Smallest 1911!in canada 45acp restricted

[David L]

Title says it all, dont f^+#{]cking bother with bond arm and so I want a 1911 the smallest possible.
45acp
restricted

 

[dan belisle]

Officers ACP or Star PD. - dan

 

[Gundoggy]

Browning 1911-22.

 

[Sambaru]

Browning 1911-22.

Since there is no mention of caliber, this would be the smallest 1911 in Canada.

 

[Avalonthas]

Browning 1911-22.

Indeed correct

 

[Can-down]

No mention of class either, I think some dectonics combatmasters are in select hands.

The SAM Tiatn is pretty small and in stock restricted. Wouldn't be hard to shorten the grip if you were inclined.

 

[Newbrunny]

STI's Ranger II would be close to the smallest commander sized available in Canada.

 

[enefgee]

Best bet is to have someone skilled cook up a CCO for you - Commander slide on an Officers frame, if you're really committed to the concept. As for easily available guns, I'm not a big fan of Kimber but the Kimber Pro Carry has a 4 inch slide with an extended barrel

 

[hunterhenderson]

I own a Sig officers alloy frame de-snagged at factory, sweet gun, wanstalls has one left

 

[Gundoggy]

Sig does have some CCO configured 1911's. So does Dan Wesson if I recall.

 

[YouAreInOilCountry]

Indeed, I purchased the SAM Titan 1911 .45 ACP. As you see in the picture, I added Crimson Trace Laser Grips to it. The gun shoots, to my surprise, very, very well and accurate. Getting back on target was no issue. The Laser grips? Well, call it home defense intimidation... Get the laser dot on target, and one last chance for your home invader to leave.

Important, though, is to first remove the slide and oil. Out of the box, it will jam.

In the USA, the Shooters Arms Manufacturing gun comes with a flush barrel, BULL 3 1/8 ”, 416 STAINLESS. For the Canadian market via Wolverine Supplies special, the 4.25 inch (I believe) barrel sticks out beyond the frame.

Ok, haters will dismiss the SAM as a unproven brand from the Philipines. My purchase confirms the tight CNC build, for a fraction of name brand offerings.

Wolverine also has a 9mm stainless variant.

See: Wolverine Supplies SAM

 

[enefgee]

I wouldn't hesitate to buy a 1911 built in the Philippines - that gun has an amazing following there. It's probably the second biggest market in the world for 1911's, with a large and very knowledgeable user base and custom 'smiths that do amazing work with hand tools and little else. Filipinos probably shoot more 45 auto a year than anyone but the Americans too, bad guns won't last long in that market.

 

[Canuck44]

Yes and I believe their National Police use the Norinco made in China.

Take Care

Bob

 

[rawlins]

Para CCW LDA

The Para Ordnance CCW LDA has a 107mm barrel on an officers frame and is restricted.
I purchased this gun in 2004 when Paras were made in Canada. It has a bobbed hammer and rounded beavertail.

 

[enefgee]

The Para Ordnance CCW LDA has a 107mm barrel on an officers frame and is restricted.
I purchased this gun in 2004 when Paras were made in Canada. It has a bobbed hammer and rounded beavertail.

Yeah, too bad it's a Para. Although to be fair, yours was probably made when they gave a ....darn. The recent ones have poor finish, poor QC and poor to no warranty.

 

[Ganderite]

I have a Star PD. Very nice little gun, but it is a prohib, no?

 

[David L]

I went with the sam titan

 

[dan belisle]

I have a Star PD. Very nice little gun, but it is a prohib, no?

Yes, but the original post didn't specify restricted. Smallest restricted will be in CCO style, Officers' frame and Commander's slide. - dan

 

[Bobby and The Devil]

I went with the sam titan

Range report?

While on the topic, are there any commander sized 1911's that come with the smaller grip? I'm just kind of wondering how different the balance of the shorter barrel feels on the full sized grip.