 Hey there friends, thanks for checking in today. We're looking at a Springfield Armory XDM elite This model has the 4.5 inch match grade barrel. I check these out at shot show And I have to say I was really looking forward to getting my hands on one of these It's a full-sized gun with a four and a half inch barrel that holds 20 rounds in the magazine 19 are marked off and I could load 19 fairly easily But that 20th one I had to use a speed loader, but it holds a full 20 And this is the elite model you may notice that the slide serration cuts are a little bit wider both front and rear serrations Not a great difference, but that's what the elite models offer also a bit of a hump back here and That is for the grip safety that doesn't bother me a bit It forces the shooter to have a nice high grip on the pistol undercut here in the trigger guard also aids with a High grip on the pistol, but a very nice shooting gun You may notice that the rear sight which is all metal mimics the Hellcat It's a U sight there and a fiber optic front sight both metal Well the housing on the fiber optic front sight is metal and then the rear sight is metal aligned Very nicely, and then of course it has right there the striker fire indicator that will go away when the slide is No longer charged The grip is very nice. It always has been on the XDM models This one's no different it does come with two additional back straps This one here was installed on the pistol fits my average size hands perfectly. I see no need to change it out I Really like that sight picture and I also like the flat face trigger Which is new with this elite model now this also mimics the Hellcat All right It kind of has a rounded look to it with the trigger bar safety in there But when that is pushed in it is flat you can see that with a rounded edge Right here at the bottom. I'm measuring the trigger just a hair over Five pounds nice crisp pull. There's the wall and it breaks right there. Here's your reset Right there for the follow-up shots One of the things that is unique with the elite models is right here It has a flared out magwell for those quick mag changes You know if you're a competitor you certainly appreciate that and if you don't like it it is removable. I actually like it Gives a nice You can feel that you can feel your whole hand on the bottom of it You know you get a high grip you can feel the bit of that and I just don't see a downside to it. It does have a pick rail here for the accessories And I already mentioned 4.5 inch match grade barrel The unloaded weight is 27 ounces loaded with 20 rounds 37 and a half ounces So it's not overly heavy, but it you know has some weight behind it and You know, that's not a bad thing for a full-size pistol It does have the loaded chamber indicator bar right there And you know that'll pop up when you have a round chambered But let's go ahead and take a look at the internals First thing you're going to do is lock the slide back and move this lever up. No need to pull the trigger. We can drop the Slide and there's your polymer frame Nice feel on that grip I really do appreciate that and over here we have a dual recoil spring a full-length all steel guide rod and Then here's your 4.5 inch match grade barrel Very nice setup. I Mentioned I took it to the range on two separate occasions. I just got the gun recently and I really shot it well kind of got the same feeling that I had when I Received the Hellcat, you know right out of the case. I shot it. Well felt very comfortable with it and That's what you want out of a handgun. I've run steel case through it I've run, you know basic brass 115 grain 9 millimeter and everything was very nice extremely accurate too Taking it shooting one-handed, you know back up a little bit. Whatever the case the xdm Elite model right here shot excellent for me now the MSRP on this is 559 and I think that's a great price considering everything that you get with it you need to talk about the wider serrations the grip safety the flared out mag well the flat trigger That's what you're getting with this elite model The xdm elite is an extra has gone with both the slide stop and magazine release on both sides making it left-handed friendly Also has some checkering in the front of the trigger guard for those who use their weak side hand finger On that for stability and did I mention it comes with two 20 round magazines? xdm's are known for higher capacity magazines and This one certainly has that with two 20 round magazines But what I appreciate the most is the shooting it took into the range I was very happy with it the smoothness the accuracy the overall Function of the gun was exactly what I expected when I saw it at shot show and this xdm elite did not disappoint If you like videos like this, please subscribe and share. I always appreciate thumbs up button Thanks for watching and you guys be safe