Good points. For me, this is not going to be a CCW. I live in California, where it's very difficult to get a CCW. It seems that I almost have to be attacked in order to be able to justify it to my Sheriff's department. That being said, I feel that I purchased the best gun I could afford. As for the Glocks, like I said, I haven't shot any, so I can't compare. I have found a couple sites that sell all sorts of XD parts, though. I think their increasing popularity is making for a growing aftermarket for these guns. If only I bought this XD when they were less expensive! Oh well. It seems to me that all firearms have gone up quite a bit in price in the last few years. Even my humble 10/22 cost more when I bought it over the summer than they had cost a year or two ago.

All in all, I'm happy with the purchase of the XD, as well as the M9! It's quite the knife! Given that it's probably the most expensive fixed blade that I own, it'll take some time before I use it.