Springfield XD-M Function

[EricsTechTalk]

Why didn't the slide lock back on the last round?

JK nice animation.

[Ultimatemxcn]

Wow it really is single action like. I knew there was a reason the trigger on the XD just feels right to me.

[MrElectronicReviewer]

XD XD

[USMCxxZypern]

I want an XD with a lever in the back and a actuall saftey on it now a fake grip or trigger safety because those re worthless.

[jebustheone]

Have a look on the SA site, you can get the XD and XDm with an optional traditional safety.

Not my sort of thing mind.

[xiaogoudelaohu]

I'm guessing by "fake grip" you mean grip safety...They're not worthless, and anyway, a thumb safety ("actual safety"?) is one more thing to have to take off before you pull the trigger to shoot an attacker.

What lever are you talking of too? You mean a hammer? This gun is stryker-fired. If you want a double/single action pistol, get an M9. If you want a single action, get a 1911.

[USMCxxZypern]

@xiaogoudelaohu 1911 to heavy not enough rounds, m9 is a pussy ass 9 mm. I want an XD with a thumb safety. I have a XD 45. tac which is beautiful but I like to actually see the hammer and I like to have a real safety that I flip on and off.

[xiaogoudelaohu]

I'm trying to think of a high capacity .45 that has an external hammer...maybe an HK USP?

Personally I like the simplicity of the XD. I've shot an XD40 a bunch of times and an M96 (40 cal version of M9). I like to take off the safety and cock back the hammer on the M96 at the range, but I think for actual defense the XD is just easier...might have just been me, but I was more accurate with the XD as well.

Have you tried a high cap 1911 before?

[USMCxxZypern]

@xiaogoudelaohu USP is so expensive. I love 1911's but Most of them are just to much money, the G.I.'s are kinda cheap around 550 here. I wish the prices would go back to what they used to be.

[MaoludOmari]

this gun has 3 safeties therefore if you were ever to shoot yourself in a freak accident then maybe it was destined for your ass to get shot.

[domitrias]

@MaoludOmari - Actually, it has two, but I still agree that you'd have to be fairly stupid to shoot yourself with it. I've got one and love it. The best pistol I've shot or owned yet!

[jumpfinder]

@domitrias actually it has three, trigger safety, grip safety, and the striker safety located under the slide, granted most do not consider it a safety but springfield calls it that and it functions as a safety so being a gunsmith i have to go with it being a safety lol, i have pulled a ton of these apart to replace broken firing pin for those who dont seem to realize snap caps exist.

[bigtruckboy2001]

The one thing, I do like about glock, is that there is no safety. But my ruger 45  is my favorite.

[bigtruckboy2001]

The grip safety is too much and would seem to be less reliable if you needed it frantically in a hurry. I don't care for glocks at all. My pistol choice is ruger. My only complaint about the XD's is the grip safety. That goes a little overboard with the issue of safety. Its a weapon, meant to kill if nessasary for god sakes.

[cavie187]

I wish this was a g.if image so I could use it as a wallpaper for my cell phone.

[guyNbluejeans]

I bought an SA XD Service .45 ACP on the 2nd of this month, haven't had a chance to fire it yet. I did field strip it, however, and put a little oil on it. I was very happy at how easy it is to field strip it, as some pistols are a total pain in the butt in that regard.

One thing I don't like is at the bottom of the grip, there's a half-moon opening with a big cavity running way up inside the back grip. It really looks weird and makes the gun look cheap. They should fix it right away.

[Leodor94]

I recently fired a Springfield .45 and was very pleased with it. I was flawless and didn't jam once.

[stricken55]

XD and glock are crap. Buy SIG

[martinsuper73]

Sorry, but I don't buy weapons because of hype. The XD is far superior, and MUCH cheaper. That is a formula I'll stick to. Why are so many departments trading in their SIGs for XDs?

[DragnKn1ght]

While I do not have the XDm, just an XD9. I liked how it felt in my hand as compared to a Glock. I shot both before I made my purchase. With the Glock I was less accurate in my shots, I was later told the grip angle is different and you have to hold it different. The XD I just picked it up and fired, The shots hit more or less where I expected them to. I also liked the idea of the Grip Safety.

[meehaull]

definately 3 safties how can ya go wrong and my xd is really accurate XD9 the best new pistol design i've seen in many years

[travno7]

it is Croatian gun....War Child....did you know that?

[badkarma52]

got a chance to fire this last week. pretty good, but i'll stick to my standard XD 40

[emtffzartman]

my XD 45acp Tactical is great!!!!

[boddyturbo]

I like the look of the glock better

[AlienZygote010]

enjoy the "look".  i will enjoy shooting +p+ ammo, which glock can not fire. of course you have no idea wtf i'm talking about cause you just like the looks.

