Springfield Loaded face lift, reliability pkg etc.

[Dirk Tungsten]

Will you work on a Norinco? I'm not sure if tool wear etc. would be an issue due to the hardness of the steel used.

[CifaldiPrecision]

Norinco frames and slides are very good the internals are not. They make a very good starting platform for a full build.


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[XDJYo]

cundiff, or Brett, what pricepoint Springfield 1911 does one go to for no MIM bits? The Professional?

Thanks.

Even with the Professional, there are a few MIM parts according to this article.

https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2016/10/daniel-zimmerman/gun-review-springfield-armory-professional-1911/

[BarrettM99]

Even with the Professional, there are a few MIM parts according to this article.
https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/20...essional-1911/

Yes. They do have a very limited number of parts that are MIM. Even then, the process utilized in the MIM process has improved by leaps and bounds.

[XDJYo]

Yes. They do have a very limited number of parts that are MIM. Even then, the process utilized in the MIM process has improved by leaps and bounds.

Totally agree. From what I have read in the recent years, the MIM manufacturing process is very consistent and produces a very strong part. The only downside are the casting marks on the part (but, only if you go looking for them). The stories circulating the net are overblown in my opinion.

The tests/trials for the FBI gun put Springfield against many companies who dropped out and/or could not meet all of the specs (Colt, Wilson, Les Baer etc). One of those of which was going for X rounds without a parts breakage or failure (Too tired to re-read the article). The other was accuracy.

Although I have a Les Baer, a Professional is one of my Grail guns.

Happy shooting and be safe.

[WHH]

I've got an ORM Colt 1991A1 Compact that I hope will find its way into Brett's shop one day.

[200Apples]

XDJYo

Even with the Professional, there are a few MIM parts according to this article.
https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/20...essional-1911/

Thanks XDJ. I am not concerned with Springfield's present-day MIM parts. I rely on three 1911s fitted with MIM parts: Two Loadeds and an Ultra CDP II. A Pro will be my next 1911...

[ShredLA]

Looks great. What did the blue finish run?

[rm1911]

[CifaldiPrecision]

[JTROKS]

Sweet looking 1911. More gun porn please.

[Old Marine]

Taking my Colt MK IV Series 70 to see the doc next weekend....................


Yeah me.........................(London Tipton)

And I want a gun that runs great and is crisp and reliable, not so much pretty cause I too shoot everything I own.........

[Jimi Jah]

Does this amount of custom rework void or effect Springfield's lifetime warrantee?

[CifaldiPrecision]

Does this amount of custom rework void or effect Springfield's lifetime warrantee?