Springfield 1911 General

I'm a Colt guy but you won't go wrong with a Springfield. Great gun that will last 3 lifetimes if taken care of.

Holy shite. First gun, 1911, bapple comment with no video link. Apocalypse!

TT,
Congrats on your upcoming new gun! Are you referring to Springfield Armory 1911's in general or are you referring to a specific model known as the "General." I'm not an expert on all the different SA models, but I don't see the "General" in their catalog. OTOH, just last night I read in one of the gun mags about the SA Range Officer Compact, but it's also not in the catalog. The RO Compact sounds very promising w/ an alloy frame,a Commander length barrel (4") and an Officer's sized frame (6-7 round mag capacity).

Are parts for American manufacturers interchangeable? Or would you have to get manufacturer-specific parts if you wanted to replace/repair yourself

I have a couple springers. they don't get much love on this board but im a huge fan.

not sure what a general is or if you are just referring to springfields in general

Love the black one

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Are parts for American manufacturers interchangeable? Or would you have to get manufacturer-specific parts if you wanted to replace/repair yourself

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I'd broaden the answer to say that parts for 1911's, regardless of where they're manufactured, are generally interchangeable, although some hand fitting may be needed. I've not done a lot of work on my own 1911's, but that's the impression I've got from reading the 'net. There are a number of companies that've made a nice living providing aftermarket parts for the 1911.

Here's the little C3

That's irrelevant

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I'd broaden the answer to say that parts for 1911's, regardless of where they're manufactured, are generally interchangeable, although some hand fitting may be needed. I've not done a lot of work on my own 1911's, but that's the impression I've got from reading the 'net. There are a number of companies that've made a nice living providing aftermarket parts for the 1911.

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The only place where this would be different are those 1911s with external extractors, or if you have 80-series firing pin block parts. Those won't fit in a 70-series 1911.

But I agree. TOTH always on the money.