Before now, Springfield Armory only offered a 10mm 1911 TRP (Tactical Response Pistol) through their Custom Shop. Reflecting the market’s growing desire for guns chambered in the mondo caliber, the Illinois gun company has added two 10mm “Operator” TRP’s to their regular lineup. [Press release below.] They ain’t cheap, but quality never is. That said, TTAG’s waiting for our T&E samples to make a final judgement. And waiting. And waiting . . .
GENESEO, IL, December 15, 2017 – Springfield Armory’s most elite production 1911, now available in the potent 10mm cartridge. Two new 10mm TRP™ Operator® models – one with a 5-inch barrel, and a long-slide with a 6-inch barrel – deliver tactically proven engineering, greater terminal velocity and now more stopping power.
The TRP™ (Tactical Response Pistol) line is based on the custom Professional Model™ that met the stringent specifications to win the FBI’s coveted HRT 1911 pistol contract. Until now, Springfield’s TRP Operator 1911s were available in .45 ACP only. Since its introduction, the TRP has become the standard for serious fighting handguns – a tradition the feature-rich 10mm models continue.
“We have offered 10mm 1911s from our Springfield Custom™ Shop for many years but this is the first production 10mm 1911 offering in the Springfield Armory lineup,” says CEO Dennis Reese. “The TRP 10mm is soft shooting, built for accuracy and takes advantage of the full potential of the hottest 10mm rounds, just as the cartridge was originally intended.”
Forged steel frames and slides are precision fitted to Match Grade stainless steel barrels with fully supported ramps. Frames and slides are coated in Black-T®, a self-lubricating, highly corrosion resistant finish that is engineered to shield the firearm from the heaviest use and toughest conditions. Integrated three-slot accessory rails allow rock-solid attachment of lights and lasers. Sights are 3-dot tritium night sights, featuring a tactical-rack rear in the 5” version, and a fully adjustable rear in the 6” model.
The Octo-Grip™ front strap and mainspring housing coupled with G10 VZ Grips® assure a confident hold. Once the ambidextrous safety lever is flipped, the Springfield Armory Gen 2 Speed Trigger, tuned to a crisp 4.5- to 5-pound pull, delivers custom-grade feel and performance. The 10mm recoil is tamed by properly balancing the recoil impulse with a heavier slide/barrel combination in conjunction with an optimized recoil spring making it an unbelievably soft-shooting pistol. Each 10mm TRP Operator is shipped with two 8-round magazines.
The new 10mm TRP Operator models weigh in at 40 oz. (5-inch barrel) and 45 oz. (6-inch barrel), making these full-sized 1911 pistols soft-shooting and well-balanced options in a serious fighting handgun.
“The TRP is built with one goal in mind – to be the toughest, most reliable and accurate fighting gun available,” according to Springfield’s Reese. “There is no place for compromise. Our TRP Operator models are simply the best production 1911s on the market.
MSRP: $1790 (5” barrel) or $1842 (6” barrel).
Now available in two models:
PC9510L18 5” 10mm TRP Operator MSRP: $1790
PC9610L18 6” 10mm TRP Operator MSRP: $1842For more information about the 5” and 6” 10mm TRP Operators, please visit springfield-armory.com.
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About Springfield Armory®In 1794, the original Springfield Armory was designated as our national armory by General George Washington, and began manufacturing muskets for the defense of our young, free Republic. This monumental institution went on to serve as a think tank for developing innovative firearms concepts and producing some of the most storied rifle platforms in our country’s history. The Armory functioned as a firearms supplier for every major American conflict until 1968 when the government sadly closed its doors. In 1974, two centuries after its inception, Springfield Armory Inc. in Geneseo, IL revived the iconic heritage of the Armory to carry on its legacy and restore the Springfield Armory name.
Springfield Armory Inc. engineers, manufactures and assembles their legendary M1A™ 1911 and SAINT® AR-15 lines of firearms in Geneseo, Illinois. Since 2001, Springfield Armory has enjoyed a strategic, collaborative partnership with the state-of-the-art factory in Croatia working hand-in-hand to develop and engineer the multiple award-winning line of XD® polymer pistols that have become staples in the US marketplace. We strive to honor this responsibility as guardians of the original Springfield Armory legacy by manufacturing the highest quality firearms to enable responsible citizens to preserve their right to keep and bear arms in the defense of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
With an unmatched emphasis on craftsmanship, performance and exceptional customer service, our mission is to forge superior firearms and provide the tools necessary to defend individual freedoms and equality for those who embrace the rights and principles secured by our Founding Fathers. For more information, please visit us at: springfield-armory.com.
James Yeager is setting up his own site through a kickstarter campaign. Here is the link for those interested in helping to make it happen:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jamesyeager/yeagertube
Yeah… kickstarter has made their position on such projects rather clear. It will be taken down shortly.
One of the nicest gun I’ll never buy, own, nor recommend.
