Springfield 9mm 1911 Availability

[crufflers]

Sacramento area people, Cordova Shooting Center store keeps digging the Loaded Stainless Target 9mm's up. They have them again now @ $995. About $50 more than the last batch, but I think they are hard to find. I got mine at Armory Outpost @ $949 which was a price match to Cordova's last batch of the PI9134LPCA. Ron might find you one too if you ask.

[213NJL]

OP, if you're still in Temecula like your profile says, RifleGear is only like an hour away from you and they have 4 in stock right now.

https://www.riflegear.com/p-6056-springfield-1911-stainless-target-9mm-pistol-ca.aspx

[PolishMike]

Just remember its extremely difficult, although not impossible, to be competitive in USPSA with a 9mm single stack. I went that route when I first started and regretted it as soon as I got the scores for the first match.

[dyson]

Got one from Tooele shooting supply for $875 shipped last month

[Lead Waster]

Just remember its extremely difficult, although not impossible, to be competitive in USPSA with a 9mm single stack. I went that route when I first started and regretted it as soon as I got the scores for the first match.

Well, I don't know about that. In USPSA Single Stack it's 8 round .45 1911's (and I think .40s as well) vs 10 round 9mm 1911's. The extra two rounds make a big difference in planning your strategy. The major/minor scoring only count if you miss A zones.

[Palmaris]

I saw in Oak Tree Gun club past Saturday and 2 weeks ago, $999

[Robert1234]

Between the Kimber and Springfield, get whichever is a) available or b) built better (fondle them in the shop before buying, rack slide, pull trigger, etc.) and c) cheaper.

Quality of internals is a toss-up. My Springfield had junk for internals. Frame and slide quality is again a toss-up, though my Springfield was loose and gritty and an old Kimber I have is tight and smooth.

Before you buy a Springfield, check it out. Rack the slide, pull the trigger, feel it working.

Mine (Springfield) is a loose rattle-trap. Loose between frame and slide, loose between barrel and bushing, loose between bushing and slide, loose between lower lugs and slide stop. Just loose everywhere. Rattled like a baby toy. Horrible, gritty trigger, gritty feeling when racking the slide. Just a very unrefined gun as delivered.

New .200" slide stop, EGW bushing and ignition kit (Cylinder & Slide), some judicious polishing of mating surfaces (not too much, don't want to make it any looser!!!) and it now shoots good, accurate and reliable enough. Still rattles if I don't use grease on the rails, and there's a tiny bit of barrel movement at the chamber end when in battery, but I'll live with that. I'll keep it because they're hard to come by these days and I've put effort into making it shoot good. But if I had it to do over again, I'd compare it to a Kimber before buying.

For what Springfield charges for them ($1,000.00+), you expect more.

And shooting Single Stack Minor in USPSA isn't for everyone. Some do well, most do better shooting Major. If you find yourself shooting 95% A zone hits in major, try switching to see if you can shave some time using those two extra rounds in your stage planning while keeping your accuracy. It is tough. They are fun to shoot though.

[Kowan]

Well, I don't know about that. In USPSA Single Stack it's 8 round .45 1911's (and I think .40s as well) vs 10 round 9mm 1911's. The extra two rounds make a big difference in planning your strategy. The major/minor scoring only count if you miss A zones.

Grand Masters don't shoot minor unless they screwed up on their reloads.

[Robert1234]

Grand Masters don't shoot minor unless they screwed up on their reloads.

GM shooters are probably the ones who could take advantage of the extra two rounds and not lose anything due to minor scoring. They generally don't miss or make mistakes.

[Kowan]

GM shooters are probably the ones who could take advantage of the extra two rounds and not lose anything due to minor scoring. They generally don't miss or make mistakes.

That's my point. If there was an advantage, they would be the first to switch to minor power factor.
Speed and accuracy is the USPSA.

[Robert1234]

That's my point. If there was an advantage, they would be the first to switch to minor power factor.
Speed and accuracy is the USPSA.

I'd stilll like to see a couple of them switch to minor to see how it worked out. Be interesting to see.

[Kowan]

They have by accident. Didn't take into account temps and altitude effects on their reloads.
I have old videos where Grand Masters stated, no one shoots minor on purpose.

[Robert1234]

They have by accident. Didn't take into account temps and altitude effects on their reloads.
I have old videos where Grand Masters stated, no one shoots minor on purpose.

But they didn't have the additional 2 rounds. Chrono is always about halfway through a match and you can't switch guns unless you have a malfunction so they shot minor with 8 rounds.

Watching them plan to do it from the start would be interesting.

[cindynles]

Just remember its extremely difficult, although not impossible, to be competitive in USPSA with a 9mm single stack. I went that route when I first started and regretted it as soon as I got the scores for the first match.

No its not. I've won in Single Stack many times shooting minor. Its usually at least one less reload per stage.

[Kowan]

For fun, no reason not to try minor. At the top of the game, no one is going to risk the lost points. It's that close.