Posted: 12/27/2011 8:19:00 AM EDT
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I have 3 of them and I haven't even thought about checking out any others. You cannot go wrong with an STI and you get what you pay for... My first one was a Spartan and I have never had any malfunctions with it. I really enjoy my Eagle though. I was pretty set on the Dan Wesson, as I read nothing but good things about it, but I have seen very little about STI when I stumbled on them. They are in a competitive price range for me as well. ETA - I still really love the DW Valor in stainless, Its not super tacticool, but at the same time is a bit more than a step up from just a plain jane government model. but what I am getting at is function, more than aesthetics. |
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THEY TOTALLY KICK ASS http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/derek45/1911/IMGP4267.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/derek45/1911/IMGP6846.jpg Those are good looking guns. How does the double stack feel in hand? I have never held a double stack 1911, seems like it would be massive. |
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THEY TOTALLY KICK ASS http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/derek45/1911/IMGP4267.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/derek45/1911/IMGP6846.jpg Those are good looking guns. How does the double stack feel in hand? I have never held a double stack 1911, seems like it would be massive. For your little hands. Yes it would be massive 
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THEY TOTALLY KICK ASS http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/derek45/1911/IMGP4267.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/derek45/1911/IMGP6846.jpg Those are good looking guns. How does the double stack feel in hand? I have never held a double stack 1911, seems like it would be massive. For your little hands. Yes it would be massive Haha, I have large hands in proportion to the rest of my body. Shame it didn't go elsewhere 
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THEY TOTALLY KICK ASS http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/derek45/1911/IMGP4267.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/derek45/1911/IMGP6846.jpg Those are good looking guns. How does the double stack feel in hand? I have never held a double stack 1911, seems like it would be massive. For your little hands. Yes it would be massive This. and the fact that its not a Real 1911
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THEY TOTALLY KICK ASS http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/derek45/1911/IMGP4267.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/derek45/1911/IMGP6846.jpg Those are good looking guns. How does the double stack feel in hand? I have never held a double stack 1911, seems like it would be massive. For your little hands. Yes it would be massive Haha, I have large hands in proportion to the rest of my body. Shame it didn't go elsewhere
Then save your money and invest in this 1911 |
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THEY TOTALLY KICK ASS http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/derek45/1911/IMGP4267.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/derek45/1911/IMGP6846.jpg Those are good looking guns. How does the double stack feel in hand? I have never held a double stack 1911, seems like it would be massive. For your little hands. Yes it would be massive Haha, I have large hands in proportion to the rest of my body. Shame it didn't go elsewhere
Then save your money and invest in this 1911 |
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Those are good looking guns. How does the double stack feel in hand? I have never held a double stack 1911, seems like it would be massive. It feels fine. muscle memory is pure 1911 ( When I pick up a para-ord double stack, it feels blocky and clunky, but the STI is pure WIN ) 
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Those are good looking guns. How does the double stack feel in hand? I have never held a double stack 1911, seems like it would be massive. It feels fine. muscle memory is pure 1911 ( When I pick up a para-ord double stack, it feels blocky and clunky, but the STI is pure WIN ) http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v488/derek45/1911/STItripp028.jpg +1 I actually prefer the feel of the STI frame over the traditional 1911 frame. |
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A STI double stack frame is not much wider than a standard 1911 with wood grips. Just feels a little more squareish. If you wrap your hands around a std 1911 you can fit your hands around a 2011.
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Big STI fan. I contour the frames, rounding them off to feel more like a thick round handle, and then slap some skateboard tape on them. They feel great in the hand.
This is a 9mm single stack I got for my wife last year––also a fantastic gun. 
STI makes great stuff. |
| I really dislike their fronstrap "STIppling" as seen on the Trojan and a few others. Not only is it not aggressive enough for my taste, it leaves the frontstrap too thin to cut it off and checker. I have seen at least one gun with additional stippling over the scallops and that seems functional, if hideous. |