ljnowell
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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:
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: