Do any departments issue XDs?

[esrice]

Do any police departments or federal agencies issue XDs to their officers?

 

[Cwood]

 

[Sylvain]

Good one!

 

[bobcoop06]

The Monon PD issues XDm's in. 40 to their officers.

 

[perry]

Any agencies issuing XD or XDM? - XDTalk Forums - Your XD/XD(m) Information Source!

 

[esrice]

Any agencies issuing XD or XDM? - XDTalk Forums - Your XD/XD(m) Information Source!

So according to that link:

AGENCIES ISSUING THE XD:
ABERDEEN TWP NJ PD
ARENAC Co MI SHERIFF’S DEPT
BEDFORD TX PD
BEVERLY HILLS CA PD
BOLIVAR Co MS SHERIFF’S DEPT
BOONE IA PD
BUTLER TWP PA PD
CAMERON PARISH LA SHERIFF’S DEPT
CASTLE ROCK CO PD
CEREDO WV PD
CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX SD TRIBAL POLICE
CLEVELAND MS PD
DOWNINGTOWN PA PD
DUKE ENERGY - OCONEE SC SITE
DUKE ENERGY - CATAWBA SC SITE
DUKE ENERGY - MCGUIRE NC SITE
EL MONTE CA PD
GALVA IL PD
GENEVA IN PD
GLOSTER MS PD
GOODLETTSVILLE TN PD
GRAND CHUTE WI PD
GRANITE FALLS NC PD
GROTON CT PD
HOLLANDALE MS PD
KEWANEE IL PD
KETTERING OH PD
LEE Co NC SHERIFF’S DEPT
LINCOLN IL PD
LOUISA Co IA SHERIFF’S DEPT
LOWELL IN PD
LUNA Co NM SHERIFF’S DEPT
MEXICO MO PD:
NEWAYGO MI PD
NEWAYGO Co MI SHERIFF’S DEPT
NICHOLASVILLE KY PD
OKLAHOMA STATE BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
OSAWATOMIE KS PD:
PERKINS TWP OH PD:
PERRYVILLE MD PD
PIMA AZ PD
RAYMOND MS PD
RIDGEFIELD BORO NJ PD
RIDGELAND MS PD
SIGNAL MOUNTAIN TN PD
SISKIYOU Co CA SHERIFF’S DEPT
SISKIYOU Co CA PROBATION
SMYRNA TN PD
SOUTHERN REGIONAL PA PD
SOUTHINGTON CT PD
SUMMERS Co WV SHERIFF’S DEPT
SYLVANIA OH PD
TRANSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY PD KY
UNIVERSITY OF AL BIRMINGHAM PD
USDA-APHIS DIV TX BORDER PATROL
VENUS TX PD
VERNON CA PD
WEBB MS PD
WEBSTER CITY IA PD
WICHITA KS PD:
WICHITA KS AIRPORT AUTHORITY
WINCHESTER TN PD
WINDSOR HEIGHTS IA PD
WOOD Co OH SHERIFF’S DEPT
WYANET IL PD


AGENCIES APPROVING THE XD:
AUDUBON Co IA SHERIFF’S DEPT
BALDWIN PARK CA PD
BEAUFORT Co NC SHERIFF’S DEPT
BEAUMONT TX PD
BOULDER Co CO SHERIFF’S DEPT:
CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
CHICAGO IL PD
COLLIER Co FL SHERIFF’S DEPT
DENVER CO PD
DES MOINES IA PD
DULUTH MN PD
ELKHORN NE PD
FOND DU LAC MN CONSERVATION DEPT
FREER TX PD
GARFIELD Co CO SHERIFF’S DEPT
GREENSBORO OH PD
HARLAN Co NE SHERIFF’S DEPT
HENDERSON NV PD
HOUSTON TX PD
HOWE TX PD
HURON OH PD
IDAHO Co ID SHERIFF’S DEPT
JEFFERSON Co CO SHERIFF’S DEPT:
LAS VEGAS NV PD:
LACLEDE Co MO SHERIFF’S DEPT
MARSHALL WI PD
MATAWAN BOROUGH NJ PD
MAYAGUEZ PUERTO RICO PD
MESA AZ PD
OHIO DNR
OKLAHOMA CITY OK PD
ORLAND HILLS IL PD: JIM MOLLOY
PAROWAN CITY UT PD
PIMA Co AZ SHERIFF’S DEPT
PUERTO RICO DOC
RENO NV PD
SALINA MI PD
TAOS NM PD
TARRANT AL PD
TERREBONNE PARISH LA SHERIFF’S DEPT
SALT LAKE Co UT SHERIFF’S DEPT:
SAN DIEGO CA PD
SHAW MS PD
SILVERTHORNE CO PD
SILVIS IL PD
SOMERSET WI PD
WASHOE Co NV SHERIFF’S DEPT
UHRICHSVILLE OH PD
WEXFORD Co MI SHERIFF’S DEPT

