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I have owned this holster for almost 2 years and it's held up remarkably! With adjustments for ride height and canter it's adjustable for almost anyone's preferences or body type. Be sure to purchase pants a size up to accommodate the size gun you wish to carry. With a Ruger LCP it doesn't take much, but with my Smith & Wesson Military & Police Compacts I can't wear all of my jeans. The one thing to watch for on this holster is where your Magazine release is on your gun in reference to the holster, you may need to wet the back of the holster in that spot and form a mold for it like I did. Once that was done, it became my regular DC holster. I hope the review helped, I don't feel you can go wrong with one of their holsters if your in the market.
Smith & Wesson M&P 9c and M&P 40c Review
I have currently owned the Smith & Wesson M&P 9c Compact 9mm handgun for over 3 years. The M&P 40c I have owned almost two years now. Both of these pistols have performed perfectly without malfunction. For range practice I prefer the Winchester ammunition, occasionally going through a box of my Daily Carry (DC) ammo, Hornady Critical Defense. This always makes me comfortable with the compatibility of the firearm and ammunition as taught to me by my grandfather. You might ask why I’m even talking about ammunition when I'm supposed to be reviewing a gun or in this case two. Well, the reason is, I was also always taught that you get what you pay for and cheap ammunition must be cheap for a reason. While knowing your gun will feed and fire anything you give it may be some carriers practice, it isn't mine. Breaking in the firearm with ammunition which uses cleaner and more stable burning powder is my preference.
The 9mm I currently have set up left handed. This works out a lot of ways in my household. I am left eye dominant but right handed and practice shooting left handed each trip to the range. This is the wife's pistol now, she is left handed, but I can convert it to right handed if desired. What really attracts me to these guns...
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By Dave Spaulding
Summary: Dave Spaulding’s review of and rating for Springfield Armory’s XD(M) pistols, including a range report, pros and cons, Springfield’s specs and photos, and user ratings. (Click here to see all Spaulding’s gun reviews.)
Editor’s Review
The XD(M) is a striker-fired, recoil-operated, semi-automatic center-fire pistol made in Croatia. It comes in multiple frame sizes and calibers, including 9mm, .40 S&W and .45 ACP. The gun comes with two additional blackstrap inserts that help size the gun for a wide variety of hands, a feature not lost on police agencies. The ability to make any defensive gun more “point-able” can’t be ignored. The history of gunfighting has shown that the person who gets the first solid hit will usually win. Enhancing one’s ability to get on target quickly is a worthwhile achievement.
.45 ACP, 4.5" barrel, bi-tone