For over 100 years, the 1911 pistol design has earned high praise for its near-perfect ergonomics, reliability, and effectiveness.
Springfield Armory® engineered the original EMP® with an all-new patented short action. Seventeen re-designed parts later, the EMP® came out a smaller, more comfortable, and more concealable package optimized for the smaller 9MM and .40SW calibers. Among the community of those who know, it has earned a reputation as one of the most shootable compact pistols ever.
The all-new 4? Lightweight Champion™ offers a longer four-inch barrel that presents increased sight radius and more practical accuracy. Let’s not forget the extra velocity the longer barrel adds to any given cartridge.
Better yet, the EMP® 4? offers an extra half inch of height, providing plenty of room for a strong and positive grip. The EMP® 4? is loaded with extras like a fiber optic front sight and two-dot, low-profile combat rear sight for effortless target acquisition. Ambidextrous safety levers, a match-grade barrel, and Posi-Lock™ grip texture to the front strap add extra high value benefits for the serious shooter.
Not only is the new EMP® 4? a controllable gun, it packs ten rounds (in 9mm) plus one more in the chamber. That’s in a slender single stack pistol, not a thicker double stack design. In fact, the new EMP® 4? offers the same reduced grip circumference that made the original so successful.
Looks aren’t everything, but the Cocobolo wood grips and two-tone forged stainless steel slide and black anodized aluminum (9MM) or Carbon Steel Black Armory Kote™ (.40SW) frame make the EMP® a looker sure to turn heads at the range. But you know it’s what’s under the covers that counts.
While the EMP® 4? might be the perfect carry gun, it’s new size makes it ideal for home defense, concealed carry or a little fun at the range. Pick one up at your local gun store. You’ll feel the difference.
Specifications:
Caliber: 9mm
Recoil System:
Sights: 3-dot iron w/ fiber optic front and white dot rear
Weight (with Empty Magazine): 31 ozs.
Height: 5.5"
Slide: Forged Stainless Steel, Satin Finish
Barrel: 4" Stainless Steel Match Grade, Fully Supprted Ramp, Bull; 1:16 LH; 6 - Groove
Length: 7.5"
Grip Type: 1.15"
Frame: Forged Aluminum Alloy, Black Hardcoat Anodized
Magazines: 3 - 10 Round, Blued with Slam Pad
The information below comes from our Gun Caliber Dictionary and is for
general reference only. It does not describe the specifications of this
particular item.
The 9mm Luger (9X19mm, Parabellum, P08) was developed in Germany in 1902. Widely used in both world wars, it is the most popular pistol cartridge in the world, now widely used by innumerable law enforcement agencies and militaries (including our own) in both pistols and submachineguns. The controversy over its "stopping power" will never go away, but its attribute is that it is much easier to shoot accurately than larger cartridges with greater power...but more recoil. Advancements in bullet design for law enforcement and personal defense have narrowed the gap considerably. The 9mm Luger is a world standard, chambered by virtually all makers of semiautomatic pistols, with a myriad of factory loads. The most standard is probably a 115-grain load at 1160 fps, with common bullet weights ranging from 95 to 147 grains, and +P loads at higher velocity.
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Craig Boddington
