Ihave had this for afew years now so I really can tell you it is a great carry piece. I load my own target ammo, I'm a beginner, and the xdm will always gobble them up. Always goes bang when I tell it to, flings them out the side, and puts that lead pill EXACTLY where I point. The finish has held up like rhino lining and to be honest it doesn't even care if it's clean or dirty. I don't abuse this baby but I just don't have the time to clean and oil her every other day. I carry it in my IWB holster to and from my truck's glove compartment to my little finger print safe every day. One time it fell out of my holster while I was taking the trash out to the road on my quad, out took me a couple days to find her in the tall grass, very stressful days. She got a little wet from dew and a little dirty but was no worse for wear than one of my hunting babies goes thru on a rainy or snowy day. One of the things that differs the xd from the xd is the salt bath finish. I have tested it and report back that it is badass. It may not be shiny and pretty, but it's tough as nails. That's what I want with the piece I carry around with me every where I go. This is the thing I have that I trust my life to. God forbid the day ever comes that I need it in a situation like that, but if it does, I have a .40 with a battle mag full of teflon inserted life savers. I chose the 3.8 barrel and the shorty hand grip model. I regret neither choice. The short barrel makes it really nice to carry and the short grip with the small mag helps with concealment as well. It also makes it a lot lighter. Most days I use the 16rd "battle mags" with the plastic spacer pieces that match perfectly to the grip on my xdm. You'd never know it had the short grip by the way it handled or looked. On the rare days I'm wearing shorts or other wise light clothing I pop in one of my short 8rd mags (without the plastic spacers) and hit the road. I'm aware of the dangers that come with striker fired models. I agree that they will never be as safe as a Sao/ dao revolver with a safety. This model does have a few extra safety features that do not hamper its performance at all. It also can carry 16, something no revolver will ever do. If I can't get it done with 16 it's time to put it down and pick up something a little longer, blacker, and much louder. After having this xdm for years I can say that it has never let me down and I trust my life to it. It functions as well as it did the day I picked her up from my FFL. It has never given me any problems and has chewed up and spit out well over 500 rounds of every different type of ammo you can imagine. If you're on the fence about it, get down and put your order in to Buds. They will get it to your ffl asap and rest assured your best price will come from Buds.

First time doing business with Bud's and it was an awsome experience from start to finish. I used the 90 day layaway plan to purchase the XDM 40 3.8 compact and am very pleased with my purchase. The gun arrived at my local FFL three days after I made my last payment. Bud's will be the only place I purchase firearms from in the future. As far s the gun, I haven't had a chance to take it to the range yet. It is very concealable and feels very nice in my hands.

Real person review. Beautiful gun to hold & shoot. 300 rounds through of my mix bucket & not a single f2l or f2f. Highly recommend buds, amazing customer service & I recieved my firearm at my local FFL in 3 days.

This was my first purchase thru Buds, the entire process was fantastic top to bottom. Excellent communication & Ultra fast shipping. The Springfield XDM was perfect right out of the case, and a pleasure to use at the range. Thanks for a great experience with your store and looking forward to doing business with you in the future.

Springfield XDM 3.8 .40 sw compact is a great buy. Easy to shoot very accurate and easy to clean! 300 plus rounds so far and not a single misfire. This is my second Springfield and I love it. Buds was awesome with delivery and notification. I will buy future guns from Buds for sure.

Very nice gun. Everything I thought it would be

Outstanding Gun. Quality service. Good price.

Wonderful firerm arrived quickly good job buds. Was ready to go out of the box put 200 rounds first time out no problems. First firearm easy to understand and clean.

Shipment was timely , this is best gun I own very accurate

This is my first gun.. I've had it about a month now and put 1000 + rounds through it. Not one misfire and very accurate !!! Plus it's very easy to break down and clean.. First experience with buds was very quick and simple! Joe