Springfield Armory has debuted the latest addition in the XD(m) Series of pistols, the 3.8″ XDm Short Barrel for easy concealment.
The new 3.8 XDm is currently only fitted in 9mm. It packs a 19 rounds in the magazine and another one in the chamber. The 3.8 concealable 9mm raises the bar in personal protection and concealed carry. The image on the left shows a fiber optic sight that will soon be available in the XDM line.
Immediately noticeable on the 3.8″ is the slide serration. Instead of being straight lines they are more curved giving a new functional image to the traditional straight serrations on previous XD(m) models. It appears besides cosmetic changes in the slide, a new upgraded grip, and 3.8″ barrel the new XDM hasn’t changed much from the 9mm XD(m) introduction. There is a 4.5 oz weight difference over the full size where it’s closest competitor (Glock 19) only drops 1.5 oz from it’s full size counter part.
I haven’t yet seen one in person but will be interested to know how the next line of XDm Polymer Pistol’s hold up to its predecessors the XD(m) 40 S&W and XD(m) 9mm.
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Specs
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2 – 19 Round, Stainless Steel
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3.8″ Steel, Melonite ®,
Fully Supported Ramp
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Dovetail Front and Rear (Steel) 3-Dot
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7″
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*High Capacity Magazines may not be available in some states.
*Optional fiber optic sights coming soon…
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Categories: XDM, guns, pistol, upgrades Tags: 9mm, Fiber Optic, gun, guns, Handgun, new gun, pistol, Springfield, XDM
If you have been following me on Twitter you would know that I have been working on getting an M1-Carbine WW2 surplus paratrooper rifle. Well after weeks of talk and several phone calls my buddy Ray down at Simmons Sporting Goods came through for me. I knew for almost a month that they had an estate of weapons from a gun collector with about 40 M1-Carbines. I finally got in to look at them. I was the second customer that got to pick through them. I made my choice.
The Inland I choose has some obvious wear marks as any period weapon does. The wood and finish are in good shape. It has a bayonet mount which isn’t common on early M1-Carbine’s making me believe this was not an early war manufactured weapon.
Inland Division was in fact owned by General Motors most famously known for building cars. Many manufacturers stepped up during WW2 and changed their factories over to support the Mission in Europe and Asia.
You can see that the rear sight is a later sight that was fitted and can be seen on the M2 rifles. M2 sights are adjustable where M1 sights are not with a fixed peep hole sight.
The M1 is fitted with a later model M2 Bolt. You can also see the M2 rear sights as well.
The rifle also had this marking on it which makes me think it was a company symbol or some other symbol. It is certainly going to merit some checking to see its history.
I have been looking at carbines for a long time and finally getting one for my collection. Something about the vintage and the history of the paratrooper weapon really drew me to it. It shoots a .30 carbine round which is a straight case and can easily be mistaken for a pistol cartridge. The M1 is reportadly accurate to 500 yards. I doubt that but will certainly test it out tomorrow at 125yds.
Stay Tuned for the range report as a I get to scratch this weapon off the top of my want list. The range report maybe a few days as it is cold and have some holiday festivities to tend to.
Let me know what you think? What is your favorite WW2 era weapon?
A few weeks back I made the decision to upgrade the XDM standard holster to a Blade Tech polymer holster. The included XD(m) gear holster worked fine but didn’t offer the security I was looking for. After doing some looking and waiting at the local shops for holsters to come in stock for XDM’s I grew impatient. After doing some talking and word of mouth I decided on Bladetech’s Sting Ray Belt Holster.
I also order Bladtech Magizine pouch to match. Apparently when shipping the order the Quality Assurance people mixed up pouch. When I get the pouch in I will post more pictures. Getting products from BladeTech can be tough. Tough in the sense that everything is handmade when you place an order. To get perfection like Bladetech it takes time!!! In truth everything I order was handmade specfic for me by workers here in the US. I am happy with the product and supper glad I went for the extra cost and made the upgrade. The perfect fit over an ejection molded pouch is far better than I expected.
If you are looking for a BladeTech SRB (Sting Ray Belt) holster you may have a hard time. You can always look through the horrendous Bladetech website with hundreds of clicks and to no avail. Just skip the website and call them (253)581-4347. Tell them you read about in from “bullet boy” and they may give you a discount. Also tell them it is time to tune up their website.
About the SRB from the holster website:
Now our most popular holster comes with our new (Sting Ray) belt Attachment. This attachment is wider than our standard belt attachment, thus providing a more stable platform, also being wider it tends to pull the gun in closer to the body, aiding in concealment. With the SR loop this holster can be adjusted from Straight Drop, to FBI cant to muzzle forward with just your standard screwdriver.This Belt holster is interchangeable with our paddle, Tek-Lok, Drop and Offset loops. This holster comes with our new adjustable belt loop that has a shim that can be adjusted from 1 1/4 to 2 1/4 inch belts. IDPA Approved.
