I don’t want to be that guy, but it claims to be the smallest poly-framed .45…how does it size up against the Glock 36 (slim line .45)

Why does Springfield keep making XDs?

“Bobbyon 25 May 2010 at 8:16 am link comment

Why does Springfield keep making XDs?”

Why does Springfield keep importing XD’s

Fixed it for you.

Honestly. I looooove polymer combat pistols. IMHO steel designs are obsolete. (Well… the Berreta, SIG, and CZ still have their place. ) but in an already crowded market of polymer pistols the XD doesn’t do a thing that another gun at the same price point can’t do better.

And who cares if you have an insane magazine capacity if the magazines are unreliable and brake all the time?

Glock (especially), H&K, S&W (even if I hate their other offerings), Steyr, all do something other guns cannot.

Glock – Extreme reliability, durability, weight savings, and capacity

H&K – Faster rate of fire, and controllability due to good ergonomics and recoil spring system.

M&P – A Glock for guys who like 1911s.

FN FNX – A Glock for guys who like SIG pistols.

XD – Unreliable, poor armorer capability, no aftermarket support, and a cheap spinoff of a Croatian combat pistol. HS2000. (Which would have been an excellent pistol for it’s original price of $300)

Why anybody would buy this over a Glock, or H&K, I’ll never know.

:I

Don’t be too hard on Bobby there, sounds like he’s a decader.

“Decader” is a shooting sports enthusiast who is about 10 years behind the times… in 2000 the HS2000 was new, untested, and had finish problems.

In 2010 the HS2000 and it’s descendents are some of the toughest, most shootable, and well-liked pistols in it’s category. If in 2000 you said to anyone that the HS2000 would be the pistol with the greatest chance of knocking Glock off it’s throne, you’d have gotten laughed at.

On the flip side; Bobby, study up. You’re a little behind the times. Especially considering that Beretta (PX series), Sig (’2000′, 250), and CZ (Rami polymer, P07 Duty) all have had lines of successful polymer pistols for *years*.

The poly tactical design once ruled by glock has many great manufactures that are taking that technology above and beyond the tried and tru Glock.
Not saying that glock doesnt have and awesome product with and awesome track record, but we have to look at some of the other names that have a lot of pride in their name. Smith & Wesson, for instance the M&P line up is awesome, from the ability to swap palm swells all the way down to how smooth and well all the release and controls work, heavier? a little but in rapid fire and trying to find that tight group this series is hard to beat simply due to weight displacement. The XD’S and now the even more improved XDm’s have really turned un the heat in the poly tactical.
Being a weapons specalist in the USMC now working as a defense contractor ive shot just about all there is to shoot, there are a lot of great products out there, but the hard core glock fans that that take pride in their logic, which is where glock started its empire in a logical light weight reliable weapon. Should really try some of these late models from different manufactures. If you find you are still a glock fan good! but dont let the name and old school rep turn you from some awesome equipment more so if you carry one daily in the line of duty.

How did they manage to make a striker fired pistol with such a silly high bore axis?

The trigger on these is like a sponge. Needs work out of the box.

“REAL guns guys and gals… Men and women that place themselves in harms way, every day the sun comes up, and to a man, they sing the praises of the XD series…
Paper punchers, on the other hand…”

That is a stupid thing to say.

Went to the range last weekend with friends. Armed with my XDm 9, I had a face off with a Glock 19 series 2. Only “negative” was it weighed more, but it does hold more ammo. 15m was always on paper, depending on skill level of shooter. Not so for Glock. It was consistently shooting low and had to be compensated by every shooter on the line. By afternoon’s end, Glock was resting and cold, and the XDm was put away warm. Not suggesting this to be typical, but everyone seemed impressed.

I really enjoyed reading comments on this site about the Springfield XD and XD-M pistols. I found it incredible to read some of the out in left field negative comments about the XD weapons. Very happy to see the feed back from reliable sources as to the TRUE capabilities and testimony to the XD and XD-M line. I had the privilege to purchase a XD-M 9MM 3.8 bi-tone recently. I own a Browning Hi-Power 9mm and a Berreta Model 1935 380 and a Hi Standard 10X target 22. Several other revolvers from S&W 38 spl air weight to a 454 Casull. I now live in a state where I can enjoy the freedom and privilege to exercise my second amendment rights. Previously I lived in a state that you could not even have a firearm and ammo un locked in the same room in your home. I had not fired a pistol for 15 years. I fired around 300 rounds through my XD-M with out any failures and was shooting 2.5 inch groups at 21 feet. Scored a 247 of 250 for my CHL. This gun is amazing. It feels like a extension of my hand. I have fired almost 1000 rounds through it now and still no failures. My wife, who hasn’t fired a pistol in 15 years and has only fired less than a 100 rounds of any kind in her life was shooting 2.5inch groups and scored a 245 of 250 on her test with only 20 rounds fired before qualification. there are a lot of great guns out there, but before anyone puts this one down, they better pick it up first.

By the way according to Springfield the magazine is the same for the 45 XD AND XDM.

Springfield has such a nice gun at the right price. If they used the same basic – no nonsense features in a match grade – 9mm subcompact, I expect my wife and a lot more occasional users would quickly join the rest of us! I suppose I could put a match grade barrel in a compact XD – any actually done it and compared?

