Springfield Loaded Ultra Compact 1911

The fever for 1911's is getting worse. So I gave in and added this to the collection...it's a mini-me to the full-size 5-in barrel.

New Springfield Loaded Ultra Compact Stainless Steel:

From the factory, the slide and frame fit is tighter in tolerance when compared to the Mil-Spec. I really like the Trijicon night sights.

Parts already on order:

1. 10-8 flat trigger
2. Ed Brown rebuild kit with 19# mainspring
3. JB Bore compound to lap in the slide and frame to help with the break-in period.

Now I need to get a holster for it. It's going to be a hard decision since I really like the stainless on there and I don't know if I want to go with a Raven Phantom Kydex holster. Another thing is that Raven doesn't have a Phatom that will house a 3.5-in barrel. Might have to buy a Commander size Phantom and cut it down to fit the shorter barrel. The alternative would to spend the money on a Milt Sparks leather holster. Both will take some time for it to come in.

I will also be spending some time on hand fitting the beaver tail to the frame. Currently, it doesn't flush up to the bottom of the tang, and shows a good amount of extra materials on the beavertail. And will also be filling down both left and right thumb safeties to give a narrower profile.

Will take it to the range and post up a report.

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Raven Concealment Systems Holster

I saw this holster in Magpul Dynamics Handgun video and was intrigue as to what kind of holster the instructors were running. After hearing Christ Costa mentioned it was a Raven holster – www.ravenconcealment.com – I was on the internet looking up some information, and seeing what the company's all about.

After some initial searching and reading, I found out the company is a local company, based out of Elyria Ohio. That's great! And their products seems to have really great reviews by everyone who has their holster. The plus is that they are better liked than some of the more high-end leather holsters.

Picture compliment from RCS's store front The Malabar Front

Since summer is approaching so I'm thinking of getting a thinner holster for my Glock 26, which I carry daily. This should help to reduce the printing signature. The positive retention and belt holders should also help with the pistol to stay put.

The cool thing about this holster is that it can be either a IWB (in the waist ban) or OWB (out of the waist ban) holster. It's just a matter of just changing the adapters on the rivet areas. It comes standard with a couple of loops for a OWB option. I've ordered some additional hardware and will try to fabricate my own hooks/attachments and set it up as an IWB holster.

I can't wait to get this new holster and try it out! The only downside... Raven is backed up on their orders, and it won't have something to ship within the next 60 days! Oh well, order placed and will have to wait.

Will give a in depth review when the holster arrived.

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