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JohnAkaB · 08-29-2007, 07:52 AM

I don't see to many around...is there a reason why? Is it bad? or it is just personal preference? Post some pics if you have some, I'm planning on getting one soon. thanks

gotta join the 1911 crew but I still love the XD

Brickboy240 · 08-29-2007, 08:33 AM

I don't have a digital camera handy or photos but I do have a stainless GI and love it. Great shooter...accurate and utterly reliable.

I was not looking for a Springer at all, when I stumbled across it, brand new, at a gun shop. I was totally impressed that a basic 1911 like this could be so well put together - the fit and finish was first rate. Very tight slide to frame fit...it was like the fit and finish you see on Colts or higher end 1911s, not basic models. So for 439 bucks...I took it home.

That was five years ago. To this day, it is still a very good shooter and will group like my Colts. Very reliable too. I'd never part with it.

The only work I have done to it is smoothing up the internals and adding a set of Wilson cocobolo grips. I also use Wilson 47D magazines, but all my 1911s have these magazines. I love the way it looks and handles.

If you want one...I give the stainless GI two thumbs up..go get it!

- Brickboy240

JohnAkaB · 08-29-2007, 08:41 AM

Thanks for the response, I see you are also from Houston. Which gun store did you go to?

Brickboy240 · 08-29-2007, 08:51 AM

I bought it from Tomball Pawn and Gun. They're at FM 2920 and 249 up in Tomball. My family has been buying from those guys for a very long time. They have fantastic prices and a very good selection. If they don't have it...they'll get it for you.

Those guys make it very hard for me to buy guns anywhere else. They are a big Springfield dealer and most guys are serious shooters and know alot about guns.

Skip Gander Mtn. and Carters and take the drive out there...you'll be glad you did. They take price in beating the other's gun prices.

- Brickboy240

JohnAkaB · 08-29-2007, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brickboy240

I bought it from Tomball Pawn and Gun. They're at FM 2920 and 249 up in Tomball. My family has been buying from those guys for a very long time. They have fantastic prices and a very good selection. If they don't have it...they'll get it for you.

Those guys make it very hard for me to buy guns anywhere else. They are a big Springfield dealer and most guys are serious shooters and know alot about guns.

Skip Gander Mtn. and Carters and take the drive out there...you'll be glad you did. They take price in beating the other's gun prices.

- Brickboy240

Thanks for the info, yea Gander and Carters is a joke to me...I walk in there and they do not greet or help

but yea I'll definitely take a look out there, thank you

Brickboy240 · 08-29-2007, 09:03 AM

The worst has to be Collector Firearms. Go there to look...but who actually buys anything there? Their prices are insane, but I guess they have to pay very high rent for being on the Richmond strip.

- Brickboy240

RudyN · 08-29-2007, 12:07 PM

If you want a step up from the GI you might look into the Mil-Spec. I have a Stainless Steel Mil-Spec and the sights are much better for me than the GI sights. Probably my old eyes. Anyway, enjoy your search for a gun.

M2XD · 08-29-2007, 04:38 PM

Pure sex...

Of course if I could afford it, I would own a dozen or so 1911s.

But like you my first love is my XD45!

Cheers! M2

M2XD · 08-29-2007, 04:39 PM

This is on my wish list as well...

Cheers! M2

JohnAkaB · 08-30-2007, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by M2XD

Pure sex...

Of course if I could afford it, I would own a dozen or so 1911s.

But like you my first love is my XD45!

Cheers! M2

That is exactly how I want mine

08-29-2007, 07:52 AM	#1
JohnAkaB XDTalk Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: house Posts: 41	Ss Gi I don't see to many around...is there a reason why? Is it bad? or it is just personal preference? Post some pics if you have some, I'm planning on getting one soon. thanks gotta join the 1911 crew but I still love the XD

08-29-2007, 08:33 AM	#2
Brickboy240 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 8,829	I don't have a digital camera handy or photos but I do have a stainless GI and love it. Great shooter...accurate and utterly reliable. I was not looking for a Springer at all, when I stumbled across it, brand new, at a gun shop. I was totally impressed that a basic 1911 like this could be so well put together - the fit and finish was first rate. Very tight slide to frame fit...it was like the fit and finish you see on Colts or higher end 1911s, not basic models. So for 439 bucks...I took it home. That was five years ago. To this day, it is still a very good shooter and will group like my Colts. Very reliable too. I'd never part with it. The only work I have done to it is smoothing up the internals and adding a set of Wilson cocobolo grips. I also use Wilson 47D magazines, but all my 1911s have these magazines. I love the way it looks and handles. If you want one...I give the stainless GI two thumbs up..go get it! - Brickboy240 __________________ The top 25% of wage earners in America pay 86% of all federal income taxes collected. (according to 2007 IRS website data) Es mejor morir a pie que vivir arrodillado Volvo...the Swedish Brick!

08-29-2007, 08:51 AM	#4
Brickboy240 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 8,829	I bought it from Tomball Pawn and Gun. They're at FM 2920 and 249 up in Tomball. My family has been buying from those guys for a very long time. They have fantastic prices and a very good selection. If they don't have it...they'll get it for you. Those guys make it very hard for me to buy guns anywhere else. They are a big Springfield dealer and most guys are serious shooters and know alot about guns. Skip Gander Mtn. and Carters and take the drive out there...you'll be glad you did. They take price in beating the other's gun prices. - Brickboy240 __________________ The top 25% of wage earners in America pay 86% of all federal income taxes collected. (according to 2007 IRS website data) Es mejor morir a pie que vivir arrodillado Volvo...the Swedish Brick!

08-29-2007, 09:03 AM	#6
Brickboy240 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 8,829	The worst has to be Collector Firearms. Go there to look...but who actually buys anything there? Their prices are insane, but I guess they have to pay very high rent for being on the Richmond strip. - Brickboy240 __________________ The top 25% of wage earners in America pay 86% of all federal income taxes collected. (according to 2007 IRS website data) Es mejor morir a pie que vivir arrodillado Volvo...the Swedish Brick!

08-29-2007, 12:07 PM	#7
RudyN XDTalk Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Santa Clara County, California Posts: 90	If you want a step up from the GI you might look into the Mil-Spec. I have a Stainless Steel Mil-Spec and the sights are much better for me than the GI sights. Probably my old eyes. Anyway, enjoy your search for a gun. __________________ RudyN XD9 Tactical .45 1911 and a whole bunch of other stuff NRA

08-29-2007, 08:41 AM	#3
JohnAkaB XDTalk Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: house Posts: 41	Thanks for the response, I see you are also from Houston. Which gun store did you go to?

08-29-2007, 04:38 PM	#8
M2XD XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas! Posts: 421	Pure sex... Of course if I could afford it, I would own a dozen or so 1911s. But like you my first love is my XD45! Cheers! M2 __________________ Springfield XD-45 ACP Service Springfield M1911-A1 GI Government 1954 Colt .357 Magnum Plus a few others...

08-29-2007, 04:39 PM	#9
M2XD XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: San Antonio, Texas! Posts: 421	This is on my wish list as well... Cheers! M2 __________________ Springfield XD-45 ACP Service Springfield M1911-A1 GI Government 1954 Colt .357 Magnum Plus a few others...

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