This just became CA compliant. I’m definitely trying this and hopefully this will the one that will be the perfect happy medium of comfort, accuracy, and reliability for me.
is it better to buy from the gun shop or buy them from the website because i really want to purchase the compact and the full size gun and call it a day. i want to carry one conceal and keep one at the house for my protection and for my family as well. i don't want to buy no gun for over 700 anything under 700 is straight
@@crayshaunhenderson1265you can usually find deals easier online and have more options. Local shops are good too I would just look around for a good sale
King of 9mm? You’re going to catch some heat for that! I have a few older XDMs in my household, all very good. Always thought the XDM was underrated, in my opinion. Thanks for the vid!
@@lowjack8645 I’ve had a bunch of Springfield 9mms over the years. I’ve been very happy with the majority of them, but they don’t usually get much love in the comments.
I bought this gun a month after it came out the non OSP model and I love it. Its never had a malfunction and I’ve ran every ammo you can think of through it. Very underrated
I ordered one for that today. They had the 45 last year for 349 also, but claimed sold out and wouldn't transfer from another store. So I figured just get this now. Update- ordered the 8th, picked it up today the 14th. Quicker than I expected.
Just curious...$349+S&H+Tax+FFL = ???? Why not just buy it local or order it through a local gun store? I am asking because I can't find anything worth buying online that's cheaper once all the fees add up. My FFL is $40.
@@bensonhedges5471 LGS have this same gun for $445 Tax 10% = 489.50 + background $10 = $499.50 He will order one .. lets say I find one for $350 .. + 10% tax $370 + $20 transfer = $390 + $10 background = $400 If I order it $350 .. $20 transfer = $370 + $10 background check = $380 Cheapest route
Last year I picked up an XDS Mod2 OSP in .45ACP during one of the Springfield gear up promotions. It came with 5 magazines, a Crimson Trace red dot & a range bag, all for about $550. Fantastic handgun- extremely accurate, zero malfunctions, very easy to shoot. I couldn’t be happier with it. I like it so much, in fact, that I’m thinking of getting one of these new XDM Elite OSP Compacts in .45ACP. That version has a 10+1 capacity which works well for the magazine restrictions where I live. I’m just waiting for the next gear up promotion & I’m getting it!
Bought the XDM 45 Compact Elite, liked it so much, purchased the same firearm in 9mm with the 3.8” barrel. It has become my favorite 9mm due to a number of factors. It has supplanted my M@P9 compact as my favorite as well, and I thought nothing could do that. It simply does EVERYTHING well. I removed the mag well and improved it even more. The magazines (best production mags from anyone) I discovered not only don’t need the mag well, the matching magazines mate perfectly with the stocks to make it comfortable and excellent fit. Oh, and getting it for $399 didn’t hurt either.
I'm going to find an empty field and fill it with coil springs and call it Springfield. Seriously though, I like how Springfield uses steel mags, placing of the slide release and mag release. I held an XD9 side by side with the P10C and P07, and Springfield just felt right. Thank goodness South Africa has support for both CZ and Springfield. It's just the paperwork that's a bugger
Nice video! The compact elite was my first one from the xdm family. Heck of a shooter. And of course being a member of the Croation brotherhood of the XD it's a must in the collection. Can you do a comparison video of the two, the original vs the elite. If I'm not mistaking there was some manufacturing changes as to the way the two where made. Thanks for the video and stay safe
I own 2 of the older XDMs, and I now own two of the elite models. Ive always been able to snag them during mag rebates and so I have a plethora of magazines and i shoot these guns better than any other guns I have. These guns have always been fantastic, and I understand that a lot of people are apprehensive about Springfields because of that mishap years ago, but they are very high quality and I personally like the extra weight because it helps to soak up the recoil. Now I will say, if youre looking for a handgun with a fantastic trigger out of the box for less money. Caniks are probably the best. After breaking the triggers in on these XDms though, they can get close.
The Springfield Armory XDm Elite OSP Compact 3.8 seems to be very similar to the the Springfield Armory Hellcat / Hellcat Pro series. Choose the best fit for your hand then TRAIN, TRAIN, TRAIN.
