springfield xdm the new compact

[billt]

Well i went to local fun store and saw an xdm compact they had.  It felt nice in the hands, but then i saw the price tag.
$650          I guess i will wait a little while till the price comes down.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=206899824

Just eyeballed this one at a shop near me. Looks like the price is going up, not down. Hard to believe Springfield is chasing after H&K in the price wars.  Bill T.

[twyacht]

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=206899824

Just eyeballed this one at a shop near me. Looks like the price is going up, not down. Hard to believe Springfield is chasing after H&K in the price wars.  Bill T.

Meanwhile, M+P's, FN's, CZ's, EAA's, and the "G" guns are outselling them. HK's pride and joy are military contracts, that's a fat cushion, for their retail sales.

If the price of XD's stays $600+/-, than others will opt for Sigs, and the others. It won't be enough to keep up with HK's, and volume sales will go to other manufacturers.

Capitalism. What a concept. Not selling enough? Lower the damn price....

[scrappy45601]

I decided a to go a different route.  I ended up putting a sr9c in layaway(thank you extra xmas money).  I dont think for 425 for it is a bad deal.  same idea as the xdm with one high and one reg cap mag. 

[tombogan03884]

I decided a to go a different route.  I ended up putting a sr9c in layaway(thank you extra xmas money).  I dont think for 425 for it is a bad deal.  same idea as the xdm with one high and one reg  Full and one reduced cap mag.  

Fixed it for you.

[scrappy45601]

well at least i didnt call it a clip lol

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[twyacht]

Good choice scrappy, and a helluva belly button avatar...

I meant to include the SR series Ruger. I was "" this close to getting the SR9c, and still might.

Happy New Year. The gun is solid. Good Call.

[1Buckshot]

The wife and I shot the Ruger SR9c last fall at a locale gun club. What can I say, we both fell in love with the way it shot and handed. Looks like she gets the first one as I ordered her one for he birthday in two weeks. I'm hoping she will let me shoot it as I just loaded up a thousand rounds of 9mm for it.

[alfsauve]

Just thought I'd weight in.   I like my XD9 and XD40.   I like the way the feel in my hand and point.  I like the fact that the magazines are dimensionally identical and can be interchanged.  Only the witness holes are different.   I like the take down much better than the Glock OR Walther P99.   The frames are even the same.   I take my XD40 to matches so I can swap parts in the event of some failure.  I like the better supported case head and the true rifling.

Since production is scored minor, I don't really have a reason to keep my XD40, long term.  However, I can't imagine going to a major match (state, regional) without some form of backup.  If I want to make a real "go" at competitive shooting, then I'd probably trade the XD40 for a second XD9, as well as purchase some spare parts.

[scrappy45601]

the xd series of pistol is good.  I had an xd 45 gap, but ammo was kinda hard to find so i traded it off.