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ThePainkiller · 05-18-2006, 11:45 PM

I bought a Springfield Black Stainless Loaded with the Adjustable Night sights from a private party. Did I make a good choice? Any advice on any mods for the pistol? Ive never owned a 1911

Don · 05-19-2006, 12:45 AM

Yes that is a good choice! Shoot it and then tell us how good of a choice it is!

More custom often means more finicky. You have all of the good features for what should be a a solid and reliable pistol. Things that make it "better" from this point will usually make it have more problems and will involve more excuses at the range: "when it is cleaned it doesn't jam like this", "I need to change the OAL and then it will feed like it should", etc.

SLCDave · 05-19-2006, 10:09 AM

Shoot the hell out of it before you modify anything. I thing the SA Loaded models are great, and don't need much, if anything, done to them.

I recently got the loaded stainless version, and it shoots like a champ. The previous owner added a Wilson Magwell to it. It's nice, but not really necessary. He kind of boogered up the bottoms of the grip panels, so I'm going to replace them. I might get some checkering done down the line, but I don't have too many functional modifications planned. I might swap out the full length guide rod, but that's really it as far as internals go.

Congratulations on the new gun! I think the black stainless it sweet looking.

boricua9mm · 05-21-2006, 06:04 PM

I'd swap the 2 piece full length guide rod for a G.I rod and plug setup. After youy've field stripped the gun a couple times, you'll know what I mean.

BBunin · 05-22-2006, 06:01 PM

I got the Loaded because it didn't need any changes.
Once I decided to use it for IPSC, I had my Gunsmith lighten the trigger. Nothing more.

When I picked it up from him, he commented that he was VERY impressed. He said that when he test fired it, he was able to do a 3" group at 50 yards with it.

Heathen-Yak · 05-24-2006, 08:23 PM

are you seriously asking or bragging asking?

that's a very nice gun.

ThePainkiller · 05-25-2006, 01:17 AM

I was truthfully asking. Ive never owned a 1911. Well I got it today and it was...interesting field stripping. Actually it was a pain in the butt. The springfield instructions suck, but I got it back together. Pulling the slide back and forth seems a little harder than my XD 45. It seems like it isn't oiled, but it is. Maybe thats the way 1911s are.

BBunin · 05-25-2006, 02:50 AM

On a 1911 you grease the rails, rather than oil them.
I'd recommend the white lithium gun grease.

You also grease the locking lugs on the barrel.
Guys, am I missing any other spots that get greased?

shipwreck · 05-25-2006, 05:35 AM

That's a matter of opinion. I have had any 1911s over the years - and I have never put grease on them. They do need a good bit of oil on the rails, but I have several cheap toothrbushes I use for that. Just run the toothbrush (w/ oil on it) up and down the frame rails a couple of times. All U need.

I usually reoil 1911s about every 6 weeks if they are not being hsot. I don't care for gun grease myself.

Heathen-Yak · 05-25-2006, 07:00 AM

powdered graphite is also useful for mags and slide rails, it can stain clothes though. it's a dry lubricant not a wet one so it won't accumulate gunk the way a wet lube will.

My last 1911 I never lubed. It had a very slick finish on it, I'm not sure what but it never scratched or rusted. It felt like the finish on my XD-45

05-18-2006, 11:45 PM	#1
ThePainkiller XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 188	Did I pick a nice 1911? I bought a Springfield Black Stainless Loaded with the Adjustable Night sights from a private party. Did I make a good choice? Any advice on any mods for the pistol? Ive never owned a 1911 __________________ HK USP 45 Glock 30 Springfield Armory XD .45ACP Tactical Springfield Armory 1911 TRP Mossberg 88 12ga Norinco SKS Bushmaster M4A3 Nighthawk Custom 1911 GRP (layaway) Guncrafter Industries 50GI 1911 (Layaway)

05-19-2006, 12:45 AM	#2
Don XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Pullman, WA Posts: 4,268	Yes that is a good choice! Shoot it and then tell us how good of a choice it is! More custom often means more finicky. You have all of the good features for what should be a a solid and reliable pistol. Things that make it "better" from this point will usually make it have more problems and will involve more excuses at the range: "when it is cleaned it doesn't jam like this", "I need to change the OAL and then it will feed like it should", etc. __________________ Don geek with guns Why don\'t you all f-f-f-fade away.... FAQ - Don\'s Guide Rod

