Jeff Quinn Gunblast.com Need For Speed Review

by Jeff Quinn www.gunblast.com
Aug 1st, 2004

For about a month now, I have been playing with a pair of the new S&W 1911 Sc autos. The "Sc" stands for Scandium on the Periodic Table of Elements, and is a microelement that is added to aluminum to make a tougher, stronger alloy. Anyway, the 1911 Sc is a lightweight, compact semiautomatic .45 pistol that is just about perfect for concealment. It is relatively flat, and at thirty ounces even with an empty magazine, it carries very well in a proper holster.

The S&W has a high upswept beavertail grip safety, a lightweight target trigger, skeletonized Rowell-type hammer, stainless steel recoil spring guide rod, throated barrel, and external extractor. It has an extended, right-handed thumb safety, along with a firing pin safety that is activated by

the grip safety. The mainspring housing is checkered, and the front of the grip grooved, for a more secure hold on the weapon. The wood grips are checkered, with the traditional diamond pattern. The sights are Novak low-mount white dot pattern, and both front and rear are drift adjustable for windage, with the rear sight having a set screw to lock it in place. The gun has a tightly fitted stainless steel barrel bushing, and is supplied with a bushing wrench. The slide has grooves front and rear to provide a secure grip for chambering or manually ejecting a cartridge.

I carried one of the Smiths around holstered in a High Noon "Need for Speed" belt holster on a High Noon reinforced double thickness belt. This is now my favorite holster for carrying a 1911-style auto concealed. The High Noon rig carries the gun high and tight, just as it should. The design of the belt slots keeps the butt of the weapon pulled in tightly against the user's side so that it does not show even through lightweight clothing. The combination of the NFS holster and belt keeps the weapon absolutely in place, with no shifting at all. The holster has a built-in sight track to protect the sights, and to keep a sharp front sight from shaving leather on the draw. I highly recommend this holster to anyone who carries a 1911 pistol concealed. The quality is first class, and the price is very reasonable. The "Need For Speed" holster is the best design I have ever found for the 1911 pistol


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