10mm Auto: (Un)fairly ignored?

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Originally Posted by Yournamehere

That doesn't sound right. 1911s on average weigh 37 ounces (2 pounds, 5 ounces, 1 pound=16 ounces) and a 4505/6 will weigh about the same, maybe a few ounces heavier. Were you weighing them loaded or on a 12 ounces=1 pound scale?

Also if it has a trigger that's better than a Berettas, more power to ya. 3rd gen Smith autos tend to have pretty bad triggers compare to Smiths and SIGs, but the 4505 might be an exception as it was an early model and wasn't mass produced (or at least not as much so as the 4506 or 5906).

I also read that the Novak sighted 4505 is the rarest configuration of the gun, so again you have another reason to be proud of it.

They were both loaded with 8 rounds in the mag. Unloaded my 1911 weighs 2 lbs 3.7 oz, the mag with 8 rounds weighs 8.6 oz by itself. Mines a Para, I think my dads Taurus weighs about an oz or two heavier.

How heavy was the hammer on your old S&W? Mine is fairly light which may be making the trigger pull better. I haven't shot it yet, I don't want to be getting light primer strikes.