It took years, but there's a .45 in my near future

[MLB]

Well, I've been pestering all of the local gun stores waiting for a Ruger SR1911 to look at. No dice.

I was in the area of the largest guns store in Buffalo tonight and decided to stop in. There's good, bad, and good news:

The good news is that they had 5 in stock. Bad news is that they were all sold. Good news is that they expect more in within 3 months and I put a deposit down on the first one.



www.ruger.com/products/sr1911/index.html

I did get to look over one of the sold ones, and compared it to the stainless Remington R1, and a Kimber that was $150 more.

While plain, the Kimber seemed to have the tightest slide to frame fit. I couldn't discern a major difference between the Ruger and Kimber triggers, though the Remington seemed a bit creepier to me. I think I'll have to admit that the commander hammer, Novak sights, wood grips, and skeletonized trigger made an impression over the standard features of the Kimber. I didn't like the forward serrations of the Kimber either.

The Remington's quality of fit and overall machining was a step below the other two as I saw it. As the R1 is made here in NY, I really wanted to like it too. Ah well. Maybe they'll make a "loaded" version if we don't drive them out of the state.

I'm looking forward to getting it home and running a few boxes through it... Oh crap. Loads of ammo in my stores, and I don't have any .45. Another caliber to stock.

[5ontarget]

That is good news! Congratulations.

And you have ammo in retail stores? I haven't seen anything but shotgun shells, .270, .243 in stock locally. Just lots of empty shelf space and signs saying 3 box limit, or more ammo expected soon.

[MLB]

It's not cheap, but it's available. I'm well stocked for the calibers I shoot, but nothing in .45. Now's not the time to be buying ammo.

[MLB]

Found a good review on it here.

www.1911addicts.com/showthread.php?982-Ruger-SR1911-Review

[TMan]

MLB, it is an excellent buy, even slightly above MSRP it is still an excellent buy. Everyone that saw or shot mine was really impressed.

I haven't heard anything about the Sig P210 Legend, you may get your Ruger before I get it.

As I mentioned before, I was really impressed with the trigger being that this is a production gun. It would even be good on a custom gun.

[MLB]

It apparently has more than a few MIM parts, but I suppose if they annoy me, I'll replace them. I like the series 70 trigger system though.

[TMan]

With the price of ammo these days, I doubt very much if you are going to be putting thousands of rounds through this pistol. Therefore, MIM should not be a factor.

I seriously doubt if you will want to do trigger work on it.

Any decent 1911 is worth having, but I'd rank the Ruger right up there with the competition that costs hundreds of dollars more.

My prediction: you are going to love it. I'm thrilled that you are getting it.

[blueglass]

To cut down on my shooting costs I reload my 45 casings. It really does save you a lot of money for sure. I scrounge thru the shooting cans at the club and get hundreds of free casings every year as well. Too cheap to buy new brass as I can reload each one about 15-20 times on average.

[TMan]

As long as you don't shoot them in a Glock. One of our Range Officers had his Glock go Kaboom. Fortunately, he wasn't hurt. He sent it into Glock along with a note saying that he was using reloads.

I think the honesty paid off: all new parts with a bill for $170. He was a happy camper.

The problem most of the guys have been having with reloads is getting the primers.

I have all I need to reload except the time and patience. I think after my wife retires I'll also pick up a progressive press and train her how to use it. Of course considering the size of the progressive press it might be painful having it extracted from a sensitive part of my anatomy.

[blueglass]

Depends if it was placed sideways or straight up. Slight difference in sizing I would suspect. I am using a single stage Hornaday which I picked up used for $60.00. Actually works quite well but is slower of course. We have guys at our club useing reloads in their Glocks and have had No problems so far. Maybe a defective casing?

[TMan]

Oh definitely the casing. It is only partially supported in the Glock chamber.

One of our guys, uses a permanent marker to put a mark on each case when he reloads. They way he knows exactly how many times that he has reloaded that particular case.

[MLB]

A neighbor of mine has reloading equipment that I've used now and then. I may invest in my own set up some day too.

