The Foundation
If youre not familiar with the Emissary, lets get you up to speed.
Now, with the 9mm 4.25, there is an appealing new option in the line.
The serrations reduce glare off the top of the slide, making acquiring a good sight picture much easier.
Introducing the latest in the Springfield Armory Emissary line: a 9mm 4.25″-barreled 1911 pistol that combines bold styling with EDC-ready features.
The grips feature a nice white/grey coloration that matches perfectly with the pistols contrasty motif.
A cool squared trigger guard encloses a solid-body flat-faced trigger that gives a cool retro-modern look to the Emissary.
The grenade texture on the grips and frame made it very comfortable and controllable.
Featuring a forged slide, barrel and frame for durability, the Emissary also sacrifices nothing in the aesthetics department.
The use of contrasting black and stainless makes the pistol stand out from across the room.
Before I hit the range, I took a drive down toTrue Shot Gun Club.
They were kind enough to provide the ammunition for this review.
The Emissary is no safe queen. It is fitted with U-Dot sights, aggressive checking and heavy-duty forged parts.
I got a tour of their facility and met their team of hard-working individuals.
It was like Santas toy shop for me, filled with ammo heading out the door to customers.
They had pallets and pallets of ammo and a robot folding boxes, non-stop.
Even though it is ready for service in harsh conditions, the Emissary is a beautiful pistol with a deep hot salt blued slide and stainless steel frame.
Its always a joy for me when I get to run a 1911.
Its a time-honored design that has proven its worth over more than a century.
The texture does a great job with aiding grip without shredding your hands during an extended range session.
Springfield Armory designed the Emissary pistol line with a bushingless bull barrel formatch-grade accuracy.
I found that getting on target and staying on it is made simple with the U-Dot sights.
Shooting in the broad daylight of the Arizona sun, I really appreciated the flat-tops sighting plane serrations.
The return to zero after recoil is near perfect, and easily manageable for rapid-fire with sustained accuracy.
The author found that the aggressive texture on the frame and grips enhanced his ability to control the pistol during shooting.
The pistol comes with two stainless steel nine-round magazines for a 9+1 capacity.
After about 200 rounds through the Emissary, I was feeling quite comfortable with it.
I understood the recoil, found the perfect grip pressure and determined where the trigger broke.
The U-Dot sights used by Springfield Armory on the Emissary line are visible in practically all lighting conditions.
Shooting all-metal firearms chambered in 9mm feels like cheating.
They are very easy to control and, because of that, your accuracy can gain a boost.
The forged components will help ensure your Emissary will be in solid working order for many years to come.
This 9mm Emissary 1911 pistol ships with a pair of stainless steel magazines that hold nine rounds of ammunition in each.
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1911Emissary 4.25"
True Shot Ammo
The author found the Emissary 4.25″ 9mm pistol to be extremely comfortable to shoot with an incredible factory trigger.
