Thinking about the new Ruger 1911.. Looking for reviews/feedback..

Anyone own/shot one before? Or links to a good unbiased review?

Just wanna know how it stacks up against other 1911's in comparison.

I have not handled one, but every review ive read has been good. All have said its a great gun for the price.

supposed to be series 70 i think.

Let me know what you decide and/or shoot! I've been thinking about one myself!

Never buy a first year production gun....never...let em work the kinks out...Not even Ruger

got one coming... waiting on it to ship from Ruger...

Get it, if you don't like it PM me. I am sure we can work something out

They ought to be real bargains though I haven't handled one personally, the unique to Ruger way that the spring detent tube
is machined on instead of being staked eliminates a huge problem.
If you've ever had one shoot or work loose, the gun is on the
sick list until you can get to a smith for restaking.
Unless you have a specific tool for that purpose, Brownell's sells a variety of them
but unless you're a smith specializing in 1911s, probably not worth the money.

My friend got one from Sportmans Warehouse for $699.

A lot of the parts are very loose fitting compared to my Kimber, but it still shoots accurate.

I have been looking for one also. All the reviews I have read are good.

I have the Ruger sr1911. I also have Springfield TRP and Kimber Raptor. I have not noticed anything being loose on the Ruger. I think its a great gun and half the price of my other two.

Loose 1911s have worked well for how many years now?

The Ruger looks like a solid piece, but I'm with neck, I like to wait a year or three. Not only do more kinks get worked out, but by that time there are more accessories available. Which isn't generally a problem with 1911s but it's a good rule of thumb for new platforms

Gary's pawn and gun in Columbus has one for $699. Appears to be a pretty good pistol for the price.

Hey, it's a Ruger. You can't go wrong!

msredneck wrote:Never buy a first year production gun....never...let em work the kinks out...Not even Ruger

This.
I learned my lesson on first year Kel-Tecs.

jakeg823 wrote:Loose 1911s have worked well for how many years now?

'' I was wondering how long that would take.

This will probably be my next 1911, but as others have already said, I'll wait a year or so. Remember the LCP craze...everybody HAD to have one? Then came the recall LOL. Patience is indeed a virtue.

patchz wrote:

jakeg823 wrote:Loose 1911s have worked well for how many years now?

'' I was wondering how long that would take.

Ha someone had to say it

I have often thought how much fun it would be to be able to go back in time, post WWII, to a military armor and show him a modern, tricked out 1911. Master Sgt.'s can be a lot of fun.

There's a lightly used one for sale in the classifieds now.