I had a bad experience with a Philipino 1911 Government model a couple of years ago, and could return it in the store for a full refund because it broke on the first trip to the gun range with standard ammo.
Before and after that I have been eyeing the Springfield Government models, especially the SS 1911A1 which looks totally awesome with with the wooden grips and the beefy looks of the pistol. But I could never justify the cost. Drool candy.
As it happened I came over about $500 which I could spend any way I wanted. I have been looking around in gun stores for a year because I knew the money would be coming. But there are always something wrong with the gun you have in your hand. Most often how the grip is slightly rotated left/right or tilted left/right in relation to the frame. If you are one of those who says this is not true, next time you go to a gun store, pop out the magazine and look down the magazine well and compare how that opening lines up with the extension of the frame. It will be an eye opener. Anyway. I was so close to buying another Philipino 1911 Government model the other day because it had only a very small imperfection about what I just talked about and the money was kind of burning in my pocket. But then... In another gun store which I went to, prior to going back to buy the Philipino, I checked out their Philipino selection and their Philipino prices. $485. Better than the $570 at Academy Sports, but the pistols were not as nice and not as straight. And there it was. One new Mil-Spec Springfield 1911A1 SS. On clearance. $619. Oh my godness. And how straight it was. A gun a blind man can shoot and hit the source of sound with.
Anyway. Now I have ordered 20 lb springs for it before I pump it up with +p ammo. What are your experiences with heavy springs in your 1911 Government model? Now, I don't want to hear about the dangers of heavy springs and the battering of the frame upon slide return. The blow back force of a slide is a thousand times greater than the forward force by the recoil spring. Slides crack around the dust guard because of the blow back force, sooner or later. I have a Firestar with a 24 lb spring that cycles standard 9mm ammo just fine. 16 lb was the original strength. When I replace the spring in my new gun, can I do it from the front without removing the slide?
Is there a self defense ammo Mil-Specs like more than others? I found 185 gr hollow point on clearance at Academy Sports which I bought 250 of.
I will keep this 1911A1 for life if it performs. I will take it shooting soon and bring back a report of how that went. Non +p because the springs aren't here yet.
Before and after that I have been eyeing the Springfield Government models, especially the SS 1911A1 which looks totally awesome with with the wooden grips and the beefy looks of the pistol. But I could never justify the cost. Drool candy.
As it happened I came over about $500 which I could spend any way I wanted. I have been looking around in gun stores for a year because I knew the money would be coming. But there are always something wrong with the gun you have in your hand. Most often how the grip is slightly rotated left/right or tilted left/right in relation to the frame. If you are one of those who says this is not true, next time you go to a gun store, pop out the magazine and look down the magazine well and compare how that opening lines up with the extension of the frame. It will be an eye opener. Anyway. I was so close to buying another Philipino 1911 Government model the other day because it had only a very small imperfection about what I just talked about and the money was kind of burning in my pocket. But then... In another gun store which I went to, prior to going back to buy the Philipino, I checked out their Philipino selection and their Philipino prices. $485. Better than the $570 at Academy Sports, but the pistols were not as nice and not as straight. And there it was. One new Mil-Spec Springfield 1911A1 SS. On clearance. $619. Oh my godness. And how straight it was. A gun a blind man can shoot and hit the source of sound with.
Anyway. Now I have ordered 20 lb springs for it before I pump it up with +p ammo. What are your experiences with heavy springs in your 1911 Government model? Now, I don't want to hear about the dangers of heavy springs and the battering of the frame upon slide return. The blow back force of a slide is a thousand times greater than the forward force by the recoil spring. Slides crack around the dust guard because of the blow back force, sooner or later. I have a Firestar with a 24 lb spring that cycles standard 9mm ammo just fine. 16 lb was the original strength. When I replace the spring in my new gun, can I do it from the front without removing the slide?
Is there a self defense ammo Mil-Specs like more than others? I found 185 gr hollow point on clearance at Academy Sports which I bought 250 of.
I will keep this 1911A1 for life if it performs. I will take it shooting soon and bring back a report of how that went. Non +p because the springs aren't here yet.
