New Springfield EMP!
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Can't wait to see what an EMP is 
Congrats on the new gun tho! 
Congrats on the new gun tho! 
EMP
Enhanced Micro Pistol
It is a whole new class of pistol -- the short-action 1911. The new Springfield Armory 9mm Enhanced Micro Pistol (EMP) is the first production 1911 made from the ground up to shoot short cartridges like 9mm, 40 S&W and 45 GAP. The result? The smallest, most concealable 1911 you can buy.
Enhanced Micro Pistol
It is a whole new class of pistol -- the short-action 1911. The new Springfield Armory 9mm Enhanced Micro Pistol (EMP) is the first production 1911 made from the ground up to shoot short cartridges like 9mm, 40 S&W and 45 GAP. The result? The smallest, most concealable 1911 you can buy.
10-Ring
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I think I just got schoolled 
That's a purdy one! Congrats again
That's a purdy one! Congrats again Geronimo45
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How much does it go for?
The First … The Smallest … Soon to be copied by everyone:
Get a good look at the new Springfield Armory EMP, because soon it will be copied by everyone. And when you see their pistols that look almost like ours, you will say to yourself, "You know ... that looks a lot like a Springfield Armory EMP."
Get a good look at a whole new class of pistol -- the short-action 1911. The new Springfield Armory 9mm Enhanced Micro Pistol (EMP) is the first production 1911 made from the ground up to shoot short cartridges like 9mm, 40 S&W and 45 GAP. The result? The smallest, most concealable 1911 you can buy.
Previously, when 1911s were chambered for short-action calibers like the 9mm, 40 S&W and 45 GAP, this was done on guns built around the longer 45 ACP cartridge (Essentially, long-action 1911s). Spacers were placed in the magazine to align the shorter cartridges. The EMP is the first production 1911 designed specifically for these shorter cartridges.
The world got its first glimpse of the short-action 1911 in 2005 with a prototype Springfield gun called the "Defender." Chambered in 45 GAP, this rare gun received rave reviews from numerous firearms publications. We decided to launch this new class of 1911 in the more popular 9mm caliber in the EMP.
In order to shrink down the frame and slide of the 9mm EMP Springfield engineers had to redesign a total of 15 different parts to accommodate the change and enhance the 1911's performance specifically for short-action pistol cartridges.
Here is a comparison between the micro compact and the EMP
Get a good look at the new Springfield Armory EMP, because soon it will be copied by everyone. And when you see their pistols that look almost like ours, you will say to yourself, "You know ... that looks a lot like a Springfield Armory EMP."
Get a good look at a whole new class of pistol -- the short-action 1911. The new Springfield Armory 9mm Enhanced Micro Pistol (EMP) is the first production 1911 made from the ground up to shoot short cartridges like 9mm, 40 S&W and 45 GAP. The result? The smallest, most concealable 1911 you can buy.
Previously, when 1911s were chambered for short-action calibers like the 9mm, 40 S&W and 45 GAP, this was done on guns built around the longer 45 ACP cartridge (Essentially, long-action 1911s). Spacers were placed in the magazine to align the shorter cartridges. The EMP is the first production 1911 designed specifically for these shorter cartridges.
The world got its first glimpse of the short-action 1911 in 2005 with a prototype Springfield gun called the "Defender." Chambered in 45 GAP, this rare gun received rave reviews from numerous firearms publications. We decided to launch this new class of 1911 in the more popular 9mm caliber in the EMP.
In order to shrink down the frame and slide of the 9mm EMP Springfield engineers had to redesign a total of 15 different parts to accommodate the change and enhance the 1911's performance specifically for short-action pistol cartridges.
Here is a comparison between the micro compact and the EMP
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Geronimo45
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Prices ought to drop.... very nice buy. Let us know how it shoots!
ambulldog
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That thing looks sweet!
txstyletj06
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where can i get one of these??? they aren't even listed on the SA website yet! can't find any on GA.com either
Whirlwind06
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Isn't Kimber coming out with 2 micro 1911s too?
One 9mm and the other .45
They both have bobbed hammers and the .45 doesn't have sights , but a sight grove. I don't see the point of the bobbed hammer though. If you are carrying it cocked and locked, you now have a smaller piece of metal to sick into your skin.
I guess this is the new market niche to tap into. Not that is necessarily bad. I always wondered way there wasn't many compact 1911 in 9mm.
9mm
http://www.kimberamerica.com/pistols/customshop/aegis.php
.45
http://www.kimberamerica.com/pistols/customshop/ultrarcp.php
One 9mm and the other .45
They both have bobbed hammers and the .45 doesn't have sights , but a sight grove. I don't see the point of the bobbed hammer though. If you are carrying it cocked and locked, you now have a smaller piece of metal to sick into your skin.
I guess this is the new market niche to tap into. Not that is necessarily bad. I always wondered way there wasn't many compact 1911 in 9mm.
9mm
http://www.kimberamerica.com/pistols/customshop/aegis.php
.45
http://www.kimberamerica.com/pistols/customshop/ultrarcp.php
Marshall
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Why the beavertail on the Kimber 9mm with the bobbed hammer?
possum
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Tc-Tx,
congrats on the new pistol! beautiful!!!!!! i can't wait to hear how it does for you.
Damn those Kimbers are ugly!
congrats on the new pistol! beautiful!!!!!! i can't wait to hear how it does for you.
Damn those Kimbers are ugly!
Kimber already has one out there - The Aegis IIWhirlwind06 said:
The DIFFERENCE - IMO - is the way each of them was approached from the start.
The Aegis II is a scaled down full size 1911, and a Very fine weapon.
The EMP is a From The Ground-Up Off Of the Drawing Board a new platform - designed for the 9mm, the .40S&W and the .45GAP. I believe they thought about everything when they designed this pistol. (the .45GAP was actually the first one to be released). Size, weight, CCW, N/S, trigger, beavertail, hammer - Everything was thought of Before Production, and it shows.
Top-Of-The-Line Quality, Thin, Lightweight, Accurate AND 10 rounds of Cor-Bon DPX - I am thinking this is the perfect CCW for (most of) the masses...
Of course, YMMV...
Chuck Perry
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Now if Springfield would dump the extended beavertail and bob the hammer, it would be a really good carry gun.
Chuck Perry said:
Sorry Chuck - I disagree! If that is what you seek - go buy the Aegis II...
Who wants a bobbed hammer on a 1911? NOT ME!!! Without a decocker, that would be dangerous. 1911's do not have a decocker.
AND - I Want the Beavertail! IMO - a Skeletized Hammer with a Beavertail - that is PERFECT!!!
Of course, YMMV...
Chuck Perry
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Who needs a decocker on a 1911? Cocked and locked at all times while loaded for me. The only time I lower a hammer on a loaded 1911 is when I'm firing it. Surely you're not lowering the hammer on a loaded chamber by thumb? THAT is unsafe no matter how the pistol is equipped.
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