Having owned and sold two 1911s, I started getting the itch for a 1911 again. So, I went out and got a new Springfield GI, just the plain parkerized model. The safety was a little stiff, but the slide to frame fit seemed tight and it looked good.
I took it to the range for a quick shoot with several different types of factory new ammo. It was totally stock and I only used the factory magazine.
The gun failed to go fully into battery 3 or 4 times with Blazer brass FMJ, always the 1st or second round out of the factory mag. The same problem occured later with American Eagle FMJ. It fed and fired very well with WWB FMJ, WWB Personal Defense, and Blazer aluminum cased ammo. No stovepipes or jams besides the few failures to go into battery. A tap on the slide always chambered the round.
Extraction was a bit inconsistent. Most were back and to the right, but several flew straight up in the air and hit the gun or my hands on the way down.
Here's the main problem. After about 150 rounds, the stiff safety became immovable. Stuck in the safe position. On closer inspection, the plunger tube had worked loose. The safety could still be operated with some manipulation of the tube, but I packed it up and went home. Overall, I was pleased with the trigger and accuracy of the pistol.
I'll be taking this gun back to the dealer so it can be sent back to Springfield for some special attention. Hopefully it will come back all better. I had very good results with a micro compact I sent back to Springfield a few years ago. I'll update this once it comes back from Springfield. This could be a very fun range gun if these few problems are fixed.
I took it to the range for a quick shoot with several different types of factory new ammo. It was totally stock and I only used the factory magazine.
The gun failed to go fully into battery 3 or 4 times with Blazer brass FMJ, always the 1st or second round out of the factory mag. The same problem occured later with American Eagle FMJ. It fed and fired very well with WWB FMJ, WWB Personal Defense, and Blazer aluminum cased ammo. No stovepipes or jams besides the few failures to go into battery. A tap on the slide always chambered the round.
Extraction was a bit inconsistent. Most were back and to the right, but several flew straight up in the air and hit the gun or my hands on the way down.
Here's the main problem. After about 150 rounds, the stiff safety became immovable. Stuck in the safe position. On closer inspection, the plunger tube had worked loose. The safety could still be operated with some manipulation of the tube, but I packed it up and went home. Overall, I was pleased with the trigger and accuracy of the pistol.
I'll be taking this gun back to the dealer so it can be sent back to Springfield for some special attention. Hopefully it will come back all better. I had very good results with a micro compact I sent back to Springfield a few years ago. I'll update this once it comes back from Springfield. This could be a very fun range gun if these few problems are fixed.
