R1 goodness
It's about as close to a USGI 1911A1 as you're going to find - granted, it's got white dot sights and an extended beavertail - if you're into that kind of 1911. I've got a WWI-issue 1911 I inherited from my grandfather, and I've been looking for a military issue 1911 replica for a while now. Five years ago I bought an Auto Ordnance AO1911 because it most closely resembled the UGSI set-up, but was less-than-thrilled with the reliability.
Boy, I'd like to at least try out one of those Remingtons...
That is all.
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Springfield Armory makes a GI model, even has the crappy sights and a lanyard loop. Don't know if it's MA-compliant, though. I have one, haven't had any problems with it.
Springfield Armory's 1911-A1 GI-45 (PW9108LP) is also quite close to a wartime made A1. The locking spring housing and the stocks are about all that's wrong.
Yeah, what he said!
Pistols from Springfield are Verboten in Das Volksrepublik.
Heil !!!
Ok, not really Heil, but you get the idea.
It's ONLY money Jay :-) Gopher it :-)
And to think, Mopar's Ruger 1911 was sitting there not more than 10 feet from you at NorthEast Blogshoot......trust me, a decade of Uncle Sam letting me use G.I. 1911's proved to me that WW2 era .45's aren't that great. Thank Crom we have Modern Technology to upgrade old Slabsides, unless you just want one for a collection.
As Brad mentioned, the Springfield USGI model is not MA-approved. Heck, only the longarms from Springfield are approved.
You *can* get one; it typically costs more because it has to be a private sale, etc.
IMHO, the Remington Looks closer to an actual USGI than the Springfield. Now, granted, I've never held the two of them side-by-side with my USGI Colt, but at the very least Remington actually *made* USGI 1911s at one point in time. Bonus points for originality.
It *is* 2011, the 100th anniversary of the 1911. It *would* be fitting to buy a 1911 this year...
Hmmmm...
(Oh, and Les, and anyone else who mentions it, The Ruger SR1911 is not MA approved. As soon as it becomes MA-approved I'm going to hit the good folks at Sturm & Ruger up for a T&E model...)
It *is* 2011, the 100th anniversary of the 1911. It *would* be fitting to buy a 1911 this year...
That's why I bought mine. I prefer revolvers, and especially single-action revolvers, over auto pistols.
I need another 1911 like I need another hole in my head, but I'm really tempted by the R1 as well.
I keep thinking it'd be a good base platform for a custom gun.
I also find myself wondering if anyone's converted one to .38 Super...
Saturday I shot with a gentleman who was running the TX CHL course of fire with a new R1 straight out of the box. No test firing at all. He'd disassembled it and lubed it, checked for function, and showed up.
It ran just fine. Unfortunately, he was on the position just to my left and no matter where I moved within the limited latitude allowed, he dinged me with empty brass about 7 times, one of which caught me in the glasses and caused me to shoot a round low, blowing a perfect score. He shot a 219 out of 250 possible, which was quite respectable, and passed.
It's a nice pistol. I got to handle it after we were finished. I wouldn't have any qualms about buying one.
"I need another 1911 like I need another hole in my head,"
Can one really have TOO many 1911s?
You need one.
Your spouse needs one.
All your children need one.
OK, small kids use .22 conversions.
And you'll need some for visitors.
'2 is 1 and 1 is None'
Call it N+3 where N is the number of permanent residents in the house.
Stretch:
No spouse yet. No children yet.
"Call it N+3 where N is the number of permanent residents in the house."
I'm already at 4, counting the ParaOrd C6 .45 LDA.
Still, tempting...
Remington-Rand made M1911A1s (way more than Colt too) not Remington.
It's a common and easy mistake.
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