I gravitate towards Springfield because u get a quality gun for the price and most 1911 brands under a thousand dont give u a nicely polished feed ramp and foraged barrel frame and slide and good quality cast parts instead of cheap ass mim parts i have 3 SA guns 2 45s 10 no failures of any kind i hope the garrison will be a hot seller for SA love mine
I love mine shoots great no issues. Very accurate. Keep it with me when I am out and about on the farm. It's only the second 1911 I have ever owned and it's one of my favorite.
I have the Ronin, and it's just a bit different in finish, color, and different rear sights, but otherwise the same. I'm pretty impressed with SA now. I used to work in a gun store, and back in the 1990s, SA sold a lot of crap 1911s. They were cheap and absolutely no fitting or machining to size. Slides were crushed fitted to the frame, bushings torqued in with a 4 foot cheater bar without any fitting the bushing lugs to the slide cutouts. We had sent a lot back to fix. Now, they are fitted, machined, and parts matching each other. I've been very happy with the Ronin. Got it to a local gunsmith and got an amazing 3.5-pound trigger job. Throated and ramped at the factory for hollowpoint feeding. I also replaced the recoil spring with a 17-pound recoil spring. Take a look at the grips. The low profile grips mean they use extra thin grips. The extra thin grip panels require extra thin grip bushing screws. You will need to replace them with regular grip bushing screws to use regular replacement grips if you desire. Otherwise, it won't fit right. No front checkering is a bit of a turn-off. I bought a pair of Pachmayr Diamond Pro low profile wrap around grips---after replacing the grip bushings so I have a non-slip. I also cerakoted the slide to be more weatherproofed should I carry it outdoors hiking or camping. If you look into Brownells, they sell spring plugs with a dimple that rotates and locks into the recoil spring tonorevent it flying off and shooting the plug into who knows where or into your face. Simple idea and worthy new part.
Hot salt bluing is just regular old blueing. They get the shiny sides and matte rounds by polishing the sides and bead blasting the rounds before blueing.
When we were doing strange things in the '70s being where we're not supposed to be the 1911's had six to seven inch barrels full on a full frame some were 45 somewhere 9x21 like a 9 cig a magnum the extended barrel gave the extra velocity and we're usually threaded
Was looking at ronins for the longest, but something about the 2 tone I didn't like. But then i saw this Blue garrison and I was like, damn. I want this so bad, even though it's around the same price ish as the ronin. Like 50 less, but that color is insane, I love all around blue. The silver trigger too. I'm sold on it's still haven't actually shot a 1911 45 yet so I probably should before I buy one.
Get me one today just over seven and a couple Wilson mags. Il desasemble give the rail a light honing put a little synthetic oil on the rail and work it a hundred rounds before firing as i do with all my 1911s thats just me.
That hot salt bluing is the reason I'm going to pick one of these bad boys up I said another video somewhere on here that hot salt Bluing his sold me to purchase this particular Springfield for the very reason I think the bluing looks better on a 1911 than the parkarising does now I'm a fan of parkerizing I have lots of parkerized pistols myself but the bluing just helps the lines angles and design of this shapely slab American icon pop. So I think more 1911 should have it as far as I'm concerned parkerized blued they both seem to wear at the same effective rates anyway and 1911's in blued finish are nice only thing I don't like about this pistol though I had to have a grievance with it I don't like ring hammers for the very reason as their durability and lifespan is just not as effective as a spur now Have I Ever Had A Hammer fail on me yet that's a big negative Ghost Rider. However I have seen a few examples where the ring Hammer has failed broken after years of reliable service it happens and to me the Hammer Down Speed is just not a beneficial trade-off for that durability of a Spur hammer but like I said only grievance and my shape of my hands my big old bear claws I don't think that extended beavertail helps me at all but I understand why it's there not everybody is as fortunate.
I know the ruger sr1911 has the titanium firing pin for added drop safety, are these Garrisons safe in that respect? That's my only concern is drop safety. Thank you. I do like the nicer trigger though. What are your thoughts? THanks.
