Springfield Armory Emissary 1911 45ACP 

I own nine 1911s and I have owned this Emissary for a few weeks now. 400 rds later and it is the best 1911 I own. My new EDC. Oh and six of my other 1911s are also Springfields. I have been carrying a 1911 since Vietnam, 20 yrs on a police force and 17 yrs of that time on SWAT. Save your money and buy this gun! You will be amazed by it. If it comes out in 9mm or 10mm I will have to have them. Three of my 1911s are Ronin in 9, 45 and 10.

This will be a future classic. That's for sure.

Absolutely gorgeous gun! The coloring and checkering give it a high tech look, yet it has old school functionality!

Just brought one home today. Your comments on it are spot on. Put first 50 rounds through it, worked flawlessly.

I picked up one in 9mm gov't length. It's a cap gun. It has almost 0 muzzel flip and the flow ups with it are quick.

I love my TRP Operator! I must have this in commander size if they release it. Beautiful gun

The polymer trigger can be replaced easily with a flat aluminum model.

Can't wait to find one! This will be the next handgun in my collection.

I found mine today and brought it home, it's a beast, it's going to take some breaking in before you shoot it, mine appear a little dry so oil the moving parts , slide ,slide release is very tight and I'm keeping an eye on it for problems, it's not releasing very well, I also put light oil on rails. This is a beautiful pistol so before handling give it a good wiping down or light brushing down (soft brush) there seems to be lose shavings on frame that will get in your hands so a good cleaning and lubricant is recommended, do not oil extractor as this could cause problems with shell ejection. Grips are aggressive but give the shooters a solid hold.

Was going through the springfield catalogue with my wife to pick out a gun for her and she latched onto this one. Probably gonna pick one up for the missus so we can have “his and hers” 1911s.

i bought the 9mm and love it

I have that same weapon but in 4.25” and I love it. Mine is 45acp and as soon as I got it I put a Wilson combat trigger in it and ambi safety. Made it much better. Love it.

Sweet looking pistol

After many weeks and hours of videos deciding between the Springfield Emissary or the Kimber Rapide Black Ice for my future purchase, I settled on the Emissary. Kimber Rapide looks cooler, but it had many videos of failures, the finish flaking off and customer support issues. None of the Emissary videos showed failures, the finish held despite scratches and the accuracy competes against $3,000 1911s.

Thanks for the review. It definitely sold me on one!

It moved a little!!! Best part of the video! Just kidding, excellent review

Very Nice 👍

These guys look like pawns stars. $1300.00? Best I can do is $5.

Question can you put a red dot sight on it or just a laser on bottom

If you’re doing a press check on a 1911, the trigger is going to be fully cocked because you most likely just chambered a round. In this condition the press check is doing to be much easier. Just my thoughts, great video though!

Wasn’t looking at the screen and thought I was hearing Lt Jim Dangle trying to imitate Garand Thumb. Weird.

The trigger is polymer???? Gorgeous gun tho

Can you compare the 45ACP to the 9MM version and the pros and cons of them with this model.

Subbed! Saw the fb post. Keep it up yall - jeff w

You can say how much the gun costs

Not really a 1911 guy, but I kinda want to see that one in my hand.....

I love the gun so much I bought one….but I’m going to address the elephant in the room….when did Rick from Pawn Stars do gun reviews?….keep up the good work fellas.

Wish it came with the magwell

I'm gonna guess The Emissary will soon be in 9mm and 10mm as well. Feel out how people like it first, then produce different calibers based on customer demand.

Good video. I see some nice revolvers behind you in the video. Are they for sale

It looks like a futuristic 1911, but a polymer trigger on a $1300 gun? Yeah, don't like that. I like the aggressive checkering on it; reminds of the XD series somewhat, but I wonder how much better the steel feels than the polymer lower on the XD. I'm also not fond of how it breaks down. It comes with what looks like a tiny allen wrench you have to slip into a hole in the guide rod, which would make field stripping impractical; it's one of the reasons I don't carry my Springfield Champion Commander, which came with a little plastic half pipe that clamped on to the guide rod assembly in order to field strip. It's intriguing, but I'm still putting my money aside for a TRP Operator.

It needs a fully ramped barrel for hollow points, get rid of that barrel linkage and the plastic trigger shoe !

you guys need to move your channel to rumble.

Can the trigger be upgraded

Ambidextrous safety is useless. Just hurts the dominant hand for no reason. They could provide a left-hand safety as an option.

Nice gun but that rear sight has to go.

still need a paperclip to field strip?

I really hope they make it in 9mm

Got no Mec Gar Magazines with it...got such shitty, whiggling 2-lipped magazines (like on their homepage) ...fully loaded it just jams JHP or FMJ´s ...i hope it gets better after some break in time (couldn´t shoot it yet) But i have a CZ SP01 Shadow...ran perfect out of the box - no problems I owned a BUL SAS II Air (2011) - perfect out of the box - no problems => So I´m a little bit disappointed in the moment

STACCATO HAS A POLYMER TRIGGER AND COSTS ABOUT A GRAND MORE,....just saying

I went to get one and then decided to spend 300 more and got the TRP Operator…..

If I were to buy a “Springfield 1911” for the money aTrp

So you haven't even fired it....

for the love of God get rid of the music guys, why why why do videos have to have extra NOISE!!!!!!!!!!!

The( I believe Bill Wilson ) fitted bushingless barrel. Biggest detractor is SA. A plastic trigger? Wow. The grenade texture isn’t a first. 6.5 lb actual trigger. good reset. Oh boy sold on that SA sticker. Two mags, I guess is twice as generous as one. How about enough to fill a duty rig...three. It doesn’t matter, I would not buy a SA on the primary market because their CEO and Board are dicks. TBNT.

5.5 lb trigger on a 1911...yuck

Hum, looks like Springfield sorta copied the Night Hawk Delegate here. Even the name is similar. They just left out a few touches. LOL KnifeMaker

Rich from Pawnstars?

That card board box is horrible.

Who really writes these things My Emissary 9m is terrible Worst gun I ever owned Constantly jams . Tied other mags other ammo nothing helps Save your money

Hey so I been on the fence about what gun I should get for a duty gun. I have a CC and it’s a hellcat RDP but I was told I can not used that gun. So now I’m looking around. I have my eyes on a few and I can’t make up my mind because I want them all lol. But maybe in time lol. But yeah so I’m looking at the canik rival dark, beretta 92x fr, beretta m9a3, beretta M9A4( I don’t see much of a difference from the other model, but correct me if I’m wrong please) and finally the Springfield 1911 Emissary. I would love to have opinions on this. Much appreciated.