Springfield Armory making an announcement Dec 15th!

[Intercooler]

They have been getting hammered on their Facebook page over the last two releases. Well deserved!

[Rojo27]

Yea, there is an underserved market segment!! 
Great business move guys....

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[Bud White]

if it was at least a 9 i could be more understanding .. but as said not like this part of the market isn't flooded all ready

[TXCOONDOG]

I prefer a rail on my semi-auto pistols as I use a brass catcher when practicing. It takes some getting use to but only lost maybe 10 pieces in a year (tall grass).

A rail isn't for everyone but do have their uses.

PS: I wish Ruger or S&W would release a polymer 10mm though.

[sqlbullet]

That new pocket 380 doesn't have a rail.  Pass.

[SPDSR]

Looks just like the little SIG P238

[JMag1]

That new pocket 380 doesn't have a rail.  Pass. [emoji14]

Yeah, some of those WMLs would be bigger than the pistol.


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[Yurei]

My local store finally got a pair of the S/A 10MMs last week  (one each of the 5" and 6") and I was able to handle the 5" on Saturday.  Now this is merely one random guy's opinion on a sample of one, so please take that for what it is worth.

First impression was that this thing was built like a tank. It felt much more "solid" than the SR1911 10mm and even slightly tighter than the DW Silverback 10mm that it shared the case with. It also had a stiffer recoil spring (by feel) than either of the other two as well. I quite liked the "checkering" pattern as it provided a good grip without the cheese-grater effect the .45 TRP has. The trigger was a little disappointing, about equal to the Ruger but not in the same class as the Dan Wesson,  nor the .45 TRP they had on the shelf. It has a little creep and grit and felt like it was in the 5.5# range. (The store owner said that the 6" was already sold but that it had a better trigger, on par with the standard TRP.)

One thing that surprised me was the slight, but noticeable, gritty feel I got when working the slide. Granted, this was fresh out of the box with no cleaning and only the factory lube, but even the store owner (a fellow 10mm fan) agreed that it was odd. The combination of the recoil spring and the grittiness kept the Wife from being able to work the slide, even with the hammer cocked, which she disliked immensely. (6' Scots-Irish Redhead who considers any failure like this a personal insult.) On the other hand, we both agreed that the sights were a big step-up from the Ruger and that the finish and grips were quite nice. She is a devotee of the house of Browning, and joins me in the dislike of a rail on any 1911, however, it doesn't look as out of place in person as it does in photos.

All the controls were fit nicely and had a very "quality" feel to them. The safety had a positive click on and off and was lacking the sharp edge all too common on the bottom of many levers. Even the left-side lever was solid without the vertical play that seems to plague ambi-safeties. And what I could see of the underneath of the slide (locked back) showed  good machining and no obvious marks or swirls.

All in all, I liked it better than I thought I would. Granted, the grittiness in the slide and the trigger were a touch disappointing, and I still don't care for rails on my 1911s, but this is a solid effort from Springfield. Hopefully they will eventually offer a non-railed version as that would really appeal to me, as would a significant price drop. I know this is a brand-new model, so the $1650 tag on it didn't surprise me, but considering the Silverback was $1665,  if I were to buy one today, it would be the Dan Wesson.

Actually, if I had bought something on Saturday, it would have been a JM-stamped Marlin 1895 Cowboy with the 26" octagon barrel and wood that has more figure than most Hollywood starlets these days. And I would have had enough money left over to grab the SR1911 10mm.

[Intercooler]

Good information! How did the chamber support look?

[Yurei]

Good information! How did the chamber support look?

From visual inspection, it looked very good. It seems Springfield did their homework. Unfortunately, I was not able to field-strip the weapon and drop a round in the chamber to check. While the owner and I are on really good terms (He's even asked me to step behind the counter to help out during a rush), that might have been pushing it just a bit too far.

One thing that I forgot to mention is that I was very glad to see that it had a GI-style recoil spring plug instead of a full-length guiderod like the Wife's EMP that requires a capture tool for field stripping.