Sig did something different here with their break from “traditional” 1911’s . . . (and they do make a nice line of the “traditional” style 1911’s “)
The changes are obvious when their side by side :
- magwell
- memory bump grip safety
- extended up swept beaver tail
- spur less skeletonized hammer
- dove tail sights
- front frame checkering – 25 LPI
- checkered main spring housing
- larger slide serrations
- skeletonized trigger with over travel adjustment
- beefier frame with rail
- different slide profile
- the grips come with it as well
- Ambidextrous thumb safety
- flat wound recoil spring
- Sig night sights
All the buttons – bells – whistles most folks desire – and at a better price point than adding it piece by piece yourself.
About that slide profile –
It tends to “sight” a little better – but that is also dependent on what your used to and the amount of PRACTICE you are willing to put into shooting it – Damn P word again!!
There is a small amount of difference in slide weights –
“Traditional” slide
Sig slide ( damn cellphone camera )
The .6 oz difference in slide weight really is not enough to account for the difference in the feel between the GI style and the Sig
Overall weight –
RIA FS GI style 1911 – with 8 plus 1 230gr on board
Sig with the same load out
Those 2.6 ounces ( 2 oz for the frame – .6 for the slide) do make some difference – however the Sig comes with a flat wound recoil spring . .
Sig on top – GI style on the bottom – I have ordered a Wilson Combat flat wound recoil spring and guide rod for my RIA – when it gets here I will let you know the difference ( Come on Bruce, you’re just using this as an excuse to burn up a couple hundred rounds of hardball !!! – No I’m not – this is going to be serious research into a question that these folks want and need to have answered !! – LOL )
All right all ready – Enough BARBARA STRIESAND !!! – Does the thing shoot??
OH Hell Yes – and nobody even had on their party dress !!
It shoots very well indeed – these were at 10 yards – flash sight shooting ( follow this link to LuckyGunner for an explanation of flash sight picture shooting ) from low ready – using 4 magazines with random numbers of rounds ( 1, 2, or 3 ) in them in random order – Guy shooting to my right wanted me to do a head shot – one round in the mag – pull it up and let it go – that’s it in the middle picture.
Worth the price of admission??
This particular one was a rental gun at Inner10 – offered to me at a good price and it truly needed a stable – loving home environment – so I did the right thing – I snatched it up – Heh Heh !! They are out there on the used market as well as new – if you are looking for something a little different in a 1911 pattern – you might want to consider a Sig!
And in case you didn’t notice – I still refuse to step off into that bucket of internal vs external extractors – nope – not going there . . . originally published on thebrucesite October 4, 2019
Have Fun !! – Run the Gun !! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap !!
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