Hey y'all,
I posted the other day about narrowing down some purchase options, and have decided to pick up an STI Spartan to add to the collection. It'll be a jack of all trades 1911 - some carry, range, maybe informal competition.
Here's the thing: I have definitely decided that a Commander length is the longest I'm willing to go on this one, but they also make the Spartan in an Officers... :banghead:
Some basic differences, directly from the STI website:
Spartan III
Frame: Officer
Barrel: 3.24"
Overall Length: 7.34"
Capacity: 6+1
Spartan IV
Frame: Commander
Barrel: 4.26"
Overall Length: 8.01"
Capacity: 6+1
Now, am I missing something, or shouldn't the Officer frame have a lower capacity? They don't give a "Height" measurement, so I can't tell.
Now, accuracy - obviously the barrel length is an 1.02" shorter, but the overall length is only 0.67" shorter. Why is this? Obviously mechanicals can't be shrunk, but why the difference there?
Shootability! Obviously a shorter barrel and overall length result in a shorter sight radius - how do y'all feel about this?
Basically, it comes down to I'd like some opinions on this one! Everyone has preferences - what are yours?
I posted the other day about narrowing down some purchase options, and have decided to pick up an STI Spartan to add to the collection. It'll be a jack of all trades 1911 - some carry, range, maybe informal competition.
Here's the thing: I have definitely decided that a Commander length is the longest I'm willing to go on this one, but they also make the Spartan in an Officers... :banghead:
Some basic differences, directly from the STI website:
Spartan III
Frame: Officer
Barrel: 3.24"
Overall Length: 7.34"
Capacity: 6+1
Spartan IV
Frame: Commander
Barrel: 4.26"
Overall Length: 8.01"
Capacity: 6+1
Now, am I missing something, or shouldn't the Officer frame have a lower capacity? They don't give a "Height" measurement, so I can't tell.
Now, accuracy - obviously the barrel length is an 1.02" shorter, but the overall length is only 0.67" shorter. Why is this? Obviously mechanicals can't be shrunk, but why the difference there?
Shootability! Obviously a shorter barrel and overall length result in a shorter sight radius - how do y'all feel about this?
Basically, it comes down to I'd like some opinions on this one! Everyone has preferences - what are yours?