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Ezra Smack · 07-03-2008, 02:15 PM

After looking a new XD M at the gun store, I could not help but wonder if the .45 was going to be streamlined and made over also. Is my new pistol going to be made "obsolete" by a newer high speed-low drag version?

As long as I can get parts I really dont care and most all the M factor stuff seems cosmetic.

xdfan80 · 07-03-2008, 02:19 PM

I dont think that they plan on getting rid of the regular XD. I havent heard anything yet about the XDm in other calibers. I'm sure they will eventually though if this one does well.

xcpd69 · 07-03-2008, 03:47 PM

I would be greatly surprised if they come out with an "M" version in either 9mm or 45acp.

FWIW, it is my belief that the XD-M was created as 40S&W sized pistol from the ground up, rather than being an adaptation of a smaller 9mm, as the current XD40, BHP, Beretta 96 and some 3rd generation S&W pistols are to name a few. Being adaptations of 9mm pistols, their frame size limits the number of rounds fitting a doublestack mag to 10-12. With the redesigned XD-M, you get a true 40 S&W sized hi-cap pistol.

Since the 9mm and 45acp XDs were designed for their respective calibers, they do not suffer from a lack of capacity, so I doubt there will be anything other than minor upgrades to the existing XD line in 9mm and 45acp.

JMHO as I have no insider info...

**JhankG** · 07-03-2008, 03:54 PM

I stand corrected.

XD45ACP · 07-03-2008, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by xcpd69

I would be greatly surprised if they come out with an "M" version in either 9mm or 45acp.

Prepare to be surprised. 9mm by the end of this year and 45ACP next year. XDm will stay a seperate line of guns and the "old" XDs will still be made. That is what the representitives from Springfield hinted strongly at the NRA show.

selectedmarksman · 07-04-2008, 12:27 AM

My "Obsolete" .45 acp XD Service.

I wouldn't worry, you still have lots of upgrade options.

shooter50 · 07-04-2008, 08:30 AM

Hello
I E-mailed springfield a month ago and asked about 45acp and 9mm in the xdm and they e-mailed back and said very late 2008 or during the first half of 2009 between jan and march.

Kaboom · 07-04-2008, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by shooter50

Hello
I E-mailed springfield a month ago and asked about 45acp and 9mm in the xdm and they e-mailed back and said very late 2008 or during the first half of 2009 between jan and march.

Yup, my dealer confirmed the 45 in early '09.

Ezra Smack · 07-04-2008, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by selectedmarksman

My "Obsolete" .45 acp XD Service.

I wouldn't worry, you still have lots of upgrade options.

Question: After looking at the picture I just have to ask, how can your pistol cycle with that thing on the barrel?

Kaboom · 07-04-2008, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Ezra Smack

Question: After looking at the picture I just have to ask, how can your pistol cycle with that thing on the barrel?

The barrel only moves back about a quarter to a half inch.

07-03-2008, 02:15 PM	#1
Ezra Smack XDTalk Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 79	An XD M in .45? After looking a new XD M at the gun store, I could not help but wonder if the .45 was going to be streamlined and made over also. Is my new pistol going to be made "obsolete" by a newer high speed-low drag version? As long as I can get parts I really dont care and most all the M factor stuff seems cosmetic.

07-03-2008, 02:19 PM	#2
xdfan80 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,812	I dont think that they plan on getting rid of the regular XD. I havent heard anything yet about the XDm in other calibers. I'm sure they will eventually though if this one does well. __________________ Ruger Sp-101 .357 magnum SA XD Tactical .45 acp Mossberg 500 12 gauge pump Marlin 25N bolt action .22 rifle

07-03-2008, 03:47 PM	#3
xcpd69 XDTalk Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 36	I would be greatly surprised if they come out with an "M" version in either 9mm or 45acp. FWIW, it is my belief that the XD-M was created as 40S&W sized pistol from the ground up, rather than being an adaptation of a smaller 9mm, as the current XD40, BHP, Beretta 96 and some 3rd generation S&W pistols are to name a few. Being adaptations of 9mm pistols, their frame size limits the number of rounds fitting a doublestack mag to 10-12. With the redesigned XD-M, you get a true 40 S&W sized hi-cap pistol. Since the 9mm and 45acp XDs were designed for their respective calibers, they do not suffer from a lack of capacity, so I doubt there will be anything other than minor upgrades to the existing XD line in 9mm and 45acp. JMHO as I have no insider info... __________________ Lonny Mama, take this badge off of me I can't use it anymore. It's gettin' dark, too dark to see I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door. Knock, knock, knockin' on heaven's door Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain - and most do. ~Dale Carnegie [1888-1955] Teacher, Writer Don't be so open minded that your brains fall out. ~ Originally posted by Boz

07-03-2008, 03:54 PM	#4
JhankG XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Greensboro, NC Posts: 1,423	I stand corrected. __________________ -SA XD 45c -SA Loaded 1911 SS -Ruger 10/22 -Mosin Nagant M44 -CMMG AR Last edited by JhankG; 07-05-2008 at 12:33 AM.

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07-04-2008, 12:27 AM	#6
selectedmarksman XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 142	My "Obsolete" .45 acp XD Service. I wouldn't worry, you still have lots of upgrade options.

07-04-2008, 08:30 AM	#7
shooter50 XDTalk Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 39	Hello I E-mailed springfield a month ago and asked about 45acp and 9mm in the xdm and they e-mailed back and said very late 2008 or during the first half of 2009 between jan and march.