I own several XD pistols…
you would literally have to be gripping the gun with your pinky finger off the grip, and holding the grip like a baseball bat (all of your hand at the bottom of the grip) not to activate it…and the grip itself has zero tension in order to activate it
there seems to be a lot of bad information on the XD series here…
and the issue about the grip safety jamming up with debris, there is actually a block behind the safety that keeps debris from getting into the action…
I ccw a XD, and during the course of my normal day i have never had to roll around in a dirt-pile or swim out of a quick-sand pit then fire my XD…the grit issue is ridiculous…
the roll pin issue??..a five minute fix that is as easy to change as a glock trigger spring…and most of these pins will break after excessive dry firing…during live fire/snap cap the striker does not come in contact with the retaining pin…
a lot of bashing on this platform that is unwarranted IMO