Cosmodragoon
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Within the last decade, we saw a bunch of very thin 9mm options that were great for concealed carry. Examples include the Shield, PPS, that single-stack Glock, and the groundbreaking Sig P365. The trouble was that SA/DA guys were left out of that revolution. Some of us bit the bullet on one of those new models while others just continued to carry our chunkier DA/SA guns.I really don't know who the XD-E appeals to. To me it is an abomination. It literally looks like Springfield R&D just said... hmmm.... yeah I think we can add a hammer to that and have less capacity! Itll be great!
The XD-E was Springfield's reach for those who were left out. On the one hand, I'm glad to see someone doing it. On the other hand, I'm really sad that this was it. Springfield built in a few stumbling blocks that may have limited their success. For instance, the XD-E is relatively tall for its class. They drew some ire for putting "grip zone" on the grip area. It also has a manual safety. Some people think manual safeties are superfluous on DA/SA guns. Other people view manual safeties as dangerous for carry guns in general.