Full size Scandium 1911PD

[st regis]

Any opinions , pro or con, on the full sized, scandium frame 108286?

 

[ericlw]

a lot of people have them including me. I havent heard any complains about them.

 

[st regis]

I have a chance to get a NIB one.....I think I'd better act....do you know if the slide finish is Melonite?

 

[luv2brode]

one for sale for ya brand new in box in classifieds or contact me.

 

[st regis]

Went ahead and got it.....$775 NIB.....approved this afternoon for duty carry....pics when the camera shows up....Buds has them for $852 delivered...

 

[alde]

Do these have steel feed ramps? My aluminum framed Kimber does not and it concerns me a bit.

 

[st regis]

Appear to be part of the scandium frame.....I had the commander sized version a while back....shot the fool out of it with no problems what-so-ever...fed wide mouth hollow points (like our issued 185 Gold Dot +P) with no issues. Never carried it on duty. I will this one.

 

[alde]

I had the commander sized version a while back....shot the fool out of it with no problems what-so-ever...fed wide mouth hollow points (like our issued 185 Gold Dot +P) with no issues.

That helps me feel better. I have never had an issue with mine either but I only have about 600 rounds through it. The aluminum feed ramp still looks almost like new.

 

[Broker50]

Do these have steel feed ramps? My aluminum framed Kimber does not and it concerns me a bit.

My experience with alloy frame 1911's FWIW, is that they're fine with skirted follower magazines, The non-skirted mags, like McCormick, chew up the alloy ramp on feeding the last round of the mag. Stick with mags like Wilson or Kimber TacPro, & you're OK. Oh, I forgot to mention, Kimber sometimes includes a non-skirted mag with a new alloy frame pistol, seems they would know better, guess not though.

 

[Tracer_Bullet]

Wilson 47D's have plastic followers that won't damage the alloy feed ramp.