A Ruger 1911 at last....

[gunman42782]

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2011/04/11/the-ruger-1911-photo-leaked/

I hope this is true!

[capbyrd]

I love my Rugers and collect them like stamps.  BUT!  I can't see myself buying one at the pricepoint that they mention.  500-600 and I'm in with the quickness. 

[Gunmart]

Well, thats a funny looking Kel-Tec



*Joke

[twyacht]

http://onlygunsandmoney.blogspot.com/2011/04/ruger-1911.html

I know it was posted in the gallery, just giving it a header in the Handgun Section.

Monday, April 11, 2011
Ruger 1911?
There have been rumors of a Ruger 1911 floating around the gun forums since at least 2007 according to a quick Google search. Nothing has come of those rumors. That is, until now.



Steve at The Firearm Blog has posted a cover photo from the June 2011 Shooting Times magazine. It features a Ruger 1911 on it. According to his post, the Ruger 1911 is shown in stainless and is similar in appearance to the Remington 1911R1 Enhanced.

My guess is that Ruger had planned to announce the new pistol at the NRA Annual Meeting little more than two weeks from now in Pittsburgh.

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2011/04/11/the-ruger-1911-photo-leaked/

I'll have to check the newsstands for a copy of Shooting Times today. Most magazines these days are on the shelf 1-2 months ahead of their cover date.
Posted by John Richardson at 7:51 AM

[fightingquaker13]

I'm hoping this thread is parody. "At last" another 1911? Look, the 1911 is a fine gun, but they aren't exactly scarce on the ground. Hell Remingtion just introduced one. The only "innovative" one I've seen is Rock Island and that's for it's price and reliability.
Secondly, while I love Ruger, particularly their revolvers, their pistols have never lit the world on fire.
I guess I'd say that I think the shooting world needs a Ruger 1911 about as much as I need a third nipple.
FQ13 who once again asks for something new from a big company. Hell, Crossman has come out with a .357 caliber airgun. That's new. Ditto Kel-tec  (or is that Ruger) with a tiny .380. But another mid priced 1911? (looking for the yawn icon).  

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[Ichiban]

Given their recent history on new launches, I'll wait a few years before I even look at one.  The market already has a metric butt load of quality 1911s.  So unless this has something special (Springfield quality at Rock Island prices), I'll pass.

[gunman42782]

I say "at last" for a couple reasons.  Number 1, this has been an on-going rumor for 2 or 3 years now.  Number 2, the 1911 is my favorite semi-auto handgun of all time, and Ruger has been my favorite gun company.  So, to me at least, it is indeed "at last!"

[CJS3]

A 1911 from Ruger wasn't high on my list of "I Wants". If the out the door price goes to between $500 and $700, I might even get one.  I guess Ruger is trying to position themselves in the high end market, but I expected more than just being a 1911 "also ran" from them.

[alfsauve]

What has Ruger to offer to the game?  What differentiates a Ruger 1911 other than their name? Is that strong enough to support sales of this line?

[blackwolfe]

I say "at last" for a couple reasons.  Number 1, this has been an on-going rumor for 2 or 3 years now.  Number 2, the 1911 is my favorite semi-auto handgun of all time, and Ruger has been my favorite gun company.  So, to me at least, it is indeed "at last!"

If the price is reasonable, a lot of people will buy one just because it has the Ruger name on it.  It will be interesting to see what variations they come out with.  I'm surprised they didn't come out with one years ago as most of the research and developement has already been done on it.  I suspect Ruger will put their own twist to it.  I also suspect that Ruger's casting divsion has already been casting 1911 frames for other companies and perhaps because of agreements with those companies were not able to produce their own 1911 untill now.

Hey Quaker, in case you didn't know, in 1949 a new firearms company by the name of Sturm Ruger came out with their standard auto pistol that did light the world on fire.  Ruger's P series of pistols, while not winning any beauty contest, is a very durable and reliable pistol.

Now I just can't wait for the Ruger High Power!