I posted this at the 1911 forum. I might as well ask the gun addicts also.
I have been drooling over the Springfield Trophy Match for many months and I finally broke down and ordered it a few of weeks ago. I was given an ok price on it as it was not available immediately. I can live with that. They gave me a small break for having to wait.
After my range session today, I was talking to the store manager. I was hassling him about when my SA might materialize. He said that he was still not sure about when it would show. He said he could do something for me that might be of interest. They have an S&W Custom Shop SW1911DK and he said that he would sell it to me for a deep discount since his dealers was taking so long to locate the SA. That thing is incredible. The fit on the slide is so tight. There is no play at all. Even being that tight the slide was still butter smooth. The trigger on that thing was so light and smooth. I fell in lust with it immediately. For me, the only problem with it is that it’s .38 super. It’s not that much more expensive to shoot than .45, but it’s still more. It’s not a readily available round that can be found at most local discount retail outlet (Wal-Mart, Big 5’s, …). The only way to get inexpensive ammo would be to order it. I told him had it been in .45 I might have consider it. He said that he could get me a comparable model in .45 and would only mark it up his cost difference between the SA Trophy Match and the S&W Performance Center (Model: SW1911, SKU: 170261). He would be making no extra money between the two guns and he would have it here on Tuesday. It is tempting as it would appear that I would be getting a much better gun at his cost. It is however a considerable sum of money more than what I’ve already paid.
I’ve done a good amount of research on the SA stuff. I know what I’m getting for the extra dough I’m paying for the TM over their regular “Loaded”. I have not done much research on the S&W stuff outside their revolvers.
My questions for the members here are:
1. Am I getting a better gut for the extra dough? I know it’s a silly question. I should be getting a better gun but sometimes paying more is just paying more.
2. Are the frames and slides on the S&W 1911 SS guns forged, cast, or … ?
3. What materials are used for their internal components?
4. What are the differences between the out of the box S&W 1911 vs. their Performance Center stuff?
The thing that adds to this dilemma would be if I do this I will be out of toy budget for the year. I had planed to do an S&W 686 Plus later this year. That would be now out to next year. The other thing is this is getting close to Wilson Combat/Ed Brown territory. Still a handful of C notes away but still pretty close. I suppose I could have worse problems. Your opinion is appreciated.
CN:
SA TM:
plus
S&W 686
or
Performance Center S&W
I have been drooling over the Springfield Trophy Match for many months and I finally broke down and ordered it a few of weeks ago. I was given an ok price on it as it was not available immediately. I can live with that. They gave me a small break for having to wait.
After my range session today, I was talking to the store manager. I was hassling him about when my SA might materialize. He said that he was still not sure about when it would show. He said he could do something for me that might be of interest. They have an S&W Custom Shop SW1911DK and he said that he would sell it to me for a deep discount since his dealers was taking so long to locate the SA. That thing is incredible. The fit on the slide is so tight. There is no play at all. Even being that tight the slide was still butter smooth. The trigger on that thing was so light and smooth. I fell in lust with it immediately. For me, the only problem with it is that it’s .38 super. It’s not that much more expensive to shoot than .45, but it’s still more. It’s not a readily available round that can be found at most local discount retail outlet (Wal-Mart, Big 5’s, …). The only way to get inexpensive ammo would be to order it. I told him had it been in .45 I might have consider it. He said that he could get me a comparable model in .45 and would only mark it up his cost difference between the SA Trophy Match and the S&W Performance Center (Model: SW1911, SKU: 170261). He would be making no extra money between the two guns and he would have it here on Tuesday. It is tempting as it would appear that I would be getting a much better gun at his cost. It is however a considerable sum of money more than what I’ve already paid.
I’ve done a good amount of research on the SA stuff. I know what I’m getting for the extra dough I’m paying for the TM over their regular “Loaded”. I have not done much research on the S&W stuff outside their revolvers.
My questions for the members here are:
1. Am I getting a better gut for the extra dough? I know it’s a silly question. I should be getting a better gun but sometimes paying more is just paying more.
2. Are the frames and slides on the S&W 1911 SS guns forged, cast, or … ?
3. What materials are used for their internal components?
4. What are the differences between the out of the box S&W 1911 vs. their Performance Center stuff?
The thing that adds to this dilemma would be if I do this I will be out of toy budget for the year. I had planed to do an S&W 686 Plus later this year. That would be now out to next year. The other thing is this is getting close to Wilson Combat/Ed Brown territory. Still a handful of C notes away but still pretty close. I suppose I could have worse problems. Your opinion is appreciated.
CN:
SA TM:

plus
S&W 686

or
Performance Center S&W
