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Summary: The description, specs, photos, pricing and user ratings of the Springfield Armory XD-E pistol.
Manufacturer’s Description
Springfield Armory‘s XD-E is a semiauto, hammer-fired pistol built on a black polymer frame with a forged steel slide with a black melonite finish, and chambered in 9mm. The “E” in the name denotes the gun’s external hammer.
Other features include:
- A double-action/single action trigger;
- an ambidextrous thumb safety/decocker;
- an ambidextrous magazine release;
- dual recoil springs;
- a full-length guide rod;
- a hammer-forged steel barrel with a melonite finish;
- a low-profile notch rear sight with two white dots dovetailed into the slide;
- a fiber optic front sight dovetailed into the slide;
- a high-grip beavertail and trigger guard;
- a 1″ wide grip with three-zone texturing, including moderate texturing on the frontstrap and backstrap, aggressive texturing on the grip’s corners and light texturing on the grip’s sides;
- a pop-up loaded chamber indicator on top of the slide;
- an accessory rail;
- a slim, contoured slide-release lever;
- no-tool disassembly via a slim, contoured disassembly lever;
- rear grip serrations on the slide;
- three magazines, including a flush-fit magazine, and extended magazine, and a flush-fit magazine with a pinky extension.
Springfield says it made the XD-E’s slide easy to rack.
The Specs
Caliber | Capacity | BBL | OAL | Width (grip) | Height | Weight |
9mm | 8+1, 9+1 | 3.3″ | 6.75″ | 1″ | 5″ | 25 oz. |
XD-E Pricing & Shopping
MSRP: $519
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