Thats more barrel, more slide, more weight up front.
That muzzle-heavy feel can slow you down tracking between multiple targets.
So, the slide of the 5.25 is skeletonized above the barrel to reduce the weight.
The XD-M 5.25″ variation.
There aint too much new under the sun.
on a Lyman digital scale.
Its a polymer frame 9mm, and kick is negligible.
Take-down for cleaning and routine maintenance is quick & easy.
Our sample XD-M 5.25 was tested with the three most popular 9mm Luger bullet weights.
He shot it in three matches, taking First Master, Enhanced Service Pistol honors in all three.
I love the balance, he says.
All controls are large, deeply-serrated and easy-to-manipulate.
I cant describe what it changes over the 4.5-inch, but it just feels and shoots faster.
The gun is more lively in my hand.
Transition between multiple targets is smoother.
The XD-M 5.25 in 9mm comes with three 19-round magazines…that’s two more rounds than most hi-capacity 9mms.
This gun is made for IDPA competition, so it seemed logical to shoot it at one.
I carried the test gun for a day before the match in a high-ride Blade-Tech Kydex hip holster.
A loose SIG-Tac concealment vest hid it well as I went about daily errands.
The fully adjustable rear sight is nicely recessed into the slide. Note the protruding cocking indicator at the rear, and ambidextrous magazine release.
Since IDPA is supposed to be geared to carry guns, that seemed relevant.
The long, light barrel pointed like a wand, bringing the bright-colored fiber optic sight quickly between targets.
Being able to use the trigger finger to punch the ambi mag release sped up reloads.
Winchester 147-grain FMJ easily won top accuracy honors at 25 yards.
And, of course, the gun hit what it was aimed at with those 147-grain Winchester FMJ bullets.
Of the 122 shooters, the XD-M 5.25 brought me in as fourth most accurate.
This was the XD-M 5.25 that Brother Strayer had won three for three matches with.
Springfield provides the end user with a more comprehensive line-up of included accessories than any other manufacturer.
This one made it four for four.
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XD-M5.25"
The forged-steel slide receives a sizable lightening cut-out in order to reduce reciprocating mass. The dovetailed fiber-optic front sight proved bright and quick. An Insight Technology WL1-AA weapon light/laser combination sits nearly flush with the muzzle of the 5.25.