[boddyturbo]

no idea huh? well im pretty sure it means the cartridge is loaded under a higher chamber pressure which means higher velocities.

think twice before you take somebodys opinion and assume their stupid.

[JoshuaG19]

I think you need to get your facts correct before you start telling people that they don't know what their talking about. I've had no problems with +p+ in my Glock 19.

[AlienZygote010]

my facts come from Mr. Gaston Glock himself. next time you field strip your pistol notice that your barrel has a chamber that is not fully supported. this is due to the half moon shaped cut in the bottom of your breach. this is done because in the old days cheap military ammo cases would sometimes over expand and get stuck if the pistol was dry or dirty. it's why serious competitors always replace glock barrels for aftermarket. and why glock will cancel your warranty for shooting reloads.

[JoshuaG19]

I don't believe you're were talking about reloads in your first post. I know about Glocks and reloads and I don't shoot them with the factory barrel. It says nothing in the manual about +p or +p+ which my Glock has had 0 problems using.

[Southern661]

Glocks with +p and +p+ ammo is a handcannon in the wrong direction. Play some Russian Roulette and tell me its safe.

[JoshuaG19]

Why don't you stick to your overcomplicated, over priced, over hyped croatian wonder pistol and I'll stick to shooting +p and +p+ out of my Glock without issue.

[Southern661]

an xd? over hyped? you're clearly mistaken. GLOCK THIS, GLOCK THAT GLOCK IS ALL HYPE. Glocks go bang thats all. XDm is quality;

better accuracy, better trigger, holds more ammo, and is just safer, regardless of user experience.

Only an idiot would doubt the reliability of an XD.

Where you bought by Glock? because it sure seems like it.

[JoshuaG19]

More parts = more to go wrong and last time I checked the "xd" has a lot of parts compared to a Glock. Seems Springfield's marketing has done it's job at building up a $200 pistol into something that isn't even second rate to the other polymer offerings out there. And I'm not just talking about Glocks.

[Southern661]

you can sit behind your keyboard and run your mouth about how glock only has 32 moving parts, but the truth is that the springfield goes bang everytime, just like glock, accept the springfield is higher quality.

I guess you did sell your soul to glock. pitty.

[MaoludOmari]

yo both guns are straight. glock has its pros and cons just like the xd... period.

[ALbulletboy]

Great work and animation - I love my XDM

[InarusLynx]

I got my XD-M shortly after they became availabe. Love it. Amazing accuracy with 16 .40 S&W rounds. Great for competitions.

[sniper034]

Ew, its like a Glock had a child with a 1911. Ugh!!!

[Jarek4]

yet, still better than glock

[sniper034]

Oh yeah, I didn't say it wasn't better than a Glock. I'm just saying I don't like the looks of it. Just personal opinion.

[rentacop30]

Just put one of these on lay away. Gonna carry it on the job for a while. Switch between it and my beretta

[FlickBooger]

can someone explain the split trigger??

[dannyman1024]

It's not a split trigger, it's called a trigger safety. It's like a button on the trigger that prevents the gun from firing unless that trigger safety is depressed. So basically it won't fire unless you're pulling the trigger completely. The XD has 3 safeties, grip safety, trigger safety, and the firing pin block safety. They're all built in to prevent the gun from firing unless the whole hand is around the gun and the finger pulls the trigger.

[Brysoft]

The trigger isn't really split. like dannyman 1024 said, it's a safety. it works with the other safety in the back of the grip to ensure that it doesn't fire unless you want it to.

[meehaull]

it is a safety-the the trigger wont fire-the trigger wont engage unless pressing all three triggers ergo safer pistol....glock has no safety whatsoever

[MaoludOmari]

yes it does. some have thumb safeties.

[TheGunNerd]

what about the bullett comeing out of the barrell

[nik0la007]

that's croatian gun HS2000 xD

[RedgardH]

i thought its Springfield XD

anyway both are xD

[kenedy4life]

Gun is made in Croatia and its called the HS2000. Springfield Armory just bought the rights and rebadged them to be sold here in the US market as the XD and XD-M.

[RedgardH]

xD -emoticon

XD -gun :D

[megahurts2]

I have the previous model of that pistol and they are ROCK solid. Love em. :-)

[fastestkidaround]

it loads itself??????

[coyoteatquiznos]

If you chamber the first round by racking the slide on a loaded magazine, and then pull the trigger, like any other semi-automatic pistol, YES, it does!!!!!!

[fastestkidaround]

no i meant when u grab the pistol and the hand saftey is pushed it loaded in the video i wasnt sure if somehow it did it itself lol.

[bucthompson]

Ah you must have not seen the invisible hand pulling the slide back. Easy to miss.