The 1911 is the grandfather of many modern handguns with most tracing their operation back to John Brownings masterpiece. Today some will argue the 1911 and its variants are obsolete and thus poor choices for defensive carry, competition and other activities. Is it though?
@Yasurenyabetcha@Trijicon I really like the HTX1 a lot. I personally don’t need the outer ring so I’d turn it off - for the RMR HD. But we really like the Primary Arms guys. We gave them a Nighthawk to mount an HTX1 on at SHOT Show.
Bigger window. Top-loading battery. Forward-facing light sensor. Multiple reticle options.
The RMR HD isn't a redesign. It's a refinement of everything shooters have asked for; built on the legacy of the optic that changed the industry.
Faster target acquisition. Smarter illumination performance. Uncompromising durability.
Built for those who demand more from their equipment.
@RobG480715 You should come see the handcraftsmanship that goes into building a Nighthawk. I’ll give you a personal tour and let you sit with a gunsmith for a bit
Custom doesn’t necessarily mean we can offer every single variation of our lineup in every single caliber as a production model. It might be something we’re able to do outside of normal production through our custom shop. And just so you know I actually really like 38… but I also know how many were ordered and built last year.
This is the EXACT recipe for the softest, fastest, flattest-shooting production Nighthawk we make (for now 😉) // This 9mm can be built off our Fire Hawk or Single Stack Sand Hawk models. The steel single stack frame adds about 5 oz. compared to the aluminum-gripped double-stack Sand Hawk/Fire Hawk/TRS Comp, making it even softer-shooting than its double-stack siblings. This build also features our full-length, non-railed dust cover for as much mass down low near the muzzle as possible. It has 25 LPI checkering front and rear, our square checkered trigger guard, French borders, a fluted barrel hood, an ambi safety, and a Trijicon RMR HD mounted via our I.O.S. The finish is our signature Smoked Nitride with black G10 Ascend grips by RailScales
@glittercide@JalenUchiha For military contracts the most important thing is price. Obviously they need to perform and meet certain criteria - but most innovation and performance in the small arms world happens in the civilian market
@JalenUchiha@NighthawkCustom This is an example of what I was talking about when I said nowadays there are firearms made with civilian ownership in mind that are better than what the military is issued
The Double Stack Thunder Ranch Commander // Developed in collaboration with the crew at Thunder Ranch as their vision of a hard-use fighting pistol - built without excess, shaped by real-world experience, and executed to a standard far beyond the service pistols most professionals were issued
@GeauxSoundMoney It’s all the same color. We don’t make anything in “copper” - it’s all the same rose gold color. It just looks slightly different depending on lighting
@Dginie1 Kimber makes a good 1911. They just aren’t hand built to nearly the same level as what we’re doing. There are great options at all sorts of price points.
Neither is inherently better. Bull barrels add a little weight up front, which slightly reduces muzzle flip. Bushing barrels are lighter, have the classic 1911 look, and are easier to service over the long term since fitting a new bushing is simpler than replacing and fitting a new barrel. Either design, when properly fit, will be equally accurate.