Do all Springfield Range Officers have the ILS?

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Do all Springfield Range Officers have the ILS?

Posted: 3/16/2017 8:03:54 PM EDT

I'm thinking about getting a Range Officer but looking over the manual, I see that there is an internal lock called ILS. I've done a tiny bit of research on this so far.

I was originally going to ask about removing it, and just a few minuets so, I ran across something that indicated only guns sold in CA have to have it. Does this mean it would be rare to find one outside of CA with ILS?

Posted: 3/16/2017 9:49:36 PM EDT

[#1]

If I remember right Springfield stopped putting them on last year.

Posted: 3/16/2017 10:00:59 PM EDT

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If I remember right Springfield stopped putting them on last year.

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They stopped putting them in in Jan 2016.

Posted: 3/17/2017 10:23:05 PM EDT

[#3]

Thanks, I'll be sure not to buy any sight-unseen.

Posted: 3/18/2017 3:11:34 AM EDT

[#4]

I have a new stainless Range Officer in .45acp. It did not come with the ILS from Springfield Armory.

Posted: 3/18/2017 8:25:00 AM EDT

[#5]

Did they put in the normal weight maingspring too? I might give them a call and see how much a non-ILS MSH would cost. I hate that my RO Compact has one, and it was the first thing I removed on my Loaded

Posted: 3/18/2017 11:21:58 AM EDT

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Did they put in the normal weight maingspring too? I might give them a call and see how much a non-ILS MSH would cost. I hate that my RO Compact has one, and it was the first thing I removed on my Loaded

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Yes they went back to the traditional spring weights. Not sure off the top of my head I think it's a 19lb main from the factory now.

Posted: 3/18/2017 11:23:36 AM EDT

[#7]

Yes, been meaning to remove it from mine. But haven't gotten around to it. It doesn't really bother me that bad. I just don't think it should have been there in the first place.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Do all Springfield Range Officers have the ILS?

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