Request Ruger SR1911 feedback

[Sunday]

The Ruger. Aside from the Colt name, they don't offer much in terms of features for the price.

forged frame and slide and lower MIM part count

[Blackhawk556]

Yes, absolutely you are paying a premium for the name only.

I'm not a dealer trying to sell you something, I'm not an anti-Colt hater, and I'm not a mindless Colt fanboy. I own many Colts, some old, some newer, some less expensive and some costing more than I'd like to think about (see my avatar). I love guns, and I love my money. Anyone who tells you "to buy a Colt because everything else is just a clone" has no idea what they're talking about.

Colt used to be worth a premium. I have a Colt Official Police from 1931, new in box, and that thing makes my S&W Performance Center guns look rough. Pre-WWII, Colt had some simply outstanding revolvers and pistols. Fast forward to more recent times. Colt has had some SERIOUS problems with their quality control since around the year 2000, and while they have mostly cleaned them up their customer service is still ATROCIOUS. I do not and will not own a Colt made after about 1980. Yes, the series 70s are decent guns. The Colt Commercial Governments are some exquisite guns with exceptional hand-fitting and finishing, but those stopped hitting a level of high craftsmanship before most of us were born.

If you look at the features of a new production Colt 1911 and compare them to a competitor at the same price point, the Colt will always offer you less for your money. Colt uses MIM parts in all their 1911s, and more often than not they exhibit a very average level of fit and finish. -Take a Ruger SR1911 for example. You're going to have to step up to the Colt XSE to get the same features and you'll spend a few hundred bucks to do it. Colt is using their name to trade on the quality of their products from 20 plus years ago.

well that sucks.

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