Springfield Armory 'Operator' 1911 .45 ACP - Review/Duty Gun 

Finally a dude who knows how to smith a gun and is honest about his purchase. Good stuff!! Appreciate how concise and honest you are! Keep it up

SA has been etching partial serial numbers on the matching slide to frames since atleast 2011

Adding a late comment to your vid. I always appreciate 1911 reviews more from MIL/LE contributors who actually carry 1911s more so than others because I'm in the same field and want to hear about their experiences. Like the video going over the criticisms. I too carry this on duty and I share most of those, but like you, carry this on a regular basis for work. I added a magwell and that WC frontstrap as well. I use the WC mags too, but like the Medgars which I carry in my go bag as back ups.

I haven't forgotten you. We met on iFunny before I quit that echo chamber. Good to see you're still kicking.

You should have given that pistol a good going over before you made those modifications. SA makes some of the better 1911's at a reasonable price point but there Is always the chance of a lemon slipping by QC. I have three SA 1911's no Issues with any of them. And their customer service has a very good reputation. I would have sent that pistol back. I wish I could say the same for Sig Sauer! I had the pleasure of speaking to Jason Burton who builds some very nice custom 1911's and he highly recommends SA 1911's as a matter of fact he told me that the SA Mil Spec Is a great staring point for a custom 1911. I was a LE Firearms Instructor and Dept Armorer. 1911's are not assembled they are fitted! Great video by the way.

You have to spend 2k to get a fully reliable 1911 for duty like a dan wesson specialist. Everything else needs a duty tune. Hilton from 10.8 performance goes into great detail about this. He was Hrt for the Fbi. Springfields makes a fantastic base to build a badass 1911.

The 1911 was designed specifically to feed 230 grain FMJ ammunition. It’s not your pistol that’s the issue, it’s the ammunition you’re trying to shoot through it. If you stick with hardball, you will have an extremely reliable pistol.

You got a lemon

1911s are weird man, I had a Ruger SR and it didn’t make it through the first mag before the slide got jammed back. I guess the extractor got caught on the frame or some freakish phenomenon. But it was a brand new 1911, i shot 3 rounds and it was inoperable. Also…I think polishing the feed ramp is a necessary evil for any 1911 just because the rounds are huge.

Good video brother, what other 1911 u recommend at that price point or cheaper?

tnx for the awesome vid! What rear sight did you put in? Looks like Harrison Design? Which height? Lastly, If it is a Harrison design rear , do I need to replace the front sight as well? Tnx for any pointers you have on this!

Thanks for you honest review. Kind of had the same issues with mine. My issue was the slide was getting hung up on the disconnect. Nose dives where also a problem (185 critical defense, 185 bonded sabers, 230 v crown) magazine Wilson 10 round Wilson 47D didn’t help. Wilson 8rd ETM extra power mags seem to work better the shok buffer is probably causing the issue. Very disappoint in SA 😢

I recently had a Garrison. I didn't care for it, even with a trigger job from a very good shop. My Garrison was "sticky" feeling(racking) while doing a lot of ftf/fte which never stopped, hence why it's gone. Good mags didn't eliminate feeding/extracting issues either on mine.Those grips 🤮 Lol, don't You love that? When they give You a hard time if it's clear or not? Is it going to shoot through the camera? 🙄🙄

Come on dude it's a production gun. You do know SA are in high demand. I was watching the high lights from SHOT SHOW 24 and the REP said that they have shut down the CUSTOM SHOP temporarily to keep up with production and warranty work. so that means they are REALLY busy busy. And you know shit gets that busy shit like this gets missed

We're can I buy this kind of handgun in manila philippines and how much is the prize

I was debating on trying to get one, but after this I’m not so sure. You mentioned other options at lower price points, which ones?

They didn't put front checkering on it because thats for the TRP line and megwell. U crying about the price now that would be jumped the price up.

What height rear sights are those?

1911s aren't built for hollow points so yes it jams. and he polished the feed ramp, oh no

you got a lemon... should have sent it back.

I disagree with you 💯

Why wouldn't you send that back to SA. They probably would have sent you a new gun. The feed ramp and the terrible number engraving is unacceptable in any firearm.