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First of all a big thank you to all the posters in this forum and over on 1911addicts.com. I've spent a lot of time the last few days reading different posts trying to find the 1911 for me under $1k.
Terribly quick and dirty picture right after my first outing
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After considering a lot of different 1911s in the 1k and under category I settled on the Sig reverse two tone traditional because it had the features I wanted with the best feel of the many I handled. I couldn't find much info about Sig 1911s, except a lot of people claiming the early GSRs were junk. Boiling it down to my main picks, I was left with Kimber, Sig, and Springfield Armory. I didn't like most of the Sig models because the oddly shaped slide left me with very little holster options. I really liked the 25lpi frontstrap checkering which I couldn't find on other models in my price range. The Kimber was the tightest, with no discernible rattles or general looseness, while the Sig had some very slight slide/frame movement. The Kimber had a slightly better trigger with no take-up and a similar break. The Springfield guns all felt like I wasn't getting as much for my money as loaded models around here regularly sell for $800.
In the end I'm super happy with my purchase. For $860 OTD I got a unique looking pistol, made in the USA, checkered frontstrap and mainspring housing, front and rear night sights, and a great trigger. I've also read that Sig only uses 2 mim parts, but I'm not 100% on that. This is the 5th 1911 I've owned, the nicest 1911 I've owned, and the most money I've ever spent on a single firearm purchase. Next up will be mags, a holster, and possible a .22 conversion.
Before my first range outing I cleaned and lubed as normal. The Sig went through 100 rounds of 230gr Winchester white box and 8 rounds of Fiocchi 230gr JHP. No failures of any kind using the factory mags. Out of the box point of impact was right on with point of aim.
Terribly quick and dirty picture right after my first outing
After considering a lot of different 1911s in the 1k and under category I settled on the Sig reverse two tone traditional because it had the features I wanted with the best feel of the many I handled. I couldn't find much info about Sig 1911s, except a lot of people claiming the early GSRs were junk. Boiling it down to my main picks, I was left with Kimber, Sig, and Springfield Armory. I didn't like most of the Sig models because the oddly shaped slide left me with very little holster options. I really liked the 25lpi frontstrap checkering which I couldn't find on other models in my price range. The Kimber was the tightest, with no discernible rattles or general looseness, while the Sig had some very slight slide/frame movement. The Kimber had a slightly better trigger with no take-up and a similar break. The Springfield guns all felt like I wasn't getting as much for my money as loaded models around here regularly sell for $800.
In the end I'm super happy with my purchase. For $860 OTD I got a unique looking pistol, made in the USA, checkered frontstrap and mainspring housing, front and rear night sights, and a great trigger. I've also read that Sig only uses 2 mim parts, but I'm not 100% on that. This is the 5th 1911 I've owned, the nicest 1911 I've owned, and the most money I've ever spent on a single firearm purchase. Next up will be mags, a holster, and possible a .22 conversion.
Before my first range outing I cleaned and lubed as normal. The Sig went through 100 rounds of 230gr Winchester white box and 8 rounds of Fiocchi 230gr JHP. No failures of any kind using the factory mags. Out of the box point of impact was right on with point of aim.
