If you are looking for a 1911 to carry every day, here is the Springfield Armory 1911-A1 EMP. The EMP action is 1/8” shorter than the original 1911. The short distance increases the reliability of the EMP which is great for a conceal carry pistol. Like other 1911 style pistols, the EMP has both a beavertail grip safety and an ambidextrous thumb safety, providing more peace of mind when carrying it but can be quickly manipulated when needed. The EMP is available in both 9mm and 40S&W.
Features:
- Dual Recoil Spring
- Full Length Guide Rod
- Stainless Steel Match Grade Barrel
- Fully Supported Ramp
- Bull Barrel
- Forged Steel slide
- 3-dot sights
- Height: 5"
- Length: 6.6"
- Grip Width: 1.12"
- 9mm variant has Forged Aluminum Alloy Frame
- 40S&W variant has Forged Carbon Steel Frame
About Springfield Armory
In 1777, just after the start of the American Revolution George Washington established the United States' first armory in Springfield, Massachusetts. The Springfield Armory during the Revolutionary War was used as a site to secure ammunition and gun carriages vital to the struggle for independence. After the Revolutionary War, the Springfield Armory began manufacturing muskets for the new nation and quickly became a center for weapons development in the United States for nearly two centuries, producing some of the nation's most prolific firearms including the M1911 pistol, M1 Garand rifle, and the M14 rifle..
After the Springfield Armory was closed in 1968 by the federal government, the Reese family of Geneseo, Illinois licensed the name and insignia of Springfield Armory. Since then the company has dedicated itself to protecting the legacy of the Springfield Armory by continuing to develop high quality firearms and reproducing some of the Armory's most famous firearms like the 1911 pistol and their semi-automatic version of the M14, the M1A rifle. Springfield Armory has won multiple American Rifleman's Golden Bullseye Awards and has become one of the largest firearm manufactures in the world.