Sig 1911. Ummm... Yeah... Go ahead and get one
First trip to the range with it. Bear in mind I've not fired anything but Double action tupperware in so long I had to re-introduce myself to the concept of a... What do you call them again Safe... Ty...
Pic on the right is 230 grain Federal Champion Ball. Pic on the left is 185 lead SWC homebrewed with a meager 4 grains of bullseye. Can you say "consistent"? I thought you could! And this is one of the "tactical models" so it comes with a street safe 6lb hammer pull. It actually felt lighter, but think of what it could do if I got it finessed to just under 3 :twisted: I probably won't because I like to keep my guns street ready.
Clearly I need to drift the sights, as I was holding at 2 O,clock on the outside edge of the black. But at 25 yards, with no experience of the gun, shooting a total of only 70 shots (50 factory and 20 handloaded target rounds) I think this gun will prove to be exactly what I was looking for when I said I was looking for a "tack driver" for around $800. I came in $40 under budget, with 3 mags, a retention paddle holster, and a speed loader (okay technically a coupon for one, they were out of stock) in a nice briefcase style box.
Okay that's the good. Now for the bad. I can't take a pic to save my life, but if you are a 1911 traditionalist, you will hate this gun. External extractor first of all. That kills it for a lot of folks. The machining of the slide is also a deal breaker for a lot of folks, but Sig wised up and is now selling traditional models with a normal slide. Here's a pic from sig's site of my gun. You can clearly see they made it look "siggy". Note however the checkered front and backstrap. And genuine Novak sights. Nice! (p.s. that weird little manhole cover between the hammer and extractor is on the older models. It isn't on the current model I have.) Also it is a series 80 clone and has the firing pin safety. I know some folks don't dig it.
I'm probably going to put my rifle plans on hold and patiently wait for one of the 9mm target models to become available. The fact that it's made in the USA is just the icing on the cake.
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I got it for range and competition, not SD. I honestly expect a metal P series sig, or a high quality composite (glock, XD, M&P, that type) to be more likely to go bang everytime I pull the trigger for a much longer "hitting streak" with normal maintenance than I expect a 1911 to. We've all seen those dudes with too much time on their hands who push composite guns to the limit. There's a guy on youtube who went for 1000 rounds in 14 minutes with a glock. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_JuF23qazI[/youtube] I don't care how much anybody screams about 1911s being reliable. It ain't happening.
