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Thanks for the input guys.

Thanks for the added input guys.

Thanks for the input guys!

I have a SW1911Sc (SKU 108310). During field stripping I found that it has a very short guide rod installed. It is around 2" to 2.5" long. I have seen that other 1911's have longer guide rods. Is there any advantage to finding a longer guide rod to install in this gun? Thank you in advance for...

I got to shoot another 70 rounds through the SW1911Sc this afternoon with my wife. It seems to shoot a little low, but I don't know if it is the sights or just me getting used to a new sight picture. At any rate, I need more practice. One thing to note: I read a few reports of people having...

In case anyone wants to know, I got my Nighthawk Custom 7 round mags from Brownell's in the mail today. I opened them up and found that they are actually ACT Mags with "Nighthawk Custom" on them. They are identical to the ACT Mags that came with the gun. Now I know where to get them in the future.

.22 LR is a fun and cheap way to keep up your practice.

Tuesday I finally got a chance to shot my "new to me" S&W SW1911Sc. My wife was in a hurry to get home from my parent's house so I only had enough time to fire of 7 rounds. at 25 yards I hit the target 5 out of 7 times. I need a lot more practice with it as I am used to shooting my Ruger Mark...

That is a great story. Thanks for sharing!

All of the articles I read about 1911's call the 4.5" barrel models (which this gun has) "Commander" and the 5" barrel models "full size" or "standard". Very rarely do any of them talk about "Officers" models. Who would have thought a firearm platform that is over 100 years old would be this...

I think you're right. It came with 7 round mags. Brownell's listed the 7 round mags for "standard" and "officers" models, and listed the 8 round mags just for "standard" models.

I ordered a couple of 7 round magazines made by Nighthawk Customs from Brownell's. I'll see how those fit when I get them.

Here in West Central Illinois the best defensive loads are whatever the stores get in that week. I haven't seen any purpose made defensive loads since the shelves went dry in Jan. and Feb. We get a few boxes of hardball 9mm, .40 S&W, and .45 ACP in every few days, and that's not even "name...

I found one of these at a gun store locally. While it technically "fits" in that it latches into place like the ACT Mags that came with the gun, it doesn't "fit" in the fact that it hangs down 1.5"-2" lower than the butt of the pistol. I'm sure it will work just fine for target practice but in a...

Thanks for the additional info.