Range Report - XDm-9 Compact - The Firearms Forum

mesinge2 · 02-01-2011, 09:26 PM

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I finally got to shoot my new XDm-9 Compact and do a range report.

Here it is:
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First thing I did was put the largest back strap of the gun. I have the largest one on my XDm-45; so, I will definetly need it on the compact 9mm. Second, I bought extra mags before my trip to the range (I had to order them from Springfield). I had 4 13 round compact mags and two 19 round mags with the X-tension sleeves on them and after loading the mags three times and one round in the pipe each time I went through 273 rounds. A whole mix of ammo Magtech 115gr. FMJs, Magtech Guardian Gold 124gr JHP+Ps, Hornady TAPs, some Federal 147 FMJs, some my LRN reloads.

It never missed a beat, never jammed once. I was surprised because even my beretta won't feed my reloads.

I shot it back to back with my XDm-45 and the recoil is quite similar between +P 9mm and standard pressure .45 ACP.

Here are the groups of my XDm-9 Compact at 14 yards with the Hornady TAP loads:

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Here are the groups of my XDm-45 at 14 yards with Hornady TAP+P loads:

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I group better with my .45 but I have also shot it a lot more, but for a compact with a grip that I can get barely two fingers on, it great. I think its going to be my concealment gun for when I have to wear dress clothes (which is often).

Any questions, just ask.

3/2 STA SS · 02-01-2011, 10:03 PM

VERY NICE. What did it run you?

mesinge2 · 02-01-2011, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by 3/2 STA SS

VERY NICE. What did it run you?

Thanks, and it was $595 at my local shop.

garydude · 02-02-2011, 09:06 AM

Thank you for sharing Mesinge2.

She's a beauty, no doubt about that. Nice shooting and a very good report.

carver · 02-02-2011, 11:07 AM

There is a show on Wend. nights on the outdoor chanel that has been running a torture test on the XDM for some time now. They have drug it behind a truck down a gravel road, and thrown it off the top of a house onto a concrete drive way, and the damn thing is still working, and shooting a real tight group. An excelent choice, thanks for shareing.

RunningOnMT · 02-02-2011, 12:10 PM

Nice piece. Good shooting. What I'd love to see is a range comparison of any XDM and an XD of equal length barrel. I know they say the XDM has a match barrel, but I wonder if it is that much more accurate.

lucky-gunner · 02-05-2011, 02:01 PM

Nice shooting and thanks for the range report mesinge2.

I have the XDM 9 & 40 in full size. I've thought about picking up the compact. I was utterly disappointed with the 3.8. It doesn't seem much larger than the Rami that I'm carrying now.

@RunningOnMT I can't tell the difference between my XD and XDM accuracy wise. Both will out shoot me so it's hard to tell if it's that much better. I do prefer the XDM models for other reasons though.

hogger129 · 02-05-2011, 06:41 PM

Dude that's awesome.

02-01-2011, 09:26 PM	#1
mesinge2 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Central Florida Posts: 538	Range Report - XDm-9 Compact Click all Images to Enlarge I finally got to shoot my new XDm-9 Compact and do a range report. Here it is: First thing I did was put the largest back strap of the gun. I have the largest one on my XDm-45; so, I will definetly need it on the compact 9mm. Second, I bought extra mags before my trip to the range (I had to order them from Springfield). I had 4 13 round compact mags and two 19 round mags with the X-tension sleeves on them and after loading the mags three times and one round in the pipe each time I went through 273 rounds. A whole mix of ammo Magtech 115gr. FMJs, Magtech Guardian Gold 124gr JHP+Ps, Hornady TAPs, some Federal 147 FMJs, some my LRN reloads. It never missed a beat, never jammed once. I was surprised because even my beretta won't feed my reloads. I shot it back to back with my XDm-45 and the recoil is quite similar between +P 9mm and standard pressure .45 ACP. Here are the groups of my XDm-9 Compact at 14 yards with the Hornady TAP loads: Here are the groups of my XDm-45 at 14 yards with Hornady TAP+P loads: I group better with my .45 but I have also shot it a lot more, but for a compact with a grip that I can get barely two fingers on, it great. I think its going to be my concealment gun for when I have to wear dress clothes (which is often). Any questions, just ask. __________________ NRA Certified Instructor "A strong body makes the mind strong. As to the species of exercise. I advise the gun. While this gives moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprise, and independence to the mind ... Let your gun therefore be your constant companion of your walks." 1785, Thomas Jefferson. --> Last edited by mesinge2; 02-01-2011 at 09:29 PM..

02-01-2011, 10:03 PM	#2
3/2 STA SS Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Tampa Bay Area, FL Posts: 1,437	Re: Range Report - XDm-9 Compact VERY NICE. What did it run you? __________________ MORS DE CONTACTUS-DEATH ON CONTACT

02-02-2011, 09:06 AM	#4
garydude Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Desert Southwest Proper Contributor Posts: 742	Re: Range Report - XDm-9 Compact Thank you for sharing Mesinge2. She's a beauty, no doubt about that. Nice shooting and a very good report.

02-02-2011, 11:07 AM	#5
carver TFF Moderator/Host Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: DAV, Deep in the Pineywoods of East Texas, just west of Shreveport, LA Contributor Posts: 11,251	Re: Range Report - XDm-9 Compact There is a show on Wend. nights on the outdoor chanel that has been running a torture test on the XDM for some time now. They have drug it behind a truck down a gravel road, and thrown it off the top of a house onto a concrete drive way, and the damn thing is still working, and shooting a real tight group. An excelent choice, thanks for shareing. __________________ Y'all be safe now, ya hear! Lamentations Chapter 5: 1. Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach. 2. Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens. 3. We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers [are] as widows. 5. Our necks [are] under persecution: we labour, [and] have no rest. 16. The crown is fallen [from] our head: woe unto us, that we have sinned! 21. Turn thou us unto thee, O LORD, and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old.

02-02-2011, 12:10 PM	#6
RunningOnMT Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Akron, Ohio Contributor Posts: 4,720	Re: Range Report - XDm-9 Compact Nice piece. Good shooting. What I'd love to see is a range comparison of any XDM and an XD of equal length barrel. I know they say the XDM has a match barrel, but I wonder if it is that much more accurate. __________________ "Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!"

02-05-2011, 02:01 PM	#7
lucky-gunner V.I.P. Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 63	Re: Range Report - XDm-9 Compact Nice shooting and thanks for the range report mesinge2. I have the XDM 9 & 40 in full size. I've thought about picking up the compact. I was utterly disappointed with the 3.8. It doesn't seem much larger than the Rami that I'm carrying now. @RunningOnMT I can't tell the difference between my XD and XDM accuracy wise. Both will out shoot me so it's hard to tell if it's that much better. I do prefer the XDM models for other reasons though. __________________ 45 ACP Ammo

02-05-2011, 06:41 PM	#8
hogger129 Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 4,064	Re: Range Report - XDm-9 Compact Dude that's awesome. __________________ Samuel Adams once said, "among the natural rights of the colonists are these: first, a right to life, secondly to liberty, thirdly to property; together with the right to defend them in the best manner they can."