XDm on the rise

XDm on the rise

via Gun Nuts Media by Caleb on 5/22/12

I noted yesterday on my Facebook page that I’d seen a significant number of Springfield XDm 5.25 pistols at the Bianchi Cup practice range. There are actually more XDm pistols floating around on the practice range than I’ve seen Glocks and M&Ps combined, which got me started thinking about why that would be, and what makes the XDm 5.25 well suited for Bianchi Cup out of the box.

There are two major attributes that the XDm 5.25 has right out of the box that help it out for Bianchi Cup, and they’re related to one another. The first is accuracy – my test XDm was more accurate than either a Glock 34 or an M&P Pro. Plus, the second attribute is right out of the box it has adjustable sights, where are extremely important for Bianchi Cup as well. When you couple that with the disadvantages that the Glock and M&P have at this game, the rise of the XDm in the Bianchi Cup production division makes sense.

I like Glocks, and I shoot them a lot. But they’re not ideal for Bianchi Cup Production, primarily because they need a lot of work to really be “ready” for this match. If you take a stock XDm 5.25 out of the box and compare it to a stock Glock 34, the XDm is already three or four steps ahead of the Glock in terms of being ready for this match. And we won’t even talk about the poor, beleaguered M&P with its accuracy issues, for Bianchi Cup. So far, I’ve seen 1 M&P, and it was fitted with a prototype Apex Tactical/Bar-Sto barrel to bring its accuracy up to where it needs to be.

I think that the XDm is uniquely well set up for Bianchi Cup production, but at the same time I feel like our unique shooting culture is missing the boat on a ton of a guns that would be awesome for Bianchi Cup. Because we have these hang-ups about DA/SA guns, you don’t see a lot of guys with Sigs, CZs, or Tanfoglios. Despite the fact that the Sig X5 is pretty much the perfect gun for Bianchi Cup production division, only a couple of shooters campaign one.

At the end of the day, it doesn’t really matter – your gear will only get you so far. If you can’t make the shot, it doesn’t matter how great your gear is.