Review: Springfield Armory XD-E

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Shooting Illustrated
Tamara Keel
Dec. 25, 2017

There was a time, back in the 1970s and ’80s, when giants strode the earth of the desert Southwest. At the time, semi-automatic handguns came mostly in two flavors: Single-action pistols—which were endorsed and carried by these giants—and pistols that were double-action on the first shot and single-action on subsequent shots, which were derided by the giants as “crunchentickers.”

The logic behind these sorts of pistols was that they could be carried safely decocked, yet be ready to fire with just a pull of the trigger. The downside was that the transition between the long, heavy first trigger pull and the subsequent lighter, shorter pulls required more initial training and sustainment practice to maintain proficiency. So, the “crunchenticker” was seen as the lowest-common-denominator issue gun, while the real shooters used single-action pistols.

More... https://www.shootingillustrated.com/articles/2017/12/25/review-springfield-armory-xd-e/


Also in .45 http://www.springfield-armory.com/products/xd-e-3-3-single-stack-45acp/

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Another review: http://dailycaller.com/2017/10/03/gun-test-springfield-armory-xd-e/