Before I begin, this is my opinion and may not be the same as others. Also, for what its worth, I am first and foremost a 1911 guy but I really like this gun as well. So here goes:
I purchased my SA XDm at the Ft Worth gun show at the end of August. It was one of only two left by the time I got there, or so I was told. I do know that every pistol booth I went to when I got there said they had sold out by lunch on Saturday. I didn't get there until 2:30 but that's another story in itself.
Anyway, I finally got to shoot it the way I wanted to yesterday and I like it a lot. I had previously put 100 rounds through it right after I bought it but the range I was shooting on was not conducive to the way I wanted to shoot to break it in. First of all the interchangeable backstraps is great. I have tried all three and will use the medium-sized one as it fits me best. All work well but the medium-sized backstrap is more of a custom fit for me.
I shot 200 rounds through it yesterday with no problem. I had one failure to feed roughly round number 20 (when I shot my first 100 rounds) and it just didn't come off the magazine right. After that, all was well. I shot an extremely tight group at both 7 and 15 yds. If you put the front sight on something it will definitely hit it. It is a nail driver!
The magazines hold 16 rounds.
The trigger on the XDm still has more "travel time" than I would like to see but it is some better than the original version.
It is definitely more ergonomically correct than the original one. I thought the first edition fit my hand like a glove but the XDm feels so much better.
Pictures are posted below and I hope this helps some of you that were wandering about the XDm. Again, this is all my opinion and not put across as fact. Bottom line: it will never replace my Kimber, as it is both my favorite gun and my carry gun as well, but it is a fun gun to shoot and my son likes shooting it too.
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I purchased my SA XDm at the Ft Worth gun show at the end of August. It was one of only two left by the time I got there, or so I was told. I do know that every pistol booth I went to when I got there said they had sold out by lunch on Saturday. I didn't get there until 2:30 but that's another story in itself.
Anyway, I finally got to shoot it the way I wanted to yesterday and I like it a lot. I had previously put 100 rounds through it right after I bought it but the range I was shooting on was not conducive to the way I wanted to shoot to break it in. First of all the interchangeable backstraps is great. I have tried all three and will use the medium-sized one as it fits me best. All work well but the medium-sized backstrap is more of a custom fit for me.
I shot 200 rounds through it yesterday with no problem. I had one failure to feed roughly round number 20 (when I shot my first 100 rounds) and it just didn't come off the magazine right. After that, all was well. I shot an extremely tight group at both 7 and 15 yds. If you put the front sight on something it will definitely hit it. It is a nail driver!
The magazines hold 16 rounds.
The trigger on the XDm still has more "travel time" than I would like to see but it is some better than the original version.
It is definitely more ergonomically correct than the original one. I thought the first edition fit my hand like a glove but the XDm feels so much better.
Pictures are posted below and I hope this helps some of you that were wandering about the XDm. Again, this is all my opinion and not put across as fact. Bottom line: it will never replace my Kimber, as it is both my favorite gun and my carry gun as well, but it is a fun gun to shoot and my son likes shooting it too.