05-19-2006, 10:09 AM	#3
SLCDave XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 1,980	Shoot the hell out of it before you modify anything. I thing the SA Loaded models are great, and don't need much, if anything, done to them. I recently got the loaded stainless version, and it shoots like a champ. The previous owner added a Wilson Magwell to it. It's nice, but not really necessary. He kind of boogered up the bottoms of the grip panels, so I'm going to replace them. I might get some checkering done down the line, but I don't have too many functional modifications planned. I might swap out the full length guide rod, but that's really it as far as internals go. Congratulations on the new gun! I think the black stainless it sweet looking. __________________ We in America do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate. Thomas Jefferson Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

05-21-2006, 06:04 PM	#4
boricua9mm XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: St. Petersburg, FL Posts: 652	I'd swap the 2 piece full length guide rod for a G.I rod and plug setup. After youy've field stripped the gun a couple times, you'll know what I mean. __________________ Videographer/Multimedia Producer http://www.ricanhavocproductions.com

05-22-2006, 06:01 PM	#5
BBunin XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,029	I got the Loaded because it didn't need any changes. Once I decided to use it for IPSC, I had my Gunsmith lighten the trigger. Nothing more. When I picked it up from him, he commented that he was VERY impressed. He said that when he test fired it, he was able to do a 3" group at 50 yards with it. __________________ . When seconds count, the police are only five minutes away. ------------------------------------ MY PARTIAL TOY LIST XD-9 5" (Production) XD-40 5" (Limited10) SA 1911 Loaded (Limited10/SingleStack) STI Spartan (Limited10/SingleStack) Kahr PM9 (CCW) KT P3AT (CCW) Remington 11-87 (Trap) Remington 870 Express (HD/Trap) Misc Rifles for fun and hunting

05-24-2006, 08:23 PM	#6
Heathen-Yak XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 497	are you seriously asking or bragging asking? that's a very nice gun.

05-25-2006, 01:17 AM	#7
ThePainkiller XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 188	I was truthfully asking. Ive never owned a 1911. Well I got it today and it was...interesting field stripping. Actually it was a pain in the butt. The springfield instructions suck, but I got it back together. Pulling the slide back and forth seems a little harder than my XD 45. It seems like it isn't oiled, but it is. Maybe thats the way 1911s are. __________________ HK USP 45 Glock 30 Springfield Armory XD .45ACP Tactical Springfield Armory 1911 TRP Mossberg 88 12ga Norinco SKS Bushmaster M4A3 Nighthawk Custom 1911 GRP (layaway) Guncrafter Industries 50GI 1911 (Layaway)

05-25-2006, 02:50 AM	#8
BBunin XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,029	On a 1911 you grease the rails, rather than oil them. I'd recommend the white lithium gun grease. You also grease the locking lugs on the barrel. Guys, am I missing any other spots that get greased? __________________ . When seconds count, the police are only five minutes away. ------------------------------------ MY PARTIAL TOY LIST XD-9 5" (Production) XD-40 5" (Limited10) SA 1911 Loaded (Limited10/SingleStack) STI Spartan (Limited10/SingleStack) Kahr PM9 (CCW) KT P3AT (CCW) Remington 11-87 (Trap) Remington 870 Express (HD/Trap) Misc Rifles for fun and hunting

05-25-2006, 05:35 AM	#9
shipwreck XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 1,339	That's a matter of opinion. I have had any 1911s over the years - and I have never put grease on them. They do need a good bit of oil on the rails, but I have several cheap toothrbushes I use for that. Just run the toothbrush (w/ oil on it) up and down the frame rails a couple of times. All U need. I usually reoil 1911s about every 6 weeks if they are not being hsot. I don't care for gun grease myself. __________________ - Visit: http://www.fnforum.net The ULTIMATE FN site!

05-25-2006, 07:00 AM	#10
Heathen-Yak XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Wilmington, NC Posts: 497	powdered graphite is also useful for mags and slide rails, it can stain clothes though. it's a dry lubricant not a wet one so it won't accumulate gunk the way a wet lube will. My last 1911 I never lubed. It had a very slick finish on it, I'm not sure what but it never scratched or rusted. It felt like the finish on my XD-45

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