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Interesting that it contrasted Glock with the 1911. Like many human writers have done.

Here's hoping the best for LR and family.

My Nighthawk Heinie Signature Series is a really nice pistol. Shoots great too.

Colt does indeed use Novak cuts front and rear.

You can also get Heinie sights as well as Dawson front sights that will fit.

Nope. In my opinion they went "form over function" with that one, though some people seem to really like them.

Vedder makes holsters for the 5" railed version and the 4.25" non-railed version. ...

There is a 1983 Browning B92 357 available on GunBroker with several bids. From what I've read, these are very good guns without the tang safety or rebounding hammer.

Fair points.

Holster makers have tended to base their railed 1911 holsters on Springfield Armory's rail dimensions almost as a standard. Colt's original Rail Gun would fit into holsters designed...

Several available on GB.

Hilton Yam took possession of another Sig 1911-XFULL, this one in FDE.

His first video with it shows that while the break is decent the trigger needs to be cleaned up -- most likely the S80 parts....

For a 5" 9mm shooting 124gr ammo I like a 11-12# recoil spring.

Well, ...shit.

The Springfield Armory guns I have owned and examined recently have been of very good build and parts quality. Especially the TRP and Operator lines are very solid guns in my opinion. I have stated...

Thanks for posting the link. Watched a few of the videos and I like this guy already.

Funny that his 1911 video is imaged backwards.

He mostly enjoyed shooting the gun and it passed his extractor function check.

Here are some of the complaints he had:

Thumb safety way too stiff, which he cleaned up.
Factory-supplied BUIS...

If you still have the subscription, check out Hilton Yam's posts and videos about his experience with the OR Specialist.

I think these might be a decent starting point for people who want to mount an optic.

If that is not a concern, I would step up to a TRP instead of putting money into the Sig. Springfield's parts...

Wilson Combat Ultralight Carry

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Hilton posted his wrap-up on this gun today. He gave points to Sig for the optic mount and the BUIS, took points away for the accessory rail that doesn't seem to fit common holsters without a light...

Yeah his pistol is running fine for him now, but that's after he replaced all the fire control components and did some tuning.

Didn't he make some points about the optic mount as well?

A gun is an unsealed system, so it might make sense to use grease on the friction surfaces. The problem is making sure the right grease is used. Too thick and it causes problems with dust and grit,...

Wow!

This is relevant to me, so I appreciate the reminder.

My carry gun is a lightweight full-size 1911, whereas my training/dry-fire gun is an all-steel gun. So I do shoot my carry gun several times...

Some folks might have specific recommendations, but I've used Wilson Combat, Ed Brown, and Metalform 9mm magazines in guns with and without ramped barrels with good success.

Of the above, the...

Colt leadership strikes again.

The only interesting guns coming out of Colt now are from the Custom Shop. Well, and maybe the revolvers. Now it appears Colt management is having an effect on the...

Agree on the Knob Creek 12 -- it's quite good.