S&W 1911TA 108411

[TMan]

Why do I hear this sucking sound when I go into a gun dealers?

I went in to pick up my Colt Peacemaker. This was the Talo special royal blue edition with Wiley Clapp's initials as part of the serial number.

She was busy. I thought having a roving eye when it came to women and cars was bad. Hmmm, some new S&W boxes; I wonder what is in the boxes. Whoa nice:



SKU: 108411
Model: SW1911TA
Caliber: .45 ACP
Capacity: 8+1 Rounds
Action: Single Action Only
Barrel Length: 5" / 12.7 cm
Front Sight: Tritium Night Sight
Rear Sight: Tritium Night Sight
Overall Length: 8.7" / 22.1 cm
Weight: 41.5 oz. / 1,176.5 g
Grip: Wooden Laminate E-Series™
Frame: Stainless Steel
Slide Material: Stainless Steel
Finish: Satin Stainless

What you don't see in the picture is a full length guide rod. The other thing you can't tell from the picture is the trigger pull. Extremely crisp, and it feels light, but I don't have a trigger gauge (all my tools are still in storage). It also has an external extractor.

I think this is the first S&W 1911 that I've bought. I'm just kind of surprised that it didn't come out of the Performance Center. Of course had it done so, it would have probably cost $1K more.

As a point of interest: Becky did get a Ruger SR1911 in while I was in India and she sold it to another of the club's Range Officers. Its okay I guess because she made profit on it, and I've known and liked him for a long time. He is one of the few people that I've met over the years that can actually out-talk me. ;D Last I heard he had 12 Ruger 22LR pistols, but that was a couple of years ago. No telling what he has now.

I know, I know, JMB would roll over in his grave if he saw that ugly rail hanging off the bottom of the dust cover. It also has "Caution- capable of firing with magazine removed" on the left side of the rail. I hate lawyers (and the EPA, and OSHA).

[MLB]

That one lost me after the fish scales and the rail. Laser etched manuals on the frame don't help either. I'd like to get my hands on the Ruger though.

[TMan]

Actually the fish scales were what sold me. They only work in one direction. If you move your hand from the back towards the muzzle, they feel smooth. However, when you grip them to pull the slide back, they really do work.

Think about pulling it out of a holster. The fish scales don't grab or create any resistance the way the more conventional serrations would.

I wish it didn't have the rail. I could mount a light on the rail, but if I did that, why would I need the night-sights?

Incidentally, S&W really marks up their MSRP. I paid under $1K for the pistol.

[MLB]

I hadn't thought about the fish scales from a functional standpoint. That does make a lot of sense (the one-way action). Almost makes me want to..... no. still can't do it. ;D

["DoubleAction"]

TMan; Thanks for providing some insight on the Fish Scale Serrations.

.....I never had an opinion on these serrations, until now.

[TMan]

Shot this today along with two other people. The general consensus was: "that is a heck of a deal". My last 5 rounds into a fresh target (note to self: before putting up a new target, check to see how many rounds you have left, stupid) went into 3 separate holes, but they were all touching.

(Also showed off my latest Talo, with serial #200 and let 4 people dry-fire it. "Beautiful gun and great trigger." Were it not for the serial number (they only made 200 of them) , I would shoot it.)