Sig 1911s
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The Lone Haranguer
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When they are good, apparently they are very, very good. When they are bad they are horrid. I had very bad luck with mine. See posts #4 and #6 here: http://thehighroad.org/showthread.php?p=6560033#post6560033
Highcaliber
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I'm a Sig fan but I would avoid the GSR 1911 sigs. Go with the Springfield or S&W you mentioned. You'll be glad you did.
Edit: I should have mentioned that the first GSR 1911 series were the the problem, the later models seem to have the bugs worked out. But I would still prefer other makers when it comes to a 1911 platform.
Edit: I should have mentioned that the first GSR 1911 series were the the problem, the later models seem to have the bugs worked out. But I would still prefer other makers when it comes to a 1911 platform.
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jfrey
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A friend of mine is a big Sig fan and he bought one of the 1911's. We took it out and shot it with very good success, right out of the box. We both have 1911's of other brands and haven't had any major problems with any of them. He did have a Sig 226 and a Ruger mark III that gave him fits.
silversport
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very few complaints on the newer SiG Sauer 1911s in full size...
Bill
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I own both a full size S&W and a SIG GSR. While both have been flawless performers, I'd give the edge to the Smith.
As to the SIG, one really needs to understand the history of the gun. There have been three basic production periods: early custom; early custom/in-house; and what i would call in-house regular production. It started out much as a custom 1911 with much of it being assembled from parts from top 1911 parts suppliers. Early guns, something like the first 100 to 150, were finicky as they were very tight and required much hand fitting. As time went on SIG made more and more of the parts in-house and while the guns were less and less custom in nature the problems were ironed out. If you do a search here or at the 1911 forum you will find a discussion of the serial number range to buy above if you are looking at a used gun. My gun is an earlier one (with the sewer cap on the right side of the slide) but was produced from a time when there was still much custom about it but problems had been ironed out. As I said, it has been flawless. The problem is that much of the early issues that plagued the gun, ones since resolved, have followed affecting the the gun's reputation. That's not to say that there aren't occasonally issues with guns being produced today, but fortunately early issues have been left long behind. As with any gun that has teething problems the gun still carries the faint aroma of that discontent.
As to holster issues, yeah, the P Series slide profile can cause fit issues. The slide is no thicker than other 1911's (and a bit thinner than some) but the profile that makes it unique can cause problems with fit.
That said, I'd still give the S&W the edge.
As to the SIG, one really needs to understand the history of the gun. There have been three basic production periods: early custom; early custom/in-house; and what i would call in-house regular production. It started out much as a custom 1911 with much of it being assembled from parts from top 1911 parts suppliers. Early guns, something like the first 100 to 150, were finicky as they were very tight and required much hand fitting. As time went on SIG made more and more of the parts in-house and while the guns were less and less custom in nature the problems were ironed out. If you do a search here or at the 1911 forum you will find a discussion of the serial number range to buy above if you are looking at a used gun. My gun is an earlier one (with the sewer cap on the right side of the slide) but was produced from a time when there was still much custom about it but problems had been ironed out. As I said, it has been flawless. The problem is that much of the early issues that plagued the gun, ones since resolved, have followed affecting the the gun's reputation. That's not to say that there aren't occasonally issues with guns being produced today, but fortunately early issues have been left long behind. As with any gun that has teething problems the gun still carries the faint aroma of that discontent.
As to holster issues, yeah, the P Series slide profile can cause fit issues. The slide is no thicker than other 1911's (and a bit thinner than some) but the profile that makes it unique can cause problems with fit.
That said, I'd still give the S&W the edge.
I don't know how long after they were released it was that I got one, but I ran out and got one when I first heard about them. I don't remember the model, but it was a full size in stainless. I couldn't keep it from rusting. Like I said, that was a long time ago and the problem, whatever it was, has likely been fixed.
Mainsail
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Mine has been great! I swapped out the grips and the MSH but other than those it had everything I wanted in a 1911. The reliability and accuracy has been great as well, in fact it's my primary (open) carry pistol.
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