They keep making XD’s because it is the last model that Springfield made that can be sold in California. California has essentially banned handguns.

recently got to fire an xdm9mm,liked it very much.that was on a sunbday,monday morning, i went to my shop and purchased an xd45

I am curious as to why you chose the XD40 after you gave up the Glock?
Mike

I own many Glocks. I love them for what they are. Simple German engineering that works every time without excuse. All the triggers have been worked. Every one of my Glocks has stipple stipple work because sweat and blood are the Kryptonite of polymer pistols. I choose to deepen the slide serrations for the same reason.

All that being said—-I have 5 matching Tactical XDs in .45 for personal use positioned around my house, cars and office. I prefer this weapon to the Glock in every way except it’s country of origin and the fact that it has more internal parts. I have nothing against Croatia but the Germans have a long history of getting it right. Austrians are Germans with a different zip code.

My opinion here is nonsensical because I can’t back it up with objective reason. And I think that is the lesson. If Agent A and Agent B go head to head in a tactical situation the guy with the coolest head and consistent commitment to training will win. The pistol he is using is so statistically insignificant that it could be classified as insane that 34 billion terabytes have been spent in its debate. Glock or XD? Ford or Chevy? Ginger or Mary Ann? In the heat of the action they are all a good ride. Peace.

So a few years back a friend of mine bought an XDm 40 for his brother. I never got to shoot the gun but just holding it in my hand I knew it was the gun for me.

Fast forward to now and I finally decided it was time for me to get my first pistol, yes my first pistol.

So I went around to the local gun shops and started scoping things out.

I was pretty set on the XDm 40 just because but at the last minute I decided I wanted the XDm 45 not knowing it was a pretty new gun.

So far I think its a great gun, I don’t have much to go on but it feels great in my hand and fires every time.

I’ve put around 300 rounds though it so far without any trouble.

I’ve read through all the above posts and clearly I’m not near as gun savvy as most of you but all I can say is if you want a nice pistol in the .45 caliber give the XDm a shot. It feels great and shoots straight.

Just bought my first handgun; XDM 40 3.8 compact. I have read blogs, forums, and manufacturer websites for about 4 months now. My heart was set on a good ol’ 1911 like my dad had when I was a kid. BUT with CCW & my wife as a possible carrier it had to be compact and not too scary.

I thought the Glock would be the best bet on a 40, but did not like the idea of an unsupported chamber and the fact that you are advised NOT to fire hand loaded rounds. I may be crazy, but with 4 young kids and sure to be more in the future (Catholic) I want to make sure that I can defend my family through all possible scenarios; including the local Wal-Mart NOT being open for business.

Long story short; gonna clean her up tonight and take it for it’s first spin out in the country shooting garbage, some old rubber made trash cans, and a couple old refrigerators.

My wife loves it, I like it, and now we are both deciding who is gonna carry it:)

Give the gun a shot; so far it seems like a great value & a great gun.

Eric

XDM 40 C
Maverick 88

I was wondering if anyone knew if the Springfield XDM .40 cal was interchangeable with the 9mm upper receiver of the Springfield XDM and where I could buy a good upper receiver that is not to expensive.

I went to the range last weekend with a close friend of mine, who is a swat officer. He carries an XDM .45 on Patrol, but with SWAT duty he is bound by what is issued specifically to the team (County/regional team). I got to run about 250 rounds through his XD, and I must fell in love with this weapon.

I come from a mixed background as far as pistols go. I have owned Glock, Smith’s, Sig, and Colt. Having said that, I will say this about each brand I have owned…

Glock model 22-very reliable in my experience, shot it very well. My biggest gripe is the “feel” in-hand. It just never felt right to me, though I did really like the gun… Sold it.

S&W M&P .40- Love the feel, it was an accurate weapon and I enjoyed it. I sold it due to a couple issues. The slide, after a couple of months, developed rust pits (I baby my guns, so this was no fault of my own). The trigger pull felt like two pieces of course-grit sandpaper rubbing against each other… very troublesome, even after 700+ rounds sent downrange… Sent to the factory to be “fixed”, got it back.. sold it.

Sig P229 .40/.357sig- Love this gun, period. Feels great shoots great… It’s a sig, I like sigs, you may not.. I dont care lol.

Colt 1911- Again… another gun I love and I have no bad things to say about it… Other than foolishly I allowed myself to be talked into selling it by a girlfriend, who is NOW an EX girlfriend lol.

Sum it up… The XDM, in my opinion and limitted experience, is a reliable, very accurate, hand-fitting weapon. It will be my next purchase.

I have shot many flocks, and own 3 pistols in the xd line…xd9 3.8 xd45 5.5 and just ordered my new xdm 45 4.5 I know quite a few Mega glock fans and they have asked to shoot a gun I don’t even have yet….secretly they too love the xd line but their wives won’t let them get a new pistol haha

Hands down the best purchase I’ve made in a long time. I’ve had the 3.8 compact XDm .45 for a little over 2 months now with at least 1000 rounds through it. It eats every round I throw at it and has never given me a single hiccup. Dead on accurate right out of the box with no drift after 1000 rounds. The trigger pull is smooth, feel in my hand is great. 12+1 in a 3.8 compact is very nice, and the 9+1 short mag it came with made it much more concealable. For a powerful .45 it has a surprisingly low recoil, much lower than I expected for a 3.8″ barrel. Even my GF (110lbs, and at the time, a first time shooter) handled it remarkably well with nothing but praise for it. I love this gun, every time I’m at the range someone asks me about it, and all my buddies beg to try it. Highly recommended!