If you were to compare a semi-custom 1911 like a Dan Wesson, Les Baer or Wilson Combat gun to a Staccato, you're going to come a little closer but only in everything but the carrying capacity. There's more horsepower, the brakes are better, the suspension is better, and the safety features are more advanced.Īnd that's more or less what we found shooting both of these guns. They're both cool cars with a lot of horsepower but the modern car has capabilities that the classic car just doesn't. It's like comparing a 60's Mustang to a modern BMW M5. Let's face it: comparing a semi-custom 2011 to a mass-production 1911 isn't fair.
It's the classic 1911, or at least a modern reproduction of one.
The ejection port is lowered, there isn't a lanyard loop, and the sights are larger with three white dots. The Springfield Mil-Spec does have some differences compared to an actual M1911A1 or modern "correct" clone. The sights are the classic dovetail rear/pinned front sight set. It has an arched mainspring housing, trigger guard scallops, a spur hammer, GI-style grip safety and thumb safety, and GI-style curved trigger which is drop-in rather than fit. The small parts are all cast or metal injection-molded (MIM), which is the case for all Springfield Armory pistols that don't come from their custom shop. The gun has a forged frame, slide and barrel. The one we had at the range was the latter MSRP for the carbon steel model is $709. The Mil-Spec can be had in parkerized carbon steel or stainless steel. The Springfield Armory Mil-Spec is a basic 1911, for all intents and purposes a clone(ish) of the original M1911A1 formerly issued in the US armed forces.
#STACCATO P DUO PLUS#
It has serious capacity plus the ergonomics, trigger and accuracy the 1911 platform is lauded for.īut how does the original stack up? Springfield Armory Mil-Spec The Staccato 2011 pistols are a real, actual, match-grade 1911 pistol that's been updated for the modern shooter as well as the modern police officer. When people talk about 1911 triggers, this is the kind they mean. The trigger press is light, clean and consistent with a good break and short reset. The Staccato pistols are "Series 70" in that they lack a firing pin block. The trigger appears to be fit with minimal play and the slide-to-frame fit is tight, with glass-smooth travel on the frame rails. They give the shooter more visual input and more precise alignment than typical "combat" sight sets.Īll Staccato pistols feature a beavertail grip safety and ambidextrous thumb safeties of the combat variety (extended length but modest width) with Commander-style hammers and curved three-hole ("skeletonized") triggers. The rear sight has a deep, wide notch and the front sight is narrow, likely a. The sights are a black steel rear/fiber optic front, with a fixed rear sight. The frame is railed to accept a light, and the slight has front and rear cocking serrations. All small parts (the hammer, the sear and disconnector, the ejector, the slide stop, etc.) are machined from forgings, rather than castings and metal injection molding. So let's go over the Staccato P's features.Īll Staccato pistols feature a match-fit bull barrel and a full-length guide rod. The P is the full-size model, with larger and a smaller double-stack model (the Staccato C2) being available as well. The Staccato P is offered with an aluminum or steel frame, whichever is preferred. We had the Staccato P, which is for all intents and purposes their full-size gun. The frame system is modular, adapting the grip module to any one of their configurations, which range from compact single-stack (the Staccato C) to the Staccato XL, a longslide model. A Staccato P, made by the company formerly known as STI, is. The conclusion? You'll have to keep reading… Staccato P: The 2011Ī 2011 is only a 2011 if it's made with the STI 2011 frame system and not all double-stack 1911s are. And also which 1911 you're comparing to a Staccato.įor this edition of Battle Of The Barrels, we took out a Staccato P and a Springfield Armory Mil Spec to see how much of a difference the extra capacity and features makes.
Inevitably, the question is going to come up but the answer really isn't as simple as the numbers on paper would make it seem.īoth have a place, but it really becomes a question of better for what and for whom. Actually, it really depends on what you're looking for in a gun.
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