Xds dont
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While I respect your opinion and experience, I have to differ. The rust problem, if I'm not mistaken, has been taken care of.
I prefer the option of shooting softer lead, without excessive streaking.
I also like a fully supported chamber.
GLOCKs have the proper grip angle for what? Not me. Of the half dozen GLOCKs I have fired none felt right to me. The G26 felt ok, but I didn't get to fire that one.
I am not knocking GLOCKs, obviously they must be pretty good if they're widely used by LEOs, I just haven't been that impressed.
I had the same question a few years ago, and did my homework.
I went with the XD because it fit, and not just my hand.
I looked at GLOCKs(briefly) XDs, S&W M&Ps, Sig Sauers, Kahrs, Rugers, and a few others. The XD came out on top for almost everything I wanted, and only beat the Ruger P95 because of the grip, and the Sig 229 because, well... I could get the XD for about half the price.