{"id":175569,"date":"2021-12-13T09:00:18","date_gmt":"2021-12-13T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/?p=175569"},"modified":"2024-09-27T12:19:54","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T17:19:54","slug":"new-springfield-xdm-elite-3-8-compact-osp-45-acp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/new-springfield-xdm-elite-3-8-compact-osp-45-acp\/","title":{"rendered":"New: Springfield XDM Elite 3.8&#8243; Compact OSP .45 ACP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Springfield Armory announced the newest pistol to their XD-M Elite OSP line, the XD-M Elite 3.8\u201d Compact OSP .45 ACP. Springfield says that it combines the big-bore power with the cutting-edge performance for a great concealed carry option.<\/p>\n<div class=\"text-center article-image d-flex justify-content-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-175573 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Springfield-Armory-XD-M-Elite-Compact-OSP-.45-ACP.jpg\" alt=\"Springfield Armory XD-M Elite Compact OSP in .45 ACP\" width=\"800\" height=\"547\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Springfield-Armory-XD-M-Elite-Compact-OSP-.45-ACP.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Springfield-Armory-XD-M-Elite-Compact-OSP-.45-ACP-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Springfield-Armory-XD-M-Elite-Compact-OSP-.45-ACP-768x525.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Springfield-Armory-XD-M-Elite-Compact-OSP-.45-ACP-150x103.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/547;\" \/><\/div>\n<h2>Springfield XDM Elite 3.8\u201d Compact OSP Specifications<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Caliber: .45 ACP<\/li>\n<li>Color: Black<\/li>\n<li>Barrel: 3.8\u201d hammer-forged steel, Melonite coated, 1:16<\/li>\n<li>Slide: Forged steel, Melonite coated<\/li>\n<li>Sights: Fiber Optic front, Tactical Rack U-Dot rear<\/li>\n<li>Grip Width: 1.2\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Magazine: (2) 10+1<\/li>\n<li>Weight: 25 oz.<\/li>\n<li>Length: 6.75\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Height: 4.58\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This compact pistol is reported to pack a punch and is geared towards the concealed carry crowd. The Springfield XDM Elite 3.8\u201d Compact OSP has a 3.8\u201d cold hammer forged steel barrel that is Melonite coated which when reviewed by Paul Carlson at The Armory Life, is more accurate than he could shoot. The grip boasts fully ambidextrous controls, including an all the time ambi magazine release.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_175574\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175574\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-175574 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Springfield-Armory-XD-M-Elite-3.8-Compact-OSP-.45-ACP.jpg\" alt=\"Springfield XD-M Elite OSP in .45 ACP\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Springfield-Armory-XD-M-Elite-3.8-Compact-OSP-.45-ACP.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Springfield-Armory-XD-M-Elite-3.8-Compact-OSP-.45-ACP-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Springfield-Armory-XD-M-Elite-3.8-Compact-OSP-.45-ACP-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Springfield-Armory-XD-M-Elite-3.8-Compact-OSP-.45-ACP-150x94.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/500;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-175574\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Springfield Armory XD-M Elite 3.8\u201d Compact OSP is a concealed carry compact pistol with a 3.8\u201d cold hammer-forged barrel and standard ambidextrous controls.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Springfield XD-M Elite 3.8\u201d Compact OSP also has a match-enhanced META trigger that is reported to add to the accuracy of the system. With the pistol being a compact model, it has a shorter grip. However, it has a removable short flared magwell and comes standard with two <a href=\"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/springfield-armory-xd-xd-m-xd-m-elite-compact-osp-45-acp-10-round-factory-magazine-stainless-steel.html\">10 round magazines<\/a> from the factory.<\/p>\n<p>Springfield\u2019s OSP line (which stands for Optical Sight Pistol) all come optic ready from the factory. The XD-M Elite 3.8\u201d Compact OSP can accept any red dot optic with the interchangeable optic mounting plates. Additionally, the slide has both forward and rear cocking serrations for ease of use. The sights that are on the XD-M Elite are U-notched sights with a fiber optic front sight.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_175575\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175575\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-175575 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Springfield-XDM-Elite-45-ACP.jpg\" alt=\"Springfield XD-M Elite .45 ACP\" width=\"800\" height=\"447\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Springfield-XDM-Elite-45-ACP.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Springfield-XDM-Elite-45-ACP-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Springfield-XDM-Elite-45-ACP-768x429.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Springfield-XDM-Elite-45-ACP-150x84.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/447;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-175575\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The XD-M Elite 3.8\u201d Compact OSP .45 ACP has a standard META match trigger and removable magwell flares. Also, factory standard for the pistol is two 10 round magazines.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe XD-M Elite family has proven itself through its combination of rugged reliability and top-tier performance,\u201d says Steve Kramer, Vice President of Marketing for Springfield Armory. \u201cAnd now with the XD-M Elite 3.8&#8243; Compact OSP in .45, shooters have a powerful CCW pistol that is ready for every day carry duty.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_175576\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175576\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-175576 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/XDM-Elite.jpg\" alt=\"Springfield XDM Elite\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/XDM-Elite.jpg 800w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/XDM-Elite-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/XDM-Elite-768x480.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/XDM-Elite-150x94.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 800px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 800\/500;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-175576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Springfield XD-M Elite 3.8\u201d Compact OSP .45 ACP comes in two different formats to choose from. The first is the pistol alone, and the second is an optic package that comes with the HEX Dragonfly 3.5 MOA red dot optic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Springfield Armory XD-M Elite comes in two different formats. The standard pistol as well as an optic package. The HEX Dragonfly red dot is a 3.5 MOA optic is a part of the factory package also released.<\/p>\n<p>The Springfield XDM Elite 3.8\u201d Compact OSP .45 ACP comes in at $653 MSRP for the pistol alone or $843 MSRP for the HEX optic package with the pistol.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new Springfield XDM Elite compact pistol is reported to pack a punch and is geared towards the concealed carry crowd.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":175572,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2351],"tags":[2431,214,247,516],"class_list":["post-175569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-guns","tag-xd-m","tag-45-acp","tag-springfield-armory","tag-compact-pistols"],"small_media_thumbnail":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Springfield-XD-M-Compact-OSP-45-ACP-300x225.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/46"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=175569"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175569\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":439926,"href":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175569\/revisions\/439926"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/175572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=175569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunmagwarehouse.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}