First Look: Springfield Armory 911 .380 ACP

By Eric R. Poole

I can appreciate Springfield Armory’s tagline for its new micro .380, “When the police are minutes away and the threat is seconds away … 9-1-1 … When you have to be your own first responder.” When anyone pauses to consider the message, it’s agreeable to those who have experienced a real need for professional help.

When I was a child, I called on law enforcement twice; once when I was six or seven and found Mom choking in the kitchen and the second was when I heard a noise in my parents’ bathroom and saw a bad guy attempting to break in. In both circumstances, a professional first responder was several minutes away. When Springfield Armory launched a pistol named for a series of numbers that society has trained us to associate with help in time of crisis, it grabbed our attention.

For the gun enthusiast, “911” also draws reference to the venerable “1911.” Though the 911 (and other micro 1911s) feature many differences when compared to John M. Browning’s original, the layout of controls and manual of …Read the Rest

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