[blueglass]

I suggest starting with a good used one to see if you enjoy doing it or not. Much cheaper as well to start used also.

["DoubleAction"]

....MLB; The MIM parts is probably with the Hammer, Sear, and the Disconnector. These parts will probably hold up, but, if you want replace these parts it won't cost you about $100. dollars for top end steel components.

.....Most Trigger parts are designed for the Colt frames, the difference is in the placement of the pin holes in the frame. Before replacing any parts, make sure to check on this. This is reasoning behind me purchasing Colts, new or used. You might want to call someone at Ruger about the frame design, and the placement of the pin holes.

.....I know that The Springfield 1911 frames has different placement of the pin holes, which requires special parts or fitting.

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[MLB]

Good news. Mine came in early. Paid for it Saturday, but I have to wait for the permit office to be open on Monday before I can take delivery. The permit office is only open 9-4:30 M-F. Oddly, this coincides with the worst times for working people.

Things would be much easier if I were a criminal and didn't have to wait for permits, or working for that matter.

["DoubleAction"]

Mar 10, 2013 15:35:25 GMT -5 MLB said:

Good news. Mine came in early. Paid for it Saturday, but I have to wait for the permit office to be open on Monday before I can take delivery. The permit office is only open 9-4:30 M-F. Oddly, this coincides with the worst times for working people.

Things would be much easier if I were a criminal and didn't have to wait for permits, or working for that matter.

........ ;D ;D ;D ;D.......MLB; Welcome to The 1911 Club !!!!

........You should purchase some Snap Cap Cartridges or Weighted Dummy Cartridges and become familiar with the pistol before loading it with live rounds.

......By the way; How does "The Permit Office", play a role in the purchase of a handgun, in your State, or City ?

[MLB]

While I'm generally familiar with the manual of arms, have fired the 1911 now and then, and have learned plenty here, I've lots to learn about the details. Looking forward to it.

About the permit office; The short story is, you purchase the pistol, take the receipt to the permit office where they list the handgun on your permit, they give you a "coupon" to take back to the gun store to take possession of the handgun.

Years ago, they'd give you a few extra "coupons" and you could take possession of the handgun right away. You'd be required to stop by the permit office within a week or so to list it. For whatever reason, they've gone and made it difficult now.

["DoubleAction"]

Mar 10, 2013 21:30:06 GMT -5 MLB said:

About the permit office; The short story is, you purchase the pistol, take the receipt to the permit office where they list the handgun on your permit, they give you a "coupon" to take back to the gun store to take possession of the handgun.

Years ago, they'd give you a few extra "coupons" and you could take possession of the handgun right away. You'd be required to stop by the permit office within a week or so to list it. For whatever reason, they've gone and made it difficult now.

....MLB; I dislike having to bring this up again....But.....Would this be referred to as Registering a firearm ?

...At one time; The City of Atlanta would require a buyer to go through a finger print clearance, at the county Sheriff's Department, before purchasing a handgun; During the early '80's. This was against our State Law at the time.

...If we have a State Carry Permit, we do not have to wait. Maybe we should begin have discussions about our State Laws, across our Nation. I know that many northern States might have tougher State Laws, than southern States...However; We are receiving many transplants from the northern States that opposes our State Laws. This usually happens around the cities, and the outskirts....crime usually follows them.

[blueglass]

WE have similar rules up here which usually take around 10 days for the paperwork to come thru. As of this week we are going after our "CFO- Cheif Firearms Officer's" Head on a platter up here. We want him fired for good as he is attempting to make his own laws up without the consent of Parliment. Thats totally illegal here and we will not stand for it. Many thousands of signatures will be gathered this week alone let alone in the next month. We are not Happy Campers at all over it needless to say and are glad to fight for our rights up here real quick. Every Province has their own CFO and we are united in getting rid of them all right across the Country.

["DoubleAction"]

...I have been with MLB for about ten years, on these Handgun Forums, and it makes me happy to see that he got a 1911 pistol. I know that it the laws is tougher in some States, but, the single stack pistols shouldn't be affected by these laws.

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