Springfield Range Officer Compact Review
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Springfield range officer compact review. I hope this review of the springfield armory 1911 range officer compact in 9mm has helped you gain some information for your decision. It has a 4 inch barrel and an aluminum alloy frame and an officer length grip. Springfield armory range officer compact disassembly takes about a minute using the takedown piece to facilitate quick removal of the double recoil spring and full length guide rod.
Roughly five years ago springfield armory rolled out a new full size 1911 style pistol called the range officer and it ultimately proved quite popular. The range officer compact is a smaller gun than the colt commander of my youth. The springfield range officer compact is a 28 ounce pistol with a belled barrel short slide and abbreviated grip frame.
Recently springfield has offered the concept in a downsized 1911. Springfield armory s range officer compact the range officer compact has a quick disassembly procedure that utilizes a simple plastic takedown piece that fits over the full length guide rod with the slide locked back. For a long time the 1911 universe was pretty easy.
5 of 12 springfield armory range officer compact the author found the ro compact very easy to handle. Several years later springfield followed up with a lighter downsized version it calls the range officer compact roc which features a shortened slide barrel and a shortened grip and an aluminum alloy frame. When i found out springfield armory was making a compact version i knew i had to try one out and emailed springfield armory that same day requesting a test gun.
The range officer is decked in a dull parkerized finish which is an economy feature but the heart of the pistol is what counts. You bought or built a full featured full size pistol for competition.