EAA Introduces The Girsan Influencer X: A 1911 For The 2020s
The year is 2024—almost 2025—but John Moses Browning’s 1911-pattern pistol design is not dead yet. Anything but! To prove it, check out the latest offering from EAA, the new Influencer X from Girsan, coming optics-ready from the factory in your choice of four calibers.
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There’s nothing mysterious or revolutionary about the Influencer X’s basic design; it’s a full-sized single-stack pistol built on a familiar pattern. Girsan has been building semi-auto 1911s for years now, and EAA has brought quite a few of them into the U.S. market. What’s new is the optics-ready design. According to EAA’s PR:
The rear sight is fully adjustable and removable for mounting any red dot with an RMS/RMSc footprint. Designed with competition, personal protection, and critical duty in mind, the Influencer X meets the demand of every role. With it's Full-length accessory rail, fully machined forged steel frame, machined steel slide, flared magazine well, extended beavertail, ambidextrous thumb safety, accuracy test target, aggressive grip texturing, two-tone Cerakote finish, an excellent trigger and lightening-cut slide all come standard in a durable, hard travel case.
The Influencer X is available in four calibers, including the zippy .38 Super, the basically standard 9x19mm and .45 ACP, and the hard-hitting 10mm Auto. The .45 ACP and 9x19mm versions are more affordable, with a $689 MSRP; the other two choices have a $729 MSRP. All versions of the pistol have a 9+1 magazine capacity except for the .45 ACP variant, which has an 8+1 capacity.
Overall length is 8.75 inches for all variants, with a five-inch barrel, and a weight of 2.55 pounds.
EAA already has the new pistols up on its website, with more details and info on where to buy them—see here.
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Tragically awful name. Another one. Wonder if it's people ag EAA or Girsan that's responsible for that trend.
The INFLUENCER: A gun name that's perfect for the aggressive bank robber or 3rd world tyrannical leader.