Hello from sunny Arizona. It's great shooting weather here right now. I joined the forum to learn more about Springfield. Particularly the 1911 series in 9mm. I'm a big fan of 9mm and own & shoot several different pistols. I'm into American made firearms and Springfield certainly fits that category. Anyway I'm happy to be here and I hope to learn a lot more about the 1911 series pistols. Thanks, Jiminaz