Five-shot groups for all three loads evaluated averaged less than 2″ at 7 yds., which is more than adequate for a firearm of this type.Īs is the company’s habit, Springfield supplies the 9 mm 911 as a turnkey package. The single-action trigger has a slight take-up before breaking at 5 lbs., 2 ozs., followed by a short reset. The 911 features excellent Ameriglo Pro-Glo tritium night sights, with three colored dots for daytime shooting and three illuminated dots for low-light use. Gone are the days of subcompact pistols with minute, monochromatic sights. 380 counterpart being such a small, light gun, there is significantly more recoil to manage, and a stiffer action spring means it takes more effort to rack the slide. We also tested Winchester’s full-power NATO-spec FMJ load, and the difference in recoil was noticeable. On the range we tested the 911 with two reduced-recoil loads designed for subcompact carry guns, Hornady’s Critical Defense Lite and SIG’s 365 V-Crown. With the hammer down, the safety locks the slide closed. There is a loaded-chamber indicator atop the slide that provides both visual and tactile evidence that a cartridge is chambered. With the hammer cocked and the safety engaged, the slide can be retracted to load and unload the pistol, something that cannot be said of the standard M1911. Though lacking a grip safety, the 911 adds a few safety features to the traditional M1911 design.
The single-action trigger is made safe via bilateral thumb safeties for cocked-and-locked carry.
#SPRINGFIELD 911 9MM MANUAL#
It adds 0.6″ to the height of the handgun and affords a full-handed grip for the average shooter.įor those trained on an M1911, the 911’s manual of arms will be familiar. The extended magazine is not a baseplate attached to a standard magazine, but a full-metal magazine with a wrap-around Mag Xtension on the bottom. 380 ACP little brother, the 9 mm Luger 911 is supplied with two magazines, a flush-mounted six-rounder and an extended seven-round box. heavier and less than half an inch longer than the. The recoil-operated 911 in 9 mm Luger is only 3 ozs. The trigger is also a pivoting, instead of sliding, design. Internally, the action is unlocked by a fixed cam that sits below the barrel’s chamber. The action is secured by the square, SIG-style barrel hood locking into the slide’s ejection port. The 911 uses an external extractor and has no grip safety (the extended beavertail is a fixed part of the frame). While at first glance the 911 follows the lines of the iconic 1911, mechanically the two designs are completely different. An undercut trigger guard and extended beavertail frame allow for a high grip without any fear of hammer bite. The aggressive checkering on the stock panels, combined with Springfield’s “Octo-grip” texturing on the frame’s frontstrap and the mainspring housing, make for a secure grip on the small pistol. Hogue supplies both the stocks and trigger on the 911 in G10 laminate material. But increased power comes at a price, with the 9 mm Luger cartridge producing roughly twice as much recoil as the. In the larger chambering, the 911 gains less than half an inch in overall length and less than 3 ozs. In 2019, Springfield followed this formula and announced a 9 mm Luger version of its popular 911. The result is about as compact as a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun can get.
They soon took the concept one step further-making the pistol slightly larger and chambering it in 9 mm Luger. Two decades later, M1911 manufacturers Kimber, SIG Sauer and Springfield Armory joined in, making their own pocket-size, all-metal, hammer-fired, single-action, M1911-style.
Colt brought the “pocket” M1911 concept to the market with its.
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