1911 Question

[Beer Drinker]

OK, I'm a bit confused. What are the differences between:

1. Series 70 and 80.

2. 1911 and 1991

3. Kimber I and II

 

[Handy]

The answer to 1 and 3 is "no firing pin safety/firing pin safety"

Question 2: packaging. The 1991 was not a major revision of the 1911 design, it was just a marketing tool.

 

[Beer Drinker]

OK, this firing pin cutoff...is it disabled with the trigger or the grip safety?

 

[Handy]

1. Trigger

3. Grip safety



Do you actually already know these answers?

 

[Beer Drinker]

Not really. I thought it had something to do with the firing pin but was unsure of the differences between Colt and Kimber. How does Springfield decipher the difference?

 

[9x19]

Springfield's do not have firing pin safeties... though the current models come with a MSH that incorporates a lock which, when engaged, will prevent the weapon from being cocked.

If you never lock it, you'll never notice it.

 

[Beer Drinker]

What the hell does MSH stand for?

 

[John Forsyth]

Main Spring Housing.

 

[9x19]

Mono-Sodium-Huh?

Sorry, presumed you to be a bit more attuned to the 1911 'net shorthand.