SR1911 impressions and pricing

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For that price you could have a Colt, Kimber or Springfield.
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Yeah, that is if you could find a Colt, Kimber or Springfield. Guns "on the market" are tending to be regulated more by availability than anything else these days. I happen to like my SR1911, even if it doesn't like match ammo yet... It needs to be shot some more and broken in so that it runs well, and then it will be as good or better than any of the above... BTW, mine was free, so does that make Colt, Kimber or Springfield valueless?.. hard questions for hard times...

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I wish they'd do 10mm.
I like my Kimber 10mm, it's everything I could want.
If Ruger overbuilds a 1911, like everything else they build. It would be a great stout platform for 10mm. Plus cheaper, even at an over MSRP price.
 
Part of the appeal of the SR1911 (and most Rugers) is the price point.

At $699 it's a great 1911. At $899 there are lots of other 1911s to choose from.

I hate gougers...:fire:
 
I had my LGS order me one through their distributors when they were first introduced. I got it for $650 and now that same shop can't get one in period. I've been seeing more reports of the SR1911 popping up all over which means Ruger has their new machines up and increasing production. The thing is, local shops will need to fill in the waiting lists before a single SR1911 hits the shelf and that could take a little time.

I'd be patient and let others over pay for them unless you really want one that bad.
 
Don't buy it at that price, yes its in demand but I just wouldn't do it.

Just have patience, the price will come back down --- unless you have extra disposable cash.
 
Nope, I don't have an urgent need for another 1911. I wasn't asking to be critical of the LGS, was wondering if demand had pushed SR1911 pricing up in other parts of the country.

If a LGS wants to price over MSRP, that's his business. If someone wants to pay over MSRP, that's their business. I can certainly wait. Plus, now I'm waffling between the SR1911 and the Springfield Stainless Loaded. No great urgency for either, I was just pleasantly surprised over what they packed into the pistol and the construction.

FWIW, here's my existing 1911 family ... Colt O1911 WW1 (most recent acquisition), Colt 1991A1, Springfield 1911, and Argentine Sistema Colt. All pretty "classic" configurations. Just was thinking I could someday add a "loaded" model, like the SR1911 or the Springer Loaded.

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I'd pay $650 for it and that's about it.

I can understand the dealer charging $100 over MSRP. He's in business to make money. I hope though that he understands that I'm out to keep as much of mine as possible too. If he's willing to gouge I hope he expects me to gouge as well when the time comes back to it.

There are a couple local stores I've been to that I will give asking price without any negotiating as they have been fair in the past and stay fair through thick and thin. I don't want to beat them up as they haven't beat me up when the opportunity was there. On the other hand, there are a couple stores that jacked prices up at any and every chance they can get. Those stores I have no problem going full tilt to get every last dime from them.

I guess it's more about what goes around, comes around.
 
Fishslayer said:
Part of the appeal of the SR1911 (and most Rugers) is the price point.

At $699 it's a great 1911. At $899 there are lots of other 1911s to choose from.

I hate gougers...:fire:
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For the price people are paying, it's a good value. Even at $725. However, $900? That's crazy talk. I wouldn't.

I have 2 1911s: Ed Brown Special Forces and Mars Armament THUG Colt 1911.


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I wouldn't pay over $650 for one.I would buy a Ruger before a Springfield or Kimber.I haven't seen any for sale in Virginia.
 
A week ago Saturday I picked up a Ruger SR1911 from my local dealer that I had on order since last May. I was 7th on the backorder list when I placed my order. The original quoted price was 629.99 and that is what my dealer charged me 9 months later. It is a beautiful pistol and well worth the wait. :)
 
I want one. Not bad enough to pay more than ~700 though. A gun that will most likely be readily available in th 600-615 range as soon as production issues are ironed out and Ruger catches up with demand isn't worth paying an extra 200 to have it now, at least not for me. I don't have any 1911s at the moment but looking at the price point of an SR1911 and reading all of the favorable reviews on it placed it on the top of my list. Paying too much for it would knock it down a few notches.
 
Yeah, that is if you could find a Colt, Kimber or Springfield. Guns "on the market" are tending to be regulated more by availability than anything else these days. I happen to like my SR1911, even if it doesn't like match ammo yet... It needs to be shot some more and broken in so that it runs well, and then it will be as good or better than any of the above... BTW, mine was free, so does that make Colt, Kimber or Springfield valueless?.. hard questions for hard times...

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I've read this several times and not quite sure what you mean. Are you saying that it is difficult to find a Colt, Kimber, or Springfield?

Just curious, becuase they are plentiful in my parts. I go to the smallest gun show in the area and can easily find 20-40 new Kimbers, and more than a handful of Springers. Just saw a full-size stainless steel Springer at two different gun shops for $690 and $700. I'd grab one of those in a heartbeat over the Ruger at $900 and never look back.

Colts too. I can walk into another LGS and buy a Colt any day of the week. And yes, it would cost me about a grand, but still waaaay more comfortable with that over the SR1911 for $100 bucks more. I bought a blue steel XSE for around that and thought I over-paid a bit.

No way I'm spending $900 on a SR1911 but obviously there's always someone who has more money than sense.
 
No way I'm spending $900 on a SR1911 but obviously there's always someone who has more money than sense.
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Full list price for the SR1911 is $799. I suppose there is someone out there that wants one so badly that they're willing to spend $100 over list for it, but you know what they say about a fool and his money...

Hopefully the OP is no fool.
 
I got mine a month ago for 629.99 plus tax.It's a fine gun but no way would I pay even 699.00 for one. If I go in a LGS and I see price gouging I leave and that's the end of them as far as I'm concerned. Making a honest profit is one thing. When they want to rob their customers I don't want any part of them. Once Ruger catches up prices will stablize.
 
When they want to rob their customers I don't want any part of them.
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Do you really consider this robbing their customers? I mean, honestly, nobody has a gun to your head. They happen to have possession of a relatively rare (at this point) item. The demand for the SR1911 is huge right now in comparison to the supply (classic Ruger) why should the price not reflect that?

I'd think that this guy, while losing one sale to one customer may be benefiting by being one of very few dealers with a SR1911 in stock. To him, that price may reflect what he feels he's losing by not having a SR1911 to show off to customers. A hot item like this brings in more people that want to see, examine, tire-kick, etc than it scares away. More people in the shop brings more sales on other goods==>good business. Also, a simple explanation of why this single example is priced so high, and that future prices may drop would probably keep me coming back to check in.

I understand that you're not going to pay $900 for this gun, but setting a price is not robbery. This is a business, and I'm assuming a relatively tough one to make a lot of money in. A privately owned LGS has every right to price that gun at any number they want. Condemn them if you want to, but you're going to run out of LGS's quickly if you turn your back on every single store that prices one single item at a level that you feel is "too high". Maybe a local "food shelf of guns" might be more to your liking. This is capitalism, supply and demand, and a market trying to find equilibrium at its finest.
 
I would walk out and tell him that he lost a customer. I hate people that think they can up the price to squeeze every cent out of the customer. It's very bad business IMO. If more people would walk away, things would change, sadly it will never happen.
 
The local gun store still can't get any more.

Been shooting it this morning. I could stand to have the trigger about a pound lighter.


A couple women are coming to shoot this afternoon. One has shot the Ruger and likes it.
The second woman has a Kimber Ultra. We'll see how she likes the full size 1911.:)
 
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