Springfield Armory Trp 10mm Review

Factory equipped with a trijicon rmr sight this long slide 1911 launches hot 10mm hunting loads with exceptional precision.

Springfield armory trp 10mm review.

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. Each 10mm trp operator is shipped with two 8 round magazines. The result is a pistol that is ready for any tactical application you might conceivably face. S pringfield armory has just introduced 5 and 6 inch barreled versions of a new 10mm 1911 dubbed the trp 10mm rmr.

Intriguingly this model is now offered in 10mm auto. These tactically proven pistols are intentionally designed to work under the worst conditions you might encounter. 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. Springfield armory 1911 trp 10mm operator.

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. 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. 10mm also available in 9mm 40 s w 45. I was very familiar with the trp version of the traditional 1911 design and i was interested in jerry s impressions.

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. While it s on the heavy side for everyday carry it would excel as a home defense or hunting and general outdoors pistol. This is a great day for the cult of the 10mm of which i am a fully fledged disciple. This week we got not one new 1911 trp operator chambered in 10mm we got two.

In the end the springfield armory 1911 trp 10mm operator is a feature packed very well built accurate pistol. At long last springfield armory has decided to join the 10mm resurgence. Jerry laughed and said. 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.

Springfield armory has a new heavy hitter.