1911A1 again!!!!

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Well there's another 1911-A1 in works for me as well. I dropped a deposit on Springfield G.I. this afternoon. Here's a photo of one, but not mine.
Should have mine home in a week or so.
Don

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Fastest week I ever spent! I couldn't wait that long and went right back and picked it up today. Just like a kid at Christmas. LOL!!
First impressions? Reminds me a lot of the Sistema Colt I had, only new. Fit is much tighter than I would have expected in a G.I. reproduction, tighter even than the Colt Commander I had years ago. The parkerized finish is surprisingly even throughout. Trigger pull isn't as I'd like it. About 1/8" take up and then a heavy pull. I'll have to measure it, but it's much heavier than I'd like. Maybe after shooting it for a while it will lessen, but I doubt it. If not I'll swap things out with an action kit. The tiny sights are no surprise and while they are lacking for target work, they're fine for the reason they were designed. I tried a few shots from the single magazine it came with and one old High Standard magazine I had laying around. Function was perfect with both with one exception. The brass can't makeup it's mind where to go. I'd have one go left, the next right and then one forward. Possibly extractor adjustment would correct that?
Here's a stock photo as I haven't taken a picture of it yet. I also included a photo of my Sistema as it was originally for comparison.
Don

[GrampaJer]

GOD" that Top Armory Hand Gun is sooo appealing.. It says, GOTTA GIT ONE.. lol..

[DocHolladay]

Looks good Don(factory photo).

Have you taken a gander at the Taurus PT 1911??? Had one at the store and I thought about putting it on layaway several times. I didnt shoot it, but just handling it was a dream. Very smooth slide action(it is polished), roughly a 2.5lb trigger, ambi tactical safety, great sights, and affordable at $659. If we get another, I WILL be putting it on layaway. I just wish they had a shorter barreled version. The fella that bought it, brought in the target he shot that afternoon and the 10 ring was missing. The good thing is, any aftermarket 1911 part will fit it.

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Doc,
I did look at them, along with lower end Armscor's RIA and higher end Colt, Dan Wesson, Kimber and Para USA. Para even has a new $499-599 1911 called the G.I. Expert that was really in the running and has been getting rave reviews. In the end I just decided I wanted a basic 1911A1 and that came down to RIA, Springfield or Colt. Ria while made in the Philippines, has been getting really great reviews also and so has their customer service. That's one area where Taurus really fails the test. They have one of the worst reputations, for customer service, in the industry. I've never had a problem with any Taurus I've owned and their 1911s give you a lot of custom features for the bucks, but the guys that have sent Taurus handguns back for repairs tell horror stories. A basic 1911 is like starting with a clean slate, I can always change anything I don't like.
Don

[bubbawitha4570]

Getting a lower end 1911 is the wa to go in my way of thinking. Unless you are going for the position of top pistol spender at the range....function always beats pretty.

One of my best shooting friends regularly buys $1K-2K 1911's and has had many of them have either feeding or extraction issues, whilst my run of the mill "crapola" 1911's just keep on going. Like I've told many persons who have asked me about my "cheap" Auto-Ordance, it feeds everything that I can put into the magazine without a hiccup. Function like that is what matters in a fighting pistol, not having bells and whistles that comfort the range shooter.

Some Taurus 1911's had problems in the beginning of issue. Now, they have pretty much handled all of those by getting "better" parts....I actually thought about getting the Taurus, but there wasn't one on the shelf when I bought.

I'll back up BB's assessment of having a fresh slate to begin on with the 1911.

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It wouldn't surprise me a bit to find that the Springfield pistols are made in the same factory as the Taurus pistols. Even with such a traditional American name as Springfield, they are made in Brazil, but their customer service takes place in the states.
Don

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Jul 10, 2009 8:41:14 GMT -6 bubbawitha4570 said:

One of my best shooting friends regularly buys $1K-2K 1911's and has had many of them have either feeding or extraction issues, whilst my run of the mill "crapola" 1911's just keep on going.

That reminds me of a guy I worked with years ago. He had two custom S&W Mod. 59s made, one for himself and one for his BIL at $1200 a piece. That was back in the 80s and quite a bit of change for a pistol at that time. He never could get those things to feed 9mm ammo reliably. To give you an idea of prices back then, I bought a Colt Combat Commander for $320 and a Colt Python for $420.
Don