Heavy armor division 1911's

[Saltwater60]

Anyone hear of these. They look freaking awesome, made in USA, and price is not terrible. I can't find much info on them or reviews on quality. Anyone know anything about them.

heavyarmordivision

 

[WileyX585]

Never heard of them, but I want the War Pig. Not a clue why, but it looks cool. IMHO I think it and the other models would be much nicer if the model names were not milled into the slides, but that's a personal preference. I wonder the price point, I'd guess it's somewhere in the 1500+ range. Lots of nice 1911's out there for that price. Would love to see and shoot one to see if it's worth it.

 

[Saltwater60]

Never heard of them, but I want the War Pig. Not a clue why, but it looks cool. IMHO I think it and the other models would be much nicer if the model names were not milled into the slides, but that's a personal preference. I wonder the price point, I'd guess it's somewhere in the 1500+ range. Lots of nice 1911's out there for that price. Would love to see and shoot one to see if it's worth it.

I want the war pig too. That nightwatch is pretty sweet too. Yes the price point is about what you said. I know there are a lot of nice 1911 in that price point, but they seem a bit nicer than the others in that point. As for how they shoot that's what I'm seeking to find out.

 

[WileyX585]

I am going to see if anyone local has them or can get them I am very interested now... I did find a 9mm reaper on GB for $925 and it looks pretty cool. Wish it was a .45 though

 

[Saltwater60]

I am going to see if anyone local has them or can get them I am very interested now... I did find a 9mm reaper on GB for $925 and it looks pretty cool. Wish it was a .45 though

Cool. Thanks let me know what you think. I see your in Georgia so they are made in North Carolina so that's right in your knock of the woods.

 

[gun_slinger_boy]

They either created some way of keeping the barrel link firmly in place or did away with it all together. Interesting. But what do you guys consider a good price point!?

 

[WileyX585]

I wouldn't consider $1500+ a good price point. I'd prefer 500 haha. I own some real nice handguns for half and a third of what those are asking. But in the world of custom 1911's it's right on par with some other ones

Also, I did a little more reading last night, and what I think is pretty cool is the MCP comes in both the 9 and 45 in the kit. Now I kinda want that too

 

[gun_slinger_boy]

I wouldn't consider $1500+ a good price point. I'd prefer 500 haha. I own some real nice handguns for half and a third of what those are asking. But in the world of custom 1911's it's right on par with some other ones

Also, I did a little more reading last night, and what I think is pretty cool is the MCP comes in both the 9 and 45 in the kit. Now I kinda want that too

I've been looking for a decent gun that is chambered in 357 sig and ISN'T a glock but at these prices I think I can wait.

 

[WileyX585]

I've been looking for a decent gun that is chambered in 357 sig and ISN'T a glock but at these prices I think I can wait.

Have you considered a Springfield XD? I know it's glock like, but I love the XD and they make a full size in .357 SIG

 

[gun_slinger_boy]

Have you considered a Springfield XD? I know it's glock like, but I love the XD and they make a full size in .357 SIG

Yeah not a fan.

ETA: if our countries could stop fucking around and import to each other I'd stick with my 7.62x25 and get one of these

 

[Robin]

WTF?

 

[Robin]

WTF? Again

 

[gun_slinger_boy]

WTF?

Huh?

WTF? Again

What?

 

[Robin]

I posted a site for a SIG P229 .357 SIG. I hit the post reply and it came up three times in different configurations, I deleted two, hence the WTF, WTF again, and left the third, a correct reference. Now I see this morning that one is completely gone, so, another, WTF!
Robin

 

[gun_slinger_boy]

I posted a site for a SIG P229 .357 SIG. I hit the post reply and it came up three times in different configurations, I deleted two, hence the WTF, WTF again, and left the third, a correct reference. Now I see this morning that one is completely gone, so, another, WTF!
Robin

Oh lol. I was actually looking at the p320. The 229s are still quite steep. The 320 is reasonably priced and striker fired.

 

[WileyX585]

Oh lol. I was actually looking at the p320. The 229s are still quite steep. The 320 is reasonably priced and striker fired.

