My new-to-me 1911 w/pics!!

[ljnowell]

Well guys, I was thinking about trading a few things to move up to a higher end 1911, unfortunately none of the local shops had much they wanted to trade(of course they have to make money, I know that) except taurus 1911s or I could trade a compact RIA AND A Ruger LCR for a RIA tactical. Didnt strike me as much of a deal.

Anyways, I ended up trading for one of the 1911s that a lot of guys really dont care for. A Sig GSR Revolution. Its a well fit gun, thats for sure. Tight, no irregular gaps, no rattles. Definately fit much better than I am used to in a 1911. The only issues with it was a small idiot scratch but not too bad. This thing is super tight though, and the way the parts are fit is fantastic. Its an earlier model with the man hole cover on the slide. I have found through my reading that these were the earlier sigs where most everything was handfit.

Things I dont like are an external extractor and the series 80 stuff. I can live with it though. It has a very nice trigger and came complete with Novak night sights, 25lpi frontstrap checkering, 20lpi mainspring housing, extended strong side safety, extended slide stop, adjustable trigger, and some pretty decent looking wood grips, albeit a little on the thick side. However, I am a 6'6" tall 345lb guy that wears a size 16.5 wedding ring, so thick grips fit me very well.

I took it out the other day to wring it out and shot it at first at 10 yards. The ammo I was using was my bulk plinker load of a 230gr Missouri Bullet LRN over 5.5gr of AA#2. It shot so well I moved it out to the 25 yard line and set up an NRA 25 yard slowfire bullseye target. I proceeded to shoot a 93 with it on my next 10 shots! Holy cow, this thing shoots my plinking load like they are match grade ammo!

All in all I think I found myself a great gun to use in my 25 yard bullseye league next season, which was my goal from the beginning. This is my most expensive 1911, and in fact, my most expensive handgun ever. I'm a little proud of it right now.........

For the obligatory pictures:

 

[cheeze]

Nice, I like it!

 

[savanahsdad]

back when I was shoping for my 1911 I was looking for a 1911 with an external extractor and series 80 fireing pin block , like the old kimbers had , but they got rid of them, after some looking around I found a S&W 1911 just the way I wanted one mutch like your Sig. smith got rid of the series 80 fireing pin block on there new E-series , so nice to see sig has kept them , maybe my next 1911 will be a sig , looks nice ,
what did you have to give for it ?

 

[SpringfieldM1A]

Very nice congrats

 

[Calhoun]

There is something I like about the Sig slide profile on a 1911. Great looking pistol you have there. Congratulations!

 

[wbwanzer]

Very nice. Enjoy it.

 

[9mmepiphany]

Nice looking pistol.

Just to avoid confusion for folks reading this thread:
1. The GSR Revolution isn't that early a model. There are two evolutions of the GSR that proceeded the Revolution..the early handfitted one that usually worked and the early production ones which didn't as much.

The Revolution marked the change in the frame spec which cured some feeding problems.

2. It confused me a bit when you mentioned the extended slide stop as I wasn't aware that SIG had gone that route. Your picture cleared it up for me. Extended usually refers to a slide stop lever which extends further rearward than the front of the tube that encases the spring exerting pressure on both the slide stop and thumb safety. What you do have is a nicely flattened slide stop lever, much like that offered by 10-8 Performance

Question: Does the raised ridge on the grip safety interfere with your grip or irritate the web of your shooting hand?

 

[xJokerG23x]

That is a very sweet firearm!! Congratulations on your purchase.


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[chez323]

very nice indeed, and glad to see you shoot it as good as it looks.... can't go wrong with a Sig, someday my collection will include a Sig 1911. Thanks for sharing and great pics!

 

[XTrooper]

Very nice! Best of luck with it!

 

[ljnowell]

Nice looking pistol.

Just to avoid confusion for folks reading this thread:
1. The GSR Revolution isn't that early a model. There are two evolutions of the GSR that proceeded the Revolution..the early handfitted one that usually worked and the early production ones which didn't as much.

The Revolution marked the change in the frame spec which cured some feeding problems.

2. It confused me a bit when you mentioned the extended slide stop as I wasn't aware that SIG had gone that route. Your picture cleared it up for me. Extended usually refers to a slide stop lever which extends further rearward than the front of the tube that encases the spring exerting pressure on both the slide stop and thumb safety. What you do have is a nicely flattened slide stop lever, much like that offered by 10-8 Performance

Question: Does the raised ridge on the grip safety interfere with your grip or irritate the web of your shooting hand?

There is a lot of misinformation regarding the Sig 1911s, its hard to get a straight story, even from sig! For example, the first guy I talked to on the phone told me that the gun was a 2005 production, with a serial in the 4xxx range. He also told me that the slide stop in it is factory, thats just the style they chose to use. Its definately much larger than a standard 1911, as I compared it to a few I had laying around. The second guy I talked to told me that the serial number put it in the 2007 range of production, but he told me they quit using the manhole cover long before then, so that it was probably just something odd in the number and records. I guess I will call them again and see if I can talk to a third guy and see what he has to say.

As far as the grip safety, it was definately something a little different, and I wasnt too sure of it at first. To be honest though, it feels pretty good and I got used to it right away. For what its worth, I was also told by someone else on the 1911 forums that the grip safety is a caspian part, which sig was using on the earlier guns when they were using caspian frames and the manhole cover. That jives with the lower serial number too.

In the end, it doesnt really matter to me when it was made, its very well fit and finished and an excellent shooting gun. I expect to keep it a long time and make great use of it in my 25 yard bullseye league.

 

[Coop45]

How about a couple of pictures of her in some provocative night wear?

 

[Skylerbone]

If you send a PM to Custom2 on 1911Forum he may be able to dig further on the production date (he works for Sig).

 

[Jaymo]

Very nice. The mags look like ACT Mag units. My ATI Commander came with an ACT Mag magazine and it's been reliable. The Mec Gar mag I have looks identical to the ACT, except for the follower, and the size of the witness holes and numbers.