Springfield Armory XD-M (warn 56K)

[smokey240sx]

all these new guns and still no word on a sub compact 45. We should have a meet at french creek.

[mcb]

A little photo shop.



This is the new XD-M laid on top of the XD-40 Tactical. It appears that the new XD-M will have about a 4.6 inch barrel. Interesting!

mcb

[Krackels]

Originally Posted by JasonC8301

Krackels - There was a Springfield XD on hand for comparison purposes but I did not shove it into the holster because it was a showcase gun and not a rental. So I can not give you a definate answer on that one. The thought has not even crossed my mind. I always thought of the Springfield XD holsters as a marketing ploy. I personally don't like them. A friend of mine has an XD 9mm 4" and I hooked him up with a Blackhawk CQC Serpa holster and he says its leaps and bounds above the Springfield holster.

Yeah, I'm not concerned about the "XD Gear" holster, I'm more concerned about my good holsters.

[setabkcin]

Why isn't there anything about these on the Springfield website?

[setabkcin]

Based on the photoshoped image by mcb I'm guessing it'll fit in my Blackhawk SERPA holster, yes?

[setabkcin]

Originally Posted by setabkcin

Why isn't there anything about these on the Springfield website?

Nevermind. I found it.

[rogerxd40]

Originally Posted by Tripledigitride

Now that I've seen the Bi-Tone, I actually like the looks of it.

i do like the bi-tone but the black i dont like as much. each time i see it i like it a little bit more

[Steel1212]

I like the idea but if the mags aren't interchangeable that would just suck. They need better sights but they are going to leave that to the custom shop I'm sure.

Side note, I checked springfield's site and didn't notice anything about the M but did notice a thumb safety, is that going to be standard as it would suck for a competition shoot as now he has to use it where before he didn't.

[Palmguy]

It's on Springfield's front page.

[dogboy]

I like it. I'd love it if the came out with it in a .45ACP compact size, with the thumb safety. That would probably persuade me to drop the coin on an XD. I had almost decided to get an XD45C, looked more into the new thumb safety, and decided I'd wait to see if the thumb safety propagated to other XD models. Now they come out with this, which I think is better in every way I've seen or heard, except for two things, one minor, one (perhaps) major: (1) interchangeable back-straps (don't like 'em on any pistol, but minor); (2) magazines not interchangeable with older XD's (don't know if that goes both ways, but perhaps a major issue). I thought the old XD's looked fine, although only slightly better than a Glock. They felt much better, but I didn't see them really doing anything enough better than the Glock to persuade me I needed to replace my G19. The XD45C was close to replacing the 1911 as a utility gun, until I decided I wanted the thumb safety. Hopefully SA will continue tinkering until they get it just right (for me).