The Down Range Forum
Member Section => Handguns => Topic started by: WatchManUSA on May 06, 2011, 04:56:29 PM
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The shop just got in the new Ruger 1911. It probably won't last the weekend.
It feels good in the hand and the three-dot sights are good. Nice gun but it definitely needs a trigger job (IMHO). The fit and finish is very good. I like it better than the Reminington R1 and I think it gives the Para GI pistols a run for the money. We don't have one on the range to shoot so I can't give any idea on how it performs. We have it on the shelf at $649.
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Can't wait to get my hands on one!
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Our LGS got their first one in on Thursday. 599$ and Addict was able to scoop it up. Seems like a very servicable 1911. Put an arched MSH and some VZ grips on it today. Now just waiting on a reply from Dawson on a fiber optic front sight. Pics coming after my Mrs. Addict shows me how to get them on photobucket :o
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Congrats Addict on your new toy.
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I spent some time drooling over the Ruger 1911 at NRA. The Ruger is on my want list as a result. The price is reasonable and the trigger on those at the show was good enough. Not as good as a Colt or a high end pistol but good enough -- better than my WWII Ithaca for sure, but not up to my Gold Cup.
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Looking forward to a range report with some pics. :)
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Our LGS got their first one in on Thursday. 599$ and Addict was able to scoop it up. Seems like a very servicable 1911. Put an arched MSH and some VZ grips on it today. Now just waiting on a reply from Dawson on a fiber optic front sight. Pics coming after my Mrs. Addict shows me how to get them on photobucket :o
Good move...
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Congrats Addict on your new toy.
Thanks for the well wishes all. Seems like a nice gun. Here she is from the factory:
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and after getting Addicted: (ie add arched MSH and VZ Operator 2 grips)
(http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx343/USPSALady/DSC_1468.jpg)
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It was a good 1911 day. STI Duty One in .40 came in the same day... Dawson ICE magwell and Hyena Brown grips:
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Will shoot it on Wednesday after jury duty if the weather is nice enough...
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Will shoot it on Wednesday after jury duty if the weather is nice enough...
Beautiful guns......hope you enjoy them.....just don't shoot during jury duty or you'll never get to the range. ;D ;D
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Beautiful guns......hope you enjoy them.....just don't shoot during jury duty or you'll never get to the range. ;D ;D
LOL! No way to do that PegLeg45, the deputies make you take everything metal off...including my belt... Luckily the potential for horrible scarring visual trauma passed without incident :o
It was freaking hot in Southern Ohio - mid 80's but I did my duty anyway. I have to say even though the sweat was pouring from Addict like the rain, those VZ grips were rock solid with nary a slip on the draw or during recoil recovery. I put 200 reloads, 100 Remington green box, and 100 Winchester WB through the SR1911. Happy to report no failures during the initial outing. At ~180 rounds I attempted to drop the mag and... no dropping! A quick glance showed the orange sticker on the side of the mag was peeling and bunching up preventing a smooth magazine release and was quickly fixed. I started off doing some slow fire for accuracy at 10 yards and noticed some stacking of the trigger just before it broke that resulted in me pulling left a bit with slow meticulous shooting. Sights are dead on at 10 yards, and she hits ~4" high at 20. Ejection was good, generally 1-4 feet behind and 3 feet right, but a couple cases ended up in front of me. Not super consistent, but if there are no failures to eject, I am happy! Not a fan of the 3 dot sights. I called Dawson and they are going to try and whip a fiber optic out for me. They will let me know tomorrow... I know they are supposed to EDM the breach face but I have more tool marks on it than my CZ's... Maybe the early slides werent EDM'ed. Again, no feeding failures, so cosmetic issues aside it is pretty meaningless. I switched over to some USPSA targets 8 feet apart and worked on double taps and transitions. The gun comes right back on target and I find I like the relatively light weight more than I thought I would.
I have been using an STI Trojan in .40 for Single Stack this year, but if I can get some better sights and she works with my Wilson mags I may take this along for the Ohio Sectionals May 20-22. We have a few spots left open on Sunday, and if you are a massively popular media figure on The Outdoor Channel I bet you could get the match director to let you shoot on Friday with the staff if it worked better in your schedule :D
http://ohiochampionship.com/
Here she is dirty:
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Here is one of the accuracy targets - note a few pulled left with that stacking...
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and some obligatory USPSA targets. In the first 70 rounds at match speed I had 2 charlies and 68 alphas. Pushing the speed things opened up a bit, but that is the only way to see where your boundary is.
