What size barrel do I have?
 

I want to buy a holster and the ones im looking at go by barrel length and im not sure where the measure from, from the back of the chamber to tip its 5" but if they just count the rifled part its about 4". My guns a springfield armory 1911a1 its not the long slide model or anything its just the normal size one. Heres a picture any input? Thanks, sean

RE: What size barrel do I have?
 

barrels normally are measured in overall length

RE: What size barrel do I have?
 

That's a 5" gun.

Barrels are measured from the breachface to the muzzle.

RE: What size barrel do I have?
 

you have a government size 1911 there its considered a 5" barrel gun so you will need to get a holster for a 5" barrel.

RE: What size barrel do I have?
 

I thought size didnt matter.

RE: What size barrel do I have?
 

That's just what she tells you Duckbutter. What she tells her friends is another story entirely. :)

RE: What size barrel do I have?
 

Ouch![&:]

RE: What size barrel do I have?
 

Maybe thats why her friends always giggle at me when I walk by them. I thought they were flirting.

RE: What size barrel do I have?
 

Yep, what I lack in size, I make up for in speed!