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I have been thinking of cheating on my Springfield loaded . I have held and shot another , now I can't keep my eyes to myself!
A close friend loves my 1911 so much, he bought an identical pistol. (So we thought) for those of you who know about "n" and "nm" serial # Springfield 1911's, I have an n and he bought an Nm. At first glance they felt and looked identical . At my range this past week I was having a heck of a time hitting my target( orange reactive ball) he whips his out and puts all 8 in it. I only hit 1 out of 8! We swap pistols and I hit 8 out of 8 and he hit 0 out of 8.
We both hit a lot better on paper and other targets with his. After further investigation and research , his has everything I want, but mine doesn't have.
My barrel is a two piece barrel, carbon steel parkerized, with a parkerized bushing. The rifling looks shallow compared to his. I haven't had the pistol long , haven't really tried any bullseye shooting, before that day but I've never really "hit good " with it. We set up a fresh target and hits with my gun were a horrible excuse for a group, but I did a lot better with his. He tried with both pistols with similar results .
His barrel to bushing and slide to frame fit feels so much more solid compared to mine. His barrel and bushing are both stainless, barrel is one piece. I've always loved my pistol, but I'm contemplating divorce if I can't get all the misses out of it.
A close friend loves my 1911 so much, he bought an identical pistol. (So we thought) for those of you who know about "n" and "nm" serial # Springfield 1911's, I have an n and he bought an Nm. At first glance they felt and looked identical . At my range this past week I was having a heck of a time hitting my target( orange reactive ball) he whips his out and puts all 8 in it. I only hit 1 out of 8! We swap pistols and I hit 8 out of 8 and he hit 0 out of 8.
We both hit a lot better on paper and other targets with his. After further investigation and research , his has everything I want, but mine doesn't have.
My barrel is a two piece barrel, carbon steel parkerized, with a parkerized bushing. The rifling looks shallow compared to his. I haven't had the pistol long , haven't really tried any bullseye shooting, before that day but I've never really "hit good " with it. We set up a fresh target and hits with my gun were a horrible excuse for a group, but I did a lot better with his. He tried with both pistols with similar results .
His barrel to bushing and slide to frame fit feels so much more solid compared to mine. His barrel and bushing are both stainless, barrel is one piece. I've always loved my pistol, but I'm contemplating divorce if I can't get all the misses out of it.