WVsig
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No, he's not required to answer that question to get help. He wants something different, if it upsets you that he won't answer your interrogation, move along. I believe he just wants one, let it go. And the comments about casting are outdated. Browning hipowers with cast frames are much stronger than the forged steel ones. Casting is fine if the process used is a good one, and Ruger does a great job at it
Yup the OP bought one. If he just wanted one and wasn’t really looking for reasonable justification for doing it why post the question? I am not upset in anyway I just think it is odd to ask a question you already have r made up your mind on. IMHO the Ruger isn’t much if an upgrade.
The fit, finish, and parts quality is not any higher on the Ruger than it is one the Tisas. The main difference in the price is the cost of the labor used to make it and its country of origin. My line of questioning was asking trying to determine if there was some feature about Tisas that the OP desired making the Ruger more appealing. Sometimes changing a part or feature is a better way to go then trading in a gun at a loss to buy a new one. In the end he bought what he wanted and he is happy. Seems like the OP was not looking for info just encouragement and a pat on the back once the purchase was made. Nothing wrong wit that we have all been there done that.
As for casting versus forged you’re right it’s not a big deal but it’s a point of comparison. It is a difference between the construction of a Ruger and other 1911s. I did not say it couldn't work. The one place were casting really does not hold up on the 1911 is the slide. That is where all of really wear and tear happens on a 1911. I prefer properly forged slides. I also personally prefer forged BHPs over cast ones for a lot of reasons. The frame dimensions are better. You don't have a FPS and only the frame is cast. Again the slide where most of the wear and tear occurs in forged. The BHP frame was changed to accommodate the 40 S&W round which warped the rails on the forged frames. FN could have made the frame from forgings but choose to use casting because it was cheaper to achieve the necessary hardness. Which is why Ruger uses casting. They do it because it lowers their cost. They also do it very well.
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