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  • #1
    dw149a
    Junior Member
    • Nov 2010
    • 85

    Difference between Sig 1911 and traditional 1911

    What are the differences?
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    • #2
      keenkeen
      Calguns Addict
      • May 2011
      • 6782
      Slide shape (some models), external extractor (all models)...
      "But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little and who talk too much." -John Dryden

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        • #3
          keenkeen
          Calguns Addict
          • May 2011
          • 6782
          Oh, and 80s series vs. 70s series (all models) if that matters to you.
          "But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little and who talk too much." -John Dryden

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            • #4
              Oldnoob
              Veteran Member
              • Apr 2008
              • 2826
              That's about it. And all Government size Sig 1911s (that I know of) are Stainless steel slide/frame/barrel.
              Taiwan born, Chinese descent, red white and freaking blue America citizen.

              Gun Control - A theory espoused by some monumentally stupid people; who claim to believe, against all logic and common sense, that a violent predator who ignores the laws prohibiting them from robbing, raping, kidnapping, torturing and killing their fellow human beings will obey a law telling them that they cannot own a gun.

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                • #5
                  JackRydden224
                  Calguns Addict
                  • Aug 2011
                  • 7224
                  Keenkeen is correct. The differences aren't big. If you find a Sig you like don't hold back. To me they shoot like other 1911s in the same price range.

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                    • #6
                      wang949
                      Member
                      • Mar 2011
                      • 380
                      Sig is 80s series which has an added internal safety (blocks the firing pin).

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                        • #7
                          keenkeen
                          Calguns Addict
                          • May 2011
                          • 6782
                          Originally posted by JackRydden224
                          Keenkeen is correct. The differences aren't big. If you find a Sig you like don't hold back. To me they shoot like other 1911s in the same price range.
                          Bingo...Many think they are a great value in the 1911 platform if you can find them at a dealer with good pricing.
                          "But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little and who talk too much." -John Dryden

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                            • #8
                              jonzer77
                              • Jul 2010
                              • 8525
                              Originally posted by wang949
                              Sig is 80s series which has an added internal safety (blocks the firing pin).
                              The XO model I had used the 80 series firing pin safety but that was easy to remove.
                              Originally posted by barrage
                              That's because Excelsior threads are like toilet bowls. They're made for crapping in and occasionally pissing on the side of.

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                                • #9
                                  Press Check
                                  Veteran Member
                                  • Jun 2011
                                  • 4879
                                  Never been particularly fond of the dust covers.

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                                    • #10
                                      dem0critus
                                      Senior Member
                                      • Mar 2012
                                      • 619
                                      biggest thing is the external extractor, which some people complain isn't true to Brownings design. Never shot a 1911 with an external extractor myself, but I've heard that they can be problematic.

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                                        • #11
                                          Kazaam
                                          Member
                                          • Jun 2012
                                          • 179
                                          At a gun show I went to this weekend I didn't really like them (well, I did, except for...) because the grip safety comes to a sharp point and irritated my hand.

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                                            • #12
                                              keenkeen
                                              Calguns Addict
                                              • May 2011
                                              • 6782
                                              Originally posted by Press Check
                                              Never been particularly fond of the dust covers.
                                              On railed models or ??
                                              "But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little and who talk too much." -John Dryden

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                                                • #13
                                                  POLICESTATE
                                                  I need a LIFE!!
                                                  • Apr 2009
                                                  • 18185
                                                  External extractor is the main mechanical difference. I've shot one that belonged to someone else, but wouldn't buy one because of the external extractor. If I want a Sig in .45 I'll get a P220

                                                  I bought a Kimber with internal extractor instead.
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                                                    • #14
                                                      keenkeen
                                                      Calguns Addict
                                                      • May 2011
                                                      • 6782
                                                      A well designed external extractor is an improvement on the "traditional" 1911 design.

                                                      Some agree, some disagree, most who disagree cannot tell you any "real" reason why...

                                                      They just say EEs are are "BAD"...when pressed they will just start saying they are not traditional.

                                                      Here is some reading on the subject:
                                                      10-8performance2
                                                      http://10-8performance.blogspot.com/2011/04/external-extractors-and-1911s.html
                                                      Situs berisikan info menarik seputar resep masakan, dunia rumah, desain interior, kesehatan, kecantikan, kebugaran
                                                      Last edited by keenkeen; 10-23-2012, 5:33 PM.
                                                      "But far more numerous was the herd of such, Who think too little and who talk too much." -John Dryden

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                                                        • #15
                                                          railroader
                                                          Veteran Member
                                                          • Oct 2005
                                                          • 3115
                                                          I have the sig xo and the external extractor works great. It runs just as good as my kimber custom 1.

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