Hello.
I've recently gotten the 1911 bug after I realized how accurate they are. I have a Sig Nitron that will do a ragged hole at 25 yards (benched). I had a SW1911 that I used to cut cards in half at 10 yards for fun one handed.
I'm getting ready to get into local IDPA (and I'm interested in bullseye shooting as well) and so I was in the market for a second 1911 that I can run with. Reviews led me to the STI line of guns and it just happens that there was a local Spartan V 45ACP model available. So I took it!
I was impressed by the overall tightness and feel. Trigger is good. Action very smooth. And then I started to field strip/clean it more thoroughly. I wasn't impressed by what I saw next.
What are those circular/rough marks!?! It's most prominent closer to the muzzle (that concerns me even more).
It's got copper marks along the lands (I assume from the test shot) and some dark spots that look flaky. I started to gently clean the bore with my normal routine and tools (breakfree, copper remover, break free, etc.) I've gotten the metallic flakes out (shows some of it at the muzzle in the pic) for the most part but the circular marks are of course still there.
I checked and cleaned the Sig's barrel to compare and it was polished/very very smooth. Running a patch through the Spartan 1911 felt a bit rougher. I've also cleaned my S&W and my Dad's Springfield barrels many times and never saw this kind of discoloration/roughness in the bore.
1. Will this affect accuracy? (I have not shot it yet)
2. Has anyone here had to send something to STI for warranty work and how are they? (Google sent me a few links of examples of their customer service so that's reassuring; I'm curious if that's pretty consistent)
3. I assume this is safe to shoot? I'd like to 'bench' it to see how it at least does and then if accuracy is faulty - hope their customer service takes care of me. If it shoots - I guess I'll think about if it's worth it to send it in.
4. This isn't a bad thing per se but I noticed the outside of the barrel has an almost polymer feeling coat on it. Anyone with a Spartan have that also?
I've recently gotten the 1911 bug after I realized how accurate they are. I have a Sig Nitron that will do a ragged hole at 25 yards (benched). I had a SW1911 that I used to cut cards in half at 10 yards for fun one handed.
I'm getting ready to get into local IDPA (and I'm interested in bullseye shooting as well) and so I was in the market for a second 1911 that I can run with. Reviews led me to the STI line of guns and it just happens that there was a local Spartan V 45ACP model available. So I took it!
I was impressed by the overall tightness and feel. Trigger is good. Action very smooth. And then I started to field strip/clean it more thoroughly. I wasn't impressed by what I saw next.
What are those circular/rough marks!?! It's most prominent closer to the muzzle (that concerns me even more).
It's got copper marks along the lands (I assume from the test shot) and some dark spots that look flaky. I started to gently clean the bore with my normal routine and tools (breakfree, copper remover, break free, etc.) I've gotten the metallic flakes out (shows some of it at the muzzle in the pic) for the most part but the circular marks are of course still there.
I checked and cleaned the Sig's barrel to compare and it was polished/very very smooth. Running a patch through the Spartan 1911 felt a bit rougher. I've also cleaned my S&W and my Dad's Springfield barrels many times and never saw this kind of discoloration/roughness in the bore.
1. Will this affect accuracy? (I have not shot it yet)
2. Has anyone here had to send something to STI for warranty work and how are they? (Google sent me a few links of examples of their customer service so that's reassuring; I'm curious if that's pretty consistent)
3. I assume this is safe to shoot? I'd like to 'bench' it to see how it at least does and then if accuracy is faulty - hope their customer service takes care of me. If it shoots - I guess I'll think about if it's worth it to send it in.
4. This isn't a bad thing per se but I noticed the outside of the barrel has an almost polymer feeling coat on it. Anyone with a Spartan have that also?