---
title: "New Handgun: Smith & Wesson 1911 Performance Center"
description: "This new 1911 from Smith & Wesson Performance Center is light and is designed for everyday carry. The gun has an ambidextrous safety, a trigger pull of about 3.5 pounds, and is chambered .45 ACP."
date: "2013-01-17"
modified: "2021-04-20"
authors:
  - name: "The Editors"
    link: "https://www.outdoorlife.com/authors/the-editors/"
url: "https://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/gun-shots/2013/01/new-handgun-smith-wesson-1911-performance-center/"
categories:
  - "Guns"
---

# New Handgun: Smith & Wesson 1911 Performance Center

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This new 1911 from Smith & Wesson Performance Center is light and is designed for everyday carry. The gun has an ambidextrous safety, a trigger pull of about 3.5 pounds, and is chambered .45 ACP.