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post November 19th 2009 6:59 PM
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Got a question for you Springfield guys. What kind of accuracy are you getting out of yours? I have a loaded model and from a rest at 25 yards I can barely keep them on an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of paper. Is this normal? I was thinking when I bought it I would have much better luck than that.
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post November 19th 2009 7:05 PM
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i'm not a very good shot with a pistol but at about the same distance from a rest i can get about a 4 or 5" group.
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post November 19th 2009 7:06 PM
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You should have a fist sized group out of the box, if not better. You have any other 45s?


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post November 19th 2009 7:20 PM
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I have a 5 inch Springer LW Operator and can hold an 8 in group at 50 yds with it from a rest using 230 Corbon DPX. I have not tried my Nighthawk Custom at that kind of range yet but I expect it to be better even with a 4 inch barrel.


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I have grouped 2.25" at 25 yards and 4" at 50 yards with a loaded SA and discharging Hornady 200Gr JHP/XTP, but it was on a day that the God's Firearms were smiling on me. wink.gif


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Nope, this is the only 45 I have. I have several other pistols - 9mm, 357, and a ruger Mk I 22. I just expected like 2 1/2 inches at 25 yards from a loaded springer. I must say this though. I have only put about 200 rounds through it so far. Is it true that these need to be broken in before the groups will settle?
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Shot my TRP for the 1st time today & at 25 yards it was all easily inside a 10" paper plate. Did not shoot for grouping & was all off hand shooting.


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call springfield http://www.springfield-armory.com/contactus.php Here is the link I got a Mil-Spec and an auto ordance and both will shoot better than that! SA has great customer care They will make it right

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Thanks for the link Bob. I just sent an email over to see what they can do for me.
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Let me know how email works. I called and shipped my gun in an hour really.gif really.gif
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What kind of turn-around should I expect on a repair for accuracy problems?? They have had mine for almost a month now and all I can get from them is "It's in the repair shop".
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QUOTE (chip_127 @ February 16th 2010 12:46 PM) *
What kind of turn-around should I expect on a repair for accuracy problems?? They have had mine for almost a month now and all I can get from them is "It's in the repair shop".

that's a bit odd.
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That is odd! I hope they are doing a Refit and needed out of stock parts unsure.gif Turn around on mine was about 2 weeks, but it was a bad fitting barrel
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I hope that's the problem with mine. I don't mind the wait as long as it's right when I get it back.
I do miss my baby though! crying.gif
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Hope you can get it back soon and fixed.


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FWIW, I'm getting 2-3" groups with my slightly customized "loaded" & 230g ball rds over 8.5grs of HS-6.


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QUOTE (Delta-3 @ February 22nd 2010 7:48 PM) *
FWIW, I'm getting 2-3" groups with my slightly customized "loaded" & 230g ball rds over 8.5grs of HS-6.

After about 300 rounds out of my Loaded, I can put three shots in damn near the same hole. A little muscle memory and the Springer proves to be an accurate as hell gun.
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I hope mine will do that if I ever get it back. I emailed the first of the week and they said they were taking it to the range sometime this week.
I really expected a lot faster turnaround on fixing the problem...
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I finally got my baby back!!! Whoo hoo...
It appears that they had to replace the barrel and the bushing. I noticed they put a stainless bushing in place of the original blued one so that's a plus.
They also sent the target in where they tested it. With five rounds at 25 yards it put them all within a 2" cirlce. Now that's more like what I expected when I first bought it.
Thanks a lot for all the suggestions. Without you guys help I would have probably either tried to fix it myself, or just kept it like it was and been disappointed.
Springfield is off my $ht list now! ha ha...
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