Series 80 Pistols

[john c]

Are there any other manufacturers that make a 1911 in Series 80 configuration?

[Whirlwind06]

I think Remington and Para Ordnance had series 80 models.

[gtmtnbiker98]

SIG and most Colt's.

[fatdog]

Smith & Wesson

[Jim Watson]

Taurus uses the S80 setup.

Smith & Wesson

Nope. The S&W SW1911 firing pin obstruction is linked to the grip safety, not the trigger like a Colt Series 80. A lot of their models have gone to titanium firing pins for drop safety without extra moving parts.

Also, Kimber goes back to the Swartz system first seen in 1930s Colts, working off the grip safety but not like Smith.

[TheNewbie]

I wish Ruger did, but they don’t.


I’m not sure Colt even makes the 1991 anymore.

[Evil_Ed]

I wish Ruger did, but they don’t.
I’m not sure Colt even makes the 1991 anymore.

Hmm...doesn't look like their web page says they do anymore, but everything not geared/aimed at the "competition" market gets their S80 system. Gold Cups, Competition, and Classic series get the standard fire control group setup; Combat Unit, Combat Elite, Commanders, etc...all get the S80 configuration. At least, that's my understanding as to how Colt delineated between which guns get the firing pin safety, and which guns don't...

[Robinson]

SIG and most Colt's.

Current Colt offerings:

S80:

Combat Elite (Government, Commander, CCO)
Combat Unit (Government, Rail Gun, CCO)
Combat Commander
Lightweight Commander
Delta Elite, Delta Elite Rail Gun
Custom Shop CQB (Rail Gun)
Custom Carry Limited (Custom Shop Commander)

S70:

1911 Classic
Competition Pistol
Gold Cup
Gold Cup Trophy
Gold Cup National Match
Wiley Clapp models (Government, Commander, CCO)
Gunsite models (Government, Commander)
Custom Competition (Custom Shop Government)

[fatdog]

Nope. The S&W SW1911 firing pin obstruction is linked to the grip safety, not the trigger like a Colt Series 80.

I was incorrect, it is still the grip safety on the performance center gun, I installed the C&S kit on a Colt, old and confused about what I did to which gun

My other S&W's are series 70 designs

[Evil_Ed]

perhaps in the past, not currently...I bought a new performance center version in 2019 and it is traditional series 80, parts interchangeable with Colt because I installed the Cylinder and Slide series 80 upgrade kit

Really? Hrm...my understanding was that from the top of the frame up, the levers looked like S80, but the lever itself was actuated by the grip safety...if it's based on the trigger, I'm suddenly a little more interested in Smiths then..