| The XDM improvements are a win. I would prefer the XDM over the XD if I'm buying one. While I don't consider the improvements revolutionary, they are meaningful and help perfect the design. In the XDM you will note: a more streamlined slide profile, "Mega Lock" grip traction, larger magazine capacities (19 rds 9mm, 16 rds .40 SW!), improved slide serrations, frame indentations, match grade barrel, shorter reset and lighter "USA" trigger, Melonite® rust proofing on the blackened slides, extended mag release (but still unobtrusive), outstanding sights (love them!), multi-slot accessory rail, and simplified non-firing fieldstrip. Also this XDM weighs in at an impressive 28.5 ounces; an accomplishment for a full size 19-round service pistol. These improvements make the XDM design even better and more shootable for many users. And yet the XDM remains a very high value gun, with lots of included accessories in the reasonable price and excellent durability (the included case is the best I've seen in any handgun rig and the inclusion of 3 mags is outstanding value). That is another reason it has garnered so many fans. For me comparisons against the Glock are still appropriate and each design has its highpoints and for many it will just boil down to personal preference. For small-handed shooters however, the XDM (and XD) might make a better choice with its small circumfrence grip (even with the 4th Gen Glocks). It's 1911 grip angle is indeed excellent and preferred by me. But I ... |
