#Springfield xdm 3.8 compact 9mm license

I ran it with the M&P with a few misses at a decent pace, and then absolutely destroyed it with the XD(m) the first time I cleared the holster. I would draw, shoot five shots on a target to my left, and another five shots on a target to my right. I set up a basic drill to test my comfort with the two. I drove out to my ranch that weekend and shot my M&P 45C against my new XD(m). I marched my happy ass down to my LGS and plunked down $600 for this gun. So I did what any red blooded American would do. He let me shoot it and I fell in love with the trigger and ergonomics of the gun. The final straw was a trip to the range with a buddy from work who had just purchased a 4.5″ XD(m) in 9 mm. I knew the trigger wasn’t great, but it was a gun in hand that I thought fit the bill.

#Springfield xdm 3.8 compact 9mm license

And looking at my review, I was so pleased with it that I had plans to make it my EDC gun as soon as I had a license to do so. On the day my CHL arrived, I was in possession of the M&P 45C. It was my first time with a 9 mm handgun and I was shocked at how well I shot. Then Karl Rehn suggested that I shoot one of his M&P 9 pistols during Defensive Pistol training. And that applied even if I never tested another gun again.

Then I spoke to people who actually knew things.įarago laid it out pretty plainly by telling me that with all the gun testing I’d be doing, I needed to be practicing with and carrying something dead-stupid-easy to use. And I was certain that when my permit came, I’d be carrying a 1911. In the dark days before the State of Texas gave me their blessing to carry a handgun in public, I was a.