Xd vs Xdm ?

[libertyordeath]

So to the guys that have shot both that could compare the differences was it big change in feel of trigger or all around.

Are they worth the extra cash if you came across one?
And caliber shot dont matter.

Since there seems to be quite of them popping up for just sale wanted some input if a good deal came across.

[hefedehefe]

I dont know, but I like the looks of the XD better

[Chuntsman949]

I just like the XDM capacity option if you leave the state.

[Blackhawk556]

I've owned the xd and sold it. I own the XDm and i'm thinking about selling it. The trigger is one of the reasons why i'm thinking about selling it. I think they have crappy triggers.

If you live near Fresno we can meet at the local range and you can shoot mine if you want. I spent over $800 on my XDm and about $670 for my CZ SP-01. I recommend that one instead, trust me.

[NytWolf]

So to the guys that have shot both that could compare the differences was it big change in feel of trigger or all around.

Are they worth the extra cash if you came across one?
And caliber shot dont matter.

Since there seems to be quite of them popping up for just sale wanted some input if a good deal came across.

I haven't shot one, but have held both in the store. The XDm with a medium backstrap feels slightly slimmer than an XD, both in the .40S&W. I don't know if caliber matters, but I didn't try a 9mm or 45ACP.

Are they worth it? It really depends on you, but just from a design aspect, I would definitely take the XDm over the XD anyway. And that's even before looking at the extra capacity of the XDm. Then again, we're in CA so that doesn't matter anyway.

Also, if it matters to you, the XDm touts a match-grade barrel. Not sure what an XD has, but they don't advertise it as such.

[jonzer77]

If you reload the XD45 won't feed lswc bullets and in fact missouri bullets has a special bullet called the XD bullet. They fixed the feed ramp on the XDM to allow it to feed swc bullets along with the other features like removable grip.

http://www.missouribullet.com/details.php?prodId=78&category=5&secondary=13&keywords=

[justjeff]

I've owned the xd and sold it. I own the XDm and i'm thinking about selling it. The trigger is one of the reasons why i'm thinking about selling it. I think they have crappy triggers.

If you live near Fresno we can meet at the local range and you can shoot mine if you want. I spent over $800 on my XDm and about $670 for my CZ SP-01. I recommend that one instead, trust me.

I'm not a fan of the trigger either. I'm thinking about installing the PowderRiver trigger kit with the striker safety lever. I never shot an XD I just bought the XDm 45 because the price was right and I needed a pistol.

[gono]

Xdm is cooler than the xd but for the price it's hard to beat a good old xd

[jonzer77]

Xdm is cooler than the xd but for the price it's hard to beat a good old xd

Especially when you can get a new one for under $500 otd.

[bruss01]

I haven't seen anything on the XDM to make me want it.

We have an XD - a couple of them, in fact. My wife shoots it well. No, it doesn't have a crisp trigger like a good 1911 - all right, I think we've established it's not a good 1911. For an affordable poly frame striker fired pistol, it's OK. What I DO like about it is the aftermarket support. That's why I was surprised to see them introduce another similar model, with little or no compatibility between the two, so soon. The mags won't exchange, and I don't think many (any?) of the rest of the parts interchange either. Even the holsters aren't a good fit because they changed the slide profile.

It just seems like an answer to a question nobody asked. Or rather, if they had a do-over, this is the pistol they would have come out with in the first place. Uh, great, but the time to decide that is before you establish a dominant market share and a huge aftermarket industry around your first pistol. Sorry, just... lame.

[Sunday]

Nothing has the trigger of a high end 1911 but having both 1911 and XD the XD works well and the trigger is no hinderance except maybe during precision target shooting . In self defense shooting the trigger works good enough and the trigger smooths ot after some use,

[Oldnoob]

I had a chance to shoot XDm once. Nothing special about it. If anything, the trigger sucks ( could be due to it was brand new).
Surly not justify the crazy CA price.

[speedrrracer]

Shot both several times, love both, own XDm Competition...when I refer to XDm below I mean the Comp. 5.25" model.

Trigger is bit better on XDm, but if you shoot competition you'll eventually want a trigger job anyways. That's not saying much -- almost everyone does trigger jobs on every pistol, so the XDm is no different than any pistol in that sense.

Other advantages to the XDm, too, but both are really good.

Difference in price is about 300 bucks here in CA because of the SSE issues keeping the price at MSRP for the XDm. With an XD you'll have to upgrade your sights right away for competition use, while the XDm has the best stock sights on any pistol, so really the diff is closer to 150 bucks.

Hard to put a value on the other aspects. The swappable grips are great, but if the XD happens to fit your hands, then that feature has much less value (except perhaps for resale?).
Match grade barrel is probably a difference that's too microscopic to notice. Most doubt it's a "real" match barrel, so questionable value there.
Mag capacity is obv of limited utility here in CA, will be great if the SHTF, I guess
The dis-assembler xfer bar is kind of a "who cares" advantage for the XDm -- I don't mind pulling the trigger...does the XD still require a trigger pull to get the slide off these days?

The only other real advantages for me are the lessened felt recoil and greater sight radius. XDm is truly nice in those regards, but it's not like the XD is bad, so the value there will be, as always, dependent on you.

Just some disorganized thoughts; HTH

[libertyordeath]

That was a good post speedracer. Yea i own a xd40 tac and with all the options for upgrades it can be fined tuned pretty good.

Yeah question came about just seeing them in the marketplace there is a guy selling a xdm40 for $575 I thought that was cheap compared to the guys asking $700+.

[Bandsecurity]

Shot both several times, love both, own XDm Competition...when I refer to XDm below I mean the Comp. 5.25" model.

Trigger is bit better on XDm, but if you shoot competition you'll eventually want a trigger job anyways. That's not saying much -- almost everyone does trigger jobs on every pistol, so the XDm is no different than any pistol in that sense.

Other advantages to the XDm, too, but both are really good.

Difference in price is about 300 bucks here in CA because of the SSE issues keeping the price at MSRP for the XDm. With an XD you'll have to upgrade your sights right away for competition use, while the XDm has the best stock sights on any pistol, so really the diff is closer to 150 bucks.

Hard to put a value on the other aspects. The swappable grips are great, but if the XD happens to fit your hands, then that feature has much less value (except perhaps for resale?).
Match grade barrel is probably a difference that's too microscopic to notice. Most doubt it's a "real" match barrel, so questionable value there.
Mag capacity is obv of limited utility here in CA, will be great if the SHTF, I guess
The dis-assembler xfer bar is kind of a "who cares" advantage for the XDm -- I don't mind pulling the trigger...does the XD still require a trigger pull to get the slide off these days?

The only other real advantages for me are the lessened felt recoil and greater sight radius. XDm is truly nice in those regards, but it's not like the XD is bad, so the value there will be, as always, dependent on you.

Just some disorganized thoughts; HTH

I agree with the above. I have owned both. Still own a XDM 9 and love how it shoots. The trigger is better in the XDM versus the XD. I think by the time you upgrade the XD to what the XDm has, the XDM is a better value. I would recommend the XDM and I would not recommend the XD, at least the sub compact.