Just bought my first 1911

View · by **Citiot** on Sun Mar 09, 2014 9:14 pm

I bought my first 1911 this weekend. Ruger SR1911. I was curious of all the hype and can kind of see why. Much more complicated to take apart and put together than my Glock. But, the Glock is so utilitarian and, well... ugly.

Actually, it is fun to have to have it be a little complicated (and have to worry about getting an idiot scratch..... been putting scotch tape temporarily on it when putting slide stop in).

I put about 100 rounds through it. To me, it is much more accurate than my Glock. No problems to report with the Ruger.

Might get a Colt so I can have "the original" as opposed to a copy.

--Citiot

View · by **gun_fan111** on Sun Mar 09, 2014 9:40 pm

Congrats! I never understood people with multiple Glocks of the same model, but 1911s is a different story

View · by **Randygmn** on Mon Mar 10, 2014 5:08 am

gun_fan111 wrote:Congrats! I never understood people with multiple Glocks of the same model, but 1911s is a different story

Huh? I have two of the same model gun that I use for EDC (not a glock or 1911). The reasoning shouldn't need an explanation. If one goes down, for any reason, I can stay consistent with the same exact platform I've trained with for 20 years.

View · by **Snakeman721** on Mon Mar 10, 2014 5:17 am

Congratulations! The Ruger SR1911 is an excellent gun! I have one myself and it's been flawless so far.

View · by **Back In Black** on Mon Mar 10, 2014 11:11 am

Snakeman721 wrote:Congratulations! The Ruger SR1911 is an excellent gun! I have one myself and it's been flawless so far.

Same here except I have a SR1911CMD.

View · by **teamkix** on Mon Mar 10, 2014 4:43 pm

Congrats Again.
Its a great gun and yes, its a bit more involved to take apart at first but gets easier. I have about 2000 rounds through mine and never had a issue.
Enjoy.

View · by **mmcnx2** on Mon Mar 10, 2014 6:16 pm

Congrats on your first 1911.

The good news is welcome to the club, now you know what we all have been talking about.

The bad news the infection has begun, now you need one in 9, 40, 38 super, ect..., long slide, compact, commander.....

Just an FYI, there is no real cure but buying more 1911's does ease the pain.

View · by **armedwalleye** on Mon Mar 10, 2014 6:31 pm

Back In Black wrote:
Snakeman721 wrote:Congratulations! The Ruger SR1911 is an excellent gun! I have one myself and it's been flawless so far.

Same here except I have a SR1911CMD.

Another +1 for the Ruger CMD. Love mine so far, and it's even better with the correct safety (LH). The stainless frame and slide and the wood grips and black hardware just spoke to me...

View · by **Rodentman** on Mon Mar 10, 2014 7:39 pm

And you can get 'em in 10mm and 50 GI. Just hope you reload!

View · by **LePetomane** on Mon Mar 10, 2014 7:43 pm

Congrats on your new gun. Ruger makes a good, solid gun. We have 4 of them in our family and no issues.

View · by **sawgrass** on Tue Mar 11, 2014 9:07 am

Congrats on a great first 1911.

There is a simple modification that you can do to the slide stop to help avoid the idiot scratch.
It's talked about here. http://forums.1911forum.com/showthread.php?t=214653
There are a lot of good you tube videos on assy and dis-assembly

If you're looking for a series 70 Colt in nice condition I happen to have one listed in the classifieds that I wish
someone would buy before I change my mind.

Congrats again!

Here's a pic of a modified ss pin. It takes about a minute to do with a small file but saves a lot of aggravation.

View · by **sawgrass** on Tue Mar 11, 2014 9:11 am

Here's one of my favorite 1911 links.

http://www.10-8performance.com/pages/19 ... Guide.html

View · by **Ranger01** on Sun Mar 16, 2014 8:27 am

sawgrass wrote:Here's one of my favorite 1911 links.

http://www.10-8performance.com/pages/19 ... Guide.html

The way HY is going that is soon gonna link to a page with "BUY AN M&P 9" in massive letters :/

View · by **Citiot** on Tue Apr 08, 2014 5:51 pm

Some summarization with key quotes.... and what happened next.....

mmcnx2 wrote:Congrats on your first 1911.

The good news is welcome to the club, now you know what we all have been talking about.

The bad news the infection has begun, now you need one in 9, 40, 38 super, ect..., long slide, compact, commander.....

Just an FYI, there is no real cure but buying more 1911's does ease the pain.

Rodentman wrote:And you can get 'em in 10mm and 50 GI. Just hope you reload!

Citiot wrote:
Might get a Colt so I can have "the original" as opposed to a copy.

--Citiot

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Dammit!!!, I just bought a Colt 1991 Govt blue. Please help me stop!!

And yes, I think I have to learn how to reload. Was worried about hammer bite. Not a problem.