I like the XDS 45 and I like the G36 also both are great concealed carry firearms! Just not sure about the trade though. I know the XDS is in mint condition and not one problem with it since I purchased brand new. The G36 is great and clean too just not sure of the age though.

Buddy purchased the G36 used several years and shot very little. Driver Downloads For Windows 7. I'm jus not comfortable with the trade not knowing the age, could be several years old or could be a 1st generation back in 1999.? My buddy wants to trade my SA XDS 45 for his G36. That's why Im curious about age.?

Glock Model 26, 9mm caliber, serial numbers DGU, DHR DKU. Legacy Gt Vf52 Install Chrome. Glock Model 27,.40S&W caliber, serial numbers DGD, DGV, DHS, DHT, DKV, DKW, DKX. Don Bulver, warranty department of Glock, Inc., indicated the recoil springs produced before September 1999 may shear off on some of these pistols due to over hardness of the.

Click to expand. I saw his other thread, after my REPLY, of him asking about a trade for an XD pistol. The age of the Glock is not important.

The amount of wear, and the features of it, are. I am assuming he is very unfamiliar with Glock pistols, and their different generations, and their performance characteristics. Basically, Glock was the original. XD is the modified copy.

It's a Ford vs. Both will do what you want, as long as they fit your hand, and you practice with them. I just prefer Glocks. It's just a personal preference to know the manufacture date. I do agree if it looks good and the bore and all is good but, I still like to know the age of a firearm.

I do know the name Glock and what standards and quality they bring to the table. If it was manufactured in 1999 instead of 2009 that is a deal breaker for me even if it's in good condition unless the price is right. I will pay $650 for a newer Glock but will not pay the same for one that is 10 years old unless the asking price or trade amount is adjusted accordingly. I don't want to trade a $550 valued less than a year old firearm for one that is a lot older., just doesn't make sense to me to do that, Regardless of who the manufacture is.