Savage Arms 1911

[Mitch Dufour]

Because I am a 1911 nut, and because they are making it.

Savage 1911 | Handgun | Savage Arms

While the look pays homage to the original, the Savage 1911 is built for hard use to deliver accuracy, reliability, and performance.

savagearms.com

 

[twinin]

Love Savage, but it's too expensive for them

 

[Big H]

I agree but the price listed is the MSRP---Usually sell for less, especially after they have been around for s little while---

 

[Magdump]

I remember when Springfield threw their 1911 out there. I took a chance in the early ‘90’s and bought their GI model for a little over $400 and I’ve never been sorry. I could see buying the Savage if the price is right.

 

[Fred_G]

Options are always good. Pretty expensive to send a gun off for front strap checkering, so I would pass unless it was a super good price.

Nice looking gun though.

 

[Jstudz220]

Dang, I was not expecting to see a $1,350 msrp. I was thinking more in the ballpark of a $600-$900 msrp

 

[MorganAcres]

Good looking gun and options. I'm guessing the grips are standard and can be changed out.

 

[Mitch Dufour]

She made it home today. Range report and more details soon, but for now I am smiling!

 

[Mitch Dufour]

100 rounds down range, not a single hickup. I will post a bunch of pics for now, and say more about trigger, sights, etc. after the next range trip. But for now, I am still smiling.

 

[Mitch Dufour]

Never was crazy about brown/tan G10 stocks on stainless, so I swapped out the VZ's that came on it for some black/ gray ones I had. EDIT to add note that rubber O-Rings did come installed with the VZ stocks, and stainless screws heads are a slotted AND hex bit combo design.

 

[Mitch Dufour]

This set up for the right side ambi safety paddle was something I have not seen before.

 

[Mitch Dufour]

80's series cuts on the extractor for a 70's series gun makes me think they went out side the house on this part too. Maybe another Novak's part?

 

[Mitch Dufour]

A few little details you don't normally see on production guns.
Pre-cut slide stop notch:

Hex head mag release retainer screw:

Chamfered pin holes.

 

[Mitch Dufour]

Old school over travel on a solid trigger.

 

[Mitch Dufour]

I liked the scallop cuts on the flat topped slide and the back strap. The fact that Savage did not apply that same pattern to the front strap puzzles me. There was a small blemish just forward of the rear sight that I was able to clean up easily enough since this is a matte stainless gun. Had it been blue, it would have been an issue for me and Savage to discuss. As it was well within my wheel house to clean up, I did. I may go back to it and touch that area up again at some point, but it does not show up with the naked eye. Today's cell phone cameras are amazing aren't they? (Bottom photo is before, top photo after.)