This all started for me when I saw Hickock's video. I read the reviews as they came in, and I decided I too needed yet another 1911. I really wanted this one, because of the price ( I paid $699 ), and becuse of Ruger's reputation for durable and reliable firearms.
So, yesterday evening, I called my LGS up, and they had one, which they had been holding for me. I picked it up as they were closing. I must say, it looks nice. It looks every bit as nice as any photo I've seen. The frame to slide fit is tight, and there is not overlap. I have two recently acquired Colts, which do not have the fit that the SR1911 has.
Anyway, I got up this morning field stripped the SR1911 for a visual inspection, ran a patch down the bore, and put it back together. It had enough lube on it already.
I took 350 rounds with me, 150 Federal and 200 WWB. I wanted to shoot rapidly, not give the SR1911 much if any time to cool, and simply see if there would be any problems. I realized that it's not like I shot 10,000 rounds, but I'm satisfied that it is at least very reliable with hardball. I'll test HPs next.
The only time I stopped firing was to reload the two Ruger magazines, with the exception of stoping after about 150 rounds to tighten the grips, typical 1911 thing.
I fired quickly, empying both mags at once the majority of the time, with occasional double taps. Portions of the slide became too hot to touch, but it kept cycling.
Here are the two photos I snapped after the shoot. The target is representative of rapid fire shots at 25 feet. It was fun, and I like my new Ruger. I don't really feel a need to describe the SR1911, and there are countless threads which have done this, and perhaps better than I could anyway.
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So, yesterday evening, I called my LGS up, and they had one, which they had been holding for me. I picked it up as they were closing. I must say, it looks nice. It looks every bit as nice as any photo I've seen. The frame to slide fit is tight, and there is not overlap. I have two recently acquired Colts, which do not have the fit that the SR1911 has.
Anyway, I got up this morning field stripped the SR1911 for a visual inspection, ran a patch down the bore, and put it back together. It had enough lube on it already.
I took 350 rounds with me, 150 Federal and 200 WWB. I wanted to shoot rapidly, not give the SR1911 much if any time to cool, and simply see if there would be any problems. I realized that it's not like I shot 10,000 rounds, but I'm satisfied that it is at least very reliable with hardball. I'll test HPs next.
The only time I stopped firing was to reload the two Ruger magazines, with the exception of stoping after about 150 rounds to tighten the grips, typical 1911 thing.
I fired quickly, empying both mags at once the majority of the time, with occasional double taps. Portions of the slide became too hot to touch, but it kept cycling.
Here are the two photos I snapped after the shoot. The target is representative of rapid fire shots at 25 feet. It was fun, and I like my new Ruger. I don't really feel a need to describe the SR1911, and there are countless threads which have done this, and perhaps better than I could anyway.
