Springfield Armory XDm 3.8
The Springfield Armory XD started out life in Croatia in the early 1990’s as the HS 2000. HS Produkt created the design, which is used by the Croatian police and Army. In 2002 Springfield Armory began negotiations with HS Produkt for licensing rights in the USA.There were a few modifications to the design for western use but the basic design remained the same. Springfield changed the name to the XD9 or “Extreme Duty 9”. In 2006 the XD was named Handgun of the Year followed in 2009 by the XDm.
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As with all XDm models they are striker fired with several safety features. It has a drop safety, trigger safety and the safety I like the most the grip safety that is very much like a 1911 grip safety. For a 1911 guy like myself this is especially welcome.