anyone have a SIG 1911 review?

[Master<>Blaster]

i hardly see these 1911's for sale or hear anything about them. are they popular? any owners have a review?

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

I don't wish to skew your results this early, but a Revolution Carry I bought in 2007 was a disaster, suffering stoppages beginning with the second shot I ever fired through it and disabling parts breakages. Sigarms did repair it and gave me a new gun after the third repair, to their credit - but then that gun broke. It also does not fit in many holsters except those made of soft leather due to the squared-off slide contours.

If you've read any of my posts about cheap handguns, this $900+ handgun is the one I refer to.

 

[rduckwor]

I own one with a SN in the 16K range. Mine is the 5" SS, non - GSR roll mark and it's been very solid. Probably >2500 rounds now and the only stoppages have been out of spec ammo.

The early guns were troublesome in that SIG used the best components available with minimal fitting. They learned that you cannot build 1911's that way and to their credit, fixed those that were a problem. Supposedly SN 7K or greater are good runners.

No MIM parts to my knowledge (someone will chime in and tell us that their so and so is MIM shortly).

Hated by the true 1911 lovers for their external extractor, wider profile slide, accessory rails, the fact that they are not "Colt" and well, they are SIGs.

I would say any one running $750 or below used is a bargain provided it has been sorted.

RMD

EDIT: Series 80 FPS.



My SIG 1911 on an IDPA COF.

 

[Rex B]

I bought a factory refurb GSR Revolution a few months back for $600, giggled all the way home.
Excellent gun, well made, very accurate. My limited number of rounds all ran fine. It's now my favorite 1911.

 

[Storm]

My GSR Revolution is in the 5800 serial number range and has never missed a beat. The earliest guns had some issues, but there were some transitional guns around my serial number that still had most of the premium parts but had the bugs worked out by then. Later the switch to all in-house manufacture was more a matter of supply, cost, and what probably amounted to less fitting, or so I have been told.

I saw one remark about the SIGs being disliked in part because of a thicker slide. While it is true that they are disliked by some for that reason, it is not true that the SIG slide is any thicker than any other 1911 slide, and, is actually more thin than some. I spent way too much time a while back disproving that commonly made erroneous claim. What it amounts to is that with the added "SIG-like" contouring it makes the slide appear thicker, but, that's only an illusion.

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

I saw one remark about the SIGs being disliked in part because of a thicker slide. While it is true that they are disliked by some for that reason, it is not true that the SIG slide is any thicker than any other 1911 slide, and, is actually more thin than some. I spent way too much time a while back disproving that commonly made erroneous claim. What it amounts to is that with the added "SIG-like" contouring it makes the slide appear thicker, but, that's only an illusion.

It is not thicker, but has higher and "squarer" corners instead of the gradual rounding of the 1911's slide top, which causes fitting problems with more than a few holsters.

 

[TurboFC3S]

I love all 3 of my Sig 1911's ... honestly I almost never bought my first because of the negatives people cited on the internet, but most of the talking is from people who have never owned one and are just recycling what they've heard. Sure there are some honest bad experiences, but that's the case with anything.

I got all 3 of mine for ridiculously low prices, they seem to go for lower then their fair value simply because the 1911 market is pretty saturated and they're not the first choice of most. But they are made with great quality parts and the fit is top notch, and I have a couple Fusion's and a Baer to compare with.

 

[TurboFC3S]

It is not thicker, but has higher and "squarer" corners instead of the gradual rounding of the 1911's slide top, which causes fitting problems with more than a few holsters.

As far as I can tell, the problems are only with the Kydex type hard plastic holsters. They seem to work fine in my leather, I carry a C3 in a Sparks VM2.

 

[rellascout]

The problems with the GSRs were not exaggerated. There were major problems. That said I used to have a Gen 1 GSR that was a very good gun. The only problems I had with is was an extractor pin walking out. Easy fix.

Dead nuts accurate with a storm lake barrel, Caspian frame, No MIM. Novak cut for sights. Mine had night sites.

I sold it to fund a Les Baer but it was a very good gun.

Now take that glowing recommendation with a grain of salt. I always considered myself lucky. Current production is better than the old IMHO except for the early pistols that were done right.

 

[LancerMW]

My GSR has functioned perfectly, every time. accurate as all get up. no mim's, mine also has night sights, and i have a newer GSR. all in all its probably my favorite 1911 ive owned.