type private industry firearms founded 1994 1994 founder sandy strayer headquarters grand prairie tx united states key people michael voigt products pistols owner sandy strayer website http www.sviguns.com strayer voigt inc. also known as svi is a manufacturer of m1911 styled modular pistols . the strayer voigt system is called modular because the lower grip and trigger guard which is made of a fiber reinforced plastic is a separate component from the metal upper portion of the frame that comprises the dust cover and frame rails . they are the most famous for their hybrid series of pistols . svi markets its products under the brand name infinity firearms . the infinity pistols are sometimes unofficially known by the combined name of strayer voigt infinity among some enthusiasts a play on the svi acronym . contents 1 history 2 the new age of 1911s 3 references 4 external links history edit strayer voigt inc. was started in june 1994 when sandy strayer left sti international inc to form his own company . sandy strayer joined forces with michael voigt a professional shooter and gunsmith to manufacture and market their own line of modular frame 1911s . the new age of 1911s edit the polymer frame was formerly a shared patent design between strayer voigt and sti international inc. it offers a modular version of the m1911 design optimized for competition use . by making the lower half of the frame from thin polymer the gun can make use of double stack magazines without a significant increase in grip thickness . svi and sti pistols generally hold approximately twice as many rounds of ammunition per magazine as traditional 1911s i.e. 14 rounds of .45 acp instead of 7 rounds . svi infinity pistols currently rank among the most popular and most expensive competition 1911 pistols made . complete svi handguns start at 3 600 as of 2014 plus the cost of any customizations . they are produced in a variety of calibers including .38 super 9x23mm winchester .40 s & w .45 acp 10mm auto and .357 sig . svi infinity pistols make exclusive use of infinity accuracy enhanced pistol barrels . the barrels begin as stock schuemann aet barrels which make use of a variety of proprietary technology to make what is touted as the most accurate pistol barrel available . however after fitting to a specific pistol svi coats the barrels with titanium nitride which yields lower friction and a unique golden color . svi also now uses slides with interchangeable breech faces which makes caliber changes cheaper for customers wanting to shoot several different calibers in the same platform . svi provides accuracy certificates with their pistols which feature the accuracy enhanced barrels that are less than 1.50 groups at fifty yards which is remarkable accuracy for a pistol . references edit tripp research inc. company history accessed may 7 2008 http www.trippresearch.com history history.htm external links edit strayer voigt inc. us design patent d347 256 for modular frame united states practical shooting association uspsa international practical shooting confederation ipsc retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title strayer voigt inc & oldid 667275573 categories firearm manufacturers of the united statesprivately held companies based in texas navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 17 june 2015 at 00 22 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view