Posted: 5/27/2010 8:37:36 AM EDT
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I figured that I would get the fastest answer to this question in GD so here it goes. Springfield lists a high capacity 1911 GI in their 2009 catalog and in one of the recent gun magazines they are listing a high capacity Trophy Match for 2010. Now my question is are these actually available or are they only custom shop guns? The reason that I ask is that at the gun shop yesterday the "manager" said that these have never been made and they have just been in the catalog for the last 10 years. I hoping that this is just another case of "Stories from the local Gun Shop," because I would like to get one of these.
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| I have a high cap springfield 1911. It holds 14 rounds of 45, and the para p-14 mags work in it. The only thing is, it was just like a GI, no beavertail, GI sights and regular ejection port. So I put an Ed Brown beaver tail on it, gave it a trigger job, and put a springfield loaded slide on it. This gun kicks some serious ass. And I got it probably 7-8 years ago. |
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Steel double stack .45s are huge... This Megastar is nearly 3 pounds unloaded... http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v477/DriftPunch/MegaStar_Weight.jpg Nearly 3#? My CZ 75 TS (in .40S&W) weighs in at 3lb 2oz unloaded... 
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| I'm sure they were more popular back when Para Ordnance was getting a lot of buzz, but like most guys who carry a 1911, getting a double stack would mean I'd have to acquire a ton of whole different magazines and carry gear, e.g. holsters. I went the Para route one time and although I have no interest in doing that again, I admit I wouldn't mind getting one of those Springers. I know this much though, after watching Para mags go from $35.00 or so to $125.00, I'd definitely stock up on those mags now before the next ban arrives. |
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Firstly...why a fucking 1911? Are you that desperate to shit your money away? The system itself is ANTIQUATED and requires SHIT-TONS of constant maintenance and upkeep.
Secondly...in order to make the thing function at least in a HALF-ASS fashion, you need to drop about $2K worth of parts and work into the gun. Thirdly...a SPRINGFIELD?! Are you joking? Seriously, dude. You'd be better off stacking a pile of 100 dollar bills up in a pile, adding gasoline, catching the shit on fire...and creating paintings with the ash residue. You certainly wouldn't be as irritated and upset with your 2lb paperweight. 
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Firstly...why a fucking 1911? Are you that desperate to shit your money away? The system itself is ANTIQUATED and requires SHIT-TONS of constant maintenance and upkeep. Secondly...in order to make the thing function at least in a HALF-ASS fashion, you need to drop about $2K worth of parts and work into the gun. Thirdly...a SPRINGFIELD?! Are you joking? Seriously, dude. You'd be better off stacking a pile of 100 dollar bills up in a pile, adding gasoline, catching the shit on fire...and creating paintings with the ash residue. You certainly wouldn't be as irritated and upset with your 2lb paperweight. You got alotta hate in your heart man let it out |
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Firstly...why a fucking 1911? Are you that desperate to shit your money away? The system itself is ANTIQUATED and requires SHIT-TONS of constant maintenance and upkeep. Secondly...in order to make the thing function at least in a HALF-ASS fashion, you need to drop about $2K worth of parts and work into the gun. Thirdly...a SPRINGFIELD?! Are you joking? Seriously, dude. You'd be better off stacking a pile of 100 dollar bills up in a pile, adding gasoline, catching the shit on fire...and creating paintings with the ash residue. You certainly wouldn't be as irritated and upset with your 2lb paperweight. lol, youre post is a fucking complete failure, please leave the internet. NOTHING you said was true, and/or it was based on opinion. |
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Firstly...why a fucking 1911? Are you that desperate to shit your money away? The system itself is ANTIQUATED and requires SHIT-TONS of constant maintenance and upkeep. Secondly...in order to make the thing function at least in a HALF-ASS fashion, you need to drop about $2K worth of parts and work into the gun. Thirdly...a SPRINGFIELD?! Are you joking? Seriously, dude. You'd be better off stacking a pile of 100 dollar bills up in a pile, adding gasoline, catching the shit on fire...and creating paintings with the ash residue. You certainly wouldn't be as irritated and upset with your 2lb paperweight. Now... How do you really feel? 
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I picked one up a few years ago at a local pawn shop for 225.00.
It now resides in the drawer beside the bed. With an extended 20 rd magazine. My brother nicknamed it "Porta Cannon". Has a nice ring to it. I think I'll keep it. Chris BTW,I have 15-18K rounds through it... |
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They don't appear to make a hell of a lot of them, but every once in a while I'll see a new GI hicap in the case at my local shop. They are basically a Para Ordnance clone, but somehow they managed to make the frame feel even blockier than the Paras.
I don't really understand why they haven't offered a more match-ready doublestack since Leatham shoots the piss out of them. You'd think they'd try to capitalize on that. |
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Firstly...why a fucking 1911? Are you that desperate to shit your money away? The system itself is ANTIQUATED and requires SHIT-TONS of constant maintenance and upkeep. Secondly...in order to make the thing function at least in a HALF-ASS fashion, you need to drop about $2K worth of parts and work into the gun. Thirdly...a SPRINGFIELD?! Are you joking? Seriously, dude. You'd be better off stacking a pile of 100 dollar bills up in a pile, adding gasoline, catching the shit on fire...and creating paintings with the ash residue. You certainly wouldn't be as irritated and upset with your 2lb paperweight. Just throwing this out there: do you own a gun store, and stock the full range of Taurus Judges? |
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Firstly...why a fucking 1911? Are you that desperate to shit your money away? The system itself is ANTIQUATED and requires SHIT-TONS of constant maintenance and upkeep. Secondly...in order to make the thing function at least in a HALF-ASS fashion, you need to drop about $2K worth of parts and work into the gun. Thirdly...a SPRINGFIELD?! Are you joking? Seriously, dude. You'd be better off stacking a pile of 100 dollar bills up in a pile, adding gasoline, catching the shit on fire...and creating paintings with the ash residue. You certainly wouldn't be as irritated and upset with your 2lb paperweight. Strange......I got my 1911 for $800 even, and of the tons of rounds I've put through it, it choked once......because it was a crappy mag and off-brand hollow-points that I hadn't sat well in the mag. Function-wise, I have dropped exactly $0 into it; finish wise, about $250, but that's just me  . And it's a KIMBER to boot.
You, sir, are wrong, at least for MY 1911. |
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Depending on how they feel in the hand (and different grip options), that it might be a nifty 1911 to have––though holsters and mag carriers would become an issue. Many holsters will fit just fine, since the slide is a 1911 slide. Mag carriers are out there, there are plenty for the competition market and I have used a Uncle Mike's dual mag pouch with good results when I can't use my Safariland 773s. 'Course that's for STI/SVI mags, but the mag bodies are nearly identical in size. |