The XD-M Elite achieves this huge capacity with the long grip found on all XD-M pistols, and no matter how big your hand is, you’ll be able to get all of it on the frame of these guns. The shorter 20-round magazines that come with the 3.8- and 4.5-inch XD-M Elite pistols will work in the Precision, but you have to push up The XD-M Elite Precision delivers even more because in order to work with the magazine well, the three provided stainless steel mags have extended base pads-resulting in 22+1 capacity. XD-M pistols have full-length frames and have always delivered best-in-class ammo capacity at 19+1 in 9mm with flush magazines. You will then be easily able to take off the magazine well, revealing the standard grip frame.Īs of right now, Springfield Armory doesn’t offer replacement magazine wells if you want to try a different size-or want a better looking one after scratching yours up by practicing your reloads 3,000 times-but I wouldn’t be surprised if that changes down the road. Push the top of the pin down and it will slide out of the bottom of your magazine well. At the bottom rear of the backstrap you’ll see a slot, and in that slot you will see a vertical steel pin. But if at some point you get tired of the magazine well and want to remove it, the process is simple.ĭrive out the roll pin that holds the backstrap in place. Reloads were blindingly fast.Ĭompared to the standard unbeveled frame on the gun, there is no comparison. I practiced reloading the XD-M Elite, and while I couldn’t quite throw the mag in the gun from across the room, it sure felt like it. The bigger your mag well, the faster your reload, no matter your skill level. The mags for the XD-M Elite Precision hold a whopping 22 rounds. The extended and flared mag well on the Elite Precision makes reloads incredibly fast and sure. You’re not sacrificing concealability with the large well, as this pistol never had that. The magazine well on the XD-M Elite Precision is a sizable one, but it is on an already sizable gun. And, unlike some handguns, the steel tab on the right actually works as both a slide stop and a slide release, so if you’re a lefty this gun now does everything equally well for you. With the XD-M Elite line Springfield has added a slide lock on the right side of the gun. The XD and XD-M pistols have always had ambidextrous magazine releases, but the slide-lock lever has always been single-side. You will be challenged to grab this slide and not find serrations under your fingers. They are still flat-bottomed, but the serrations are now twice as wide and cover more real estate on the slide. The forward and rear cocking serrations on the XD-M Elite’s slide have been changed-for the better. Springfield has added a memory bump at the bottom of it for a more positive deactivation, and in profile and function it is just like the beavertail grip safeties you’ll find on most modern 1911s. The original XD/XD-M grip safety is a bit flat, but the XD-M Elite grip safety should look even more familiar to 1911 fans. The XD pistols are also one of the few striker-fired semiautos with a grip safety like the 1911.
× The XD-M Elite’s grip safety now features a memory bump, and the right-side slide-lock lever is of sufficient size to work as a slide release. For the ABG (anything but Glock) crowd, the Springfield XD and XD-M pistols have always been popular because they have a grip angle similar to the 1911.
I think the company is right.Īs polymer-frame, striker-fired pistols go, the XD-M pistols have distinctive looks. In contrast, the new 5.25-inch XD-M Elite is called the Precision, with Springfield thinking this iteration of the pistol would be just as useful as a defensive/tactical pistol as it would be as a competition pistol.
#Springfield xd 9mm review series#
Springfield introduced a 5.25-inch XD-M about 10 years ago, aiming it toward competition shooters, and officially, it was/is the 5.25 Competition Series model. As of right now, the XD-M Elite pistols are available only in 9mm. And then there’s the pistol we’re reviewing here: the 5.25-inch XD-M Elite Precision. So it should be no surprise that the brand-new XD-M Elite line already has five models, including a 3.8-inch version two 4.5-inch versions (one black, one flat dark earth) and an OSP (Optically Sighted Pistol) Threaded model with a 4.5-inch barrel, tall sights and ready to accept a slide-mounted red dot. They are all available in different sizes, finishes and calibers. All have polymer frames, and all are striker-fired except the XD-E, which has an external hammer. First came the original XD series, then the enhanced XD-M, the compact XD-S and the newer XD-E. Springfield Armory has an entire family tree of XD pistols.
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