Springfield EMP 9mm

[Guest bbtie72]

I just traded for one of these in 9mm. I felt like I had to give a Kidney to get it, but it was one of the most beautiful pistols I have ever seen. Anyone else have any experience with one of these? I will post pics as soon as possible. Edited February 21, 2010 by bbtie72

[Derek]

I almost snagged one of those at Guns and Leather. Gorgeous pistols. Kinda wish I had, but I did get a Colt Combat Commander 70 series instead.....

I havent heard much about them..thats why I passed on it.

[Guest 10mm4me]

I have heard good and bad. One thing that is consistent is that they need a good, long break-in period....at least 500 rds. It may also be ammo picky. But if you get it running it should run good.

[redneck]

pics plz

[Guest BigShot]

I have heard good and bad. One thing that is consistent is that they need a good, long break-in period....at least 500 rds. It may also be ammo picky. But if you get it running it should run good.

EXACTLY the way I have heard it from several different sources.

Great little pistols... have patience before feeding it hollowpoints.

[Guest bbtie72]

I'm a novice on this site. How do I post pics? Help please!!!!

[Oh Shoot]

Place pic on your own ISP webspace, or on PhotoBucket or similar.

Put link to the pic in post.

- OS

[Guest 10mm4me]

photobucket is the best way. Just copy image code and post in thread

[andersmg]

Bought the wife an EMP last year, hers has been flawless except for the first couple hundred rounds the slide would not lock back, but after a few more rounds down the pipe it runs great now, very accurate pistol. She and I both love to shoot it.

[redneck]

I'm a novice on this site. How do I post pics? Help please!!!!

http://www.tngunowners.com/forums/tgo-forum-support/28387-faq-how-do-i-post-pictures.html

[GKar]

I have its .40 cal brother. Very accurate shooter. One or two FTFs in first hundred rounds, no probs since. I had one mag that wouldn't lock slide when empty - called SA, and they ended up sending me a couple for free. Eats ball, Win Ranger SXT and Fed HS with nary a hiccup.

[DavidCBaker]

Love mine!

[krunchnik]

Yup,they are a fine looking pistol,I sure wouldn't mind owning one myself.

[krunchnik]

I have its .40 cal brother. Very accurate shooter. One or two FTFs in first hundred rounds, no probs since. I had one mag that wouldn't lock slide when empty - called SA, and they ended up sending me a couple for free. Eats ball, Win Ranger SXT and Fed HS with nary a hiccup.

Thats the caliber I have wanted one in,I think they make a great carry piece.

[lowbud]

I was drooling over the .40 at the gunshow again. One of these days i will have one but for now I just can't drool enough to plunk down the 1k needed to pack one out the door.

[leroy]

I was drooling over the .40 at the gunshow again. One of these days i will have one but for now I just can't drool enough to plunk down the 1k needed to pack one out the door.

I know what ya mean. I like them too; but the price is a bit too steep. I guess it's just my "frugal" scotch-irish upbringing.

Kind regards,

Leroy

[GKar]

Let's also not forget the EMP's (slightly) bigger brother...

[PackinMama]

I have an EMP in 9mm and I love it! It had multiple problems during the first 200 rds. or so, then it magically started running smoothly. If yours is brand new, just keep it nice and wet with Rem Oil in the slide rail grooves and go shoot about 300 rds. She'll all of a sudden start running perfectly right around that 200 to 300 rd. mark. Since mine was broken in, I've had problems with it feeding certain hollow points....mostly the lighter 115 and 124 gr. loads with a very thin and sharp edge on the bullet. It does fine with 147 gr. Speer Gold Dots. I'm planning on polishing the feed ramp, but I just haven't got around to it yet.

This is the most accurate 3" barrel pistol I've ever seen. It's an incredible shooter and a great carry gun because it's thin and light. Do yourself a favor and put your stock Springfield grips away and get some custom ones made. My grips are made by "Esmeralda" and so are GKar's grips on his Micro Compact. She does some incredible work......and then you can carry your gun and not worry about getting the stock grips messed up. The stock Springfield grips are really nice too and I wouldn't want to get them scratched or worn from carry.

Congrats! Shoot that baby until she runs smooth and then enjoy carrying it! Just be sure to shoot a couple mags full of the load that you plan on carrying in it to make sure it feeds them properly first.

Oh, btw, Springfield does not recommend that you shoot +p loads in the EMP. I was told by the rep that it's not so much that it's going to wear out the gun or anything, but that it's due to the EMP's short action.......somehow the gun might not run reliably with the hotter loads. The rep explained it to me, but I can't remember exactly what the reason was....just that the action might not function as it's designed to when using hot loads.

Here's mine:

Edited September 1, 2011 by PackinMama
correction

[Rangemeister]

I too had an EMP. It took several hundred rounds to break in, but did get there. Also had slide stop problems and SA fixed and sent extra mag or two. I really liked the pistol, but thought the night sights looked cheap. Also thought the frontstrap should be checkered for the price. All in all I liked it, but prefer my Aegis.

[Guest malbolja]

Let's also not forget the EMP's (slightly) bigger brother...

Nice grips.Who made them?

[GKar]

Esmeralda O'Sheehan (www.esmeralda.cc). They are her Slender Compact grips, Thor's Hammer design on cocobolo. First one's she made for a Micro-Compact, and they fit like a glove.

[PackinMama]

The ones for my EMP are also made by Esmeralda. Same Celtic checkering as GKar's grips, but I have the Celtic Cross and GKar has Thor's Hammer. My set was the second pair she made for the EMP and they were a perfect fit also. She does incredible work. She has several different crosses, designs, and checkering patterns too......one type of checkering is called Mosaic, which is really cool looking, and she has traditional checkering available too. You can basically pick whatever you want and she'll make it......you choose the wood, the checkering (if any), and the additional design (if any). I highly recommend her. She does grips for lots of different guns too....not just 1911's.

[Kano]

All that posted pics of pistols... they look Great......

[Guest bbtie72]

I want to thank everyone for the replies. This has been some great information.