It is a sweet gun and next on my list. If I bought one today, I'd probably go 9mm. I understand an XDs 40 is in the works and I could go that route. I would use an XDs for summer time carry, while my regular carry gun is an XD Sub 40.
When all I can carry is a "pocket" gun I take my LCP. I can shoot anything I put through it (now I reload that round). It does take some practice to handle the long hard trigger.
I have small hands also. Recoil has never bothered me, but that's a light gun for .45. I've been waiting for a range report from my friend before I pick up the XDs.
I just got my Sig P938, and despite having the stock grips I hate, I took it out for a test fire this week. It's awesome. When I get the proper rubber grips on the thing, it will become my primary carry weapon. My only complaint is that it lacks the second slide stop notch that my Hi-Power has, which makes the HP a lot easier to disassemble and reassemble. Holding the slide in place under compression with one hand, while inserting the slide lock in place with the other takes a little getting used to, but it's workable. The extractor has to be manually depressed to clear the slide while assembling it, too, but that's trivial.
The P938 is a great little 9mm, sweet to shoot and accurate to boot. If you want something smaller, its little sister, the P238 in .380 ACP is a delight, as well.
I have shot my brothers XDS in .45, and I have to say that I like it! Not in the class with the 1911A1's, but still a nice SD hand gun.
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