The optics mount directly to the slide, rather than using an adapter plate system, and the footprint will accept any optic using the Shield mounting hole pattern. The slide differs from the non-optics-ready version in two notable ways. There was a coupon in the box with the test gun good for a discount on a Viridian laser that, ironically, mounts to the trigger guard and not the rail. Even compact offerings like the TLR-7 from Streamlight and the SureFire XC1b are too long, so illumination will be left to options specifically intended for the XD-S. Due to the stubby 3.3-inch barrel and a single cross slot, light selection is limited. The frame is railed but mostly just leads to dashed hopes. The magazine catch is easily reached and completely ambidextrous. The takedown lever and slide release are suitably low-profiled, the latter protected from inadvertent actuation both by its beveled shape and a low, molded-in “fence” on the frame. The flush-fit magazine holds seven rounds of nine. There’s also a sewn-in pocket holding a spare magazine in the case of our test gun, a nine-round ’stendo with an adapter collar textured to match the grip of the pistol. Unzipping the nylon pouch reveals the pistol itself, with its Crimson Trace dot already mounted. Lift the lid on the box, and the interior contains a zippered black nylon pouch, also logo’d, that contains the pistol and magazines, a separate compartment under a folded cardboard lid for the mandatory lock and accessories, and some “Defend Your Legacy” moto ad copy on the inside of the box lid thanking you for your patronage. And when we say “open the box,” we mean that very literally, because the packaging for the XD-S Mod.2 OSP is a semigloss black cardboard box, about the right size for a personal pizza, except with the Springfield crossed-cannons logo instead of a Domino’s one. So, is the classic micro single-stack still relevant in the age of the Hellcat? Springfield Armory sure seems to think it is, so let’s open the box and find out. The red-dot cut precludes the usual XD loaded chamber indicator, so you get a witness hole instead.
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