Honestly, I just prefer the way rail-less 1911s look.

The Springfield Operator will always have a place in my heart, after my Kimber fiasco, I was still dead set on findings a railed 1911 that could run at a duty level and was somewhat adorable, and after much research, that was the obvious choice.

At the time they were hard to get, and versions where kind of confusing, looking at the catalog you would believe there were only three options, all .45s, the MC with the Pachmayr grips and OD green frame; the LW with an aluminum frame and FLGR; and the TRP that had a bull barrel and adjustable sights, features that I didn't agree with.

Bud’s Gunshop is trying to murder my bank account.