That was going to be my next suggestion, I am curious about the 320 as well, I am looking at picking one up in the bear future. Would love a .357 Sig as well haha

 

[gun_slinger_boy]

That was going to be my next suggestion, I am curious about the 320 as well, I am looking at picking one up in the bear future. Would love a .357 Sig as well haha

.357 sig just makes sense. If for some bizarre reason you like 9mm why not choose a round that can launch the same weight projectile much faster? Again if there were more platforms I would simply stick with the 762X25 but right now to me the 320 is looking like the best none glock alternative.

 

[Saltwater60]

I liked the dig 320, but had a hard time finding the subcompact version. I like the trigger, but there is no safety and no take up at all. Also the intervals seemed cheap, but I know dig makes a quality fire arm. The Springfield I went with was cheaper, has the grip safety, and internals are much better. Also gun was cheaper and new mags are half the price.

 

[Snappo]

Anyone hear of these. They look freaking awesome, made in USA, and price is not terrible. I can't find much info on them or reviews on quality. Anyone know anything about them.

heavyarmordivision

As a lefty; I notice they didn't ambi any of those sidearms. ;-( We lefties get no love. It's a conspiracy to make us keep buying Randall 1911's from the 70s.

 

[Snappo]

Have you considered a Springfield XD? I know it's glock like, but I love the XD and they make a full size in .357 SIG

That's one of my two XD's - the 357 SIG. I changed 2 things to make it a solid carry piece - I removed my barrel and put in a Fire Dragon, and I took out the sights and put in Truglo TFO's. To get the Truglo's to go in, I used the Glock sight removal tool. I have to admit it was a pain to do, but once you have it set up it's zero maintenance. I also have the smaller XD in 9mm, but it's really too big for a pocket - not at all like a Colt Officer Edition.

 

[gun_slinger_boy]

I liked the dig 320, but had a hard time finding the subcompact version. I like the trigger, but there is no safety and no take up at all. Also the intervals seemed cheap, but I know dig makes a quality fire arm. The Springfield I went with was cheaper, has the grip safety, and internals are much better. Also gun was cheaper and new mags are half the price.

With the sigs if you can't find the entire subcompact you could buy just the frame. But I thought no take up was a good thing? Or are you saying you don't like that there is no take up BECAUSE there is no safety? Safeties aren't a big deal for me because the best safety is to follow the gun golden rules. Glocks only have that trigger thing just like the xds but we've seen plenty of people shoot themselves in the foot and ass with them anyway. What sells me on the 320 vs the xd is that it's compact vs full size, weighs a little over 4 ounces less and has 2 more rounds capacity. That is pretty awesome. It's just about the same size as a g19 with the slide actually being thinner except at the take down lever.

 

[Saltwater60]

With the sigs if you can't find the entire subcompact you could buy just the frame. But I thought no take up was a good thing? Or are you saying you don't like that there is no take up BECAUSE there is no safety? Safeties aren't a big deal for me because the best safety is to follow the gun golden rules. Glocks only have that trigger thing just like the xds but we've seen plenty of people shoot themselves in the foot and ass with them anyway. What sells me on the 320 vs the xd is that it's compact vs full size, weighs a little over 4 ounces less and has 2 more rounds capacity. That is pretty awesome. It's just about the same size as a g19 with the slide actually being thinner except at the take down lever.

Yes. I liked the small amount of take up in the xd. I too replaced the sights and the plastic part in the back. I forget what it's called.

I actually really like the xd. I know you can swap the compact for the subcompact frame and thought about that, but then you have to buy all new mags and at $50.00 per mag with the frame being another $40-50 that's like an extra $200.00 when you buy a few mags. The weight is one thing I did not like about the xd, but I shoot great with it and my 17 ounce kimber solo moves around a lot. So actually the weight turned out to benefit me and I like it. I also like that the back strap is high and the sight radius is great for a 3" gun. Also the round capacity does not matter to me since I live in nys and limited to 10 rounds. I think the 3" xd has 13 and 16 round capacity. Not too bad for a 3" sub compact. To each their own. I actually wish I would have bought the xdm 3.8" compact. It's only about .4" longer. Oh well I shoot great with the xd, but I agree it's no pocket pistol. Only downfall for me in the end.

 

[nordon]

I like the Ultra Custom.

 

[fartgamer]

I like clean slides with no foward serrations or markings, just rear serrations. Those cuts on the slide look like S&W PC knockoffs.

 

[Saltwater60]

Any experience with them or just like the looks?