Posted: 3/25/2013 1:12:31 PM EDT
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1. Is around $800.00 a good price?
2. Are they made in the US? 3. Anything good or bad to know about them? |
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Bought mine new about 10-12 yrs ago. Paid 650ish if I remember right. So price is about right.
Had an extractor problem out of the box. Springfield offered to repair, but chose to take care of myself. Gun is now ultra-reliable and my go to pistol. Probably not gonna shoot 2" groups at 25 yds, but plenty accurate for defensive use. |
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe most Springfields are built on Imbel (Brazilian) frames.
However, a 'NM' prefix on the serial number denotes American assembled. On that note, I would recommend Springfield 1911s without reservation. Springfield stands behind their products and their customer service is top notch. |
| 800 is the lowest price I have seen for a loaded version. There are 2 different versions I think. One of my ffl's told me that prices are going up on springfields from the manufacturer. Could just be the d and xdm line who knows He could be just feeding me a line of shit too. So if you have the cash its worth it and probably wont find it cheaper. I got the stainless at that price a few months ago and was under 5 other vendors and all the online sites I compared them to. Right now I have an 800 dollar hammer but I will shoot it eventually. |
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I just paid $875 for my new Loaded parkerized and it has the NM prefix and is assembled in US. Purchased a couple of weeks ago.
If it does not have the NM prefix it will say "Imbel" and "made in Brazil". I passed on a stainless model for that reason. I have put about 300 rounds through mine so far. No issues at all and the most accurate thing I have shot in years. You won't regret getting the Loaded. |