tm meu preorder?!

[Lakonian]

Another plastic fantastic gun.... awesome....

[ColtFarmer]

a 1911? awesome! don't see many of those.

WHERE IS MY FUCKING MAKAROV?

[Chingyul]

Originally Posted by RacingManiac

functionally its the same....and if you plan to upgrade your 1911 anyhow those differences means nothing really. To me what TM have here is a cheaper alternative to get those modern controls....If you were to get the Nova made Controls it'll cost more then the whole MEU....

I'm one of those guys. Was gonna jump on the plain jane 1911 until I remembered reading about this.

[RacingManiac]

mind you, the "Canadian Markup" makes what I said pretty much null.....consider its $150 for the gun in US, probably closer to $300 in Canada. The parts I mentioned I don't know if will add to $300 in Canada....

[Daiviet]

Originally Posted by RacingManiac

mind you, the "Canadian Markup" makes what I said pretty much null.....consider its $150 for the gun in US, probably closer to $300 in Canada. The parts I mentioned I don't know if will add to $300 in Canada....

ihateyouihateyouihateyouihateyou. Whats it like having access to cheap guns and numerous parts whenever you want?

[RacingManiac]

hurts my wallet....lol

I have only bought the 1911 kit thus far...I have a Kalash AKS74U on order, ~$160 shipped, can't go wrong with stamp steel receiver and wood...

[hattrick]

Originally Posted by Groombug

The Beavertail grip safety, Ed Brown thumb safeties, three-hole trigger, flat MSH, checkered front strap, Novak sights, Wilson slide serrations, Pachmayr grip, Wilson hammer...

yeah, it's not much different from a 1911A1.

Too bad i already have beavertail grip, three hole trig, rubber grip, novak sight, wilson hammer.


so like i said, i basicly already have an meu

[Drake]

Originally Posted by hattrick

Too bad i already have beavertail grip, three hole trig, rubber grip, novak sight, wilson hammer.


so like i said, i basicly already have an meu

I think it really depends on the degree of kosherness you're after: outwardly, MEU 1911s vary depending on when they were built. Some still sport the older sights which were Millett front sights and Quantico-built custom rear sights that look like Government sights on steroids. Many (most?) still sport Commander hammers rather than the Wilson ones.

Other differences with the classic 1911 are the extended ambi safety and straight backstrap. Newer models have front serrations on the slide, the ejection port is cut lower and flared. Newest generation models are supposed to include a rail (like the Kimber batch). MEU 1911s also get dehorned.


That being said, I have no idea if Marui will get all of it right, either