Leading into SHOT Show 2020, Springfield Armory would like to introduce you to a NEW tier of factory quality out of one of their polymer series of handguns with the XD-M Elite! It is supremely popular for people to take their favorite high capacity guns and trick them out to their liking. The reasoning can be for better performance as a sidearm, improved accuracy for competition, and/or increased speed as a duty weapon. Springfield Armory has taken all of those reasons and poured them into a new, improved iteration of a familiar model with the XD-M Elite.

Many of the common upgrades people make to their firearms are better triggers, sights, perhaps a flared or improved magwell, ambidextrous controls, or special cuts/serrations to the slide. Well, Springfield Armory has saved you the time of dealing with specialty shops and given you all of that and more. These are all of the new features and benefits of the XD-M Elite 9mm series as presented by Springfield Armory:

• NEW Match Enhanced Trigger Assembly (META™) System: Flat Face Trigger w/ Integral Overtravel Stop
• NEW Increased Capacity XD-M Magazines: 22+1 Rounds of 9mm (XD-M Elite Precision & Tactical OSP) | 20+1 Rounds of 9mm XD-M Elite 4.5″ & 3.8″)
• NEW Removable Extended & Flared Magwells: Designed to Facilitate Ultra-Fast Reloads
• NEW Ambidextrous, Enlarged Slide Stop: Easy Release from either Side of the Frame
• NEW Improved Slide Serrations: Enlarged Grasping Grooves for Slip-Free Purchase

It is often not enough to simply have a reliable handgun. Shooters demand so much more now from their firearms that more frequently we are seeing consumers hunting down premium, factory pistols like this one that Springfield Armory is presenting us with. They further outline their thoughts on the new pistol in their public statement below:

The new XD-M® Elite from Springfield Armory® represents the pinnacle of performance in factory striker-fired pistols. Taking the polymer platform that broke the mold and incorporating numerous upgrades and improvements, the XD-M® Elite redefines what you should expect from modern, striker-fired firearms.

Understanding that everybody has something different in mind that may trip their trigger, Springfield Armory is releasing 4 unique variations of the XD-M Elite for shooters to choose from. Everything from tactical to league shooting to potentially concealed carry. It is a complete family of options for people to pick from. All of your choices along with their associated MSRPs can be read below as presented by Springfield Armory:

• XD-M® Elite 5.25″ Precision (XDME95259BHC) – MSRP $653
• XD-M® Elite 5.34″ Tactical OSP™(XDMET9459FHCOSP) – MSRP $709
• XD-M® Elite 4.5″ (XDME9459BHC) – MSRP $559
• XD-M® Elite 3.8″ (XDME9389BHC) – MSRP $559

For the bevy of benefits these pistols offer, the pricing is marked very affordably considering a drop-in trigger, magwell, and improved sights could set you back $200 – $300 if you were to add that to any pistol yourself. Considering we are mere days away from SHOT Show, these may not be available for another few weeks once the dust settles from the phenomenal chaos about to ensue in Las Vegas.

For everyone in our reading audience, what do you think of these new XD-M Elite series pistols? I personally have spent $1K+ turning polymer handguns into something that looked close to these, but these are a factory configured pistol backed by Springfield Armory. Let us know all of your thoughts in the Comments below! We always appreciate your feedback.