BTW the other day when I was in the gun shop I spotted a Remington R1 1911 (the “Mill-Spec” model, not the “Enhanced” yet) Its Mass approved. The shop keeper even sold one to a friend who says it runs like a champ, and his only complaint is the trigger pull which is a little mushy.
Still at $600 NIB you can shoot it and understand the trigger isn’t great…or drop a little more coin to have a trigger job done.
Also as an “Entry Level” 1911, I’m sure some people will buy this gun and “Trade Up” for another model, like the S&W1911, so this piece could be be had for short money.
1911s aren’t for everyone. I personally carry one every day, and their my favorite guns to shoot. Still there’s a reason why the gun has endured so well over the last 100 years, and I’m glad to see more inexpensive offerings in this pattern of gun. Especially for those of us behind the iron curtain.
Are the Springfields not on the list? I’ve owned a couple (GI and Loaded) and they had great triggers.
Springfield refuses to submit guns for destructive testing when no criteria is furnished for if a gun passes or not.
A gun can pass all tests given but still be failed by our AG. All new Glocks sold in Mass were later recalled by the AG for no given reason.
They probably found an old Brady presser laying around the office claiming that ‘those evil plastic guns’ can’t be picked up by a metal detector.