I was dead set on the XDM .45. I love that it comes with backstraps, and 2 mags, and a fancy box, and it looks awesome. The loaded chamber/ready to fire indicators are great, too.
But...but... the trigger. I ended up being quite surprised by the trigger. It's actually not a bad pull, but my problem is this: I like that on my M&P9, you pull out the slack, and then a little more press and it breaks. Love it. Easy to do over and over again.
With the XDM, you pull the slack out and then there's this terrible creep before it breaks. It's such a shame because aside from that I quite like the gun.
I also tried a gen 3 Glock 21, and greatly preferred the trigger system over the XDM. Felt quite similar to the M&P with no creep after the you pull it tight, just before it breaks.
For what it's worth, I also tried an XD 45 and the trigger to me seemed identical to the XDM.
I'm now bummed. I want a good .45, don't care for 1911s, and I already have an M&P 9 and want to try something different. The gen 4 Glock 21 coming out soon, hopefully?
But...but... the trigger. I ended up being quite surprised by the trigger. It's actually not a bad pull, but my problem is this: I like that on my M&P9, you pull out the slack, and then a little more press and it breaks. Love it. Easy to do over and over again.
With the XDM, you pull the slack out and then there's this terrible creep before it breaks. It's such a shame because aside from that I quite like the gun.
I also tried a gen 3 Glock 21, and greatly preferred the trigger system over the XDM. Felt quite similar to the M&P with no creep after the you pull it tight, just before it breaks.
For what it's worth, I also tried an XD 45 and the trigger to me seemed identical to the XDM.
I'm now bummed. I want a good .45, don't care for 1911s, and I already have an M&P 9 and want to try something different. The gen 4 Glock 21 coming out soon, hopefully?