Bought my first 1911!!!!

View · by **PHATSPEED7x** on Mon Jun 13, 2011 10:34 pm

My neighbor was in need of a home defense, varmint gun so I sold him my AR-15. I used the money for that towards the purchase of my first 1911...

Springfield Armory Mil-spec 1911-A1

Here is a pic of it with the black grips installed...

Got it all cleaned, and ready for some shooting tomorrow with it if the weather holds.

View · by **Stradawhovious** on Mon Jun 13, 2011 10:35 pm

Congrats! Welcome to the sickness.

Sure is pretty! I used to have one just like it, and it ran like a top. Let us know how it goes tomorrow!

View · by **mmarino** on Mon Jun 13, 2011 10:37 pm

nice!

View · by **tman** on Mon Jun 13, 2011 10:52 pm

most excellent!

View · by **BBeckwith** on Mon Jun 13, 2011 11:20 pm

Very nice.

View · by **bstrawse** on Tue Jun 14, 2011 5:17 am

Nice! I have one - it's a tackdriver....

View · by **Thunder71** on Tue Jun 14, 2011 5:41 am

Welcome to the club!

View · by **Pezhead** on Tue Jun 14, 2011 6:08 am

Very nice & thank you for sharing.

View · by **BlueCrush** on Tue Jun 14, 2011 7:11 am

Sweet! Looking forward to when I get one in a couple years.

View · by **JoeH** on Tue Jun 14, 2011 7:33 am

Nice! And a NM frame too!!!

View · by **Paul** on Tue Jun 14, 2011 7:41 am

JoeH wrote:And a NM frame too!!!

Sorry for my 1911 ignorance... But what's with the NM frame?

Nice gun by the way, congrats on the new purchase!

View · by JJ on Tue Jun 14, 2011 7:50 am

Paul wrote:
JoeH wrote:And a NM frame too!!!

Sorry for my 1911 ignorance... But what's with the NM frame?

Nice gun by the way, congrats on the new purchase!

NM= Fit and Finished in the US. Try to keep up :roll:

View · by **Paul** on Tue Jun 14, 2011 7:52 am

JJ wrote:NM= Fit and Finished in the US. Try to keep up

This doesn't apply to Glocks, so I think I am keeping up just fine.

But thanks for bringing me up to speed.

View · by **JoeH** on Tue Jun 14, 2011 7:55 am

Simple answer - made in the USA and not Brazil.

Springfield's 1911 frames and slides are manufactured by Imbel in Brazil. If the gun was made in Brazil, it would have a "N" prefix and say IMBEL BRAZIL on the frame. This gun has a "NM" prefix. The frame and slide still come from Brazil but the gun was made in the US. Most MilSpecs that I've seen and owned are Imbel. I think that the NM guns that say USA on the side are better for no other reason than the roll mark (just MHO). Some argue that the NM guns are better. Most say that the Imbel facility is state of the art and the guns are excellent.

View · by **Paul** on Tue Jun 14, 2011 7:57 am

Thanks Joe.