Just put a Stainless loaded on hold

Put one on hold for my Birthday in 2 weeks stainless loaded has almost everything i want except a magwell and night sights Figured id do them my self.

Whats everyones opinions on the gun and do ya kknow the difference between it and the TRP i know TRP has mag well and nightsights but anyother differences??

Also what Maker for a mag well Wilson/ed Brown or the springfield one ...

Anything else i want to do to this pistol right off? Im not sure if i will carry it or not only bought it becuse i wanted a 1911 Again and a better one this time than the no name one i had last time

How about showing pics of mods done to yours :)

Thx Rob

I think Springfield just uses S&A magwells... or they used to... Sometimes they are fine, somtimes, they leave what many folks find to be an unsightly gap between the bottom of the grip and the top of the magwell...

Just to tide you over, here's pics of my two Loaded Stainless Targets... though I don't own either of them anymore... LOL

http://photos.imageevent.com/cratz2/guns/DCP_0607a.jpg

And here's a Loaded with the SRS system (thus the funky hammer) I put an S&A magwell and S&A micarta grips on...

http://photos.imageevent.com/cratz2/guns/DCP_0684.jpg

If I remember correctly, the loaded frames and slides are made by Imbel of Brazil. The TRP's frame and slides are made by SA.

Congrat's on your purchase of a Springfield Loaded 1911. I'm
quite sure you will enjoy it immensely.

How did you narrow your choice down to that particular model?
Price wise, my dealer has a NIB Springer Loaded with night sites
in the lightweight model for $699; but right next to it is a NIB
Para SSP (with many of the features that folks desire) for only
$599. I guess the Springer's sites make up the $100 difference?

Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member

Recommendation mostly is how i settled on it i rented a para and the springer both shot well both seemed well built. The gun shop i goto had both for sale with the springer about 10$ cheeper big difference ..lol

But one of the cops who is part owner said it it was him he would go with the springer becuse they have had less problems with the springers so that pretty much did it for me. Ive bought a good amount of guns there last few years so i trust there opinions he tols me the kimber would be pretty much the same even though it cost more...

I recently sold a SS Loaded. Be watchful of the front sight as mine
shot itself off and had to be secured with Locktite. Also, if not too late to change your mind. Go back and feel all over the gun particularly the slide serrations for sharp edges.

I dremeled those off mine and sent in the slide for bead blasting. The job was excellent and smoothed out the slide.

Also, I would suggest going to the GI recoil system. This will make assembly and reassembly possible without using tools. The two piece guide rod that comes with the gun should be removed and stored.
This way, when you resell, if you ever do, the gun can be restored to
stock.

These are great shooters and are not ammo sensitive within reason.

I sold my copy of the gun for I am near retirement age and decided to reduce my 1911 style gun collection to a more shootable level.

For what it is worth, I once owned two Kimbers. This is a matter of choice
comment. The Kimbers were slightly more to my liking. However, the lifetime warranty of Springfield products is a good thing to have.

As you already know, there are many 1911 style guns that are nothing to write home about. This one may inspire you to send a letter!!

Mine is a SA Loaded custom, that started life as a black parkerized with wood grips model. Then I sent it to Bob Cogan of APW to get it stripped, hard chromed inside and out, then he brushed the high areas and matted the lower areas, jeweled the barrel hood, jeweled the side of the hammer, did a trigger job, and installed new carbon creations blue/black grips.

Gun cost- $600
Custom work-$300(damn grips were $80)
7 days later it looked like this-

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_img_a/228083_143_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_img_a/228083_144_full.jpg

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_img_a/228083_142_full.jpg

im gonna go take some better pics of this gun.

Ironman, that's an interesting combination of handguns.

I wondered if I was the only one who couldn't decide between a 1911 and a Glock, so I did what any red-blooded american would do...I bought both. Actually, I prefer my firearms to have consistent trigger pulls, which both Glock and 1911's have...albeit very different methodologies.

My Loaded and G19.
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_img_a/667192_12_full.jpg

whats funny is if I put my stock grips back on we both have matching 1911's and G19's lol Yes I like to have a nice variety too.