SIG 1911 opinions wanted

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A friend of mine, a very petite woman, has recently started shooting. I took her shooting for the first time in her life a couple of months ago and since then she has taken a couple of classes, joined a range and is renting as many handguns as she can get her hands on in order to pick the one that is right for her.

For someone who has only been shooting for a couple of months the is doing quite well. She isn't sure if she wants to carry a concealed weapon or not, but thinks she might want to get into some form of competition.

So far she has shot, .22, 9x18 Makarov, .38, .357, .40, and .45 and most of them from more than one type of gun. Although she thinks that full size .45's are awfully big, they are what she shoots best. When she goes to the range and rents she usually tries a 9mm and a .45 and always shoots better with the .45.

Now down to the question, do any of you have any experience with the SIG 1911? Good or bad, she wants to know about it. She hasn't seen one, much less fired one but has read some reviews and is interrested.

From the little I have read, it seems to be a semi custom handgun and comes with a price tag that reflects this.

So, come on, let's hear about it.

Thanks for your help.

DM
 
I think they price themselves in the "semi-custom" price range without it reflecting it.

The gun I saw definitely didn't look anymore special than a nice Kimber or TRP. It had sharp edges, gritty trigger and so-so fit, but I did like the way they look!

Not sure about accuracy, I've heard they shoot pretty damn well. The earlier GSR's had some minor problems, but last I heard those glitches have been fixed.

check www.sigforum.com for loads of GSR information.

For the price however, there are many other 1911s I'd rather get.

NWIW buy a GSR. :D
 
I like it just because it's a Sig, but, until it's been around a while and gets a bit more refined I'll hold my money.
If I just had to have a 1911 with a rail right now I'd get the Kimber Warrior instead.
 
I'm in the camp with Black Majik. I'm not anti-SIG, but neither am I a fanboy.

I was not especially impressed with the Swiss take on the 1911.

Notice everyone mentions the sharp edges. You could cut glass with the one I rented. If ever a gun needed dehorning, this was it. It also felt nose heavy with that ugly accessory rail hanging off the front.

Every function felt stiff, which is rare for a rental gun, and this one was not brand new. The trigger was crisp, but not in the good "glass stem breaking" way. Think paper hole punch. "KACHUNK".

Accuracy was on par with other 1911's. I shot 3 inch groups at 25 yards off a rest with Magtech ammo.

I was more impressed with the Para-Ord Colonel LDA I rented in the same session. Now that was a sweet gun! I have also rented the Springfield Milspec and various Kimbers, and I liked them better than the GSR.

If you have to have the SIG .45 ACP experience, I'd rather have a P220. YMMV.
 
Just what we need, another 1911.:rolleyes: I can't believe that the market isn't already swamped with 1911s yet. Everyone and their dog is making a 1911 now. I don't blaim them since they can charge big money for a gun that has no R&D costs.

So instead of comming out with a new gun that takes thought and a little risk, SIG (and eveyone else) just makes a 1911 because they think it is a safe bet. It sure would be nice if these gun companies were trying to inovate and invent instead of rehashing the same old ideas. Reminds me of Hollywood. Why take a chance on an original idea when the same old tired crap is still making some money.

Not long ago there was a thread about guns we wish they would make. Wouldn't it be nice if they made some of these guns that we are asking for instead of the ones that we aren't? Was anyone really holding their breat for SIG to make a 1911? I know I wasn't.
 
Well Albanian, I KNOW you just can't wait for Taurus' 1911 :D

I honestly dunno how, or why SIG would even market their GSR in the semi-custom level, they'd get their butt beat purple by Wilson, LB, Nighthawk, RR, and Ed Brown.

Its like Chevrolet trying to price the Corvette with the Pagani Zonda and Bugatti Veyron...

NWIW SIG still markets it that way. :D
 
I have an early-run GSR and after some minor work by SIGARMS and Novak's, it runs like a champ...probably the most reliable and failure-free 1911 I've ever owned. FWIW, the newer GS series are entirely made by SIGARMS, including the frame and slide--which was made by Caspian initially.
 
Sig GSR

Look for a used one. They don't resell well. Check for hammer lean and the sharp edges.

I bought mine used and am completely satisfied with the gun. However, they are still 1911's and can have the same and different glitches as other 1911 style.

By all means try to test fire before shooting.

The GSR takes down like all other 1911's ;however, it is harder to put back together until you get the knack of it.
I therefore suggest in the buying process tell the seller you simply must break it down in order for you to buy it.
My only complaint is reassembly which forum members say gets easier over time.
 
I'm as die hard SIG as it gets as you can tell, but even I would only buy the GSR if I needed a 1911 with a rail.

To me that's the only advantage it has over the other 1911's out there.
 
The GSR is about as Swiss as a cheeseburger and fries. If I wanted a 1911 with a rail I would buy a used GSR and send it off to Matt McClearn for a tune up. I doubt you could find a better product.
 
I have a GSR and it is GREAT!.

Frame to slide fit is tight; trigger is crisp with no discernible creep; great sights!. It is my most accurate pistol.

The fit and accuracy are much better than either my Series 70 Colt Gold Cup or my Series 80 Colt Gold Cup.

The rail takes getting used to, but SIG did initially create this for the market that wants rails (eg: LEO's).

A GSR for a petite lady? - this thing is a bit on the heavy side, being Stainless Steel, but, you did mention that she likes the full-size handguns.
 
The SIG GSR (Granite Series, Rail).
A Caspian Slide & Frame fitted with top drawer machined parts.
Based on the Colt Series 80.
100% made and assembled in the U.S.A.

I have fired a few of them now.
If I was going to buy a 1911 pattern pistol that wasn't a Colt it would be the SIG.
 
Gotta' get over that goofy lock and firing pin safety to love one, though.


FWIW, I think I'd get a gun that hews a bit more directly to the 1911 pattern, but that's just me. How about an STI Trojan, or a Dan Wesson? No F/P safeties, no locks...just a regular 1911.


Larry
 
I would take porterdog's advise and read up on them over at sigforum. Although I am a Sig fan I would not buy a GSR based on what I have read.
 
Based upon what I have read, I wouldn't buy a Sig, Glock, Colt, Springfield...:)
 
My humble opinion is that the GSR uses inferior parts and so-so fitment. For roughly the same money I would go for a Kimber or a Springfield.

I think for $1100-$1500 the Springfield TRP or Trophy Match are very good deals in terms of parts fitment, accuracy and reliability.

My aunt, a petite 42-year-old Vietnamese woman, is also an excellent shot with a 1911, FWIW.
 
Scott.cr.... yeah... what I read about the GSR is that it was spec'd to be produced with premium parts, so where are you coming from when you mention "inferior" parts?

IMHO no Kimber approaches the quality of the GSR... today's Kimbers are made of the cheapest parts available and are unusually unreliable (with little-to-no correction of functional problems to be expected of Kimber). The Kimber problems that are written about in the Kimber folder on the 1911 Forum are mind boggling.
 
DHart said:
Scott.cr.... yeah... what I read about the GSR is that it was spec'd to be produced with premium parts, so where are you coming from when you mention "inferior" parts?
Click to expand...

On the gun I handled (this was about 18 mos ago) the parts used were definitely not the same brand-name parts that you buy ala carte from Brownells. I suspected they were cheaper licensed copies.

I have the "real" parts in my home shop constantly and know what they look like. The GSR's parts aren't the same... not even close.
 
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