Springfield Armory XD Mod 2 sub-compact now available in .45ACP
Promised a couple months ago, Springer has made good by coming up with possibly their best .45 X.D. compact handgun in the past 15 years when they introduced the Mod 2 in that caliber this week at the annual SHOT Show in Las Vegas.
The Mod 2 is not the first in the line but, when compared to the others, it could very well be the best. Going back through the lineup of guns that are still in production, SA runs the classic X.D. 4-inch Compact. When you say ‘compact’ here, we mean that its shorter when compared to the other guns of its series, and is still 7.3-inches long and some 30-ounces in weight. On the bright side it is a double stack 14-shot firearm when using the Xtension mag.
Then comes the X.D. (M) 3.8 which trims a half inch of overall length and two ounces in weight while keeping the same capacity and adding better ergonomics. Finally, there is the XD-S 3.3 which is much slimmer (at the cost of cutting down the magazine to a 6-pack), a half inch shorter that the 3.8 and tipping the scales at a trim 22-ounces. Now, the Mod 2 goes one better than all of these.
This is the company’s first subcompact .45…and its a 10-shot.
