New XD-M Elite 3.8" OSP 10mm is here.

[Trey Veston]

Picked up my new Springfield Armory pistol from the FFL today and am a bit disappointed.

For some reason, I thought it would be smaller than my G29. And while the measurements show that it is narrower, it is about a 1/4" longer, same height, but it just feels larger.

Grip is just a bit narrower, but the frame and slide are noticeably bigger...



My whole point of getting it was to replace a G23 and the G29 as my city and woods carry pistols, respectively.

But, the trigger on the SA is superior over the stock Glock set up. Glock comes in at 5.5lbs and feels like you are dragging a spoon through a bucket of marbles. That's after 5 years of shooting.

The SA trigger breaks at about 4.5 lbs and is crisp with a wonderful reset.

It feels good in the hand, but only after I removed the magwell. Before I did that, my pinky dangled awkwardly under it.

Other than feeling larger, it is a more solid feeling and quality-feeling handgun. The Glock rattles a bit and just feels looser.

However, I may have to send it back to the factory due to it having some annoying imperfections in the polymer.

I try not to be too picky with defensive pistols. Heck, my G29 is pretty battle worn from extensive carry in the woods.

But, the polymer looks like there were some issues with the mold or something.







And, the gun has obviously been fired. Ordered it off of Gunbroker from a shop in NC with a high rating, but my FFL asked if the gun was new or used when I picked it up since he saw barrel hood wear.





Upon tear down, the barrel was filthy...



So, not sure how to proceed. SA will hopefully replace the frame with a blem-free one. But, not sure if worth going after the FFL for shooting my pistol before shipping it. Shooting was likely very low round count.

 

[Trey Veston]

Did a tabletop review on my YT channel...

 

[Lennyjoe]

I see they’re using the same u channel sights as the Hellcat. I actually like those.

There’s a gun show this weekend near us and if I run into one at a decent price, I’ll most likely buy one.

Thanks for the review!

 

[Trey Veston]

Contacted SA regarding the frame blemishes and the barrel residue. They said the barrel residue is normal and OK, but the frame blemishes are not. They are sending out a shipping label to get it replaced.

Took the new XD and the Glock to the range today to see which I liked more. Spent 3 hours and shot 100 rounds doing 25 yard bench rest shooting, 7 yard slow fire, and 7 yard speed shooting.

The XD performed flawlessly, as did the Glock...

 

[Lennyjoe]

Picked up the OSP with red dot today. Was 5 minutes too late for the standard model so decided to go with the red dot model.
Won’t be able to shoot it this weekend though so I’ll give up the range report later in the week.

 

[Lennyjoe]

BTW mine came with a 5 shot target at 10M so it was obviously shot from the factory.

 

[tommy.duncan]

BTW mine came with a 5 shot target at 10M so it was obviously shot from the factory.

I got the same target with mine.

 

[Lennyjoe]

Took it out today and I was impressed with how it shoots. Recoil isn’t bad at all, even with my 180gr XTP’s and 800X (slightly above max listed) and even the 220 grain Underwood hardcast was manageable.

I did have issues with the red dot as it’s adjusted all the way and still hitting low at 15 yards. Can’t bring the dot down any farther to raise the group. The center of the target is where I was walking it to zero and the lower left is a Mag of each 180 gr XTP and 800X along with 180 gr FMJ and Blue Dot.



Top right is the 220 Hardcast which I use in my G20. Not sure the shorter barrel liked that too much. Also, I’m a left hand shooter and my strong hand thumb set the slide lock a couple of times so I had to concentrate on tucking my thumb.

Overall, I’m impressed with the gun, how it handles recoil and the trigger reset. I removed the red dot and will see how it shoots with iron sights and decide how I want to address the red dot.