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Springfield Armory has joined forces with Vickers Tactical and Wilson Combat to create Vickers Tactical Master Class 1911 chambered in .45 ACP. The new Master Class 1911will be a new Lipsey’s distributor exclusive model.
Continuing to expand its popular FN 509 lineup FN has added a optic and suppressor ready FN 509 Compact Tactical (CT) pistol. The FN 509 series is known for its modularity and the FN 509 CT sticks to that heritage. Ready for consumers to adapt this pistol to fit their needs.
On Monday, CZ announced the release of the CZ Shadow 2 Optic Ready(OR) pistol. The new Shadow 2 OR features a slide cut that has the ability to accept a wide range of handgun optics currently on the market.
Recently, Nighthawk Custom released its first double stacked 1911. Nighthawk designed the new double stack 1911 as an answer to the high demand for high capacity 1911 pistols on the market. Out of this demand Nighthawk developed the Tactical Ready Series or TRS for short.
Wilson Combat and SIG SAUER have joined forces to build the new enhanced P320 called the Wilson Combat P320. Wilson Combat has taken the SIG P320 pistol added Wilson Combat’s signature design elements and features to the P320.
On Tuesday, SIG SAUER announced the release of the new SIG SAUER P220 Legion. SIG continues to expand the lineup of Legion pistols by SIG. The SIG P220 Legion is single action only and chambered in 10mm auto.
Recently, Ruger announced the release of the American Competition Pistol (ACP) to their Ruger American line. The American Competition Pistol features a 5” competition barrel, a 1:16 twist rate for the barrel, a lengthened and ported slide, fully adjustable rear sight with a fiber optic front sight. The American Competition Pistol also features an optic mount plate for a red dot sight.
On Tuesday, FN unveiled the FN 503 pistol which was designed for the everyday carry pistol for the concealed carry users. The new FN 503 comes in at 5.9” overall length, chambered in 9mm, and weighs a total of 1.31 lbs. The FN 503 comes with a standard six round magazine and a eight round extended magazine. The new FN 503 retails at $549 MSRP.
Recently, Dan Wesson announced a new series into its 1911 lineup with the Vigil Series. The new Vigil Series uses a forged aluminum frame and a stainless steel slide which accounts for an six ounce reduction in weight. The new 1911s are priced at a more affordable price point compared to other Dan Wesson 1911 pistol lineups.
Last week, CZ quietly introduce the CZ P-10 Mirco. The new CZ P-10 variant was supposed to be shown at IWA in Germany last weekend but was postponed due to the Coronavirus. The P-10M becomes the smallest and lightest P-10 in the series.
