chris_1001
NES Member
These sure are pretty sweet looking. Hopefully, the grey area of Ma Compliancy will be clarified soon.
DROOL!!!!!! I WANT that!!!!
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SW1911 E Series
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DROOL!!!!!! I WANT that!!!!
Nfdbrian
NES Member
It can't be too grey if Four Seasons is selling them. Carl isn't going to jeopardize his FFL if he didn't know for sure if it was legal to sell in Mass. The same goes for the HK's that are now Mass compliant.
QTHNH
NES Member
Only quoting what one in state dealer told me about why they did not carry the E Series - "titanium firing pin". Don't shoot me, only the messenger ;-) I make no representation about the legitimacy of this statement.
Ok, Ill say confusion, rather than grey area. There's been some anecdotal evidence that some dealers are unsure of the Mass compliancy status.
-JR
Nfdbrian
NES Member
The dealers being unsure is a problem here in this wonderful state. All I can say is that a certain dealer that had turned others into the AG's office for selling "non Mass compliant" firearms is selling them. So you can take that for all it's worth. I know they are hard to get right now, as they are a popular item. Especially the scandium bobbed two tone version. I am gonna wait and see how nice the Ruger SR1911 is and compare the two. The price is definitely attractive on the Ruger.
This happens ever time S&W releases a new gun, it's nothing to care or even be concerned about. Some dealers will sell them, some won't. If you want it, buy it- handgun compliance is effectively not your problem anyways.
The biggest real problem with the E series right now is that they are pretty hard to come by. There are not a lot of these guns floating around in the supply chain.
-Mike
zork51
NES Member
Agreed. And Carl is the only guy I buy from as far as dealer transactions. I've also bought many fine used pieces from him.
Nfdbrian
NES Member
I agree totally!! I went there once just to check it out, and have not been there since. I would rather drive the hour and give Carl my business!
i have a 945, my advice is not to get one, you will never pick up any
1911 after that.
if you take a good look at the 945 you will notice that they have lowered
the center of gravity, and there is a barrel bushing.
the downside is there are no aftermarket accessories for it.
QTHNH
NES Member
So ... go ask the dealer (BP.) I am not defending his statement, as stated in my original post, regardless of how emphatic he was about that being "direct from S&W".
I get the aftermarket accessory argument, and I am willing to sacrifice that for the pleasure of shooting this gun. Why do you say that I will never pick up another 1911? They do feel completely different in my hand, which is one of the bigger arguments in favor of the 945. It feels like it was made for my hand as it fits perfectly. Also, what's the problem with the barrel bushing? That's supposed to be one of the "performance center enhancements" that seperate it from a production 1911. Any feedback will be appreciated as I am about 4 weeks from getting my LTC...passed the Moon Island test this afternoon.