I’ve always wondered why SA has slanted slide serrations. In my opinion, it deviates from a classic look, as I like the straight cuts better (older 1911s)
@@KatoCoyoteCombatWorkshop back then it was 5-6 weeks they jeweled the aluminum trigger you should see it..the whole pistol looks like a 70's python. Big wow
Your Kimber is gorgeous, but there's something about blued steel and wood that I gravitate towards. i might have missed it, but is this considered a Series 70 or Series 80?
@@TheJimminiShow kentucky gun company, I bought mine there last year for 709.00, but last time I checked they were 760.00. If there out of stock, just enter your email and you'll get an alert. Jump on it though they don't last long.
@@TheJimminiShow I bought my Ronin for 750 a couple years ago when it first came out. I don't know what they go for now, there still are some deals out there.
Just got mine and it’s a very well made 1911 for the price. No failure at all shot 200 rounds. Very impressed with this 1911.
I gravitate towards Springfield because u get a quality gun for the price and most 1911 brands under a thousand dont give u a nicely polished feed ramp and foraged barrel frame and slide and good quality cast parts instead of cheap ass mim parts i have 3 SA guns 2 45s 10 no failures of any kind i hope the garrison will be a hot seller for SA love mine
I love mine shoots great no issues. Very accurate. Keep it with me when I am out and about on the farm. It's only the second 1911 I have ever owned and it's one of my favorite.
I have the Ronin, and it's just a bit different in finish, color, and different rear sights, but otherwise the same. I'm pretty impressed with SA now. I used to work in a gun store, and back in the 1990s, SA sold a lot of crap 1911s. They were cheap and absolutely no fitting or machining to size. Slides were crushed fitted to the frame, bushings torqued in with a 4 foot cheater bar without any fitting the bushing lugs to the slide cutouts. We had sent a lot back to fix. Now, they are fitted, machined, and parts matching each other. I've been very happy with the Ronin. Got it to a local gunsmith and got an amazing 3.5-pound trigger job. Throated and ramped at the factory for hollowpoint feeding. I also replaced the recoil spring with a 17-pound recoil spring.
Take a look at the grips. The low profile grips mean they use extra thin grips. The extra thin grip panels require extra thin grip bushing screws. You will need to replace them with regular grip bushing screws to use regular replacement grips if you desire. Otherwise, it won't fit right.
No front checkering is a bit of a turn-off. I bought a pair of Pachmayr Diamond Pro low profile wrap around grips---after replacing the grip bushings so I have a non-slip.
I also cerakoted the slide to be more weatherproofed should I carry it outdoors hiking or camping.
If you look into Brownells, they sell spring plugs with a dimple that rotates and locks into the recoil spring tonorevent it flying off and shooting the plug into who knows where or into your face. Simple idea and worthy new part.
as for the manual safety, that detent is solid. Its not clicking off on accident
Hot salt bluing is just regular old blueing. They get the shiny sides and matte rounds by polishing the sides and bead blasting the rounds before blueing.
Mines been on backorder since last December. A great pistol if you can get one...
I just bought a like-new, blued Garrison at a local pawn shop for $440.00! Too good of a deal to pass up.
When we were doing strange things in the '70s being where we're not supposed to be the 1911's had six to seven inch barrels full on a full frame some were 45 somewhere 9x21 like a 9 cig a magnum the extended barrel gave the extra velocity and we're usually threaded
How is the trigger set to the short stroke? And what exactly is slide bite? How does the grip safety/ beaver tail prevent it?
Was looking at ronins for the longest, but something about the 2 tone I didn't like. But then i saw this Blue garrison and I was like, damn. I want this so bad, even though it's around the same price ish as the ronin. Like 50 less, but that color is insane, I love all around blue. The silver trigger too. I'm sold on it's still haven't actually shot a 1911 45 yet so I probably should before I buy one.
