Springfield Loaded 1911s

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PKN

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I'm at the moment contemplating the purchase of my first pin gun and have narrowed my choices down to a Ruger P90 or some type of
1911. If I go with the 1911, the Kimber would be my first choice, only Kimbers are about $200 dolars over what I can afford in this
area, and Auto Ords and Llamas sound like ones I want to stay away from. Are the Springfields mostly reliable? I realize every gun is an indvidual, but does anyone have a reasonable sample? I like the 1911s for versatility and the ability to eventually build the gun into what ever you like.

Now I can't carry at the moment(underage) but will most likely get a CCW when I'm of age. Should I get a Commander size model to
account for this posibility? If it is customized(not to just a comp gun) to fit me, wouldn't it be better to carry something familar? Or would a Government Model and an additional gun later on be more practical?
 
Welcome to TFL, if I have not done that yet.

I attended the SECOND CHANCE COMBAT SHOOT (the real pin shoot) for 17 years and do not remember seeing many if any Rugers being used.

Springfield pistols work just fine from what I have seen. I would suggest getting the basic model and shooting it until you figure what you want done to it. There is not much top gain by buying a tricked out pistol and then finding that the bells and whistles on it are not the bells and whistles you want.

The 1911 was the main choice for semi-autos, the first pin gun was a 1911. The beauty of the 1911 platform is the huge number of accessories for them. It is easy to have one frame with two or more slides. A full sized 1911 with a standard length slide for C/C, a full length slide with a comped barrel for pin shoots, a .22 conversion unit and, if you can find a 'smith to do it, a "Bobcat" slide for the times you wish a shorter slide to carry. [Before the Combat Commander was produced, several gunsmiths would shorten the full length slide to the Commander length, the conversion was called a BOBCAT. This allowed somewhat easier C/C, however the hard part to conceal is not the slide or barrel but the frame.] The multi fitted slides would give you the same trigger pull and feel with what ever slide set up you were using.

As to buying one pistol and getting another later, hell, PKN, that is never a bad idea.

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I'd go with the Springfield. You can sink the saved money back into it via smithing and accessories if you want. If not, spend it on ammo. :)
 
I have two springfield's a full size and
the ultra compact, both are very accurate
and feed reloads or commerical without
fail. Both guns are well made, tight.
The full size was 575.00 and the compact
500.00. I second what others have said
very good gun and if you want to change
or improve its an excellent choice.

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First off, thanks for the info. I've lurked here for a little while, and some of you may recognize me as PK from another board.

I do have a couple of questions. I was over at Ed Brown's site, looking at what could be done. I noticed certain parts were designated to fit the Springfield. Does this mean standard 1911 parts won't fit? Also, do you have to switch extractors to shoot 38 super and 9mm?

[This message has been edited by PKN (edited May 23, 2000).]
 
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