The XDm has been improved to resolve....

by rob , Monday, May 26, 2014, 19:21 (3776 days ago) @ Cherokee

the issue with cast in the original XD45's. There is an added ramp (on the slide or barrel...I don't remember which anymore) that depresses the nose of the top round in the magazine down on extraction/ejection and moves forward out of the way as the slide moves back forward to pick up the next round. It seems not all the XD's had that issue. Mine sure did and was so bad it beat the heck out of the rear of the magazine to the point I had to press it flat again on a table, even with jacketed ball ammo and It would dent the bullet noses as well. I'd like to have one of the new XDm 5.25 45's but I need to limit my gun buying. The XDm's are the exception to the rule in polymer guns for me...I definitely like them. I liked my XD 9mm as well.