Got to check out the new Springfield hi-cap 1911 at the last Market Hall Gun Show. I've often thought of switching to a double stack, but the price of a scarcity of Para and STI have definitely been prohibitive. I came across this Springfield and picked up and it felt pretty good the only thing is that Springfield only makes them in the G.I. model with Parkerized finish. I'm a freak for stainless steel. Any one heard any rumors of them coming out with a stainless model? One question that I do have about the hi-cap 1911's is this, I noticed that the mainspring housing looks to be the same width and thickness as a single stack. Does anyone know if a bobtail job could be done on one? I currently carry a Colt Officers' with slim line grips OWB and think that I go full size hi-cap that the extra length would print like a neon sign. I've checked out a bobtail before and it printed less than my Officers' due to the roundness. I don't think that the grip is really thicker than standard single stack grips as the ones that they had on it were very thin. Any comments or suggestions are appreciated.
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Springfield hi-cap 1911
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Springfield hi-cap 1911
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Jesus was not politically correct, therefore I refuse to be
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Jesus was not politically correct, therefore I refuse to be
To my mind it is wholly irresponsible to go into the world incapable of preventing violence, injury, crime, and death. How feeble is the mindset to accept defenselessness. How unnatural. How cheap. How cowardly. How pathetic-TN
Re: Springfield hi-cap 1911
You are in luck. I have a spare bobtail and a hicap frame lying around. As you can see the "ears" will be shaved off but it is still fairly thick. I laid it next to a Springer with thick factory grips and although the thickness is the same, a standard 1911 tapers and is oval whereas the HiCap is squared off. I personally have considered bobbing a hicap but felt it wasnt worth it.
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Re: Springfield hi-cap 1911
thank rm, it may not make a huge difference but you'd be the only kid on the block with a hi-cap bobtail. are you a smith? If so What part of Texas are you in?
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Jesus was not politically correct, therefore I refuse to be
To my mind it is wholly irresponsible to go into the world incapable of preventing violence, injury, crime, and death. How feeble is the mindset to accept defenselessness. How unnatural. How cheap. How cowardly. How pathetic-TN
Jesus was not politically correct, therefore I refuse to be
To my mind it is wholly irresponsible to go into the world incapable of preventing violence, injury, crime, and death. How feeble is the mindset to accept defenselessness. How unnatural. How cheap. How cowardly. How pathetic-TN
Re: Springfield hi-cap 1911
No, but I play one with my own guns. I am in Alvin. I can do the filing and fitting but I have a hard time getting the pin holes straight. You cant even be a few thousandths off or it will look bad. Now I discovered you can cover up any error with grips that cover the MSH pin hole. Your HiCap grips would cover the MSH pin hole easily. I got AEA's gun done right and my carry piece but 2 others I did had one hole that was more on the oval-ish side than round. 
I am soon to be the only kid on the block with a HiCap 7" 1911. I found a Caspian frame and sent to have Robar NP3+ on it so it will match the SS of the 7" AMT slide. Frame in the Pic is a Para I picked up at the Pasadena Show.
I am soon to be the only kid on the block with a HiCap 7" 1911. I found a Caspian frame and sent to have Robar NP3+ on it so it will match the SS of the 7" AMT slide. Frame in the Pic is a Para I picked up at the Pasadena Show.