Springfield New TRP 1911 models

[TTSX]

Here's mine

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Interesting choice to put a recover tactical grip thing on it

 

[Nosferatu]

I'm kinda digging the commander sized version.

 

[TTSX]

I'm kinda digging the commander sized version.

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I have a soft spot for peanut butter brown guns. The commander in that color definitely caught my attention. And with an all black barrel which is somewhat unusual

 

[Barefootdog]

I hope Springfield does a good job with this pistol.

I have the railed TRP (3-4 years?) and the Wesson Specialist from 2013.
These are directly competing pistols.

The Wesson is the more refined pistol. it just feels like the next higher quality/finish level.
The TRP is heavier less refined with a so so trigger....That said I find it easy to shoot with accuracy.

Now bring this up to modern day....I brought in a 2021 Wesson V-Bob in stainless.
Nowhere near as nice a pistol as the 2013 Specialist (or any of the mid teen's Wessons}.
The new V-Bob has the less refined feel of the TRP.
No more newer Wessons for me until they get that old high quality feel back.

I would like to see Springfield make the new TRP an equal to the older Wessons with regard to fit, finish and silky high end feel.

I hope they get this right.
I think Wesson has left them an opening to make a move.

I know....I'm speaking Sacrilege.
Just my opinion.

 

[CO136]

I hope Springfield does a good job with this pistol.

Ditto, I hope so as well.

I am interested in the commander size Classic. I have 2 commander size 1911's but both have aluminum alloy frames. I need (Want!) one with steel frame/slide. This one would do it. GI recoil system as well. Good stuff...

 

[BillyJean]

Hand-fit seems to mean that hands selected parts which fit closely. I do not think that any actual hand-work is done on them - not at $175/hour in the US.

Yeah that's a clever little piece of copywriting there. I read it as hand selected slide to frame mating/fit, but they're saying they're numbering individual parts to the gun and hand-fitting them. To me, that means they're probably doing a little hand-fitting on a couple things and hand-selecting some. I'm guessing barrel/bushing and thumb safety have a human touch. BTGS looks failry decent fit on the promo photos but I imagine they hand select that. Clearly the magwell isn't blended. At $2k you're mostly getting tighter tolerances, but it works for Wilson Combat and Chris Reeve these days.

The railed commander bobtail is not an often seen combo. I bet they won't sell well and will become a cult thing later on.

Overall, a step up for the TRP and another option in the Dan Wesson space. I'd rather have the DW version of nitride than cerakote as a finish but the Wesson designs of late are looking more and more corny. I may have to give the TRP a try.

 

[TTSX]

Yeah that's a clever little piece of copywriting there. I read it as hand selected slide to frame mating/fit, but they're saying they're numbering individual parts to the gun and hand-fitting them. To me, that means they're probably doing a little hand-fitting on a couple things and hand-selecting some. I'm guessing barrel/bushing and thumb safety have a human touch. BTGS looks failry decent fit on the promo photos but I imagine they hand select that. Clearly the magwell isn't blended. At $2k you're mostly getting tighter tolerances, but it works for Wilson Combat and Chris Reeve these days.

The railed commander bobtail is not an often seen combo. I bet they won't sell well and will become a cult thing later on.

Overall, a step up for the TRP and another option in the Dan Wesson space. I'd rather have the DW version of nitride than cerakote as a finish but the Wesson designs of late are looking more and more corny. I may have to give the TRP a try.

If I can get my hands on one of the bobtailed commanders, they'll probably sell at least 1. But who knows. $2k can go a long way toward a custom gun or really anything at all for that matter

 

[solv3nt]

If I can get my hands on one of the bobtailed commanders, they'll probably sell at least 1. But who knows. $2k can go a long way toward a custom gun or really anything at all for that matter

You're 2/3 to a Wilson.

 

[TTSX]

You're 2/3 to a Wilson.

Or 1/2 to a nighthawk. Yeah, I get it. 1911 addiction is real

 

[solv3nt]

Or 1/2 to a nighthawk. Yeah, I get it. 1911 addiction is real

It's a sickness.... But who am I kidding I buy lots of guns and gun paraphernalia.

 

[BillyJean]

You're 2/3 to a Wilson.

Shoot, you can pick up a barely used Wilson or Ed Brown these days for $2k if dig a little.

 

[TTSX]

Shoot, you can pick up a barely used Wilson or Ed Brown these days for $2k if dig a little.

When I hear the name Ed Brown, I get a mental imagine of a chain smoking fat old man with suspenders and a trucker hat who "knows what he has"

 

[Nosferatu]

When I hear the name Ed Brown, I get a mental imagine of a chain smoking fat old man with suspenders and a trucker hat who "knows what he has"

I'd hate to see what imagery Les Baer summons up.

 

[Nosferatu]

You're 2/3 to a Wilson.

or 16/4 to a Tisas!

 

[Knobgoblin]

I'd hate to see what imagery Les Baer summons up.

 

[TTSX]

I'd hate to see what imagery Les Baer summons up.

A hairy man, kind of like Magnum PI with gold chains and smells of patchouli

 

[TTSX]

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No no, that's Ed

 

[Knobgoblin]

Completely beside the current conversation, I actually do have a very faint mental image of Jason Burton ( all hail ! ) .
He's a little high school kid with glasses. I met him once when he was maybe 15 or so . That was many moons ago.

 

[trevi]

Or 1/2 to a nighthawk. Yeah, I get it. 1911 addiction is real

It really is!!! All my current handguns share the 1911 grip angle and beavertail.

 

[solv3nt]

It really is!!! All my current handguns share the 1911 grip angle and beavertail.

But you have 9mm.

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