Springfield Loaded Reviews
Springfield Loaded Reviews
Springfield Loaded Review at Tactical Life
Springfield Loaded Review at Tactical Life
The Springfield Loaded Parkerized 1911-A1, model number PX9109LP, is a solid, robust, full-sized .45 with lots of semi-custom refinements. The Parkerized finish is a dull black, and the best way to describe the look of the gun is to say it’s all business. This pistol features a 5-inch, stainless steel barrel, forged frame and slide (precision-fitted), front and rear cocking serrations, and a flat mainspring housing. The gun has no sharp edges—Springfield calls this the “carry bevel” treatment—and it wears dovetail-mounted front and rear sights. The rear sight is the low, swept-back “Novak” style, and both front and rear sights have tritium inserts. The beavertail grip safety has a small “speed bump” and the hammer is the somewhat elongated, spurless version that Springfield designates a “Delta lightweight hammer.” No danger of getting the web of your shooting hand pinched here.
Springfield Loaded Review At The Loadout Room
Springfield Loaded Review At The Loadout Room
When the demand for the M1911 surged during World War I, Colt (the original manufacturer of John M. Browning’s design) was unable to satisfy all the orders. Production was bolstered by including government-owned Springfield Armory to manufacture the design as well. In 1924, the M1911 was modified slightly, including a rounded mainspring housing, a shorter trigger, and widened grip safety (among other minor changes) and given the designation M1911 A1. And while the original Springfield Armory shut down in 1968, the name license was purchased in 1974 to a firearms company dedicated to producing civilian versions of the M14 rifle– the M1A. They soon expanded production to include a new generation of the old Browning trademark, M1911s. Although the original Springfield Armory and its present-day namesake aren’t related beyond the epithet, they can both be associated with continuing a tradition of producing an iconic 1911 pistol.
Springfield Loaded Review at TTAG
Springfield Loaded Review at TTAG
Enter Springfield Armory. Along with a handful of other companies, they were largely responsible for the Renaissance of the 1911, after gun guys like Col. Jeff Cooper proclaimed the 1911 as their choice for handgun defense. But this is not your father’s Springfield Armory. The government’s go-to guys (founded by G. Washington way back in 1794) closed in the late 60s.