(http://i770.photobucket.com/albums/xx343/USPSALady/DSC_0035.jpg)
All in all, a great value 1911.
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What's with the green dot on the left side? Some sticker?
Glad you like the gun.
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What's with the green dot on the left side?
You nailed it kmitch200. All my Rugers have come from the factory with one. I have been told they are color coded inspection stickers. You can get them off without difficulty, I just leave them on for some ruger character ;)
Addict
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Thanks for the range report. I am off to a gun show at Birch Run, MI this weekend. I will be looking for the Ruger 1911.
Good job, thanks again.
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I really want them to release a standard "GI" version. I know it isnt hard to change the Mainspring Housing to arched, which I like, but I also just like the plain Jane slab side. I know now the 1911 standard is what they came out with. Basically the original Kimber, but I would really like it if they would introduce one with out the bells and whistles also.
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Lets hope we don't have to wit to long for some varients Ksail. Not sure what Rugers plans are for a basic GI model, but I think I will get one of each of whatever they decide to produce.
Addict
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Up date. I went to the gun show at Birch Run last week Saturday and bought a Ruger 1911 from Randy's. I stopped and asked if they had seen any. The person I was talking to said they just got one in that day. He showed it to me. I asked some questions as the crowd gathered. I asked to see the other one -- they had two. I tried the trigger on the second one which felt the same as the first -- not as good as my Gold Cup, but ok, with some creep and then a very nice let off. I said I would take the second one. The guy next to me took the other one. $699.95 - I have no idea why then didn't just say $700, but this way they could say $100 under retail.
I shot it this week with GI ball ammo. All went well until I had a 2 failures to feed on the last shot using some very old milspec magazines which have given me trouble before. I just wanted to see if they would work in the Ruger and got my answer. All went well with Ruger and Colt magazines, and several of the other milspec stuff I have had for at least 40 years. The 2 that failed are probably due for some maintenance -- I would hate to just throw them out after using them for so long. BTW I have plenty more. Send ammo so that I can try the rest out. ;)
At the club league match today. I talked to a man who had been at Randy's in Bad Ax the same day as the show. Randy's had two of the new Ruger SC9s. He bought one. It seems that the 1911s went to the show and the SC9s stayed at the store.
Bottom line is I am glad I bought the Ruger SR1911. It is a good one.
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I'll post an update as well. I did go ahead and use the SR1911 in the Ohio Sectional Match. Sights wont be in until next week, so I just sharpie markered the rear sight and went without the fiber optic front. Ran great in the 200+ round count match and I was very happy with its performance until the second to last stage.... Chrono. There I found out that the Ruger, unlike a Kimber Custom 2 will not fit in the box with Wilson 47DE mags. Welcome to open..... Doh! :o Shooting an 8 round mag with iron sights in open does not competative make you. Didn't come in last in that Division, but I wont be using this in anything other than a club match until I get some Tripp mags in .45.
Glad she worked well, not so glad the sights are as tall as they are.
Addict
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HI, new here but not to Rugers for over 30 years now.
I think the new .45 is what every Ruger is:
Reliable to a fault, as there will eventually be one load it doesn't digest.
Economical, or at least in comparison to most quality 1911s out there.
I only wish it were:
A black or in blue.
B: in .38 Super or 9mm.
C. Commander or even better yet, CCO sized.
Even if I'm a fan of Dan Wessons, I see Ruger selling a bunch of these!
Thanks,
KEV
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Ruger is really putting a dent in my bank account this year. First with the Gunsite Scout and now this...
Thanks for the report. It sure makes it hard to wait patiently for mine to arrive though...
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I really liked this pistol at the NRA show. If I were designing a 1911 from the ground-up, the SR1911 is pretty close. The only change I'd make is an arched mainspring housing and 10mm chambering. I know HERESY! But I'm not much of a .45 ACP fan. Maybe in the future I'll get my perfect SR1911.
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I really liked this pistol at the NRA show. If I were designing a 1911 from the ground-up, the SR1911 is pretty close. The only change I'd make is an arched mainspring housing ......
If it's mil spec then no problem. Flat main spring housings are available. I have both and after years of using the flat one I switch back to the arched original and found out I like it better.
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Addicted, you put some nice touches on the Ruger. The darker colored grips look sharp.
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the more I read up on these the more i want one
especially with the prises that the other 1911 options we have here,
still no ETA or Price for us over here though ( or if we can get them) .. give me time to start saving more though.