Archive for springfield xd-s

Recoil Management: Springfield's 9 mm Luger XD-S

With the subcompact, single-stack .45 ACP Springfield XD-S pistol introduced last year taking awards and flying off shelves, why introduce a 9 mm Luger? In a word, recoil.

October 01, 2013

Springfield 3.3 XD-S Recall

Springfield Armory has issued a recall of 3.3 XD-S 9 mm and 3.3 XD-S .45 ACP pistols.

August 29, 2013

2013 Golden Bullseye Winners

The editors of American Rifleman have announced the recipients of the 2013 Golden Bullseye Awards.

December 14, 2012

Small Wonder: Springfield's XD-S

The latest polymer-frame XD pistol from Springfield Armory is a subcompact single-stack chambered in .45 ACP, and one of the smallest big-bore semi-automatics ever.

December 13, 2012

CrossBreed For Springfield XD-S

CrossBreed Holsters have multiple concealed-carry options for the Springfield XD-S in .45 ACP.

September 11, 2012

Gun of the Week: Springfield XD-S

Gun of the Week: Springfield XD-S

July 09, 2012

Springfield XD-S

The latest addition to Springfield's popular Xtreme Duty (XD) line, the XD-S made its debut at SHOT Show 2012—and left as one of the show's most talked about new products.

July 09, 2012

Carry Gun Trends

Two trends were apparent in the new firearm models at the recent 2012 Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show: One was increased interest in .22 Long Rifle chambered guns reflected by a host of new variants; the other was a renewed surge of small (or smallish) guns that can be concealed on one’s person (not a new concept, obviously). I have addressed the former and it is now time to look at what some of the handguns covered elsewhere in the 2012 SHOT Blog really mean.

February 01, 2012

Springfield XD-S

By Mark Keefe

All right, I wish I could take credit for this, but it seems I was just thinking on a parallel track with the folks at Springfield Armory. Chad Dyer, Springfield’s marketing genius, called me a few months back to ask what I thought the next gun from Springfield should be. I responded that it was time for Springfield to do a single-stack compact appropriate for discrete carry in the Xtreme Duty (XD) line. As to caliber, 9 mm was all the rage at the time, but a .45 ACP would be better in my view.

January 18, 2012

Putting the Springfield XD-S .45 ACP to the Test

Springfield's new XD-S was one of the most popular guns at Media Day at the Range 2012, and with good reason. The newest addition to the XD line, the XD-S features a slim, single stack frame that still manages to deliver the infamous .45 caliber firepower.

January 17, 2012