Shane Tuttle
Staff
Are you dead set on the A1?
I didn't know Cimarron had picked that one up. It's an Armscor -- and the contour of the trigger window behind the trigger is so far off from an original M1911 that it offends my eyes every time I see one.44caliberkid said:
I took delivery of mine last Friday and it's a disappointment. It looks like the only things they DID get right are the frame without finger clearance cuts and the smooth back mainspring housing.
1. Trigger is not long and has a knurled face.
2. Grip safety tang is lengthened, should be short in this version.
3. Hammer spur is shortened and flat sided.
4. Wooden grips lack diamond patterns. (Even though they show it with the diamonds on their website.)
5. Front sight rounded, but not tapered.
6. Rear sight notch is square, should be U-shaped.
7. It has "1911-A1" stamped on the right side frame, below the slide.
8. Pistol is Parkerized, should be blued.
And would it have bankrupted them to have included a 7-shot magazine with lanyard loop instead of an 8 round magazine with a pad?!
trophyrider said:Colt O1918 WWI Repro if you can find one.
Which production 1911A1 is closest to a GI 45?
Which production 1911A1 is closest to a GI 45?
I believe that is correct, which is another plus for the Turkish pistol.10-96 said:On the last page, folks mentioned AO/Kahr 1911's. At one time, weren't all of those Series 80's?
It is a mystery to me. There is clearly a market for GI configuration, why don't the manufacturers make a faithful copy?
The Springfield GI was pretty good but they did not keep it in the lineup long. Not selling or taking sales away from more expensive models?
The Mil-Spec was always a bit more expensive than the GI. To the best of my recollection, the Mil-Spec has always had slanted cocking serrations. It always amused me that Springfield would take a model that is visibly NOT made to military specifications, and call it "Mil-Spec."GeauxTide said:I bought a Springfield Mil-Spec when they came out in 1988. Two differences from the original - lengthened ejector port and polished feed ramp. It was offered in a NM frame, which I got. They're jazzed up today with Match Barrel and 3 dot sights.
Apparently, Springfield cancelled the G.I. because they "all" were returned for better sights or beavertails, and Springfield's product line had that well covered.