Log in or Sign up. Springfield XD Forum. May 14, 1. The striker status indicator and loaded chamber indicator let you know without a doubt, by touch and by feel, whether or not the pistol is loaded and cocked. On top of all this, you get the additional peace of mind of a thumb safety. Remove Advertisement.
With the addition of a thumb safety, this might just be the ideal pistol to fit your needs. The striker status indicator and loaded chamber indicator let you know without a doubt, by touch and by feel, whether or not the pistol is loaded and cocked. On top of all this, you get the additional peace of mind of a thumb safety. Get serious about thumb safety.
Springfield Armory introduced a new version of the popular. This model adds an ambidextrous thumb safety on the frame that closely mirrors the function of thumb safeties on the handguns. The thumb safety was placed far back on the frame to make it relatively easy to manipulate.