Six Star,
I'm not surprised about the BE... I know how you hate a poorly performing piece (Oh - the poetry!). I also know how it feels to have your bling dissed by the Honeys!
Now that you have the both a G17 and the XD9, perhaps we can convince you (er, bribe you) to let my wee lass have one more grope of those two in a final comparitive test? She's all raring to go shopping, but is now unsure between those two. Have your people call mine - working through the weekends for the next few weeks, but perhaps a Friday afternoon in two weeks or so?
Cheers,
Neal