Springfield "Operator"

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Dr.Rob

Staff Alumnus
There was a sale on Springfields..

Looked at one of these yesterday.. and I HATED it. What a way to screw up the natural balance of a 1911. grip frame is wider front to back, front end is heavy, even without a "tac light" or whatever on it.

I'd rather have a plain jane mil-spec one.
 
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JIH

New member
I kinda came to the same conclusion... if you wanna hang things off of your gun, go buy a HK or a Glock... that stuff just looks goofy on a 1911.

I understand the thought process... "Hey, let's get some of the 'tactical' market," but it's rather fugly and, like you noticed, it just doesn't balance the same.
 
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WC15

New member
My older brother wanted one so bad. I tried to tell him that unless he was planning go be on a SWAT team or a mall ninja there really was no need for that extra weight. He went with a Springfield XD that has the light rail on it. I tried to talk him out of the 750 loaded operator and he was dead set on it until I showed him the XD. I just cant see messing up a good design with "tactial" stamped on for an extra 100.00. Keep it simple.
 
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SGT405

New member
I guess I am the odd man out here. I just sent my Operator to Ted Yost for a variety of custom features along with inletting the slide and shortening the frame to match. Yes, I want a "tactical" 1911. I have Glocks with the new frame, Vertec, SW99,P99,Sig2340 all with integral rails. I want it a 1911 the same way. It is a1911 pattern firearm I carry. Does it alter the look? Sure. Does alter the balance, a little IMHO. But it fulfills the function for which it was intended.
 
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