Get me one today just over seven and a couple Wilson mags. Il desasemble give the rail a light honing put a little synthetic oil on the rail and work it a hundred rounds before firing as i do with all my 1911s thats just me.
7:15 You know you could put on a piece of anti slip tape from Home Depot. I keep that on any gripping area on my defensive guns.
Great commentary thankyou.
The garrison comes with forged match grade 1:16 barrel.
That hot salt bluing is the reason I'm going to pick one of these bad boys up I said another video somewhere on here that hot salt Bluing his sold me to purchase this particular Springfield for the very reason I think the bluing looks better on a 1911 than the parkarising does now I'm a fan of parkerizing I have lots of parkerized pistols myself but the bluing just helps the lines angles and design of this shapely slab American icon pop.
So I think more 1911 should have it as far as I'm concerned parkerized blued they both seem to wear at the same effective rates anyway and 1911's in blued finish are nice only thing I don't like about this pistol though I had to have a grievance with it I don't like ring hammers for the very reason as their durability and lifespan is just not as effective as a spur now Have I Ever Had A Hammer fail on me yet that's a big negative Ghost Rider.
However I have seen a few examples where the ring Hammer has failed broken after years of reliable service it happens and to me the Hammer Down Speed is just not a beneficial trade-off for that durability of a Spur hammer but like I said only grievance and my shape of my hands my big old bear claws I don't think that extended beavertail helps me at all but I understand why it's there not everybody is as fortunate.
Do Gold Dots feed reliably in the Garrison?
out of curiosity, why not just let the gun wear its own slide in? Like a car with its pistons.
I know the ruger sr1911 has the titanium firing pin for added drop safety, are these Garrisons safe in that respect? That's my only concern is drop safety. Thank you. I do like the nicer trigger though. What are your thoughts? THanks.
I’ve always wondered why SA has slanted slide serrations. In my opinion, it deviates from a classic look, as I like the straight cuts better (older 1911s)
Amen and Amen!
Springfield probably did that to diffrentiate it's products from Colt since their early stuff were mostly government model clones.
This garrison 9mm 1911! Has a traditional barrel or a ramped barrel? Sorry I’m new to 1911.
Video helped out, appreciate it
sent mine out and had it high polished ..looks wet all the time like the old pythons. and never affected accuracy..equal to my Kimber TLE II
Who did you send it to and how much did it cost you? Did you have the stainless or did they reblue it?
@@KatoCoyoteCombatWorkshop it was the blue garrison I sent it to BARON TECHNOLOGIES in Connecticut..$400
@@KatoCoyoteCombatWorkshop they didn't refinish they just buffed it to high gloss black/blue
@@ehcatsfaneric2211 Interesting, I didn't know you could do that without taking bluing off. Thank you very much. How long was turnaround?
@@KatoCoyoteCombatWorkshop back then it was 5-6 weeks they jeweled the aluminum trigger you should see it..the whole pistol looks like a 70's python. Big wow
9months old video,what’s the update???
Nice video. I Get mine this Saturday
Your Kimber is gorgeous, but there's something about blued steel and wood that I gravitate towards.
i might have missed it, but is this considered a Series 70 or Series 80?
This one is a series 70. Wood looks real good on blued for sure
I need a one for myself am American
Oh jeez thats so bad for the spring to just rip it out like that at 11:02
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Is that trigger aluminum?
For 760.00 you can buy the ronin!
Where are you seeing it for 760? That would be a steal!
@@TheJimminiShow kentucky gun company, I bought mine there last year for 709.00, but last time I checked they were 760.00. If there out of stock, just enter your email and you'll get an alert. Jump on it though they don't last long.
@@TheJimminiShow I bought my Ronin for 750 a couple years ago when it first came out. I don't know what they go for now, there still are some deals out there.
The Ronin has a plastic trigger. A big no-go for me.
@@jakeshepard9931 plastic trigger doesn't bother me because the bow is still metal. The guns full of mim parts in critical places, that bothers me.
I need one for myself am in USA
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