velocette
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Finally decided to return to a 1911 type pistol for EDC.
In a price range I can afford, I found The Springfield Armory Range Officer Elite Compact in 9mm to fit my needs.
Officers aluminum frame, 1/2" shorter than std 1911, Commander length barrel at 4"
yields an easily concealed light weight pistol with an excellent trigger. Picked up my new one and after cleaning & lubricating took it to my club. Function was poor. Very light primer strikes had misfires with CCI primers, fired most of the time with Federal primers, and most of the time with factory Gold Dot ammo.
SO, home I go, to the bench. Pulled out the firing pin & spring. Titanium firing pin and a spring that was both stronger and longer (by 1/2") than my new Wolff 1911 firing pin springs. (See the spring in photo attached) The firing pin channel was rough on the inside so that was smoothed out & a new Wolff extra power firing pin spring installed.
Amazing, now all rounds go off properly. Pistol is accurate with a nice trigger, decent sights and easily concealed.
I was pleasantly impressed with the tight slide to frame fit and barrel lock up, all as good as a tight match pistol. For sure it will loosen up a bit as I get more rounds through it, but overall, a nice pistol for every day carry, even if it had a bunch of lawyers stuffed into the firing pin & spring.
In a price range I can afford, I found The Springfield Armory Range Officer Elite Compact in 9mm to fit my needs.
Officers aluminum frame, 1/2" shorter than std 1911, Commander length barrel at 4"
yields an easily concealed light weight pistol with an excellent trigger. Picked up my new one and after cleaning & lubricating took it to my club. Function was poor. Very light primer strikes had misfires with CCI primers, fired most of the time with Federal primers, and most of the time with factory Gold Dot ammo.
SO, home I go, to the bench. Pulled out the firing pin & spring. Titanium firing pin and a spring that was both stronger and longer (by 1/2") than my new Wolff 1911 firing pin springs. (See the spring in photo attached) The firing pin channel was rough on the inside so that was smoothed out & a new Wolff extra power firing pin spring installed.
Amazing, now all rounds go off properly. Pistol is accurate with a nice trigger, decent sights and easily concealed.
I was pleasantly impressed with the tight slide to frame fit and barrel lock up, all as good as a tight match pistol. For sure it will loosen up a bit as I get more rounds through it, but overall, a nice pistol for every day carry, even if it had a bunch of lawyers stuffed into the firing pin & spring.