![]() Shots measured on a PACT MKIV chronograph setīut in the XDs, Springfield went a step further. Notes: Accuracy results are averages of fourįive-shot groups at 25 yards off an MTM K-Zone Have to dry-fire your XDs in order to disassemble it. It apart to clean it (and blow out the lint and dust bunnies from dailyĬarry), the XDs disassembles just like the XD pistols before it you Know all you need to about using the XDs. If you know how to run any of those, you'll The great thing about the XDs 9mm, besides being so convenient toĬarry, is that it works just like the rest of the XDm family. Nose end of the pistol isn't going to cam off of your hip and jam As flat as it is, packing it all day long will be a lot easier Holds five rounds, the 9mm holds seven (the extended version holds Now, all of a sudden, we have something that isĪbout as easy to stop looking at as Alana De La Garza. Hassle than a lot of people who carry are willing to but UD with.Įnter the XDs 9mm. With the extra-length magazine, and its frame-size Rounds plus one and provides too small a grip for me to get my hands on 45, with the standard magazine, holds five The new XDs 9mm, I matched it up with its big brother in. ![]() Then I had a chance to have a go with the latest generation ofĭefensive ammo here at the home range, and it became work. When I wasįirst testing it, the wonder of such a small, slim package outweighed Would really paste your hands if you fed it serious loads. 45, while being really compact, had (in the minds of some shooters) aĬouple of strikes against it. So the family of Springfields was turning into the firearmsĮquivalent of the Borg they were going to be everywhere, and you mightĪs well just get one. Shape of the frame, made recoil no big deal, despite the small size and And the flex of polymer, combined with the While you can't really call an XDm of any size Polymer frame, if it used a striker, it had to be fat and hold half aīox of ammo (and, for most shooters, it had to be in 9mm or. The ruling paradigm had been for decades: If it was Which leads us back to the 2012 SHOT Show and the unveiling of the Too many dirt-bike miles on our backs and knees. It's still a bit much on a hot summer day. Surprisingly compact for a 9mm that holds as much ammo as it does, Yes, an XDm Compact 3.8 in 9mm holds a lot ofĪmmo, but the size required can be a bit of a hassle. Who could argue with that? Well, those of us whoĬarry daily, for one. Versatile, it was not exactly a carry gun you'd want to have lashedīut Springfield took care of that problem with compact versions of The original, the XD, was the offering from Geneseo, I had Irv Stone III I'veīeen a fan of the Springfield striker-fired pistols for some time. World of carry guns-Springfield Armory intends to own it all. The company's latest item-the XDs-is a wake-up call to the Just keep on lifting the curtain on one hot new product after another. Something that is of more recent vintage (polymer-frame pistols), they Whether it is making aĬentury-old product (1911s), a half-century-old product (M1As) or Then there are those who areĪ steady stream of ideas and products that people want and are eager to THERE ARE PEOPLE-and companies-who have one good thing, one trick
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