Posted: 7/6/2009 11:59:48 AM EDT
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About how long does it take for Springfield to actually send out the pistols that have been ordered?
I know that the market's crazy and that there's a lot of demand, I'm not expecting anything miraculous by any means. I ordered my Loaded, Parkerized with N/S about 2 weeks ago, I'm just wondering about how long I have until I should expect the 1911 to arrive at my shop. |
| Correct or not I was told they wait to get a certain amount of orders for a particular model before they run that production line. I was looking for a Champion Operator and the dealer said he is still waiting on some springer 1911 models since late 08. I wasn't going to wait that long, I found a dealer on GunsAmerica with it in stock. |
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How could it be taking that long for them to make a new [production level] pistol? They really need to ramp up their production, waiting a year is ridiculous! They probably don't want to invest in more equipment and employees. If that's the case, I can't say that I fault them - what would they do a year from now when demand might be back to pre-election levels? |
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Would I be in the wrong to just go and find the same 1911 somewhere else and get my money back? I'm not sure I have the patience to wait for 9-11 months.  See if you find something you like on GB or GA. I just looked on GA, and there are 60 Springfield 1911s listed. |
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That's what I did late last year. I went to two different dealers and they literally laughed at me when I asked about ordering a Loaded. So I laughed at them when I took my business to a shop 2 hours away in the burbs of Chicago that had them sitting on the shelf. I actually bought 2 of them so their arrogance cost them transfer fees at the very least.
I suppose it would be a little different in your situation, but time is money and it's your time you'd be wasting by waiting for Springfield to build it. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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That's what I did late last year. I went to two different dealers and they literally laughed at me when I asked about ordering a Loaded. So I laughed at them when I took my business to a shop 2 hours away in the burbs of Chicago that had them sitting on the shelf. I actually bought 2 of them so their arrogance cost them transfer fees at the very least. I suppose it would be a little different in your situation, but time is money and it's your time you'd be wasting by waiting for Springfield to build it. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile wanna sell me one...? 
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