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Thread: Lightly used Springfield 1911 - A1 in 9mm

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    Lightly used Springfield 1911 - A1 in 9mm

    I picked this one up at a very good price, and just got done doing a detail strip and cleaning. I installed a C&S light pull sear spring, and one of those slip-on Wilson magwells.

    I plan on shooting it at next Tuesday’s IDPA practice.

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    "Sights are for the unenlightened."

    Rick

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    That should be a SHUEET shooter! Nice find.
    Too many people miss the silver lining because they're expecting gold.
    M. Setter

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    Very nice. I've never shot a 1911 in 9mm. What is the general consensus on ammo? I have several 9mm moulds.

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    I use a NOE .358, 135 grain LRNFP, around 10 BHN and sized to .356 for 9mm and 38 Super and sized .357 for 38 Spl. I like a soft lube so it doesn't have to be heated during sizing. It feeds well and drop dead accurate.

    I settled on this while sorting out a tumbling issue in a 9mm. Sizing to .356 or .357 solve the problem. I also use .357 plated bullets in 9mm!

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    My “go to” 9mm loads for the last 20 years or so have consisted of a Precision Delta 115 gr FMJ bullet over 5.4 gr of VV N320. They’ll load and shoot out of anything, and are very clean burning and accurate.
    "Sights are for the unenlightened."

    Rick

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    Thanks.

    Two moulds here that I use are older Lyman. 358-242 RN @124g and their 35?-402 TC @121g. Sorry for the thread detour,should start a new topic?

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    I have shot several at the range I go to. I really liked them. In fact I bought one yesterday and will pick up Thursday. I got an EMP 3 inch two tone with night sights. I traded two Glocks I haven't shot in a long time and some cash. The pistol looks brand new. It sure feels good in the hand. It came with 4 mags. The cash came from some range pickup brass I took to the recycle yard. Had about 120 lb of brass. Still got that much left in buckets. All is tumbled ready to load. I just started loading 9 in the last three months. I picked up over 200 lb of 9 in three months. Plus a bunch of 45, 40, 223, 3006. Anything laying around that is brass. I could sweep up thousands of 22 almost daily. They are shooting a lot of 22 now.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Spyros View Post
    That should be a SHUEET shooter! Nice find.
    It really is!

    The average trigger pull came in right at 3 pounds even, and the recoil is about like shooting a .22.

    At IDPA practice today, I could point it at the target COM, pull the trigger as fast as I could, and all the shots stayed “zero down.”

    There’s a very good chance that it could become my new IDPA gun.
    "Sights are for the unenlightened."

    Rick

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