Barrel bore has no toolmarks because it is cold forged barrel, so there is no stress left in the material of the barrel as in traditional rifling (machined rifling)
That’s hilarious because it just popped up on Palmetto’s site for $350 & 2 mags included. Been wanting another one & here comes this beauty. Buying right now.
A lotta good gun for the money and being the best with any pistol is a matter of opinion but personally XD has been a great addition to my collection of carry guns.
In a way they just did. They released the XD MOD3 9MM with 1 16 rd mag a few weeks ago, oct 2024. Lots of reviews, sportsmans has them at 299.99. It looks fantastic. but this xdme compact can take the 22 rd full size mag or their 35rd.
Great video. Excellent review, I’m subscribing! I have 2 xdm elites, the full size 4.5 inch and the 3.8 compact OSP. They are great guns! Never had a jam! Eats whatever ammo I feed it. Can shoot it lefty or righty. EXTREMELY accurate and great round capacity.
Best triggers PDP Canik CZ P-10 c , s , f XDME AHSS FXS-9 And honestly so close to the CZ it doesn’t matter Im a huge fan of the XDM E pistols Probably the highest quality pistols I own … that includes PDPs , Glocks & CZ’s It doesn’t have a cheap feel .. even the polymer feels better quality than others
I have this version and it carries easily all day in an (admittedly) not great holster. The weight doesn't bother me, though I understand it may be too much for some. They really pack a lot of features into this gun and I havent had a malfunction yet. Looking at a Tier 1 axis for daily carry.
It won't be a problem on the compact model, but the full sized will give you a problem. I have the older full size XDM and a new Elite model and had to remove the magwell in order to use the older 19rd mags.
i'm hearing all these good things about the xd-m elite series i want the compact and the full size one for conceal carry and one for just shooting at the range. it's a very beautiful gun but people are telling me i don't need to buy the full size i can just buy the compact and buy the magwell to make it a full size gun and i can also buy those 20 round mags to go with the compact so please help me out you think i can buy them both or just get one
I just can’t use Glock I’m left handed I like the ambidextrous features Springfield offers with handguns especially xd and XDm what if you can’t you either or hand you would wish you had an ambidextrous pistol
Yes, but get the 19-rounder specifically made for the Elite version of the 3.8. Remove the magwell, insert the 19-rounder, and you have a perfect fit. I love it.
Wholeguns has a decent holster that accommodates this exact pistol plus my TLR-8AG Flex. It's nothing super fancy, but it works and it's inexpensive, so I see no reason to drop $100+ on a holster I may not like. For the price, it's worth a try, got the holster and a mag carrier for just over $50 shipped
@@guncafe4183 I agree but why bother when there a so many guns available that are better. The XDM triggers have always been bad. I still haven't forgot that Springfield donated money to anti 2A lobbyists.
@davidsawyer6003 The mai. Reason I've stuck to them is that the XDM was the first pistol I bought about 10 years ago, they were doing their magazine rebate so I ended up with a ton of mags and have just bought more of them during mag rebates so I have an overabundance of mags. Knowing what I know now, I would tend to agree that they may not be the best in class at everything, but I've had a pretty solid experience throughout my years with them. I understand the hate that they've received over their donations, which they later came out and apologized for, so who knows if it were the company that made the mistake or somebody just suggested to make a donation and no research was done on who it was they were donating to. I will also say that the grip safety was a big draw for me personally when I was looking because there were a lot of stories of police officers having negligent discharges while holstering their Glocks that I wanted to avoid. The older triggers are understandably not ideal because after the reset there is some slack, but I find that after I've broken my trigger in after 10's of thousands of rounds, as well as dry presses its an awesome trigger.
I bought one recently. Yes, that’s an actual issue, but the gun is still 1000% accurate. Unbelievably accurate. I haven’t looked into it, but supposedly you can take off the mag well and the grip will be more normal. Normally, I’m the first to care about grips not being big enough for all three fingers, like on the LCP max, rectified by some third party extension, but this gun is so easy to shoot it’s a non issue. I’m gonna try to take that mag well off though and see what happens. I don’t shoot enough pistol to care about some fraction of a second improvement in reloading time.
