Girsan MCP35 High Power

[Gladius]

Not meaning to pick nits, but weren't the WWI 1911s strictly a Colt proposition, unlike WWII, when several manufacturers made them?
Moon

Nope, Remington-UMC, Springfield Armory (the original government one), and North American Arms (exceedingly rare!) also made 1911's for The Great War... nice article here: https://www.rockislandauction.com/riac-blog/1911s-of-the-first-world-war

 

[halfmoonclip]

Nope, Remington-UMC, Springfield Armory (the original government one), and North American Arms (exceedingly rare!) also made 1911's for The Great War... nice article here: https://www.rockislandauction.com/riac-blog/1911s-of-the-first-world-war

Gladius, I'll stand corrected. Didn't realize it had been jobbed out back then.
Moon

 

[ford8nr]

Update on the Girsan. Put trigger work on hold till I get it to shoot straight. Don't want to and won't drift the rear sight that far.
7" left at 15yds
I read on BH Springs web they tune and some have a accuracy problem due to bad barrels. Mine will group, just not on target.

Contacted EAA about warranty claim, supposedly life time warranty.

So far they want me to ship to and from my local FFL. Outgoing $30 plus shipping $20-30. Incoming with background check for my gun $40
They will only return ship to my FFL for $30.
My FFL questions why FFL shipping for a warranty claim.
I'm looking at $130 for an evaluation.
Is this normal / fair now ?
Ruger would send you a mailing label and let you ship direct

I've asked if they'd just do a barrel exchange, haven't heard back yet.

 

[ford8nr]

Continue to frustrate myself. Went to ammo test with my .22lr Colt Match. Took along the Girsan for confirmation testing. Colt shot well with 2 different ammo's at 15yds. Move target to 10yds, set up blocks and sand bags, 4 shots 5" low left. Wanted to confirm it wasn't me with the firm trigger.
Reached out to Girsan to see about a barrel swap since EAA won't respond.
On vacation for 3 weeks so not much will happen till I get back

 

[357smallbore]

SA-35 all the way. Best out of the bunch. Love my SA-35. Springfield improved upon an awesome weapon that was lackingand made this model the best you can buy. No flies on the SA-25 from Springfield.

 

[ford8nr]

SA-35 was my second choice.
Only thing that rubbed me wrong is they don't make them. They are made overseas and roll marked Springfield. That comes with a $200 mark-up.
If I can get the poa issue figured out it's a great gun.

 

[tarosean]

ladius, I'll stand corrected. Didn't realize it had been jobbed out back then.

JMB owned the patent. The Gov owned the rights. The US Gov. contracted out who made the guns.

 

[Jim Watson]

The 1911 contract said that Springfield could start making pistols after 50,000 Colts had been delivered.
I don't know what the business deal was that brought Remington-UMC in.

I found a post that said the North American Arms 1911 arose out of a deal to reassign pistol production from Winchester so they could concentrate on rifles.

Forum -

winchestercollector.org

Here is what those might have looked like

Winchester Marked Model 1911 Pattern Prototype Style Pistol

Winchester Marked Model 1911 Pattern Prototype Style Semi-Automatic PistolCustom made Model 1911 showing the slide markings proposed by Winchester when they were propositioned by the U.S. government about potentially producing Model 1911 pistols. Provenance: The Dr. Robert Azar Collection

www.rockislandauction.com

 

[hso]

They are made overseas and roll marked Springfield.

IIRC, the frames are what is made overseas. The rest is here.

 

[gc70]

Has anybody encountered (other than at SHOT Show) the new Inglis HPs by SDS Imports?

 

[hso]

Has anybody encountered (other than at SHOT Show) the new Inglis HPs by SDS Imports?

Not yet, and SDS is in my town.

 

[Nature Boy]

JMB owned the patent. The Gov owned the rights. The US Gov. contracted out who made the guns.

That’s largely the case with all Browning firearms (rifles, shotguns, pistols and machine guns), from the beginning to today.

JMB was a prolific designer but neither he nor the Browning Company made any production firearms. They were always farmed out to others to make, namely Fabrique Nationale and Colt

 

[PCFlorida]

That’s largely the case with all Browning firearms (rifles, shotguns, pistols and machine guns), from the beginning to today.

JMB was a prolific designer but neither he nor the Browning Company made any production firearms. They were always farmed out to others to make, namely Fabrique Nationale and Colt

I didn't know that, thank you.

 

[Jim Watson]

Well, he did, a few. The story goes that the Browning Brothers were in low rate production of the "high wall" rifle when it was noticed by a Winchester exec who sought them out and bought the rights in 1883. It took a while for an 1878 design to become a model of 1885.
The Brownings are usually credited with 600 rifles but I think that is a generous number. I sure don't see one for sale today.

 

[ford8nr]

So ... back to the original post.
I contacted Girsan direct, surprisingly the got back to me the same day. Unfortunately they said as a foreign company all repairs have to go through their US distributor - EAA, and they would make it right. I responded that's who I initially contacted and their CS sucks. - I did put it a little nicer that that. -
Waiting for their reply.
I'm going on VaCa for a couple weeks then will probably just order an after market barrel