[REVIEW] Springfield Armory XD(M) OPS 4.5″ w/ Vortex Venom Optics aka “How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Optics”

By James England

The Glock MOS system was released earlier this year in time for Shot Show 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. For a gun industry that, has at this point, seen and done it all, Glock managed to turn a few heads by including an optics assembly right into the upper receiver of a good number of their pistols. I got to shoot one last year before the Texas Firearms Festival and I can honestly say, it’s a joy to fire.

Earlier in October, I was invited out to Las Vegas by Springfield Armory to test out their new SAINT firearm. Myself and about fifteen other gun writers from across the industry were invited. Before we put the SAINT through its paces, we were given a chance to fire the Springfield XD(M) OPS 9mm.

This particular outdoor test range at the Pro Gun Club was set to something like 10 yards. I’m estimating because they didn’t have distance markers but I knew that it was fairly close but not ridiculously close.

The first trial run included just basic familiarization. The optics used by the Springfield XD(M) OPS 4.5″ 9mm was the Vortex® Venom red dot sight. It was adjustable for intensity and definitely centered on …Read the Rest

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