Many moons ago, the Savage 1907 and the 1911 fought for supremacy. The US Army, as we all know now, picked John Moses Browning’s 1911 design over the .45 caliber Savage 1907. The rest, as they say is history.
History has taken a new turn as Savage Arms announced today that they’re now in the 1911 business. Savage says “The US Military’s M1911 is now being given the Savage treatment.” They’ve introduced three new models — Melonite, stainless and two-tone — that are available both with and without a rail.
The Savage 1911 is built from stainless steel and has a dual recoil spring and machined sear and disconnector. From its nitride coated titanium firing pin, to the target crown on the barrel, this 1911 delivers accuracy and reliability.
FEATURES
- Forged stainless steel frame and slide
- 5” Stainless Steel Barrel machined from billet with 11° target crown
- Dual recoil spring system with GI-style guide rod and barrel bushing
- Ejection port is lowered, flared, and cut for live round ejection
- Nitride coated titanium firing pin
- Fully machined, tool steel sear and disconnector and stainless steel hammer.
- Novak® Lo-Mount adjustable tritium bar rear sight and tritium Mega Dot Glow Dome™ Yellow front sigh
- Ambidextrous slide lock safety
- VZ G10 Grips
MSRP: $1,349 to $1,499
Forged steel Slide and Frame. A plus. Question is what is the slide to frame fit like?
Machined steel trigger parts – looks like no MIM parts. A Plus. Question: whats the trigger pull?
I like that its got the ambi safety.
Would have to hold and play with one before buying.
trigger pull is whatever you set the leaf spring to.
This is a decent price for no MIM parts; my question would be how much is hand fit vs. how much is machined to precise tolerance; and how much am I going to have to arkansas stone everything?
Cool! Dunno why we need another 1911 but great nonetheless…
Another 1400 dollar 1911……. Recession folks.
Absolutely correct, Chris.
Springfield Armory has a very wide selection of 1911 pistols for much, much less…
…https://www.springfield-armory.com/firearm-selector/
Just type in 1911.
Springfield armory? They don’t exist anymore. Clicking the url gives an error saying incompatible with the 2A. Shame shame
@Templar. Hahaha ha! Well said sir, couldn’t agree more.
As an unfortunate Illinois resident I’ll have to pass on anything SA. The stuff the might manufacture and the stuff they definitely import.
Yes, David…and they are all full of crap MIM parts. I’d much rather pay more for a real 1911 with real parts instead of junk, crap MIM. Thank you to Savage for putting a MIM free 1911 on the market.
I’m highly interested in Savage since I own many rifles made by them. I have a Springfield mil-Spec and bought before their descent into the sewer. Probably will not buy another, but Savage might be seeing a niche to fill, maybe a commanders model?
Yes, things have only gotten more expensive and I don’t see it getting better. So buy now and watch prices continue to rise..or not. YMMV. Trick is to know before when something is going to be good. I lost this a game a lot when younger watching great deals as I walked by.
yet another 1911 version that’s over priced… I can hardly contain my excitement.
Really, Booger!!!!!!
I don’t like 1911s as much as I like other handguns simply because I don’t think they’re all that practical. That being said I still probably own 50 or 60 of them and will probably pick up one of these.
@ Officer Bill: 50 or 60 1911’s you own and you “don’t like them”…..wow, I’d call that a love story!
I have a very very high disposable income and got married for the first time 10 months ago. I’m also a hoarder.
Riiiiight.
At those prices, I beg to differ, Sir, regarding if they’re really interested in being in the 1911 business…
Based on photos looks like a good offering. I like the looks of a rowel hammer vs the delta style. Now let’s see if Savage can get it to market in this decade.
I was thinking “Gussied up Ruger”… till I got to the MSRP.
Nope, but thanks for playing.
Nope, ignore my first post. I won’t buy a handgun with a rail on it.
Article says available with or without a rail LOL
Nice guns. Now they have to get out of Massachusetts.
for that much $
why not just buy a kimber rapide
that way
youll have something
thats actually worth
what you paid for it
I hear too many people complain about Kimbers.
Kimber is currently doing what Colt did in the 90’s. Quality control sucks, they are not the same company they were when they took the 1911 market from Colt.
They couldn’t offer front strap checkering for that price?
NEED 10 MILLIMETER
My first handgun was a 1911. Bought in the late 1990’s. A colt 1991a1 for $500
Still have it, still shoot it.
Pass.
It’s sexy, why don’t more 1911 companies install dual recoil springs in the platform? To my knowledge the only other 1911 with the dual spring was the Colt M45A1, a 1911 customized and sold to Special Operations.
Not needed…
Colt Delta Elite
@CC. I have an M45A1 MARSOC from Colt that has the dual recoil springs. I loved them so much, I bought a bunch to keep from Brownells, then put them in all my other 1911’s.
They fit your other 1911’s too??? You have answered a question I’ve had about those springs I’ve had since the M45A1 came out!
They should offer a 400 Corbon barrel to go with…
MSRP: $1,349 to $1,499. And still no optics cut.
cheaper than an ithaca… dan wesson territory.
I came to say the same thing that the pricing is close to Dan Wesson. If Savage can match that kind of quality for the price, they’d definitely have my interest. Having had the opportunity to shoot a few DW 1911’s over the years, you are definitely getting above what you’re paying for, IMO. Review on the DW Vigil from a few years ago:
https://dev.thetruthaboutguns.com/gun-review-dan-wesson-vigil-9mm-1911/
Speaking of DW, it looks like the DWX is finally available.
Wonder who really makes them?
The Savage 9mm is a warmed over Honor Guard.
Hope this isnt a Turkish gun or parts gun
Looks nice, like to have it, but a little pricey….I’ll keep my Kimber, I’ll have to see what Honest Outlaw, Hickok45, or Paul Harrell have so say in their reviews, LOL
-Stainless barrel, frame, slide
-forged frame and slide
-tritium sights
-NO MIM parts
-Dual recoil spring
-titanium firing pin
-standard guide rod and bushing
All that is worth something these days, tho I admit, at those prices I’ll stick with my Colt Combat Commander from back in the day…
Overpriced, heavy and 8 rounds. Hard Pass.
You only say that because it’s true
Haha. Don’t get me wrong, I would LOVE to own a Dan Wesson 1911/2011 but the cost is out of my reach. So is this 1911. Reality sucks.
I don’t think anyone making an all steel 1911 is marketing it to the concealed carry customers. This pistol serves the following niches:
competition
home defense
range toy
all three of these miches are served well by this pistol. I agree it is far to impractical for a every day carry gun given the current lighter weight, higher capacity options.
Wonder what actual street prices will be? Guess it depends on demand.
Grab A Gun had $699 SA35 listed for $999 recently. Ouch. LOL
Personally I love Savage, but I’ve only shot their rifles. I can afford these, after saving up for a few months, and I might look into getting one next year. We’ll see! Wish it didn’t have those forward slide serrations, but oh well.
let me know when it comes in a good caliber (9×19 or 10mm)
Only ever had one (1) 1911 and don’t need any more. That one is a plain jane S&W that is absolutely reliable but which they don’t make anymore.
However, retrofitting it with the dual recoil springs mentioned above by ChoseDeath intrigues me, and I’m going to have a look at that.
Honestly I’d rather have them do a run of 1907 pistols 😀
Where is the double stack Stance, Savage?
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