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I pretty much mirror what WTTURN said. My hand goes up and interferes with the slide. I can run my Gen4 bare, but not quite to my liking. As he said, pick what works for you and run it!!

For Production, the differences in magazine capacity is null (assuming you are not already in a locality where you only get 10 rounds). I would also agree that in the long run, the cost of the gun and gear is but a small one, even the price difference between them considered.

Which one works better for you? Do you need/want an adjustable sight? The cutout in the XDm is to lighten the slide to the same weight as a regular 4.5" one. For Production, I believe you can get enough parts for either, as the Mod.2 takes a lot of the same parts as the older XD. You can get longer base pads for both (the mod.2 uses XD magazines).

It was competitive (as much as I am), however to make it really shine it needed some things I believe to make it work for me. To do it again, I would use the 92A1 as the base platform so I could easily change out the front sight (rear as well). Perhaps a WC tuned trigger would be nice, for me I was good with it the way it was. The gun flat out ran and was reliable, and in my hands recoiled darn near flat. I am thinking about either getting a WC Brig or a 92A1 and do the mods, so I can run the platform again with those improvements.

A couple of seasons ago I ran an M9A1 in Limited (minor) and 3Gun. All I did was put in a steel guide rod, mag release, D spring, and magazine extensions. I also hogged out the stock grips and fit in aggressive grip tape.

I was thinking the exact same thing, 92 Compact.

What are you looking for? A lot of items for the older XD9 will work with the mod.2.

You know this really is beating a dead horse.. again and again. All three of them are good guns, and all three of them have their quirks. Pick the one that fits you the best, which may or may not include the 'best' trigger, and just shoot it. Heck, you may change your mind in a year too. Currently running a G34/41. Have run XD/XDm, and a junior son ran the M&P Pro 9L that I shot a bunch. Personally do not get a good fit with the M&P.

I have both, although my CZ is the older Duty model, and the 19 is a Gen 4. Depending on how you carry, you may find that the grip is a bit rough on the CZ. Personally I find the grip a bit narrow on the CZ, although I shoot it just fine. The CZ is more accurate in my hands than the Glock. Magazines for the CZ is double the price of the Glock, if that matters to you. I find the slide on the CZ harder to manipulate. From what I have seen, the CZ is more prone to "limp wristing" failures. On my CZ, unless I hit the magazine release just right, I can get magazines to hang up. CZ actually replaced a bunch of my older mags for this issue, and it is much better now.

I would do the above first. After shooting mine for a while, I would now and then get a "dead locked up trigger", and would have to rack it again to get it to work. I also found that it only happened to me; the other two that were using it did not have this problem. Finally figured out that I was riding the safety, and sometimes would not completely flip it off either (my first round lock up issue). Drove me nuts for a while till I figured out what "I" was doing wrong.. May not be your problem though..

I ran an 870 for quite a few years, and the g/f is currently running a Nova (in 20ga). You don't have to buy a new barrel, finding a used one is not too hard. As for the action bar issue, at least what I remember of the issue, I keep my mag springs a bit tight, so the whole "bouncing shells" does not appear to happen (to me, yes I am slow). At the time, I was also using pretty light loads, rolling my own so my young boys could use their shortened 870. I cannot run the Nova nearly as fast as my 870. However, I do really like the shell feed lock out that is on the Nova (although a bit of a novel idea). With some practice, my g/f has found she can hit that while ejecting, put in a slug, close, and put in another slug (mag tube), for those pesky slug targets in a bunch of shot ones. Maybe consider buying a used 870. I have bought several at pawn shops for well under $200.. The Nova is nice!!

What bullets are you using (size, and weight)? What accuracy are you getting with WWB, and those that you are reloading? I do not use that powder, so I cannot comment on that. Mine is also a Service model. I shoot the same loads through several guns, and my load with 124gr load gives me acceptable accuracy in all the guns.

There has got to be quite some story as to what happened on the front of that frame/slide. Wow! I keep looking at these on Gunbroker thinking that I need a fun project gun..

Never seen one either, as I have a 75B with the round one as well. Alas, I just use it as is, although I had thought about grinding one to fit.

To me, shooter preference. I much prefer the Gen4 for the beavertail backstraps and the magazine release. There are some parts differences, however I have not had a problem getting what I needed.