Hey Tim, to reply to your reply comment to TruthTellers about posting on Vimeo and Full30. I run a pro 2nd Amendment Fakebook page for Lawrence County IN. I post links to your videos and a few others and I PREFER to post links to Full30. I refuse to send anyone to Y/Tube if I can help it. The only exception is those who haven’t made the jump to Full30 yet.
1911s shouldn’t be in 10mm. New Springfield Armory guns should not be in your home.
This is why allowing the foundational Internet registry(ies) to be handled by UN-sponsored NGOs was a horrible, awful, very bad, not very good thing.
They’re YouTube on steroids, a mystery set of central scrutinizers positioned to silently disappear what they don’t like from the interweb as a whole. To get around them, you can’t just go to a different generally known location. They’ve got the maps — nobody can find your location. They think the same: it’s their world we’re just annoyances in it. They’re largely the same people, talking meaningfully to each other about How Things Should Be at Davos, or TED for the lightweights. You get invited there, right? Look at their resumes. They bounce among the same sets of institutions.
Of course, client-side, peer to peer indexing and directory technology bypasses this, is ultimately un-squelchable, and actually already exists in the infamous “dark web” in various forms. In a world where bitTorrent exists, TOR exists, and … others, this genie is way out of the bottle.
Using stuff like that will also drive anybody a little bit different into the arms of the sketchy and hard-core criminal. It’s like that’s what they want to have happen…
Not inviting us to Davos doesn’t keep us far enough away, apparently. They still know we’re out there. Lurking.
You asked, “Did I do or say something offensive?” Yes, you did….grenade launcher. Well, it’s not ‘offensive’ but it is pretty scary sounding.
This is what we’re up against. (although I simply can’t fathom that this is real)
https://www.facebook.com/gunpornhub/videos/384608731876702/?hc_ref=ARQUD9UB9ns4Djo7GaJmT2RDDh7dGnoV1nnm24TDwauQsQeqFfm25fSPUhG08n1JLl8&pnref=story
I’m not really impressed with anything on any of those lists.
Screw it, writing in the Ian/Karl WhatWouldStonerDo rifles. Hopefully some builder takes notice and figures out how to mass produce those cheaply, some of those parts are a bit on the expensive side.
Remember that one police department determined 30% of criminals use unloaded guns or guns with the wrong ammo, 10.5% use guns that are utterly broken and 20% use guns that were effectively broken. Just from that you have over 60% of criminal guns being non-functional and that’s only the ones that are actually carrying a gun instead of replica/toy/airsoft (15%). With that low a rate the guy with a working gun will win.
I’m confident that there is a lot of overlap between guns unloaded or with wrong ammo, and guns that are broken or effectively broken. If a criminal can’t obtain a working gun, then he probably can’t obtain any/correct ammo either. So the percentage of criminals with useless guns is probably near 50%, not 60%.
If someone points a gun at me or mine, I’m going to assume it is a deadly weapon.
Thanks for finally writing about >TTAG APB: We Need
A Hunting Writer – The Truth About Guns <Liked it!
Wow this looks remarkably similar to MY neighborhood. Mine was a few years later circa 1960-1964. Good times. Don’t care about a calendar…
Springfield Armory is dead to me and most of us who love our country, constitution and the second amendment. So why the hell, Robert, do you want to foist this crap on us?
Lucky Strikes and guns for everyone! Its the great World War II and son you are not too old to fight!
This is still an emergency? If the “emergency’ lasts until all consequences from the storms have disappeared, it’s gonna be goin on for a while. Sadly, the convenience of “emergency measures” tends to make the new rules stick. France’s “emergency” search, seizure, & surveillance are still in place.
When it’s done arriving, it’s no longer an emergency.
When you’re done responding to it’s sudden arrival, it’s no longer a crisis.
If you’re solving things, eventually even an emergency becomes a crisis, maybe a disaster, then a problem, a trade-off, and at last just a cost. Re-upping an emergency order looks like they’re stuck in permanent disaster.
There are situations I believe I could win. If I am a customer somewhere when criminals come in and commit armed robbery? Sure, if they don’t see me I will shoot them in the back. A carjacker? If he doesn’t shoot me I figure I’ll shoot him once he gets in my car and is distracted.
Someone has a drawn gun pointed at me? You can’t outdraw a drawn gun. In that case you’re just hoping he won’t shoot you AFTER robbing you.
I think one of the biggest factors is whether or not she is willing to practice. If she is not going to be able to instantly clear malfunctions and perform immediate action drills, then she should get a revolver. The immediate action for a malfunctioning revolver is to pull the trigger again.
I’m MORTIFIED!
You mean to say women are unwilling to be RAPED and MURDERED to further “the narrative”???
I’m shocked, I say, SHOCKED!!!
Rule #1: Shoot before you buy or at least shoot something similar. I mean, like at least the same caliber/similar size gun or something.
Rule #2: Cute doesn’t matter. If that’s a serious consideration in your pistol buying then you’re a moron.
I listened to this video. All I really heard was hens clucking. (Sorry.)