Do you like the new XD-M? - Page 3 - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

glocksnbagels · 05-02-2008, 11:11 AM

It's gimmicky and cheap looking. They have really screwed the pooch with this one. They had a good thing going for them. This is embarrassing.

ScottyT · 05-02-2008, 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcb

No third option. I want your first impression!

First impression is that it looks different, not fantastic, but not as ugly as some think. I sort of like it, but the pictures really weren't that great. I still don't want to vote until I have held one.

dasanii19 · 05-02-2008, 11:18 AM

I dont like it, but I do like how they made it with interchangable back straps.

DELL · 05-02-2008, 11:26 AM

I do like the looks but I will wait until I can hold one in my hands to make the final judgment. It may be a bit more snappy with the weight reduction.

kdhs10 · 05-02-2008, 11:31 AM

Anyone notice the new guide rod?

rogerxd45 · 05-02-2008, 11:34 AM

i like it except for the front of the slide. If you cover the end it looks great but the area thats cut out doesnt look very good IMO but other then that i like it. and i do really like the fact that SA is trying new things and trying to offer what people want, i.e. a 16 round 40 allthough i would rather have that built on the existing 45 frame since you can fit 16 rounds of 40 in a full size 45 magazine, that seems to be a much easier choice.

heres my bet.
the new xds will be around $600-650

Reno82 · 05-02-2008, 11:38 AM

I'll buy one if it comes in a 10mm?

atmiller · 05-02-2008, 11:45 AM

With as much as Springfield has hyped the ergonomics of the current XD, I have to believe that the XD-Ms grip is going to be very comfortable.

Has everyone signed up for the M-Factor updates?

yeldarb · 05-02-2008, 11:46 AM

I voted yes, but I hope that it is, as some have said, an addition to the XD family and not a replacement. I love my gun!

XDConvert9mm · 05-02-2008, 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ScottyT

Should be a third option for those of us who would like to hold it before passing judgment on a few pics.

Bingo. I voted yes but would like to try it out in the hand before deciding for sure.

View Poll Results: Do you like the new XD-M?
Yes	99	60.00%
No	66	40.00%
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05-02-2008, 11:18 AM	#23
dasanii19 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Nevada Posts: 3,465	I dont like it, but I do like how they made it with interchangable back straps. __________________ MY NAME IS SUE!!! HOW DO YOU DO!!! "I started out with nothing, and I still have most of it."

05-02-2008, 11:26 AM	#24
DELL XDTalk Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: South Florida Posts: 31	I do like the looks but I will wait until I can hold one in my hands to make the final judgment. It may be a bit more snappy with the weight reduction. __________________ The truth is not told, it is realized. RPR I would rather have it and not need it than need it and not have it. I would rather be fired and alive than dead and memorialized. XD9SC Taurus 24/7 Pro

05-02-2008, 11:31 AM	#25
kdhs10 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Jax, FL Posts: 238	Anyone notice the new guide rod? __________________ I wish my lawn was emo so it would cut itslef. XD40 Service Para-Ordnance Warthog .45

05-02-2008, 11:38 AM	#27
Reno82 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alaska Posts: 1,158	I'll buy one if it comes in a 10mm? __________________ *** XD-45acp Service (Match Gun I changed it to a compact for CCW... did a grip chop on it) Ruger Mark III 22/45 Kimber SS Custom Target II 10mm Walther G22 (FUN GUN) XD-45acp Tactical (Match Gun II; upgraded the bbl from PistolGear) XD-9 Sub-Compact (Home Defense and CCW) DPMS AR-15: 9mm (1/17/08...) RRA CAR A4 Upper 223/5.56---did a lower bulid 6/3/08 and bought completed upper 2/21/08 S&W 642 38 special w/ CT grips (Home Defense & CCW) in order of purchases**

05-02-2008, 11:11 AM	#21
glocksnbagels XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 20	It's gimmicky and cheap looking. They have really screwed the pooch with this one. They had a good thing going for them. This is embarrassing.

05-02-2008, 11:34 AM	#26
rogerxd45 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: boise ID (its boy-see, not boy-z) Posts: 3,592	i like it except for the front of the slide. If you cover the end it looks great but the area thats cut out doesnt look very good IMO but other then that i like it. and i do really like the fact that SA is trying new things and trying to offer what people want, i.e. a 16 round 40 allthough i would rather have that built on the existing 45 frame since you can fit 16 rounds of 40 in a full size 45 magazine, that seems to be a much easier choice. heres my bet. the new xds will be around $600-650

05-02-2008, 11:45 AM	#28
atmiller XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 883	With as much as Springfield has hyped the ergonomics of the current XD, I have to believe that the XD-Ms grip is going to be very comfortable. Has everyone signed up for the M-Factor updates? __________________ NRA Life Member XD-40 Subcompact XD-9 Service with laser sight XD-9 Tactical with Storm Lake Barrel, mag well, CobraChrome, Williams Firesights, Drop-In Sear and Trigger Bar XD-40 Tactical with mag well, Don's Guide Rod & 22 lb. Spring XD-45ACP Tactical with TLR-1 XDm-40 Bi-Tone with Don's Guide Rod Most Recent Purchase: Romanian RPK

05-02-2008, 11:46 AM	#29
yeldarb XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Front Royal, VA Posts: 1,914	I voted yes, but I hope that it is, as some have said, an addition to the XD family and not a replacement. I love my gun! __________________ XD40SC Black w/TRUGLO TFO's "Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives." - William Dement "A government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take from you everything you have." - Gerald R. Ford

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