[JeffreyVB]

My Operator, recently back from Schauland Performance. View attachment 1694141
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What did they do to it?

 

[katonahjohn2]

The only 2 Springfields I have
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I also just have the same two! 9MM A-1 and .45 in the Garrison. Both have been highly dependable and enjoyable for me to do range time with..

 

[katonahjohn2]

Sitting here at 4 AM admiring every one's pictures. Wanting to get out to the range, just that no sun, temps in the 20's and breezy not helping any. I'm just a light weight I guess. Thinking of upgrading my stainless a-1 9mm to maybe an Emissary.. so many great SA choices!!

 

[Eric]

 

[no fun allowed]

My current stable of Springers, starting from the top left:

• 9mm Springfield Professional Light Rail (which they roll mark as "Operator" to my annoyance). An impulse purchase from a pawn shop up in Washington state a few years ago.
• .45 "Springhawk" Mil-Spec that I bought from the same pawn shop for cheap that I intended to use as a project gun. Last year, I sent it out to Nighthawk Custom to build as a quasi-Professional.
• .45 Stainless Mil-Spec. Nothing special about it, except it's the first gun I ever bought in a private purchase since moving to a free state. So it'll probably stay with me for a while.

 

[az4783054]

nice collection.

 

[Robin]

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My current stable of Springers, starting from the top left:

• 9mm Springfield Professional Light Rail (which they roll mark as "Operator" to my annoyance). An impulse purchase from a pawn shop up in Washington state a few years ago.
• .45 "Springhawk" Mil-Spec that I bought from the same pawn shop for cheap that I intended to use as a project gun. Last year, I sent it out to Nighthawk Custom to build as a quasi-Professional.
• .45 Stainless Mil-Spec. Nothing special about it, except it's the first gun I ever bought in a private purchase since moving to a free state. So it'll probably stay with me for a while.

Very Nice.

 

[Augee]

Ended up unexpectedly adopting a .45 Operator PD trade in gun (seems to have been a pretty standard old-style Loaded MC Operator but with a black frame in the old “Armory Kote”—definitely not the modern Cerakote finish) from another Addict in a trade, haven’t done anything to it yet other than changing out the grips (just picked it up this week, hahaha), but will get a little bit of a “work over” to be similar to 9MM AOS gun

Still trying to decide whether to send it out to get a red dot cut (will probably happen eventually, to be honest, hahaha) or whether to leave it irons for a while, again, as I wasn’t necessarily “expecting” it, I hadn’t really had a “niche” I was looking to fill with it, so a part of me thinks it would be cool to have a “matched pair” of 9MM and .45 ACP dot guns, while another part of me thinks it may be nice to just leave it relatively simple and basic for now (I have a set of CT IR laser grips if I want to run it with NODs as well as an X400V).

Should be a fun project regardless and at worst, I’ve got another front strap to checker / practice on! 😁

~Augee

 

[katonahjohn2]

I've been admiring the 9MM Operator for awhile. Thinking of pulling a Ruger MK III and a CZ 527 in 7.36X39 out of the safe. Haven't shot the CZ in years, and just replaced the Mark III with a Mark IV. Maybe the LGS shop would like to talk some trade!

 

[Ctr1970]

Springfield Family photo..
Stainless TRP that was completely bead blasted for a satin finish.

45 Operator AOS optic ready

9mm Operator with flat nighthawk trigger and all nighthawk internals

 

[Dilligas]

I bought this one new in 1985, low 4 digital serial number. It's had a few updates over the years, still a great shooter.

 

[CalHawg]

EMP3 9mm, Ultra Compact 9mm, Ronin Cmdr .45, TRP .45

 

[CFII]

Operator AOS 9mm I picked up off of guns.com. Previous owner put a Chen magwell and thumb safety on it, and filled the inside with EGW parts. Came with a weird Holosun (not a real fan). But man it was a steal. Through on some Pachmayrs (I cannot stand smooth front straps). I had to fit the thumb safety a little, but man this is a cool beater.

 

[Robin]

 

[Jermzzzzzzz]

 

[Augee]

Operator AOS 9mm I picked up off of guns.com. Previous owner put a Chen magwell and thumb safety on it, and filled the inside with EGW parts. Came with a weird Holosun (not a real fan). But man it was a steal. Through on some Pachmayrs (I cannot stand smooth front straps). I had to fit the thumb safety a little, but man this is a cool beater.

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Not that I recommend it as the road everyone goes down, but deciding to finally learn to checker and cut up my own front straps has greatly increased the range of guns I’m willing to buy now…

In the past, I’d look at “base model” guns with no front strap texture and think: “I’m immediately going to need to send it out for work before I’m happy with it” and usually decide it wasn’t worth the effort versus just buying a gun with checkering later (that invariably would cost more—making even “good deals” not that good, hahaha).

Now it’s just “bring it on,” and I’ll cut it up myself, hahaha.

~Augee

 

[Squidsix]

Not that I recommend it as the road everyone goes down, but deciding to finally learn to checker and cut up my own front straps has greatly increased the range of guns I’m willing to buy now…

In the past, I’d look at “base model” guns with no front strap texture and think: “I’m immediately going to need to send it out for work before I’m happy with it” and usually decide it wasn’t worth the effort versus just buying a gun with checkering later (that invariably would cost more—making even “good deals” not that good, hahaha).

Now it’s just “bring it on,” and I’ll cut it up myself, hahaha.

~Augee

My experience too. I still do not checker well, but I am more confident taking a base gun and making it work for me now.

 

[Sceva]

 

[IA1911]

First rounds through my Prodigy after picking it up yesterday. Took me 5 rounds to remember that Springfield is often a 6 o'clock hold.

 

[Squidsix]

Added some Chiefly-ness to the Pro grips on my Mil Spec.
Navy Chief. Navy Pride