Videos tagged with Skeletonized Hammer

This review of the Springfield Prodigy 1911 DS (5-inch barrel) highlights its features, including an optic-ready slide, fiber front sight, U-notch rear sight, ambidextrous safety, and an extended magazine release that allows for quick magazine changes without breaking grip. The reviewer notes the gun's comfortable grip texture, decent magwell, and the inclusion of a 17-round magazine. While acknowledging it's a budget-friendly 2011 option, the reviewer compares its trigger and overall feel to more affordable 1911s, suggesting it's a good starting point for those entering the 2011 platform.

This video showcases a highly customized Girsan MC1911 pistol, featuring gold plating and intricate engraving, presented at the SHOT Show. The display highlights the firearm's aesthetic appeal and premium finishes, including G10 grips and a skeletonized trigger, suggesting a focus on collectible or high-end models within the 1911 platform. The presentation emphasizes the visual aspects of the firearm, typical of manufacturer or importer displays at major industry events.

This video provides an in-depth review of the Springfield Emissary 1911, highlighting its blend of classic 1911 design with modern tactical features. The presenter, a self-proclaimed fan of 1911s and .45 ACP, expresses significant excitement for this model, noting its aesthetic appeal and functional enhancements. Key features discussed include the bull barrel, tritium front sight, flat-top slide, G10 grips, and trigger quality.

This review of the EAA Girsan Witness 2311 Match X in the Summer Sizzle Package highlights its aesthetic appeal and features, including a 5-inch bull barrel with an integrated comp and a tuned trigger. However, the reviewer experienced significant issues with ejection patterns, with spent casings consistently ejecting at the 6 o'clock position, causing burns. The trigger's reset was also noted as lacking a positive feel, and the compensator's effectiveness with 124-grain ammunition was questioned.

This video details extensive custom modifications performed on a Norinco Type 54, a clone of the Tokarev pistol. The customization includes aesthetic and functional enhancements such as a modified muzzle brake, skeletonized trigger and hammer, a custom-fitted rail for accessories, a single-stage trigger job, and a Cerakote finish designed to mimic factory nickel plating. The presenter highlights the engineering required for some modifications, like the hammer, and the overall goal of creating a unique and functional firearm.

The Ruger SR1911 Engraved Series offers visually stunning, lightweight 1911 pistols with a black anodized aluminum frame and stainless steel slide, featuring deep scrollwork and iconic imagery like a bald eagle. These limited-edition models, each restricted to 500 units, commemorate specific locations with unique grip colors and slide engravings. While well-made with quality CNC machining, they lack red dot cuts but come with Novak sights, a flat mainspring housing, skeletonized trigger and hammer, and an integrated plunger tube.

This review covers Springfield Armory's 1911 TRP line, highlighting new features like the Agency Optics System (AOS) and the introduction of 9mm caliber options. The TRP is built on a forged carbon steel frame and slide with a durable Cerakote finish, featuring aggressive texturing, ambidextrous safeties, and a tight slide-to-frame fit. The AOS system allows for easy mounting of various red dot optics with secure adapter plates that include integrated rear sights for co-witnessing. The 9mm TRP offers reduced recoil and higher magazine capacity, with both 4.25-inch and 5-inch barrel options available in 45 ACP and 9mm.

This review of the Great Lakes 1911 DS Synergy highlights its double-stack 1911 platform with a 5-inch barrel. Key features include an RMSC optic cut, fiber optic front sight, ambidextrous safety, flared magwell, and a 5 lb trigger pull. The pistol is noted for its comfortable grip texture and smooth operation, making it a fully featured option out of the box.

This video introduces the PSA Saber 11, a new double-stack 1911 pistol concept from Palmetto State Armory, showcased at Shot Show 2025. It features a stainless steel bull barrel, skeletonized hammer, and a picatinny rail for accessories, aiming for custom fit and tight tolerances.

The Live Free Armory Apollo 11 is a double-stack 1911 pistol offering a sub-$1,000 price point. It features a 4.9-inch bushingless bull barrel, an optics-ready slide with a front night sight and blacked-out rear sight, and a skeletonized hammer and trigger. The pistol incorporates a polymer frame with a steel insert for rigidity and a flared magwell, holding 17+1 rounds.

The Kimber 2K11 is a new 2011-style handgun for 2025, distinguishing itself with an all-metal frame, unlike many polymer-based 2011 grips. It features a 9mm Luger chambering, optic-ready slide, and comes with 17 and 20-round magazines. The design incorporates bilateral thumb safeties, a beaver tail grip safety, and a flat-face trigger.

This review of the Kimber Sapphire Ultra II 9mm highlights its aesthetic appeal and surprisingly accurate performance for a micro-compact pistol. The presenter, Eric, details its PVD finish, custom G10 grips, and functional features like Novak-style night sights and a crisp trigger. He conducts extensive live-fire testing with various ammunition types, including standard pressure 147-grain, +P 124-grain, and 135-grain barrier-blind loads, offering insights into recoil management and accuracy differences.