Tanfoglio polymer 1911

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Single or double stack offering? First I've heard of it. If double stack, I'd wager they've picked up the Bul frame that previously was used by Kimber, and Charles Daly. I've the Kimber version and its a nice shooter, but finding spare mags is an issue.
 
The article in the link above says "Such is the case with an upcoming European American Armory release (via Tanfoglio): the first ever polymer-framed single-stack 1911." The article doesn't mention that Rock River is offering the same thing.

Wilson Combat offered a double-stack 1911(-like) polymer gun that seemed to work fine; it wasn't accepted with open arms and cheers. Maybe the problem was that it was double-stack and not "traditional" enough? If so, Tanfoglio and Rock River may have a less costly-to-make gun that could be sold for less. Of course, that doesn't mean they'll sell it for a lot less and just offer it in polymer to make it lighter?

I do bet it'll that at least the EAA/Tanfoglio version will eventually be available in 10mm...
 
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Has Rock River released them, yet, though?
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I don't think so, but I've not seen anything in a gun shop from Tanfoglio/EAA, either. They were both at the shot show with demo models in hand.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h70iUxSPsKA

From the ROCK RIVER website:

http://www.rockriverarms.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=category.display&category_ID=559

From the EAA website. The fact that it's branded as a Witness will scare some away:

http://eaacorp.com/portfolio-item/witness-elite-1911-polymer-tanfoglio/
 
Would not scare me away. I have 3 Witness pistols - two poly (9mm and 40) and one steel frame (45). All good shooters. They are the ones I always take to the range.

Not sure about a poly 1911 though. Not sure what the draw is for that. If I get one, I want it to be steel framed.
 
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Would not scare me away. I have 3 Witness pistols - two poly (9mm and 40) and one steel frame (45). All good shooters. They are the ones I always take to the range.

Not sure about a poly 1911 though. Not sure what the draw is for that. If I get one, I want it to be steel framed.
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Ditto. Nothing like taking a classic 100 year old design and cheapening it. But, this is Walmart Nation. I wouldn't touch it, but at a sufficiently low price many others might. They could claim they own a 1911 piece of history kinda' sorta' (not that most of today's 1911's are pure copies of the original but polymer is a big step).
I wonder what other changes have to be made to make a poly-lower 1911 viable. Would it be too snappy? I realize that there are many poly .45, but they are unconstrained to be designed for the round just as an all-steel 1911 was/is. But if you decide to constrain the design to be mostly 1911 and change the materials, it might be a disaster.
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Says steel frame in the product description.

Maybe poly covered steel? Ala LCR??
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Far more likely it's just a screwup in the website description. It also says two-tone....

I'm constantly surprised by the number of errors found on these sites, and how long it takes them to find and correct the errors.
 
Not sure about a poly 1911 though. Not sure what the draw is for that. If I get one, I want it to be steel framed.
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Why not? I carry a 1911 cause I shoot it well, and it fits my hand. But it's heavy. I'd love the weight savings of polymer. If they make an officer's modrl, or especially a CCO, I'd be on it like butter on toast.
 
Interesting. Thanks for sharing the info y'all.

Here's where I am weird cause if I want plastic I buy built from the ground up plastic pistol. When it comes to a 1911...I just want metal. Never say never though....but at this point I'm leaning towards never.
 
Okay, now that's just mean. Here I am getting ready to start scraping for a Witness Poly in 10mm (got a Stainless Steel Ruger Security Six 6" in .357 for $240, no way in heck was I passing that deal up, but it set me back down to $100 in the scrape jar) and this comes out.

If they offer it in 10mm, and it will take aftermarket slide springs, I'm jumping on it. So now the scrape jar will keep getting stuff for the next six months (that's how long I'm giving them to announce one in 10mm or I'm jumping on the Poly, yes I own a Glock 20 but still).
 
I do bet it'll that at least the EAA/Tanfoglio version will eventually be available in 10mm.
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Sometimes, sometimes not.

For example, EAA imports the Turkisk-made, double-stack CZ-pattern Sarsilmas K2 pistol in .45acp, but not in 10mm, even though Sar's site shows a 10mm K2 model.

I can only assume that's because Tanfoglio has some sort of anti-competition agreement to prevent the Sars K2 10mm from cutting into U.S. sales of its 10mm Witnesses.

Having held a .45 Sars K2 hand-in-hand w/ a .45 Witness at the LGS recently, it's my offhand opinion that the Sars is the better engineer pistol, with tighter tolerances and a better finish. Price point was higher than the Witness though.

I'd love to handle a 10mm Sars if someone could ever get some of them over here. 10mm fans are still waiting on CZ to upgrade its 97B to 10mm specs.

Heck, if Sig can come up w/ three variations of its 220 model in 10mm, how hard should it be to get a high-quality double-stack 10mm on the CZ-platform? :scrutiny:
 
I would at least keep an open mind on a polymer 1911 as I'm always interested in a little weight saving when it comes to my CCW. Sometimes g in an Officers Model or CCO size gun would certainly catch my interest. Full size 1911 maybe not so much so as I already have a Lightweight Government.
 
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