Springfield Armory Garrison 1911 Review

[TidalWave]

Cool, pics to follow?

Absolutely… probably tomorrow afternoon; after I get her home and cleaned up a bit…
Hoping to fire Sat also, and will post then, too

 

[TidalWave]

Picked up my Ronin this morning -- 1911 in .45 and spent till early afternoon cleaning, inspecting, oiling and drooling.

You will love that Ronin. Mine is my favorite !

 

[Hurryin' Hoosier]

I wish the Garrison had the same FO front and adjustable rear sights as the Ronin. Actually prefer the Garrison, other than that.

 

[TidalWave]

I wish the Garrison had the same FO front and adjustable rear sights as the Ronin. Actually prefer the Garrison, other than that.

I wish it had a plain u-notch ledge rear sight, with a gold or brass bead front…

 

[Hurryin' Hoosier]

I mis-spoke. It's not the Ronin which has the adjustable rear sight. I was thinking about the Colt Government Model Competition. (Dummy!)

 

[Hurryin' Hoosier]

Well, I guess the Moon is in the seventh house and Jupiter has aligned with Mars. Called my LGS this afternoon to ask him to try to find a Garrison for me and he had just un-packed one! Got what would pass for a good deal in the current weapons shortage. Looks like a dandy. I'm "old school" enough that I'm going to put in a long, solid, Colt trigger (a la the Model of 1911), standard grip screw bushings, a pair of Wood Caliber full-checkered walnut grips, and - maybe - a blued barrel bushing and recoil spring plug. (I'm too old for much "bling". )

 

[Tinyman]

Picked up my Ronin this morning -- 1911 in .45 and spent till early afternoon cleaning, inspecting, oiling and drooling.

Put 50 rounds through my new #1 pistol -- what a machine. Tight, smooth, and accurate. First one that I don't have to tweak the sights -- now I need a rag

 

[BobM]

Put 50 rounds through my new #1 pistol -- what a machine. Tight, smooth, and accurate. First one that I don't have to tweak the sights -- now I need a rag

Good deal!

 

[Hurryin' Hoosier]

A question on the Garrison. I'd kind of like to have a fiber-optic front sight on mine but can't seem to find one which would install without some machining. It's not a Novak and I can't locate the one which SA puts on the Ronin. Any ideas?

 

[TidalWave]

…contact Dawson Precision and explain what your looking for. I don’t have a lot of experience with them myself, but my impression from others is that they stay on top of new models.
Worth a try !

 

[Jodyzuza]

Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled "Springfield Armory Garrison 1911 Review" and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/springfield-armory-garrison-1911-review/.

Well....I just got the magazine, and read the article about the Garrison...and had to go buy the stainless version for a Christmas gift to myself
What a beautiful gun! I’ll be shooting it this week for sure ...

 

[TidalWave]

Well....I just got the magazine, and read the article about the Garrison...and had to go buy the stainless version for a Christmas gift to myself
What a beautiful gun! I’ll be shooting it this week for sure ...

Post a report when u fire it Jody.
FYI mine had a few stoppages the first 6-8 mags but then settled out. Normal. No issues this past Sunday. Go a little generous with the lube/oil at first.

 

[Hurryin' Hoosier]

Looks like a nice 1911. I am particularly thankful for the absence of the forward cocking serrations.

However that useless Novak rear sight will be replaced as soon as I get one of these. Novak sights simply do not belong on combat handguns. I wish they would use the same rear sight they use on the Ronin for all of their combat pistols. Or at least offer a choice.

I believe I'll leave the Novak rear sight on mine and try to avoid combat.

 

[fordag]

I believe I'll leave the Novak rear sight on mine and try to avoid combat.

I'd certainly like to avoid combat as well, but on rare occasion combat finds you.