Who Doesn’t Like A Shiny New 1911??

[SweetMK]

This GC is my "plain jane",, no shine,,
but, it shoots real nice,, a cop originally owned it, and "HAD" to have the extended safety,,,

 

[Rock185]

The SA Garrison model reminds me of the Baer TRS I had. Very simple, handsome, uncluttered, practical pistol. Good job Springfield.

moosedog, just a comment on the ramped 9mm barrels vs. Colt's traditional unramped 9MM barrels. Having owned 9MM Colts on and off since the '70s, an issue I encountered with each and every one, including my recently purchased 9MM Gold Cup, was unreliable feeding of anything except RN ball ammo as received. This included the factory Colt 9MM conversion kit I once owned. I expected this, and am not upset about my latest Colt's unreliability with other bullet shapes. It has been improving with use. So as with my previous Colt 9MMs, I will work with it, and perhaps get it to function reliably with JHP one day

 

[tmd17]

This GC is my "plain jane",, no shine,,
but, it shoots real nice,, a cop originally owned it, and "HAD" to have the extended safety,,,

Looks like he had a bit more done to it besides the thumb safety. The hammer as well as the grip safety have been swapped out from the original. Not a bad thing at all if you plan to shoot it a lot.

 

[Bumpus13]

Stopped by my favorite place to lose my money, and came home with a new SA Garrison in 9mm.

Handsome piece … How's she shoot?

 

[jdlii]

Beautiful 1911's and they are a pleasure to own and shoot.

 

[mk70ss]

Handsome piece … How's she shoot?

Shoots very well. Trigger, at least on this one, is very good. Only put 100 rounds of Winchester 230 gr ball through it, but it shoots to point of aim and groups very well.

 

[PALADIN85020]

This is my favorite shiny example. Real Colt, real .45, mildly customized to get rid of the Mark IV parts for a better trigger pull, and a few other mods.

John

 

[Xfuzz]

Reckon we all do...

 

[bananaman]

Beautiful 1911's and they are a pleasure to own and shoot.

WOW!!! You've got em! Bob

 

[scooter123]

I have a Ruger SR1911 CMD Lightweight that is a very sweet shooting pistol. There is just one problem I have encountered. That is that you really need to check if those empty magazines in the bottom of your range bag to insure they are for the 9mm. Because if they are Wilson Combat 47-D's they won't work very well. Yeah, I was that dumb. Had the 9mm and two 45's with me and and got a wee bit crossed up.

 

[Rock185]

John, Your "shiny" Series 80 Government Model appears very similar to the same model I carried every working day for several years. Mine has all the S80 FPS parts intact; a requirement of my employer. I guess not all that different looking than the Garrison model either..

 

[S&W Fan]

I have a blue 9mm Garrison and it is an excellent pistol. I changed the thin grips to standard width, put Talon grip tape on the front strap and ordered the sights shown from the Ronin from Springfield ($66 shipped). It has been 100% reliable, accurate and just a ton of fun on the range.

 

[Elroy]

Probably the best choice for a base gun currently made.

yep............fully forged ............NOT cast !!

 

[mrussell]

My shiny 1911

Here is a nice shiny original Kimber Gold Match from around 1999. Took a chance on Gunbroker on a listing that had lousy pictures. I couldn't have been happier with the condition and it is a great shooter. I already knew that it would be as I have had an original blue Gold Match since 2004.

 

[329]

Yep, I have a blue Garrison in 9mm. It shoots so soft and nice. I did a bit of minor spring tuning and the trigger breaks at a crisp 3.5 lbs. No misfires after almost 1k rounds. I did have to adjust the trigger overtravel screw and I also changed to full size grips…long fingers.

 

[Trooper224]

The 45 Auto version of the Garrison has a standard, non-ramped barrel just like most other 1911s.

The 9mm version has an elongated ramp because the 9mm cartridge is much shorter than the 45.

There are two ways to do it. Colt favors machining the ramp into the frame, whereas older STIs, Springfield, etc. seem to prefer using an elongated section of the barrel itself.

I've never heard of any issues with the chamber not having enough support in either arrangement.

There are no pressure issues with either the .45acp or 9mm that would neccesitate an integrally ramped barrel.. The ramped barrel is used with the 9mm for increased reliability, due to the shorter overall cartridge length.

 

[Bumpus13]

Shoots very well. Trigger, at least on this one, is very good. Only put 100 rounds of Winchester 230 gr ball through it, but it shoots to point of aim and groups very well.

230gr 9mm?

 

[chief38]

I've got a stable of Colt's and the 1911's are my favorite pistols to shoot - I also shoot better with them than any other handgun I own. My Colt GCNM from 1974 is the most shot pistol I own.

 

[CH4]

Congrats on a solid piece. You can't go wrong with a SA 1911. I couldn't decide on blue or stainless, so I went with a Ronin in 10mm. Actually got i for a song through an insider deal with SA. Like most current 1911s chambered for the 10mm, the Ronin has a ramped barrel; Colt's DE is the only one that still doesn't.

 

[WBH]

The Springfields with aluminum frames also come with ramped barrels in all calibers. Hollow points hitting a ramp on an aluminum frame can cause damage and feeding problems due to the softer material. SA and Dan Wesson (maybe others?) fix that issue with the ramped barrel.