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Springfield Armory "Instant Gear Up" states that it is worth up to $230 in extras and lists:
5 mags • Holster • Mag pouch • Range bag • Hard case • FREE!
Very nice!
When I bought my original (Mod.1?) 3.3" .45acp XDs in Aug'14 the (good!) $475 price (Gunbroker) included:
2 mags • Holster • Mag pouch • Hard case
I received a Sale email from Cabelas last week and noticed that they had (very briefly, as it turned out) marked down their Non-Grip-Zone 3.3" .45acp XDs Mod.2s by $100 to $350. After checking that the original mags fit the Mod.2, I found that I could not resist and ordered one.
I also discovered prior to making the purchase decision that SA was advertising the Instant Gear Up promo that included the items listed above. Interesting!
I wondered how that was going to work, since in knew that the pistol came with 2 mags, so ... pistol & case in small box and then I register for the IGU and receive a package including 5 more mags, mag pouch, holster, range bag and hard case?
As it turned out, the pistol already came in the big hard case and, apparently, via the IGU I will receive only 3 more mags plus the other items.
So, actually, the "free" items in the Instant Gear Up for my XDs are:
3 mags • Holster • Mag pouch • Range bag • FREE!
Not a problem for me, I am grateful to SA for the extra bits .... the, um, slippery-ness of the marketing intrigued me and thought that I would share my thoughts.
BTW, I much prefer the Mod.2 grip treatment to the "grenade grip" of the original XDs.
5 mags • Holster • Mag pouch • Range bag • Hard case • FREE!
Very nice!
When I bought my original (Mod.1?) 3.3" .45acp XDs in Aug'14 the (good!) $475 price (Gunbroker) included:
2 mags • Holster • Mag pouch • Hard case
I received a Sale email from Cabelas last week and noticed that they had (very briefly, as it turned out) marked down their Non-Grip-Zone 3.3" .45acp XDs Mod.2s by $100 to $350. After checking that the original mags fit the Mod.2, I found that I could not resist and ordered one.
I also discovered prior to making the purchase decision that SA was advertising the Instant Gear Up promo that included the items listed above. Interesting!
I wondered how that was going to work, since in knew that the pistol came with 2 mags, so ... pistol & case in small box and then I register for the IGU and receive a package including 5 more mags, mag pouch, holster, range bag and hard case?
As it turned out, the pistol already came in the big hard case and, apparently, via the IGU I will receive only 3 more mags plus the other items.
So, actually, the "free" items in the Instant Gear Up for my XDs are:
3 mags • Holster • Mag pouch • Range bag • FREE!
Not a problem for me, I am grateful to SA for the extra bits .... the, um, slippery-ness of the marketing intrigued me and thought that I would share my thoughts.
BTW, I much prefer the Mod.2 grip treatment to the "grenade grip" of the original XDs.