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surprise_i'm_armed wrote:rm9792

Thanks for the pix. Let me ask you about the Springer you showed :

1. Has that 5" barrel been extended?

2. What is the item in front of the trigger guard?

SIA

No, that is an add-on Bushing with Comp built in. I took it off and had a regular bushing on it.
The rail is a Caspian addon Recon Rail I added before I shot it with black DuraCoat. Adding a rail isnt as easy as i thought it would be but turned out good in the end.

I hada Springer HiCap and a Kimber HiCap. I ended up selling the Springer as it was really heavy for conceal carry as it was all steel. The Kimber is polymer and has the same capacity, even shared mags. The Springfield was very reliable and accurate, just too heavy. I did swap the slide on the Kimber with a CDP slide but the stock one was a Commander length too. The Springfield is a double stack as mentioned before, the grips are thin and it is like a Beretta 92 but more squared off in a Glock way. Para makes one I believe is all steel as well and STI makes a nice one (2011?) that is polymer/steel mix and very nice looking. Both are double stacks. In response to MojoTexas I carry a single stack Kimber CDP Pro normally but if I have to go to a bad area I carry the doublestack and a spare mag. 27rds available!