Posted: 9/3/2014 10:34:38 PM EDT
| Anyone have a Duty One with a lightweight frame yet? Not sure if they are out yet; cannot find one anywhere. Anyone know if STI is manufacturing these frames in house? Interested in the 5.0. |
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Checked those, all out of stock. Can't find am email for STI, maybe I will call next week. Quoted:
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Try contacting Shooters Connection, Brazos Custom Gunworks or Dawson Precision. Checked those, all out of stock. Can't find am email for STI, maybe I will call next week. I emailed the distributors. |
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I just put one on layaway about two minutes ago (steel frame). http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a362/Sablelieger/Weapons/4D58CB0B-9304-4A53-A6AC-A4CD26C25769_zpsgv5beomb.jpg Wanted something a notch above my Kimber Warrior. Nice find on the used one. Looks like good price too. |
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Good choice.
STIs are very good. I have two Trojans, and have had several Colts and Springfields for comparison. I use one in USPA completion so get lots of rounds. I have seen some troubles with the adjustment on the stock extractor, so I always add an AFTEC extractor, and have perfect reliability after, which is a must to be competitive. I also always add a more protruding mag release (I get Nowlin, I don't know why they supply the short/uncheckered one). I think you'll get a Bull barrel, which you may have to take down with a paper clip, but that's OK. If you get one from Dawson or Brazos, I strongly suggest paying to have them do a trigger job with the stock parts. It's the cheapest way to get a great trigger, that makes the 1911 shine. If it's for carry or defense just specify the desire pull weight. Also, I have a problem with not always deactivating the grip safety following a mag change, so I always file it down some or all the way until it either works with only light movement or no movement at all. Easy to do. They are a great "platform". Looks like some guys over at the "Enos" forums have the Duty One and talk about it. I'd search there, e.g.: http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=192016 Looks like people there are recommending to ditch the recoilmaster spring for a standard GI set up: http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=179119 |
STI Duty One 4.0 Lightweight in 9mm here. Looks good, feels good and shoots amazingly well. Not sure if it just didn't like the ammo I took to the range second time out or what but a couple strokes on the extractor with a miniature file got it performing flawlessly. Really like this gun. Paid $1400.00 plus tax.
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Dawson's can order me one from STI. Still not made up my mind, would love to hear from some STI owners. How is the STI night sights? They are Heinie Straight 8 night sights. I like having dot sights. Standard sights are blacked out sights (no dots)? If going through Dawson Precision, I recommend ordering the standard version and upgrade it with their fiber optic front sight. 
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