Springfield Armory 1911's

[imschur]

I know through the years they have been up and down with the quality of their 1911's. What their status today?

[asmurff]

Very good, my son has the basic GI and it is a solid pistol.

[Madhouse]

Yeah, high quality.  I would love to have one of the TRP Operators.

[Microgunner]

I own an EMP and believe it worth it's toll.

[asmurff]

The TRP and the EMP cover almost all the needs in my opinion.

[imschur]

There was a compact Springfield Armory 1911 that caught my eye at Cabelas. I could be in trouble  ;D

[Madhouse]

Was it real small, the 3" barrel?  Sounds like the EMP.

[imschur]

yeah that sounds about right

[Microgunner]

My EMP

[asmurff]

Isn't the EMP billed as the lightest 1911?

It also comes in 9mm

Hey we need a "cha-ching" smilie  >:D

[Microgunner]

Isn't the EMP billed as the lightest 1911?

It also comes in 9mm

I don't know about lightest, but SA bills it as the world's smallest 1911.

[RudyN]

I have two that I bought in 2007.  A GI in Armory Coat Green and a Stainless Stell Mil-Spec.  The are both nice looking and shooting.

[Cyclone]

I just picked up my first 1911 A1. My dad has one and I really like it so I found a used one at a local shop and picked it up Friday. I am thinking it is a MIL-SPEC model not the GI. It has had some work done to it I think?

Any one familiar with Springfield A1s ?

It has a polished feed ramp and barrel throat,full length guide rod , beveled magazine well and a delta style hammer, it holds 8 rounds in the mag also. I believe these are Mil-Spec items. It has a STI polymer trigger and a ambidextrous thumb safety and Houge Grips.

I wish to go back to a standard safety and Checkered wood grips. I kind of would like a trigger not plastic as well the STI unit may work fine but I am thinking no plastic. 

[imschur]

lets see some pictures of this thing, inside and out.

[Cyclone]

I have been busy working on this thing I have owned it for 1 week she was used and after getting inside it is a very low milage 1911. However I had a look and feel I wanted so.

I disasembled everything and sanded it smooth to a 400 grit wet/dry then bead blasted the frame and slide. repolished the barel throat & feed ramp. I replaced the Houge grip with the factory Cocobolo wood. The trigger is being replaced with a Wilson combat unit and the grip safety is being replace with a high beaver tail unit. Both should be in next week. Also I ordered a LPA adjustable rear sight to work with the factory dovetail cut  :thumb:

I am going to put the STI trigger and low beaver tail on my fathers 1911 GI model

[Microgunner]

That's nice, very nice.  :thumb:

[imschur]

I like it!

[RudyN]

I have two Springfield Armory 1911s.  A GI in Armory Coat Green and a Stainless Steel Mil-Spec.  Both are nice guns, but the GI's sights are a bit hard for my old eyes.  That is why I like the Mil-Spec better.  My other 1911 is a Les Baer Premier II.

[asmurff]

Cool beans!

[Cyclone]

Well I finally got around to shooting this thing a couple of weeks ago, now I get around to posting about it.

My first 8 shots held a 4" group at 60 feet  :thumb: I couldnt be happier  :dance:

[imschur]

Fantastic!!!

[bikerbill]

I've owned a 4-inch Loaded Champion for several years; very accurate, very reliable ... it's my nightstand gun, loaded with Hornady Critical Defense rounds ...