I had a few folks ask me to post a reveiw of my new Springfield Armory EMP 1911 9mm

 

I picked it up Friday and was able to get to Heritage Guild Easton this morning. Bunch of Jersey guys there today.

 

I really wanted a 1911 but compact, so if the day came we can carry or I end up in a free state I will be ready.

 

When I first found out about this gun I read many mixed reviews. Mostly because of the feed issues with certain types of ammo. FTF and FTE were common. I dont use those types of ammo anyway. Springfield required folks to send it back and they polished the feedramp. Well @ this point I was getting discouraged from these reviews, so I kept researching, most of these complaints came from initial issue guns. I also read that these issues had been addressed with newer issued guns.

So I was ALL IN. I looked high and low for one, to my dismay I could only locate them on GB or a FFL in another state. They are hard to find. Well I was picking up some ammo last Tuesday and happened to look in the case at Sportsman Rendezvous and hiding in bottom corner of the display was a 9mm EMP and a great price too, few hundred less then any other place. YES!

 

Well enough BS and here's the result.

 

So I took 100rds of Federal Champion 115gr 9mm and 100 rds of American Eagle 115gr 9mm.

I ran the Federal first and first 20 or so were all over the place @ 10 yards. As I got more used to it things started to group better. On the last round of that box I had a stovepipe. Also within that 100rds I had 2 slide fail to lock back after last round, no big deal.

 

The next 100 rds of American Eagle went off with only 1 fail to lock open and no stovepipes.

 

So 1 Stovepipe on last round and 3 fails to lock open in 200 rounds on a new gun is ok I guess.

I have never had any thing happen when running my Beretta 92A1.

 

I really love this gun, the weight is great and is a blast to shoot. My buddy ran few dozen rounds thru it and he loved it.

 

Thats a beautiful springfield. Nice choice.

NIce gun. Often see them on the shelves of the local gun stores here and have been tempted but my experience with small 1911 type 9mm guns is about the same as yours. The difference is that I carry guns so I need them to be 100% before I carry them. As to whether the results of your range visit were good or bad depends on your intended use of the gun and your tolerance for jamming. That is a good topic for a new thread which I think I will start right now. In talking to many gun owners I have found all sorts of tolerance levels of jamming ranging from those who will only accept 100% reliabilit to those that have no problem with several jams per 50 rounds.

UPDATE!

 

So I have made a few more trips to the range since my initial review...

 

I have run about 300 or more rounds thru it and happy to say none of the previous issues happened.

 

FLAWLESS results. I am guessing the first couple issues were do to being brand new with no break in period and probably user error. She has feed, ejected and lockbacked perfectly since first review.

 

I am using Federal Bulk from Walmart and American Eagle,

I have the EMP 40 and it is a work of art. It's reliable and extremely accurate. The EMP 40 is heavier than the 9mm version due to the steel frame.

If I ever get the chance to expand my budget I would love to get my hands one of those. It really is a gorgeous little shooter, best of luck with it.

I love shooting it so much, now my Beretta 92A1 is getting dusty and feels so big..

With Springfield guns, can you just buy the gun and mags? it seems every Springfield gun come with this type of set. I am not interested in the holster, mag holders, and re-loaders and would never use them and wonder if there is a big saving without those items included in the sale.