Springfield Armory Trp 10mm Review

Among the newest offerings are springfield armory s 5 and 6 barreled 1911 trp 10 mm rmr pistols the latter of which is reviewed here.

Springfield armory trp 10mm review.

Of course not it s a 1911 but better according to jerry he purchased the new 10mm version of the springfield armory 1911 tactical response pistol or trp. Factory equipped with a trijicon rmr sight this long slide 1911 launches hot 10mm hunting loads with exceptional precision. Springfield offers two 10mm trp operator models with either 5 or 6 slides. In the end the springfield armory 1911 trp 10mm operator is a feature packed very well built accurate pistol.

Each 10mm trp operator is shipped with two 8 round magazines. They are quite similar in features with the principal difference being that the 5 inch version 2 238 employs a barrel bushing while the 6 inch version. Labeled as springfield armory s most elite production 1911 the tactical response pistol trp is a top shelf successor to john browning s design that features the latest refinements. These tactically proven pistols are intentionally designed to work under the worst conditions you might encounter.

The trp tactical response pistol series of 1911s from springfield armory are serious tools for the most serious of applications. The result is a pistol that is ready for any tactical application you might conceivably face. While it s on the heavy side for everyday carry it would excel as a home defense or hunting and general outdoors pistol. Springfield armory 1911 trp 10mm operator.

S pringfield armory has just introduced 5 and 6 inch barreled versions of a new 10mm 1911 dubbed the trp 10mm rmr. Springfield armory has a new heavy hitter. This week we got not one new 1911 trp operator chambered in 10mm we got two. The trp operator features the springfield armory gen 2 speed trigger tuned to 4 5 to 5 pound pull and the fearsome 10mm recoil is tamed by properly balancing the recoil impulse with a heavier slide barrel combination in conjunction with an optimized recoil spring.

This is a great day for the cult of the 10mm of which i am a fully fledged disciple. Jerry laughed and said. I was very familiar with the trp version of the traditional 1911 design and i was interested in jerry s impressions. Intriguingly this model is now offered in 10mm auto.

Trp stands for tactical response pistol which when you consider the sum of the springfield 1911 trp 10mm longslide s components it hardly seems designed for tactical use.