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scalce · 06-11-2007, 10:27 AM

Anybody held, shot, own one?

I think I saw LovesToShoot saying he has 2 on Brian Eno's sight.

http://www.brianenos.com/forums/inde...ST&f=3&t=42054

I do like the look of a stainless like a nice TRP but for half the cost I may be interested.

danalog02 · 06-11-2007, 10:55 AM

I have a Spartan and it rocks. I took it to a local USPSA match last month, unfired, and ran over 200 rounds through it with zero problems. It feels good, the sights (LPA bomar style rear and fiber optic front) are awesome for the price point and it feels like a thousand dollar plus gun. My only issues with it are the trigger (STI stock, feels good but doesn't adjust much) and the stock grips. You may want to put a nicer set of grips on it as the stock ones feel a bit slick for my taste. I'll probably change out the orange fiber optic front with a green one and I want to add an S and A magwell. I'm also going to change out the trigger and have a slicked up job done. Frame to slide fit is great, but the finish needs wiping off regularly. It feels like a thick parkerized finish and tends to collect fingerprints easy. I also changed out the stock firing pin and recoil spring and put in a Wilson Combat bullet-proof pin with new spring. I'll probably change out the stock extractor later (after a few thousand rounds.

Hooz · 06-11-2007, 11:13 AM

I have one too. I've only shot it once, but the sights needed adjusting (and I didn't have tools with me

) so I put it away after a few magazines and shot my SA GI instead.

The fit and finish on the gun are very nice. The trigger is decent and the adjustable sights are nice bonus. I swapped-out the factory fiber (yellow for some reason) with a red one. For me it's perfect.

I'm also eyeing a magwell for it, but that's probably the only mod I'll do to mine other than grips. I have Hogue grips on my SA GI, so I'm kind of spoiled that way... I'll be ordering another set for the Spartan very soon.

The Spartan is one helluva 1911 for the price. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it!

KnightHawk · 06-12-2007, 08:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by danalog02

My only issues with it are the trigger (STI stock, feels good but doesn't adjust much) and the stock grips.

I'm also going to change out the trigger and have a slicked up job done.

So how do you "adjust" a 1911 trigger? Many 1911 triggers have an overtravel adjustment screw but that just allows a shooter to limit the travel after the hammer is released. It won't have any bearing on trigger pull but adjusting it too far can prevent the sear from releasing the hammer.

I've swapped out triggers but mostly for cosmetic purposes. You can find longer or shorter (reach) triggers but most quality triggers perform equally well.

ichy_trigger · 06-12-2007, 09:06 AM

Here is my Spartan, Ive done a few things to it but not much. I did swap to a lighter main spring, tweaked the sear spring a bit and have a very nice 2 lb. trigger. I also swapped down to a 12.5 lb. recoil spring. I added a Dawson front sight, S&A magwell, Gatorback grips and refinished the frame for cosmetic reasons.

Mine will shoot one hole groups all day long and in over 1500 rounds has had one malfunction. The extracor slipped off the rim of a case. I fired another 40 rounds during another 2 courses of fire and not a problem. Im chalking it up to a bad case rim.

gahau · 06-19-2007, 04:39 PM

man you guys got me all exited about this! i have been reading up on it and i mostly only read positive things about the gun!
i am currently shopping for a 1911!
i have heard about the spartan before... the only thing that bother me is purely cosmetic...
guys how would i got to make this a pretty gun? get new grip? new trigger maybe a new coating?

help help

damn i think i am gonna got with the spartan... cannot see how i am going wrong with this... the other 1911 i was looking at where the kimber eclipse 2, SA loaded target with the same finish as the kimber and also at the SA operator champion...

so now how to make the spartan a prettier gun???

06-11-2007, 10:27 AM	#1
scalce XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Upstate SC Posts: 1,415	STI Spartan Anybody held, shot, own one? I think I saw LovesToShoot saying he has 2 on Brian Eno's sight. http://www.brianenos.com/forums/inde...ST&f=3&t=42054 I do like the look of a stainless like a nice TRP but for half the cost I may be interested.

06-11-2007, 11:13 AM	#3
Hooz XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Hilliard, OH Posts: 1,992	I have one too. I've only shot it once, but the sights needed adjusting (and I didn't have tools with me ) so I put it away after a few magazines and shot my SA GI instead. The fit and finish on the gun are very nice. The trigger is decent and the adjustable sights are nice bonus. I swapped-out the factory fiber (yellow for some reason) with a red one. For me it's perfect. I'm also eyeing a magwell for it, but that's probably the only mod I'll do to mine other than grips. I have Hogue grips on my SA GI, so I'm kind of spoiled that way... I'll be ordering another set for the Spartan very soon. The Spartan is one helluva 1911 for the price. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it! __________________ XD-9 Tactical : XD-45 Tactical Member: IDPA, USPSA, ASSA, NRA, GOA

06-12-2007, 09:06 AM	#5
ichy_trigger XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 7,525	Here is my Spartan, Ive done a few things to it but not much. I did swap to a lighter main spring, tweaked the sear spring a bit and have a very nice 2 lb. trigger. I also swapped down to a 12.5 lb. recoil spring. I added a Dawson front sight, S&A magwell, Gatorback grips and refinished the frame for cosmetic reasons. Mine will shoot one hole groups all day long and in over 1500 rounds has had one malfunction. The extracor slipped off the rim of a case. I fired another 40 rounds during another 2 courses of fire and not a problem. Im chalking it up to a bad case rim. __________________ "The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member2645.png

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06-11-2007, 10:55 AM	#2
danalog02 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 24	I have a Spartan and it rocks. I took it to a local USPSA match last month, unfired, and ran over 200 rounds through it with zero problems. It feels good, the sights (LPA bomar style rear and fiber optic front) are awesome for the price point and it feels like a thousand dollar plus gun. My only issues with it are the trigger (STI stock, feels good but doesn't adjust much) and the stock grips. You may want to put a nicer set of grips on it as the stock ones feel a bit slick for my taste. I'll probably change out the orange fiber optic front with a green one and I want to add an S and A magwell. I'm also going to change out the trigger and have a slicked up job done. Frame to slide fit is great, but the finish needs wiping off regularly. It feels like a thick parkerized finish and tends to collect fingerprints easy. I also changed out the stock firing pin and recoil spring and put in a Wilson Combat bullet-proof pin with new spring. I'll probably change out the stock extractor later (after a few thousand rounds.

06-19-2007, 04:39 PM	#6
gahau XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 358	man you guys got me all exited about this! i have been reading up on it and i mostly only read positive things about the gun! i am currently shopping for a 1911! i have heard about the spartan before... the only thing that bother me is purely cosmetic... guys how would i got to make this a pretty gun? get new grip? new trigger maybe a new coating? help help damn i think i am gonna got with the spartan... cannot see how i am going wrong with this... the other 1911 i was looking at where the kimber eclipse 2, SA loaded target with the same finish as the kimber and also at the SA operator champion... so now how to make the spartan a prettier gun???