My only beef with Springfield (and several others) is aesthetic. Ever notice how the front strap of the slide doesn't wrap back to the leading edge of the grip? Anytime I build up a Springfield (and most others except S&W and Colt), the first thing I do is get out a 12" double cut file and hog that thing down and shape the front strap to where it's supposed to be. Literally my only complaint with Springfield; and that's a pretty nit-picky complaint.
You mean the front strap of the grip frame, right? Yeah, that's something I've never particularly liked about Springfields. They actually fixed that with their GI Model. At least in the beginning they did. Don't know if they went back to doing it their standard way since then with the GI.
