Thread: Springfield XDM - 9mm

It rather depends on what you are using it for. Pling? IPSC? NRA? Is it going to be run hard? I tend to think firstly in terms does it meet divisional requirements, then in logistical terms (how available are spare or after market parts) then personal suitability. A lot of the guys are using the 5" barrel model for production class NRA, of course that model isn't usable in IPSC production. In my experience generalist pistols to switch between disciplines don't work terribly well.

Be aware most people have to break their grip to hit the magazine release, it is only if you really have to contort an astronomical amount that it is an issue. This is where availability of OEM or after market parts can be useful. CZ makes an extended magazine release, as does glock (though personally I find the gen 4 one all but useless).