 

[abraham743]

I like xd's , but personally I dont think our government agencies should federal or local should be buying weapons or vehicles not made in the USA

 

[indiucky]

Clarksville, Indiana. One of the officers came in the shop and told me the worse part was trying to find duty rigs. He had to take a dremel to his Safariland (I think) duty rig to get the xd to fit. They just got them a year ago (XD's). This may change as we have a new police chief coming in as of January. They went from Sig 226R's to the XD's.

 

[Rambler]

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[gglass]

You can find XD's on quite a few "Approved for Carry" lists, but not nearly the number of of agencies have adopted the XD platform as an "Issued Handgun" as Glock, SIG, M&P or Beretta.

Some say that the lack of adoption is because Springfield does not play ball when it comes to price... I've seen more than once that the biggest reason that the XD is denied, is due to the trigger being classified by Springfield as Single Action. I have also seen reasons like Springfield's parts and replacement policy as being a non-starter for agencies.

This is list is all I could find, and is unconfirmed...

AGENCIES ISSUING THE XD:

Same list as Esrice's above... I'm too slow!

 

[Fordtough25]

Pretty sure our city PD here carries XD45's now, my LGS owner was telling me how well they shot them last week.

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

Makes me smile to see XDTalk referenced; I'm there too, because of the, well, XDm40 I have. In fact, I found them before I found us, but I have a higher round count here, so perhaps I can ask forgiveness?

 

[subtlesixer03]

I know lowell does but the officer I know doesnt seem to mind much. I was actually surprized when I saw it. My guess is these departments got a great deall and they came with all the goodies. Crappy as the goodies may be bean counters could care less.

 

[japartridge]

Clarksville, Indiana. One of the officers came in the shop and told me the worse part was trying to find duty rigs. He had to take a dremel to his Safariland (I think) duty rig to get the xd to fit. They just got them a year ago (XD's). This may change as we have a new police chief coming in as of January. They went from Sig 226R's to the XD's.

Have they not looked at G-Code?

Edge Works: XST Holsters

 

[japartridge]

I like xd's , but personally I dont think our government agencies should federal or local should be buying weapons or vehicles not made in the USA

while I agree, right now I can think of only 1 US based manufacturer that could even hope of pulling this off. Besides, at least this means not every LEA hasn't drank the Glock

 

[indiucky]

Have they not looked at G-Code?

Edge Works: XST Holsters

Not to my knowledge but I will ask the next one that comes in. Thanks for the information.

 

[GlockZ]

I like xd's , but personally I dont think our government agencies should federal or local should be buying weapons or vehicles not made in the USA

I agree. Our tax dollars should go to pay for American made products.

 

[sparkyfender]

Meh. I doubt very many agencies issue Browning Hi Powers, but I am carrying one today. Don't see the relevance......... From what I can tell, XDs are good guns, although I only own one specimen.

 

[Indy317]

I'm not sure Springfield was making a play for the LE market. Nothing I've seen or read indicates that. In fact, it seems to me the entire push of the XD line was to civilians who liked the simplicity of Glock action, but couldn't live without some sort of external safety. Springfield found a weapons platform that was Glock-like and added a grip button "safety." A relative has an XD, but I've never shot it. I really like the XDm capacity, but think that was kind of a slap in the face to the first generation XD owners (or are the guns really all that different?). I also heard that some officers fired an XD and didn't like it. This was third party info so I don't have all the details. Seems to me that a lot of people here like the pistol.

Now S&W has been trying to get into the LE market for years, and with good reason. I really do think having a large amount of LEOs carrying your products is almost like free advertising. There will always be that % of handgun owners who will worship whatever LEO seems to be favoring at that time. I just recently sold my S&W stock, but over the time I held it, they had a handful of agencies switching over to the M&P line. Recently they just got the Massachusetts and Vermont State Police Departments. S&W may finally have a pistol that will be serious competition with Glock. The XD or XDm could easily make inroads, but if Springfield isn't willing to deal, they likely won't see much in terms of PD acquisition.

 

[cedartop]

Berrien County MI, Sheriff's Dept.