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Damn these plastic things! I am a 1911 guy but I keep buying these things 
Well, here is a range report of my 3.8" XDm-9 Compact:
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Before the first trip to the range, the first thing I did was put the largest back strap of the gun. I have the largest one on my XDm-45; so, I will definetly need it on the compact 9mm. Second, I bought extra mags before my trip to the range; I had to order them from Springfield because the model was so new no one had them yet. I had four 13 round compact mags and two 19 round mags with the X-tension sleeves on them and after loading the mags three times and one round in the pipe each time I went through 273 rounds first time out. A whole mix of ammo Magtech 115gr. FMJs, Magtech Guardian Gold 124gr JHP+Ps, Fiocchi Extrema 124 grain XTP loads, some Federal 147 FMJs, some random LSWC stuff I had on hand.
It never missed a beat, never jammed once. I was surprised because even my beretta won't feed the LSWC stuff 100%
The recoil is quite similar between +P 9mm and standard pressure ammo with no real appreciative difference between the two. I think the wide grip spreads the recoil over a larger area and the stiff recoil spring helped a lot!
Here's a the group of my XDm-9 Compact at 14 yards with the Fiocchi XTP loads:
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I think its going to be my concealment gun for when I have to wear dress clothes (which is often). Oh, also, the Melonite finish is super tough. The first holster I had for it left about a inch of the slide exposed (muzzle end) and it rubbed on a rivet on my jeans for 6 hours! I took it off for the night to see a huge brass colored smudge on my brand new gun. With some hoppe's and an iosso brush it came right off like it never happened!
Any questions, just ask.
Well, here is a range report of my 3.8" XDm-9 Compact:
Before the first trip to the range, the first thing I did was put the largest back strap of the gun. I have the largest one on my XDm-45; so, I will definetly need it on the compact 9mm. Second, I bought extra mags before my trip to the range; I had to order them from Springfield because the model was so new no one had them yet. I had four 13 round compact mags and two 19 round mags with the X-tension sleeves on them and after loading the mags three times and one round in the pipe each time I went through 273 rounds first time out. A whole mix of ammo Magtech 115gr. FMJs, Magtech Guardian Gold 124gr JHP+Ps, Fiocchi Extrema 124 grain XTP loads, some Federal 147 FMJs, some random LSWC stuff I had on hand.
It never missed a beat, never jammed once. I was surprised because even my beretta won't feed the LSWC stuff 100%
The recoil is quite similar between +P 9mm and standard pressure ammo with no real appreciative difference between the two. I think the wide grip spreads the recoil over a larger area and the stiff recoil spring helped a lot!
Here's a the group of my XDm-9 Compact at 14 yards with the Fiocchi XTP loads:
I think its going to be my concealment gun for when I have to wear dress clothes (which is often). Oh, also, the Melonite finish is super tough. The first holster I had for it left about a inch of the slide exposed (muzzle end) and it rubbed on a rivet on my jeans for 6 hours! I took it off for the night to see a huge brass colored smudge on my brand new gun. With some hoppe's and an iosso brush it came right off like it never happened!
Any questions, just ask.
