Category: Springfield 1911 9mm

14,116 rounds 8 stoppages 0 malfunctions 0 parts breakages 5 mags deadlined Given the events earlier this week, it seemed appropriate to provide a quick update. Between this…

13,008 rounds 8 stoppages 0 malfunctions 0 parts breakages 5 mags deadlined It’s been a tumultuous time with the SACS/Warren gun. At the two month mark, I did…

10,722 rounds 5 stoppages 0 malfunctions 0 parts breakages 4 mags deadlined Lots of fun with the gun this past week… including breaking the 10,000 round mark. However,…

9,962 rounds 4 stoppages 0 malfunctions 0 parts breakages 3 mags deadlined With a little over six weeks of concealed carry under my belt — I know, bad…

8,568 rounds 4 stoppages 0 malfunctions 0 parts breakages 3 mags deadlined It’s been two weeks since the last report because the test gun was back at the…

6,609 rounds 3 stoppages 0 malfunctions 0 parts breakages 2 mags deadlined Two more stoppages since the last report highlight the latest update. Stoppage number two was #5,231.…

4,524 rounds 1 stoppage 0 malfunctions 0 parts breakages 1 mag deadlined It’s been a busy week for the test gun: daily dry fire and five days of…

2,287 rounds 0 stoppages 0 malfunctions 0 parts breakages Three range trips and almost 2,300 rounds into the test and it’s fair to say that some sacred cows…

Before the this year’s test  began, I asked SACS about magazines and they recommend the Springfield (Metalform) 9rd mags that ship with the pistol. They also endorsed…

The test of the 9mm 1911 has begun! First, a bit about the pistols themselves. These are not guns that the Springfield Armory Custom Shop…