I assume the new Sig line will contain cast and MIM parts, just like Sig's other 1911 models. That means most of the small parts. But we'll have to wait for a good review to find out.
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I assume the new Sig line will contain cast and MIM parts, just like Sig's other 1911 models. That means most of the small parts. But we'll have to wait for a good review to find out.
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If the new Sig compares to a TRP then that's going to be a good price. I really no longer consider $1.5K to be a lot of money for a quality all-steel gun.
But whether that gun is worth the cost...
I heard Nighthawk has a good mounting system. Alchemy Quantico maybe? Ed Brown? :)
Avoiding nosebleed prices and still staying with an American made gun leaves you Kimber and Sig I think. ...
Your Mil-Spec will be a perfect gun to learn on when it comes to maintenance, lubrication, disassembly, and reassembly. If you really want a lower priced backup to your Mil-Spec, consider a Tisas...
Colt does indeed supply flush fit 8-round magazines with some of their guns. Those mags seem to work okay, at least in the short term. I personally do not use those mags, I store them in the...
My Wilsons, including my carry gun, all have triggers right around 3.75# and I don't think I would want them to be any lighter than that. Actually a 4# trigger is pretty reasonable. A 3# trigger...
The 1911 is my favorite pistol type and it's what I use, but I don't think we need a forum section devoted to it. The diversity of pistol choice amongst the members is one of PF's strengths.
I...
T'aint chickens. Emus!
Back when I was heavy into Colts I learned how to adjust thumb and grip safeties out of necessity. But I did so knowing what NOT to do - which boils down to not removing too much material.
I can...
230gr HST or hardball.
A standard pressure LSWC round would be tempting.
Nice pistol!
Pretty much all the Springfield Armory guns I've owned have gotten a Heinie Ledge rear and Dawson Precision fiber optic front sight installed. A .325 rear pairs nicely with a .160...
Lowering the ejection port keeps empty cases from being dented during ejection. Not much to do with reliable function.
The flared section that you refer to as a "scallop" is mostly cosmetic to go...
The LH9 pistol series that preceded the Vulcan inherited the magazine and barrel design from the S&W Model 59, but they use dual locking lugs. Not much else came from the S&W lineage as far as I...
What complicates things is that S&W doesn't use standard Novak sight cuts on their 1911s. They use the sight cuts from earlier 3rd Gen autos. Novak's and Heinie both offer limited options for the...
Sadly these days if you want a Colt with quality machined parts you have to go Custom Shop. And not Custom Shop as in commemorative and gaudy engraved guns, but rather the real Custom Shop models...
I wonder if the new models have the firing pin safety.
Yes that is why I said "Bomar-style". Ironically, Springfield Armory uses LPA sights on most of their guns with adjustable sights but they use a Bomar-style on the TRP Operator which was inspired by...
The JSOC seems to be a lot of gun for the money assuming it works with at least ball ammo -- and so far it seems the guns run okay with ball. I have to give the company credit for taking a cool idea...
I guess you're right. I carry one all the time and I'm about as "nobody" as they get.
I'm hoping the Wilson runs good enough that I can use it in future pistol classes that I attend. But I will probably still carry a 45.
I put a Springfield 5" 9mm 1911 through the 2K challenge several years ago and it passed with no failures. Shortly after that a couple of the Metalform mags I used started failing to lock back on...
I'm one of the guys who said that with 9mm 1911s I always feel like I am one round away from a malfunction, even after I put one through the 2,000 round challenge with no failures.
Every time I...
Do you have personal experience with these things, or are they just things you've heard about?
I have a bunch of the Ed Brown 45 mags I bought using the exchange program. They have worked pretty well for me, with just one of the dozen or so mags occasionally exhibiting failure to lock back on...
I highly recommend a set of hollow-ground screwdrivers, sometimes called gunsmithing screwdrivers. You are much less likely to strip screw heads (such as those on 1911 grip screws) with a...