need a new 1911

[Guest roamer]

does any body know if RIA makes a tactical in a commander size ? iam looking for a commander size 1911 but i would like to find one with a beavertail & decent sites & trigger from factory. if not who makes one at a good price ? p.s. no alloy frame! thanks.....

[bubbadavis]

I recently got a Springfield Armory Champion Loaded 1911. Its the commander sized with a pretty nice trigger out of the box. Comes with night sites.

The only thing I didn't like about the gun was finding someone that had one. SA isn't turning out too many 1911s these days -- they are busy making plastic pistols!

I love my SA 1911. If you're around the Nashville area, maybe we could meet up sometime and I'll let you try mine out.

[Guest Grout]

Actually Springfield does not "make" any pistols.The XD is made in Croatia and the 1911s are made in Brazil.

[Guest roamer]

are the frames on the SA champions alloy? i am looking for steel frame. but i really like the SA i have a SA GI 45 & i like the way its built .

[EMTRN]

I'm pretty sure that RIA makes a commander size 1911 with a beavertail.

[Guest sermon8r]

are the frames on the SA champions alloy? i am looking for steel frame. but i really like the SA i have a SA GI 45 & i like the way its built .

The Champion is Steel and the Lt wt Champion is alum.

look at Kimber Eclipse as well its available in 3,4,or5in Barrell

[Guest roamer]

just checked SA website dont offer a steel frame champion anymore.

[nightrunner]

this one looks steel to me

http://www.springfield-armory.com/armory.php?version=20

[Guest rockytop]

this one looks steel to me

http://www.springfield-armory.com/armory.php?version=20

Yep, they must think so too. They describe it as "Stainless Steel".

[Guest roamer]

sorry my fault i should have said no stainless . but i said no alloy i thought stainless was a alloy ?

[nightrunner]

no, scandium alloy would be an alloy, in my mind, not stainless steel.

[Guest GUTTERbOY]

this one looks steel to me

http://www.springfield-armory.com/armory.php?version=20

Yep, they must think so too. They describe it as "Stainless Steel".

[Guest crytes]

stainless steel is technically an alloy of steel cromium, nickel and a few other material depending on grade. Of corse steel is technically an alloy of iron and carbon but I wouldn't want a iron 1911. While we're being technical and all.

[Tacblack]

I don't know what price range your looking at.

STI guns makes a lot of commander size guns most with carbon steel frames.

Para-ordnance makes a single action and LDA.

[Guest jwp]

STI's "budget" line guns use RIA frames and slides.

[Guest HexHead]

are the frames on the SA champions alloy? i am looking for steel frame. but i really like the SA i have a SA GI 45 & i like the way its built .

Not unless it's a "lightweight" model. I had a GI Champion and it was all steel.