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 03-15-2010, 07:26 PM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chesapeake Posts: 282 |  price advice
hoping to buy a 4" springfeild armory champion...what would be a decent price for one? i've heard everything from $500 to $1200...so help me out you guys  all advice is welcome __________________
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| 03-15-2010, 07:38 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 705 |
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| 03-15-2010, 07:45 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 7,158 |
The Champion comes in different models just like the full-size guns do. You'll have the GI, the Mil-Spec, the Loaded, etc.
They are priced accordingly...
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| 03-15-2010, 07:46 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Monte Vista, CO Posts: 1,231 |
I found one with Stainless finish for $1050 MSRP new. I also found one for $1011 MSRP new with Olive drab frame and Armory Kote Slide.
I usually find that gun shops around here offer them for about 80 to 85 percent of MSRP.
So I would say you can pick up a new one for the $800 to $900 range. __________________
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| 03-15-2010, 08:02 PM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chesapeake Posts: 282 |
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Originally Posted by NGIB
The Champion comes in different models just like the full-size guns do. You'll have the GI, the Mil-Spec, the Loaded, etc.
They are priced accordingly...
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i the champion was the model  i'm not sure in the differences of the gi, mil-spec, or loaded...i was just lookin for a 4" stainless, non bull barrel i believe....basically i'm tryin to make it look like this one here __________________
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"When guns are outlawed, only outlaws have guns"
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| 03-15-2010, 08:03 PM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chesapeake Posts: 282 |
but i'm gonna do the custom stuff myself so i just need the basic 4" model to start with __________________
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"When guns are outlawed, only outlaws have guns"
“A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity” - Sigmund Freud
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| 03-15-2010, 08:06 PM | #7 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 7,158 |
The one in your picture is at least a Loaded model and it has a bull barrel. Someone also did a bob job on it as I don't think Springer builds a bobtail gun itself. I have never seen a Champion that didn't have a bull barrel. I had an older Springer from the mid-80s that had a 4 inch bushed barrel but I've never seen another like it.
Are you aware of the specialized tools and jigs required to do all the custom work on a 1911???
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| 03-15-2010, 08:11 PM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chesapeake Posts: 282 |
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Originally Posted by NGIB
The one in your picture is at least a Loaded model and it has a bull barrel. Someone also did a bob job on it as I don't think Springer builds a bobtail gun itself. I have never seen a Champion that didn't have a bull barrel. I had an older Springer from the mid-80s that had a 4 inch bushed barrel but I've never seen another like it.
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yeah the bob job is custom done by the owner...as was the sight groove on top...and the trigger, sights, slide release and thumb safety lol...ok then i'm looking for a bull barrel 
what makes it a loaded? __________________
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| 03-15-2010, 08:28 PM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 7,158 |
My last piece of advice is to really study the 1911 platform before embarking on a custom build. It took me years of owning them to get comfortable just tinkering with them and even I haven't attempted my own build... | |
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| 03-15-2010, 08:34 PM | #10 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chesapeake Posts: 282 |
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My last piece of advice is to really study the 1911 platform before embarking on a custom build. It took me years of owning them to get comfortable just tinkering with them and even I haven't attempted my own build...
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yeah i know what you mean...i've owned a few...i've done minor custom work i.e trigger, drop in beavertail safety hammer, sear and disconnector...and soon as i order some parts i'm gonna get alil more custom experince on my non carry fullsize neranco...i'm gonna install a non drop in beavertail, and a new mainspring housing....a friend of mine that has done a few custom builds is gonna help me out and basically guide me through it i'm pretty excited about it __________________
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