STI delta force history

[bm22]

I am not associated with this sale but i thought it was cool. I follow Larry Vickers on facebook and he posted the link with some backstory. Thought I would share. Wish I had the coin.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=455930734

[Dave]

Cool find, it doesn't say it was used by Delta just Special Operations. Vickers was gone by then so he's likely selling these for someone else to help them out. There are a lot of ways these could have found use.

[Bowtech38]

Pretty cool. Wonder what the reserve is

[bm22]

From what larry said in the back story was this was issued to Delta when they briefly tried the STI before they converted to the glock 22. Larry isn't the seller from what I could tell, he is just signing off on yes these were issued to Delta, he has friends thats used them, blah blah blah.

Apparently from my research they weren't as reliable as the glocks, the operators were afraid to take their qualifi's with them. They only used the STI for about 2 years or so.

[Ecoboost]

From what larry said in the back story was this was issued to Delta when they briefly tried the STI before they converted to the glock 22. Larry isn't the seller from what I could tell, he is just signing off on yes these were issued to Delta, he has friends thats used them, blah blah blah.

Apparently from my research they weren't as reliable as the glocks, the operators were afraid to take their qualifi's with them. They only used the STI for about 2 years or so.

They are the real deal. Some of this quote above is true....

[sir shovelhands]

From what larry said in the back story was this was issued to Delta when they briefly tried the STI before they converted to the glock 22. Larry isn't the seller from what I could tell, he is just signing off on yes these were issued to Delta, he has friends thats used them, blah blah blah.

Apparently from my research they weren't as reliable as the glocks, the operators were afraid to take their qualifi's with them. They only used the STI for about 2 years or so.

I am surprised they fielded what is basically a production race gun. They have tighter tolerances which produce superior accuracy and run great when clean, but don't operate as well under adverse conditions. That's why most 1911s from WW2 were usually rattle boxes, they'd feed and extract when they were quite dirty.

[bm22]

I am surprised they fielded what is basically a production race gun. They have tighter tolerances which produce superior accuracy and run great when clean, but don't operate as well under adverse conditions. That's why most 1911s from WW2 were usually rattle boxes, they'd feed and extract when they were quite dirty.

I think that is basically what happened. The STI is more accurate than a glock, has a better trigger than the flocks but isn't as reliable in the field and with as many rounds as Delta shoots.

I love my Escort but it isn't a gun I would take on deployment. I love my 1911's and this was cool to see an updated version that actually saw service time. At least that's what the people in the know claim.

[Ecoboost]

I am surprised they fielded what is basically a production race gun. They have tighter tolerances which produce superior accuracy and run great when clean, but don't operate as well under adverse conditions. That's why most 1911s from WW2 were usually rattle boxes, they'd feed and extract when they were quite dirty.

This can be an issue. Also swapping parts into a 1911/2011 that haven't been properly fitted can cause issue....

[bboswell]

Super cool set.

Surprised that they are in 40