A little help guys?!? Brand new to the forum, but familiar with handguns(own/have owned Taurus, CZ,Glock, S&W, Ruger) and truly enjoy shooting. I stuck with 9mm/revolvers because I had never been impressed with the 1911-A1s that were issued when I was in the service (Inaccurate, rattled like a set of castanetts).
Got ahold of a Kimber at a local range and fell in LOVE with the accuracy, controllability, etc- you all know what I'm saying. I've been lurking on the site for a while and reading Layne Simpson's book to try to educate myself. I'm actually shocked by the frequency of posts on BOTH groups relating to the FTFs and general quality issues. Its not a Kimber v.s. SA issue, its pretty much across the board. Might sound stupid, but I've never bought a 9mm- new or used- that didn't shoot acceptably out of the box. Not a poke in the eye- just an observation based upon limited personal experience. Anyway, now I'm in love again and I've got to do something about it..
I was in a shop today and saw a used SA on the shelf. It looked like a mil-spec that had been dressed-up (parkerised frame and slide, new/custom aluminum trigger with overtravel adjustment). It has a 2-hole compensator and the slide is marked "Springfield Armory" and "Custom Compensated". Does this sound familiar/correct to any of you? How scared should I be of buying something like this? Anything in particular to look out for? I'll get it broken down and look at the bore/internals for wear and other polishing/work. I'll also try to shoot it and see what it feels like. Its general condition and finish looked good, one or 2 minor scratches near the plunger tube/slide release (reassembly?)and the price was about $450.00. Any advise would be appreciated by someone new to the ranks.
Got ahold of a Kimber at a local range and fell in LOVE with the accuracy, controllability, etc- you all know what I'm saying. I've been lurking on the site for a while and reading Layne Simpson's book to try to educate myself. I'm actually shocked by the frequency of posts on BOTH groups relating to the FTFs and general quality issues. Its not a Kimber v.s. SA issue, its pretty much across the board. Might sound stupid, but I've never bought a 9mm- new or used- that didn't shoot acceptably out of the box. Not a poke in the eye- just an observation based upon limited personal experience. Anyway, now I'm in love again and I've got to do something about it..
I was in a shop today and saw a used SA on the shelf. It looked like a mil-spec that had been dressed-up (parkerised frame and slide, new/custom aluminum trigger with overtravel adjustment). It has a 2-hole compensator and the slide is marked "Springfield Armory" and "Custom Compensated". Does this sound familiar/correct to any of you? How scared should I be of buying something like this? Anything in particular to look out for? I'll get it broken down and look at the bore/internals for wear and other polishing/work. I'll also try to shoot it and see what it feels like. Its general condition and finish looked good, one or 2 minor scratches near the plunger tube/slide release (reassembly?)and the price was about $450.00. Any advise would be appreciated by someone new to the ranks.