The back of the sight is flat and scored with lines that reduce glare, giving a very flat-toned sight picture. This is one of my favorite features on the pistol: The low-profile adjustable target sights.
You can use this to attach a lanyard if you’re into that sort of thing. With the inset in place there’s a gap in the middle exposing part of the roll pin. The insets are held in place by a roll pin that can be tapped out with a 3/32-inch punch. With the grip inset removed, you can see some of the interior structure of the frame. I chose the thinnest one to fit my mid-sized mitts. This shows the relative thickness of the three grip inserts that come with the 5.25. It’s rare that you’ll need more than three mags for a given stage but you can always order more from Springfield Armory if need be. With three magazines in the kit, you can take the 5.25 right to a match and start shooting. Because the pistol is suitable for multiple divisions its $795 price tag is even more attractive. It will also work great in Production Division, of course. The magazines with the 5.25 hold 19 rounds, which is enough ammo to make this pistol competitive in Limited Division competition in USPSA. A screw in front of the trigger guard controls the tension on the pistol. The pistol sits securely in the holster with the front of the barrel exposed. On either side of the mag holder are molded rails for mounting other items. The mag holder angles the magazines in a slight v-shape, giving enough clearance between the two to keep you from fumbling during reloads. The magazine holder has belt loops on the back while the holster is held in place by the paddle that goes in the shooter’s waistband. A closer view of the paddle holster and the dual magazine holder. The MSRP on this shooting goodie bag is competitively priced at $795. Even though my sample didn’t include them, these kits will also have lengths of spare fiber optics, both red and green, for repairs to the front sight. The 5.25 comes ready for competition in this kit, which includes three hi-cap magazines, a holster, mag holder, mag loader and three removable inserts to adjust the thickness of the grip. This picture also gives a good view of the large, bright front fiber-optic sight. Excess mass in the slide could impede the pistol’s operation with some of the lighter loads used in competition. Leatham wanted this in order to keep the weight of the slide the same as the shorter-barreled XD pistols. The most notable physical feature on the pistol is the large port cut into the top of the slide. I’ve been shooting this particularl pistol for the past few weeks and have put about 500 rounds through it in a series of shooting drills. Previously the longest barrel on an XD pistol was 4.5 inches. His starting point was to lengthen the barrel to 5.25 inches (hence the model name). He speced out the 5.25 using Springfield’s successful XD platform as the basis for the pistol. It is the brainchild of Rob Leatham who works at Springfield Armory and is one of the most accomplished pistol shooters in history with more championships to his credit than the New York Yankees. The new Springfield Armory XDM 5.25 is a full-sized 9mm pistol designed for action shooting sports like USPSA, IDPA, 3-gun and the like.
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