Springfield Armory 1911 TRP Operator 10mm
Model: PC9510L18
Springfield Armory 1911 TRP Operator 10mm
Model: PC9510L18
Full Specifications
About This Firearm
The Springfield Armory 1911 TRP Operator is a Cerakoted single-action 10mm 1911 built for duty and hunting. It is no longer made, so it's a used buy. Its sights are tritium front and rear, and the rear blade is squared off at the front face so the slide can be run against a belt, a boot heel or a car door with one hand.
Two eight-round magazines came with it. The frame and slide are forged carbon steel under black Cerakote and the barrel is forged stainless, match grade, with a fully supported chamber and feed ramp. The grips are VZ Alien G10 in dirty olive, and Springfield cuts Octo-Grip checkering into the front strap and the mainspring housing behind them. The thumb safety is extended and ambidextrous, the trigger is the extended Gen 2 Speed Trigger, and the recoil system is GI style. There is no optic cut, so a dot means milling a Cerakoted slide. The gun weighs 40.0 oz at 8.6 inches overall.
If you're cross-shopping, the Colt Delta Elite is the traditional version of the same idea, stainless throughout at 35.0 oz, 5.0 oz lighter, with a Novak carry rear sight and an MSRP of $1,349. The Rock Island Armory TAC Ultra is the inexpensive route to a similar layout at 39.8 oz, with an adjustable rear sight, a fiber optic front and an MSRP of $839.
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Strengths & Limitations
- The chamber and feed ramp are fully supported, which keeps the case walls backed up on the hotter end of 10mm loadings.
- VZ Alien G10 panels are the factory grips, so a used gun arrives with G10 texture already on it.
- Cerakote is a thicker barrier than bluing, so the wear pattern on a used gun reads clearly and shows how it was carried.
- With no optic cut, a dot means milling a Cerakoted slide and refinishing the cut afterwards.
- Springfield no longer lists the model, so factory magazines and Gen 2 Speed Trigger parts come from the used and aftermarket supply.
- It is a used buy, so the magazine count, the brightness left in the tritium lamps and the state of the Cerakote all come down to the gun in front of you.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does Octo-Grip mean?
Springfield's name for the checkering pattern cut into the front strap and the mainspring housing, which gives the hand purchase on the parts of the frame the grip panels do not cover.
What is the Gen 2 Speed Trigger?
Springfield's extended trigger shoe. It sits further back toward the finger, which shortens the reach needed to get a pad on the face of the trigger.
What should a used buyer check?
Whether both factory magazines are with it, how much glow is left in the tritium lamps in a dark room, and the Cerakote at the muzzle and along the slide rails.
