Talk:Springfield Long Beach Operator 1911/@comment-100.9.229.13-20160127021409

This article is full of falsehoods. The Long beach operator came into being with a joint testing between Academy range staff and swat personel for a tactical 1911 to replace single stack and high cap para-ordinance pistols. The tested mc operator won the competition and was modified to include G10 grips, a magazine well, all black finish and a pinned ejector. This became the Long Beach version and 150 pstols were ordered for issue to new recruits and swat team members. At no time was a whole department purchase on the table. The version of this gun became popular and is still available special order from springfield armory