Springfield MilSpec

[Kruzr]

Aren't the machines used to manufacture the Springfield 1911a from the US ?

I heard that somewhere......can someone confirm this ?

All the SA 1911's are made by Imbel in Brazil except those from the Custom Shop. The TRP is assembled here in the US with "cherry picked" parts to give it the good fit they have.

Nothing wrong with Imbel. The frames and slides on the Mil-Specs and GI models are great as a starting point for a fully customized gun since they are so thick.

[JesseXXX]

Mine's a MilSpec... pics soon

[ibanezfoo]

getting mine wednesday...It was pretty hard to find too! everywhere i looked said they were sold out. Much thanks to Phillip at Fowlers in Orange. He special ordered one for me =)

Hopefully you will get the right one. My wife had to educate the guys at Fowlers on the differences between the GI and the Mil-spec when she bought me mine a few months ago. If you get the correct one, you can thank her by sending us some ammo for it. They had to go through a stack of them opening each box to verify...

-Bryan

[Knauga]

It doesn't help when the box says Milspec on a GI Gotta look at the model number... or the gun. Either one gives it away.

Milspec's are very few and far between, I'd be surprised if it was one.

[postal]

Aren't the machines used to manufacture the Springfield 1911a from the US ?

I heard that somewhere......can someone confirm this ?

Most CNC equipment used in the US is either Japanese or German. Wouldnt be surprised a bit of Springfield uses Japanese/German in the US factory.

[Kruzr]

I think the GI model serial numbers begin with WW instead of N. Both the GI Gov't and Champion range rentals that I'm familar with have the WW serial number. That and the sights are smaller and the port isn't lowered at all.

[JesseXXX]

Mine starts with N, looks like this (see link)

http://www.springfield-armory.com/armory.php?version=2

How far do I place the target? (zeroing) I was using 230gr and at "roughly" 25 feet (give or take) all my shots with VERY low...center, but very low...? any pointers....tips.....

[xrMike]

I think the GI model serial numbers begin with WW instead of N. Both the GI Gov't and Champion range rentals that I'm familar with have the WW serial number. That and the sights are smaller and the port isn't lowered at all.

Yeah, the GI serial numbers start with "WW" while the Milspecs start with either "N" (most common) or "NM".

The slides and frames for all of Springfield's GI and Milspec 1911s are made/forged by Imbel in Brazil. However, the Milspec guns that start with "N" are assembled and fitted in Brazil, while the Milspec guns that start with "NM" are assembled and fitted in the U.S at the Springfield plant. The "NMs" are slightly more coveted in the marketplace because some say they are tighter (assembled by better trained U.S. employees), but I don't know if that's really true.

Another feature the Milspec has over the GI model is a beveled magwell.

[Nra-Life-Member]

Keep it as is. These are excellent 1911's..