Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Handguns Thoughts on Springfield XDM Elite 10mm

Looking hard at a 10mm. I previously owned a Glock 20 years ago and sold it. The XD fits me better, trigger appears better, and 1 added round over the Glock 20. Anyone have any experience with this firearm? How is the accuracy? Thanks.

JWP475 has one and seems to shoot it pretty darn well.

Initially I was lukewarm to the platform but overall they have really proven to be a reliable gun. Rob Leatham ( who is a pro shooter for Springfield armory) let me play with one that belonged to his wife and had been tuned up and it was a very slick shooting little (9mm) gun.

Sounds good. Thanks Mackay. I agree. I'm not fond of the 1911 hybrid polymer but warming up after getting my hands on one. Palmetto has them for 529.00 in black with extra mags. I love my Glocks but want to try something different.

I have owned a Glock 20 since the beginning of time and it has been an extremely reliable firearm. On the hand, I recently purchased a Smith MP 2 10mm Compact, which I sent back to the factory 3 times to have FTF issues repaired. The so-called repairs performed by Smith failed miserably to resolve the horrible FTF rate, and I rid myself of that piece of junk. I have subsequently purchased a Springfield XDM-Elite 10mm and I have run all of the ammo that the Smith would not through the Springfield without even a hint of a hiccup. I like mine a lot-it runs as advertised.

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I’ve owned a Glock 20 since they first became available. Never Ever failed to feed or go bang. Not once. And most of that with homemade reloads with cast bullets at max velocity, too.

I’ve looked really hard at the Springfield XDM Elite 10mm and REALLY like them. Fits my hand better and also points much more naturally than my Glock 20.
I’ll own one eventually.

You couldn’t give me ANY of the S&W Polymer pistols.
I learned my lesson long ago when they released their first Glock Copy, the Sigma. What a POS that was.

I've been much more impressed with my G20 Gen5 MOS RMR. It replaced a G20SF.
The Springfield I had the chance to shoot was different enough from my Glocks I did not get the results I wanted. Not a bad gun at all.

CP, what kind of accuracy are you getting?

I am not that good with a handgun to be a real judge of the accuracy potential of the Springfield. However, I believe it is a hair more accurate than my old Glock 20, and I am managing to poke holes in dog food cans at 25 yds on a fairly consistent basis with it. I purchased it for woods carry and reliability was my primary concern. It certainly has delivered in that regard.

I have one of the short barreled guns and have no complaints.

I prefer my 10mm XDM to the Glock 20 I used to own. Ergonomics and like the grip safety on the XDM the Glock platform has a lot more choices on holsters and accessories. The Springfield is more accurate in my opinion. Using the BB 220 grain cast loads in both
and a 22# spring made a big difference in accuracy.

Sounds good CP and kk alaska.

I have the non-elite xdm 10mm and love it. Also have an xdm elite 9mm and love that too. No issues of any kind with either. Probably have a couple thousand rounds through the 9 and sadly only 400ish through the 10mm.

I had a couple of different G20's, years ago. The only issue I had with the 10mm Glock, other than being big and ugly, was the fairly common misfires with Winchester large pistol primers. Both of the 10mm Glocks I had hated Winchester primers.

I now own a 5.25" XDM in 10mm, and it has been great. The sights, alone, are enough reason to switch from a Glock, in my opinion. I wouldn't hesitate getting the newer XDM Elite, but I wish they still made a 5.25" version. It's just about the perfect woods companion!

Be a man.... get a Colt Delta Elite 🤣🤣🤣

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I have a 5.25" XDM-ELITE and it is very accurate with Lost River Ammunition Co. flat point hard cast at 1200 FPS (Mackay_Sagebrush)

Awesome! Do any of the red dots allow you to co witness the sights? I want a red dot but only if I can use my irons also as back up.

I had two of them. One was a standard blued model, and the other was a stainless Gold Cup. Both went down the road, along with the Glocks. The XDM remains.

I would like to get another 1911 in 10mm, though. I've never had a long slide 1911, and I think the 10mm would be a perfect match for a 6" barrel.

I like the 1911 but hate the capacity of them.

I did not find any red dot that would cowitness with the OEM sights on my XDM Elite Compact and ended up getting taller sights from Dawson Precision that do so.