That is until SHOT Show 2020 came around and I visited the Springfield Armory booth.
It was there that SpringfieldsSteve Horsmanput a Springfield Custom Professional in my hand.
I was awestruck by it and had a hard time putting it down.
I knew I had to get one.
I could hardly contain my excitement.
In the mid-1990s, regional FBI SWAT teams were looking for a new pistol.
But what exactly did that pistol face during these tests?
The test requirements were extremely demanding.
The testing required unassailable reliability, through a grueling endurance test of 20,000 rounds per sample tested.
The Springfield made it through the testing with flying colors and was selected by the FBI.
Check, check, check with the Professional.
However, one could argue that most pistols fulfill that checklist, so what makes this one so special?
Well, the answer is both simple and complicated.
You see, these accomplished gunsmiths impart something a CNC machine never could: soul.
Where It Counts
The Professional is finished in W.E.
Birdsongs proprietary Black-T coating, which is incredibly durable and attractive.
The trigger is an aluminum, three-hole speed trigger.
The hammer and sear are SACS tool steel components.
To say this is a handsome gun would be an understatement.
My Pros barrel is ramped, to accommodate the less-traditional 9mm chambering.
Dynamic 20 line-per-inch checkering adorns the pistols frontstrap and mainspring housing.
Springfield Custom addresses each point of the checkering individually by hand to ensure a perfect checkering pattern.
Because of this extreme build quality, the Professional is not a cheap gun by any means.
But, it is an amazing deal considering what you get.
A Professional EDC
Never before have I felt so connected to a 40-plus ounce chunk of steel.
Every line, every radius combines to become a pistol incredibly pleasing to both the eye and the hand.
Bulletproof reliability with an amazing recoil impulse creates a fantastically accurate and fast-shooting pistol.
It truly is a 1911 with soul.
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