The only changes that I made to my Fusion GI are a wide spur hammer, full checkered cocobolo grips and a lanyard loop arched mainspring housing.
The Commander version of the SR1911 9mm does have the standard barrel design with bushing.I have a couple things I don't like about SR1911s, the biggest thing on the 9mm is the bull barrel. I'd prefer a traditional barrel/bushing as that's where I believe the best accuracy comes from.
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The Commander version of the SR1911 9mm does have the standard barrel design with bushing.
Yes, and now he knows how to avoid that barrel problem.Yes, but the OP inquired about the Ruger Target model.
I have a BHP and love it. Also 2 1911's in 45acp although one is a safe queen and the other has a colt 22lr conversion that permanently sits on it.I looked at the models you mentioned and they all look good. That being said, I really have a fundamental dislike for 9mm 1911s'. I like 1911s' however it seems that they all have to have something done to them to get them to work as a 9mm. It is a case of using something to do something it wasn't designed to do.
I recently gave some serious thought to going 9mm. The only 9mm 1911 platform that I found, that I liked, was the Springfield EMP. In its favor was that it was designed to be a 9mm, it wasn't just added as an afterthought.
I wouldn't want to be seen as speaking too ill of some peoples favorites, and on that list I think it is safe to say that each and everyone is someone's favorite. I just think you are better off using a pistol in the caliber it was designed for.
That is a long way of saying my vote is a Browning Hi Power or CZ-75 for full size SA 9mm and the EMP for Compact (again, this is assuming that what you want is a non-poly, SA 9mm [and yes, I know the CZ-75 isn't a SA; but it has a thumb safety, so you can use it that way if you want to]). Of the ones you listed, they are all pretty good.
It is a case of using something to do something it wasn't designed to do.
I have a BHP and love it. Also 2 1911's in 45acp although one is a safe queen and the other has a colt 22lr conversion that permanently sits on it.
I don't want to have to have "something done" to make it work though... As of now I'm torn between the Ruger Target 9mm and the Remington R1 Enhanced (haven't held the Rem yet but the price is much more appealing).
They have pretty much solved the issue of 9MM being shorter than .45 ACP as far as feeding in a 1911 goes with better mags. I do agree the EMP is an awesome gun.The only 9mm 1911 platform that I found, that I liked, was the Springfield EMP. In its favor was that it was designed to be a 9mm, it wasn't just added as an afterthought.