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  1. I’ve had quite a few XD and XDM series pistols and really like them. Very reliable, built like tanks, easy to maintain. I believe the “M” stands for “match”, as in they include a match grade barrel. All of the M series Springfield Armory pistols I’ve owned had a slightly upgraded barrel. Thanks for the review on the hammer fired version. I’ll have to try one out. For those that have striker fired XD series pistols you can but some awfully good drop in trigger kits that offer a much smoother pull and crisper break.

  2. Carried the XDm .40 cal.for five years and it is a outstanding weapon. It is now my drop holster three gun and shoot and scoot weapon. Everyday for the last two years my C.C. is the XDs in 9mm. and it is great. The trigger is better now as I put 50 to 100 rounds through it every month. Best ammo has been the Critical Defence 115gr. but I only shoot it once a year to clear old ammo and restock for C.C. Hopefully the range will get in a XDe rental so I can try one out.

  4. A bit off subject but I hope no one will mind.
    Brownells catalog number 70 – the Big Book for 2017-2018 is now out if you give it a day or so the PDF copy should be out.

  5. I am more accurate with a snub nosed .38 than my Springfield XD9. Hate the trigger. Test drive it first. Reliability is good, but if you do not like the firearm, you are less likely to train with it. Don’t like the Beretta Compact either…. Lousy ergonomics for my medium sized hands. Wear the shoe that fits, not the shoe that shines best, or is the latest in fashion. You can reload a 1911 or other tried and true for you fast enough to keep up with the latest, and so called greatest, And be more accurate.

  6. I got an xde about a month ago and I love it. One thing I didn’t see you touch on (maybe I missed it I was skimming for how it handles +P ammo) is the decocker built into the safety. If you press the safety down past the fire mode it decocks the hammer. I love that I can clear and go hot while having the safety engaged. I’ve put about 300 rounds through it mostly cheap 124gr. Winchester rounds and even some of my buddies old reloads with no feeding issues or failure to fires. At right around 1″ thick it is a great desecrate EDC pistol for me. and the hammer doesn’t print nearly as bad as I thought it might. Over all great carry gun if you are in the market for one I would highly recommend checking it out.

  8. I’m hoping the xde will show up in other calipers, currently have a lot but no 9’s. I have a xds 45 that I bought when they first hit the market (yes I had the recall model), it is one of the two primary c.c. guns I have, the other is hammer fired. I have handled the xde in stores and would like to buy one in a caliber I already have. the xds expanded their calibers so time will tell

  9. My neighbor and i each bought one. Yesterday he had a massive failure . the gun failed to eject. The head of a cartridge separated and brass fragments flew out. The cartridge had to be removed from chamber with a metal rod inserted through the barrel. The magazine is stuck in the gun and can be removed. And the slide stops about 1/2 inch short of where it should stop when you attempt to rack it. Very very scary and very mysterious.

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