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  1. Something about calling that model the “OPERATOR” just kind of grates. It’s just a little bit too much tacticool for me. The pistols themselves are beautiful, I’d rather the slide just said “.45 automatic caliber” instead.

    1. Eh, it’s just marketing. In this case, it’s stupid — Springfield is going after the SIG/HK/Glock fanbois, but my unsubstantiated guess is that it’s not very successful because most people who buy 1911s aren’t interested in being “operators”.

  2. OK. I’m not going to buy ANY gun (people are awkward as I am should not own firearms or power saws), BUT…if I was going to own any gun based on how ‘cool’ it looked, it would be some variant of the ‘Broom handle’ Mauser.

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