S&W 1911?

[Wee Hooker]

I've liked them allot from day one. My experience is with an early billboard, a latter billboard, a E series, a couple of PD's and a couple of Pro series. All were full sized with the exception of one early PD Commander. All were put together very well, had excellent fit and finish and shot better than I could (Most did have the annoying loose trigger but that is an easy tweak to fix). I never had a mechanical failure of any kind in any of them. I still keep an early Billboard, a fS PD and a 9mm Pro series on my "do not trade" list.
Personally, when I get the itch for a new 1911 these days, I look at S&W and Sig (which I like equally well) pretty much exclusively.

 

[AveragEd]

I used to own three Kimber 1911s and liked them until I had to use their customer service four times to in the end not have the condition corrected. I sold every one of them after buying my first S&W 1911 and have purchased two more.

I have two .45 ACPs, the 5" PC gun with the slotted slide and the 4.25" E-Series two-tone bobtail plus a 1989-vintage PC DK gun in .38 Super.

All three are excellent shooters, demonstrate good fit and finish and on the one occasion that I thought I needed their service department, the experience was top-notch. When was the last time the gunsmith working on your gun called you himself to go over the perceived condition?

I think they represent great buys.

Ed

 

[bananaman]

I have 4 1911's. I really like my S&W. I like the "BLUE" finish and it shoots quite well. Would rather shoot it than my Sig. Picked it up a little over a year ago. Bob

 

[ladder13]

S&W makes great 1911 clones. I'd get a PC 1911 if they offered it without the slide cuts.

Ooops, they do. Hmmm

 

[Tanners Owner]

I have a 5" E series and love it. Posted a thread about it here:
http://smith-wessonforum.com/smith-wesson-semi-auto-pistols/505695-new-1911-a.html

I do prefer it to my Sig Nightmare.

All I did was replace the FLGR with a standard version to ease disassembly.

Get one- you won't be disappointed

 

[rog8732]

I have a Doug Koenig full size almost two years now. Never had but one gripe with it, and that was the extended ambi-safety which I don't need nor like on a 1911.
Something about my 1911 grip; the one I have been using since 1960, kept kicking the thumb safety on between shots ?? Never quite figured out what I was doing to cause it, but decided to go with a standard G I type anyway.

Called S&W to buy one, and when I said I had a small self-induced problem with my DK they connected me to the "hands-on" shop guys straight away.
The guy I spoke with asked if I knew how to fit a T S.
With my assurance that I did, he said he had a single side on his bench he had just pulled from a customers new gun that wanted exactly what I did not, an ambi.

He asked for my address, and when I said here's my card number, he said: "I don't know how to do all that;...let me know if it doesn't solve your problem".
I got it in the mail 3 days later. Installed it that night.
So, A-plus for my S&W 1911 experience.

 

[lhump1961]

Look great.
lhump, what year was your full size made? I have the same model (108282?) and I believe it was made on 12/2014.
Thanks

Mine is 108295 and made 7333. I took delivery in December of '07 so within a month of it's production. Came with the OD CT grips which are fine but I like the wood better for the way I use it. I'll put the CT's back on when the zombies come. I do occasionally carry the Sc so it wears CT's full time.

It's been an outstanding gun and never failed in any way.