This prevents the slide from being moved back because the device pushes the surface area of objects away from the slide, thus increasing the chance that the gun will function normally. The recoil spring guide rod also acts as a standoff device, as the end of the rod protrudes from under the barrel and keeps the slide in battery when pressed against an object such as someones's chest in contact-distance self-defense situations. Because the striker must be fully cocked at all times in order for the pistol to operate, (why the XD introduced a striker indicator) this results in the need for a grip safety, so as to decrease the odds of a discharge when not needed, just as long as the pistols are held with a proper grip, the gun will fire. Many critics of the XD claim that the pistols are overengineered and do not need a grip safety, however this is not so.
This feature is present on some older pistols such as the M1911, however few modern pistols include a grip safety. This is very similar to the mechanism of take down as seen in pistols manufactured by SIG-Sauer.Īll HS2000s and XDs have a grip safety along with their trigger safety that will not allow the pistol to fire without depressing a lever on the rear of the grip. Take down of the pistol is through a lever on the left side of the frame that rotates up, allowing the slide to move forward off the frame. An ambidextrous magazine release is also standard. A loaded chamber indicator pivots up on top of the slide when a round is in the chamber being both visual and tactile. An indicator protrudes from the rear of the slide when the striker is cocked. They use a polymer frame with steel inserts, mounting rail and trigger-mounted safety. Most HS2000s have dual captive recoil springs however, the XDM and Tactical 5 in (130 mm) models have non-captive springs. The HS2000 is a short recoil-operated locked breech striker fired semi-automatic pistol. It features a polymer frame and a grip safety, which prevents the weapon from firing or cycling when it is not depressed. The XD is a striker-fired pistol that operates on the short recoil principle.
Since it was originally created in 1991, the Springfield XD and HS2000s have become some of the most popular pistols on the market today.
#Springfield xds 9mm series
The XDm series of pistols won Handgun of the Year again in 2009. In 2006, the industry press awarded the XD-45 the title of Handgun of the Year from both American Rifleman magazine and The Shooting Industry Academy of Excellence. Springfield Armory has since expanded the line to include ten models in three different calibers and five different cartridges, seven barrel lengths, and six finishes (black, black bi-tone, olive drab, olive drab bi-tone, flat dark earth,and flat dark earth bi-tone). negotiated licensing rights to the US market, and changed the name to the XD-9 (X-treme Duty 9×19mm Parabellum). However, in 2002, Springfield Armory, Inc. This did little to help the success of the pistols and, aside from ridicule from the gun industry, the HS2000 achieved little success or attention from the west, much like the Daewoo DP51. Many claimed that they looked like a 1911 and Glock combination from Croatia, and were dubbed the "Croaker" as a result. Originally for years gun owners laughed at the HS2000s, which were cheap pistols, going around $200 when they were first imported. The pistol was initially exported to the US market by Intrac and distributed by HSAmerica who sold the pistol in 9 mm as the HS2000. Vuković's team continued to tweak and improve the design over the next decade, releasing the HS95 (Hrvatski Samokres or Croatian Pistol) in 1995, and the HS2000 in 1999. The HS2000 was adopted by the Croatian military and law enforcement as a standard issue sidearm and continues to fill that role today. Designed by a team led by Marko Vuković, the PHP was considered to be a solid design, but early versions were plagued by quality issues, due in large part to the difficulties of manufacturing during the Yugoslav war. The HS2000 traces its roots back to a service pistol known as the PHP (Prvi Hrvatski Pištolj or First Croatian Pistol), which was first produced in Croatia by privately owned industrial parts firm I. 5 Springfield Armory XDm compact Gallery.
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