Guys, I'm back already seeking additional facts and opinions on the Springfield 1911 .45 Mil Spec model. I settled on buying this model until I began wondering if the grip safety was functional or simply there for appearance sake. Then I wondered if the gun had a firing pin block/stop. The literature on the Springfield Armory site doesn't mention anything about either part. When I searched on google, I found the grip safety is functional like the 1911 A1, but the gun doesn't have a firing pin stop. Soon after I came across two different photos of cracked firing pin stops, one of which I saved to post here. So the gun doesn't have a firing pin stop, yet they're known to crack.
https://www.m14forum.com/threads/191...n-stop.505172/
I think I now understand the possible if not probable problems of MIM parts.
I really can't afford to move up in price very much, but I will to avoid owning dangerous junk. I f*$^ing hate junky products of any kind. It may as well have been made in China!
Now I would respectfully ask for suggestions for a good 1911 .45 like the 1911 A1 around 800 dollars.
A smart guy once said, "nothing is easy. Apparently he knew what he was taking about!
Calling again on my 1911 .45 gun gurus!