I’m assuming you have experience with XDs? How about the S&W 9s? Local dealer is talking me out of the XD and into the S&W. Said the XDs aren’t what they use to be. I sure like the price point of the S&Ws.
I have an XDM 9. Awesome gun. Accurate as hell and I like the 19+1 capacity. Not many other guns like it (maybe none). To me it is perfect. FYI the XDM is further refined than the XD which was an older design.
I have a SW shield in 9.
Be ready to spend a lot of time breakingin that trigger.