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Old 02-07-2012, 02:46 AM
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Default Smith & Wesson “E” Series 1911


http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/w...2_757751_image
http://www.gunsamerica.com/blog/smit...e-series-1911/

Smith & Wesson re-launched their “E” Series of 1911s this year and they have been very well received in the market. With an MSRP in the $1300 range and street price much less, you get a lot of advanced features in this new 1911 that you would have to pay a gunsmith for with most other guns. These are 100% “nextgen” 1911s, and besides the modern looking fish scale serrations and the accessory rail that many of the guns have, the intereals of the gun appear to have the best of the good of the classic 1911 design, without including some of the bad ideas that have crept into the gun over the years. The Series 80 firing pin safety has been replaced with a titanium firing pin, so rather than block the pin with a problematic safety device, they just made the firing pin too light to set off a primer when the gun is dropped. They have also cleaned up the trigger housing and each of these guns has a hand fit trigger. Is it truly the quality of a $1,000 1911 with $2,000 worth of work as is claimed in the video? Could be, but we hope to see one of these come in the door for some real-world testing. They look to be a really great buy in a 1911, and hey, they say Smith & Wesson on them, so they will retain their value and eventually become collectible. That’s a lot of selling points on a gun that has so many variants and options out there. Check out the video, and please don’t harp on George in the comments. He’s a big, tough, sensitive guy!

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Old 02-07-2012, 06:12 AM
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If and when I buy another 1911, the SC is it.

fyi, the first link has an error
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Old 02-12-2012, 07:06 AM
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Damn it. Just when I thought I had all of the handguns I needed.
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Me too. Really thought I had it all covered. I ask myself all the time, how many is enough. I don't think there's an answer.
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