What can you tell me about them? They seem like a he'll of a 70 series Commander? I carry a Shield 45 or a G32 however this looks interesting.

Not sure what you want to know....... They look good and feel good in your hand. But they are factory production pieces and have a loose tolerance built into them. Why? Because loose tolerances allow less than ideal care and guarantee function even when filthy.

If you really want a shooter you have to replace the barrel and bushing to get "perfect" lock-up (no movement of the barrel whatsoever in battery) and then refine the trigger break. Now it will compete with, and hold its own, against far more expensive offerings. But no matter what you choose to do, they are fine looking pistols and quite functional in all respects.

Hope this helps....

I've carried mine but not often...more of a BBQ and range gun for me. It does carry well in winter and has been 100% with anything I've shot but has been 95% my hand loads. I put the MS CT rosewood grips to work on it and like those just fine, too.

While a 1911 isn't my first choice for EDC I'm sure that those who do carry 1911's will find it a great option. Noticeably lighter than a standard 5" but easy to shoot well. The round butt and shorter barrel makes more difference than you might think!

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My 1911SC is my daily carry gun. It is the best 1911 I own and I actually chose it over an Ed Brown executive carry. I'd have to check to be exact, but I am probably up to over 3500 rounds through it. Does great with all bullet weights, HP/FMJ, RN/FP, etc. Only thing it does not like are some low power reloads that NONE of my 1911s or Glock 45s will run (moral of the story, never trade a friend for his reloaded ammo but that is another story). It has been utterly flawless.
Also, I honestly am not the nicest to my 1911s. I tend to shoot the hell out of them, run a boresnake down them, wipe the outside down and toss them back in the gunsafe. I cannot remember the last time I broke my 1911SC down and it never has any problems. Now, i could have lucked out with the 1911SC that one of the guys was doing while as his qualification example to move up to the PC shop (if that is even how they do it, just making an example) but this thing was tight right from the factory, has one of the best triggers on a 1911 I have ever felt.
As I mentioned, it was between this and an Ed Brown EC for my daily carry and the S&W won out.
The current fold of 1911s includes my 1911SC, an Ed Brown Alpha Elite, 2 Roberts Defense (1 of which was the personal gun of their lead gun smith), a Springfield V-10 Super Tuned, a Para slim Hawg, the 2 Billboards and a RIA in 9mm. Over the years, I have had other Ed Browns, a couple of Les Baers, quite a few Kimbers, a TISA, many other S&W 1911s and quite a few others I am sure I have forgotten. Truth comes down to the 1911SC is my favorite.
Second pic is my normal daily carry rig and the second is my "Aw ****, I really have to go to Milwaukee?" Rig.

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Of my 7.5 1911's (the .5 is a Kimber Micro 9), three are Commander sized. I have only one full size and that's a Pro Series 9. Of the Commanders, one is a Kimber Pro Carry 9, the other two are S&W 45's. One is a 1911PD, and the other an e-series Sc. It's not my first Scandium framed S&W, and I certainly don't expect it to be my last. IMO, S&W makes some of the best production 1911's on the market. For me, the Commander sized pistol, especially with a rounded grip heel, really does a fine job as all-around range and carry weapon. My two S&W 45's haven't missed a beat, on any of the manufactured ammo I've fed them. I have other pistols, but shooting a 1911 is just - well, natural. Maybe it's the years I have spent shooting 1911's that makes them so "comfortable", but I think there's something else to it. Seems like no matter what I'm taking to the range, the e-series or the PD comes along. IMO, the e-series pistol is well worthy of your consideration.

I had the all black SC E series commander but sold it a while back. I keep getting tempted to pick up another one though, especially when I read comments like Ken's where he puts it up there with EB. Mine was a solid gun that for me had great accuracy. A couple of minor things that didn't work for me were the ambi safety and what I perceived to be a soft finish like for example a scratch from a burr on the thumb safety. But that's probably being too critical.

Just received my second SC from S&W after they decided the first one was not worth fixing, for some reason. Bought the first one on March 31st of this year and after about 15 days and 200 rounds, the plunger bracket on the left side of the frame came loose. LONG story short, I got a brand new gun and now have 4 mags and still love this gun. A real tack driver and a thing of beauty to look at. I hope, and they said my problem was very rare, to have this gun for a long time and hand it down to my son or grandson some day. The rivets that attach the plunger bracket appear to be of a different type,,,, maybe.

That is really interesting. Could you post a pic of the new plunger and how it is staked?

The iPhone is the only camera I have Ken, and don't think it could pick up the detail of the rivets. For some reason, I THINK the rivet at the rear of the gun is more to the front of the gun, but I could be wrong. The first gun had what appeared to be a mark on the inside of the frame where a hole was started but stopped for some reason.