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My "Tactical Response" to finally getting my promotion was to pay down some debt and load the ol' CC back up again with a hefty (as in all stainless steel hefty) sum. I waited, of course, as many of my coworkers were furloughed to mitigate the dive in business. But as they can more people and burden me with their responsibilities, my job security -- and my stress -- increase. What happens when I'm stressed? I buy guns. It was the perfect storm.
Two years ago, I drove all the way up to the Kittery Trading Post in Maine, which is a 3+ hour drive from me, after calling ahead to confirm that they had a couple of these in stock. "TRP Operator in Tactical Gray" as it's called. "Oh yes, we have those, I'm looking at them right now." ... "Excellent! I'll be right up!"
(3+ hours later)
Me: "Hello, I don't see any of the gray TRP Operators. I was told you had some?"
"Yearp, we got this here Range Officer in gray... and this Operator in green."
Me: "It's this one." points to the black TRP Operator "But in gray."
... "Well, we got this here Operator in black."
Me: "Bye!" drives all the way home and circles back to this beauty 2 years later
This marks my 4.5th 1911 (.5 for the S&W 945) and my 3rd Springfield 1911. People can say what they will about this company, but my first handgun was a Springfield 1911 back when I was in high school. It's been nice to revisit the brand with a top of the line model.
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I wasn't expecting the stimulus to drop right after purchasing this, so it's already paid off. I figured that meant I deserved a bonus round (for the economy, of course), so I ordered something additional of the S&W variety -- will post pics of that in the coming weeks, assuming my next background check doesn't take ten years. At four days with this one, it's the longest I've ever had to wait for a callback.
Two years ago, I drove all the way up to the Kittery Trading Post in Maine, which is a 3+ hour drive from me, after calling ahead to confirm that they had a couple of these in stock. "TRP Operator in Tactical Gray" as it's called. "Oh yes, we have those, I'm looking at them right now." ... "Excellent! I'll be right up!"
(3+ hours later)
Me: "Hello, I don't see any of the gray TRP Operators. I was told you had some?"
"Yearp, we got this here Range Officer in gray... and this Operator in green."
Me: "It's this one." points to the black TRP Operator "But in gray."
... "Well, we got this here Operator in black."
Me: "Bye!" drives all the way home and circles back to this beauty 2 years later
This marks my 4.5th 1911 (.5 for the S&W 945) and my 3rd Springfield 1911. People can say what they will about this company, but my first handgun was a Springfield 1911 back when I was in high school. It's been nice to revisit the brand with a top of the line model.
I wasn't expecting the stimulus to drop right after purchasing this, so it's already paid off. I figured that meant I deserved a bonus round (for the economy, of course), so I ordered something additional of the S&W variety -- will post pics of that in the coming weeks, assuming my next background check doesn't take ten years. At four days with this one, it's the longest I've ever had to wait for a callback.
