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The micro red dot carry gun market marches on

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Just a decade ago, reflex or red dot sights used on handguns were primarily just for competition race guns in unlimited matches. Just a few years ago, it was considered revolutionary that the U.S. Army’s XM17 Modular Handgun System went with a model of the Sig P320 that included an optics-ready slide cut for an RMR, specifically a Leupold DeltaPoint Pro sight, which was a big move for a MIL-STD handgun meant for the common Soldier in the field.

Today, while lots of full-sized pistols from Sig, Glock (MOS series), FN, HK, and others are on the market with slide cuts, there is an increasing number of makers delivering sub-compact models, intended for concealed carry, capable of using a micro red dot.

Springfield Armory just delivered such a thing in their newest Croatian-made XD-S Mod.2 OSP 9mm pistols, with the “OSP” denoting it is optics-ready.

And they will ship it complete with a Crimson Trace CTS-1500 for around $550, which isn’t bad.

More in my column at Guns.com.

Springfield Armory XD Mod 2 sub-compact now available in .45ACP

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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.

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