9mm railed 1911s - DW Specialist vs SA TRP/RO Elite

[HopetonBrown]

Who in your experience has better CS? I'd probably go that way.

[HCM]

Who in your experience has better CS? I'd probably go that way.

SA's CS is good - my gun works now but still does not shoot to POA.

One of the other members sent his back and promptly sold it off, the other had two trips back to SA and eventually sent it to a custom smith and dumped another grand into it.

DW also has good CS. Re: the OPs question about custom shops - SACS is no longer a full custom shop - at least for outside work.

[shakazulu12]

I saw that before Christmas but haven’t been able to find it on the site since, including today. Not sure why.


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I believe he does them in batches. It came up when I googled it, but not when I go to his site. I would imagine you could email him directly. Also get any additional tweaks you may want. No affiliation, though I have handled some of his full customs and they were superb.

[JHC]

SA's CS is good - my gun works now but still does not shoot to POA.

One of the other members sent his back and promptly sold it off, the other had two trips back to SA and eventually sent it to a custom smith and dumped another grand into it.

DW also has good CS. Re: the OPs question about custom shops - SACS is no longer a full custom shop - at least for outside work.

$1500 actually, but whose counting?

I've been thrilled with two TRPs and the LBO in .45. The 9mm Combat Operator ran well but was not an accurate pistol although SACS said upon each return it shot to spec. I pulled the trigger on the custom work because I was very committed to keeping it and wanted it to be something special and Dave Sams insured it is.

https://pistol-forum.com/showthread....tor-9mm/page16

[TAZ]

Stupid question, but are these 9mm 1911’s actual 9mm frames or a 45 frame with a modified magazine?

[Robinson]

Stupid question, but are these 9mm 1911’s actual 9mm frames or a 45 frame with a modified magazine?

Not a stupid question. The frame dimensions are the same except for the feed ramp geometry.

[TAZ]

Not a stupid question. The frame dimensions are the same except for the feed ramp geometry.

Thanks. That stinks. I was hoping that with the mainstreaming of the 9mm 1911 pattern SA would ramp up the EMP frame, preferably in steel. T
For those of us with freakishly short fingers, every little bit helps.

[HCM]

Thanks. That stinks. I was hoping that with the mainstreaming of the 9mm 1911 pattern SA would ramp up the EMP frame, preferably in steel. T
For those of us with freakishly short fingers, every little bit helps.

SA offers the EMP 4" models which are basically commander sized but with the EMP frame.

http://www.springfield-armory.com/1911-series/

[M2CattleCo]

Do EMPs work? I don't think I've heard any good reports from people who actually shoot 'em.

I was excited about the EMP and got to shoot some pre-production demo pistols before they were released and they didn't even run well.

I think a 1911 frame shortened for the 9mm would be a good thing. It would fix the magazine spacer and extended-extended ejector. Those two things keep me away from one as a serious use gun.

[ssb]

It's my understanding that they made the switch on all the models, though it was never advertised.

I have a 2017-mfg Valor in .45 with the flush cut/reverse crown.