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8/13/2024 11:18:15 AM

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Subject: Ramped 1911 barrels Msg# 1209476

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Mark Freburg Forum Manager

Joined 4/3/2000

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Allan Tarvid (Read)

Joined 10/5/2000

Since Colt introduced aluminum 2/3s of a century ago, other importers/makers like Springfield have benefitted from that experience.

I've only owned one lightweight 1911, and I sold it decades ago. I replaced it with the same exact brand and model but the steel frame version. My lightweight--a Springfield from the early 90s--didn't have a fully ramped barrel. At that time, all Springfield 1911s were built in Brazil by Imbel. Don't know if that is relevant. Also, for what it's worth, I don't recall the Lightweight having excessive recoil, nor is my current steel version too heavy.

Image below from Mark Freburg - Image Title: Springfield Compact
Image Info: Springfield Lightweight Compact .45 Auto with shortened (six round) magazine and four inch barrel. Overall weight 27oz.

The steel version::

Image below from Mark Freburg - Image Title: Springfield Compact
Image Info: Springfield Compact Milspec .45ACP with a 4" barrel.

This one was kind of worn looking so I refinished it myself:

Image below from Mark Freburg - Image Title: Springfield Compact
Image Info: Older all-steel Springfield Compact (4" barrel, Officer's ACP-length frame). Originally Parkerized, I refinished it with Brownell's Alumna-Hyde II. Black slide, dark Gray frame.

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It think there is something to that.

I may be mistaken but all the lightweight Springfield Springfield 1911s I've seen lately have had ramped barrels.

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