First 1911!!

[hks95134]

Sig's make great guns, no matter what.

Your 1911 looks good.

Study up on the Cooper carrying conditions --

- Condition 0 = locked, loaded, chambered, cocked, all safeties off;

- Condition 1 = locked, loaded, chambered, cocked, safety on;

- Condition 2 = locked, loaded, chambered, hammer down on a chambered round;

- Condition 3 = locked, loaded, chamber empty;

- Condition 4 = unloaded gun, loaded mags in mag pouches.

You will want to move up that list from #4 to #1 eventually, WHEN YOU ARE READY.

Good luck.

[hks95134]

beautiful. keep her cocked and locked. First love is always the 1911.

I believe he means Condition #1 -- most people carry the 1911 this way, holstered.

[CAGLS]

I'm definitely getting that feeling!

I originally went in for a Sig P220 a couple months ago. Didn't have one, I would have bought it on the spot. But a couple 1911's caught my eye like they never did before and it started haha. Now the Sig P220 is still a few guns down the line. Oh well.


Ahaha sounds like a good day

Contrats I just got my 1911 and already have a P220. While the P220 is a great combat gun and is one of my go to hd guns for it's reliability but you'll have more pleasure shooting your 1911 for it's SAO trigger, great ergos of the grip angle, accuracy and beautiful engineering. I prefer a beavertail on my P220 as it gives me a bracing point in my grip to handle muzzle flip.

[JDay]

Sig's make great guns, no matter what.

Your 1911 looks good.

Study up on the Cooper carrying conditions --

- Condition 0 = locked, loaded, chambered, cocked, all safeties off;

- Condition 1 = locked, loaded, chambered, cocked, safety on;

- Condition 2 = locked, loaded, chambered, hammer down on a chambered round;

- Condition 3 = locked, loaded, chamber empty;

- Condition 4 = unloaded gun, loaded mags in mag pouches.

You will want to move up that list from #4 to #1 eventually, WHEN YOU ARE READY.

Good luck.

You should never de-cock a chambered 1911.

[Artema]

You should never de-cock a chambered 1911.

Yeah, and if you do at least use a clearing barrel or pedophile's mouth.

[JDay]

I took mine out yesterday, still need to clean it.

[hks95134]

You should never de-cock a chambered 1911.

Oh I agree with you.

My 45ACP is NOT a 1911 however -- mine has a spring safety.

[drifter2be]

Very nice, I like the way Sig 1911s work, but I think if I spend that kind of money on a 1911 again it is going to be another Kimber, absolutely loved my Ultra Carry II.

[Planetking]

Sweet! That was a killer promotion. I couldn't find any in my area - you scored!!

[supernachos]

I took mine out yesterday, still need to clean it.

So I joined the SIG 1911R BOGO band wagon as well and tried my first stainles 1911 pistol out for the first time over the weekend at Prado.

I shot just over 100 rounds.

First tried it off 16 x Fiochhi hollow points then 50 Bulletman reloads, and finally 50+ WWB and I am glad to report I did not have a single failure. Wow!

After reading some peoples comments about the reliability of the 1911 I was pleasantly surprised that I did not have to clear a failure of any sort. It was very accurate and the recoil was comfortable to fire compared to my *snappier* 40SW H&K USP. Don't get me wrong I do like my USP as well, a very accurate pistol but just a different beast!

As for the SIG stock 1911 magazines they look and feel quality made. The mag body did not have any noticeable cheap welding. The follower does not tilt. Also at around $23 each, I think I will stick with the SIG 1911 mags for this pistol, and they proved reliable to me (and way cheaper than the Wilson Combat Mags as well). We will see, time will tell if the SIG mags perform as time goes by...

What I did notice was the same gun powder residue/discoloration on the front end, which I guess is more evident in a stainless steel pistol. It was literally also *fuming* around the front recoil spring plug area, I can only guess from all the heated gun oil. I could see the smoke rising while the pistol rested on the table while I was reloading.

So when I cleaned it that night, I noticed the main recoil spring was very wet with oil from the factory (almost globbing/dripping oil). My workmate mentioned that this was factory oil that I should not have removed till after the break-in period of 500 rounds (Not sure if this is true)!

So a question, am I supposed to keep that recoil spring that well oiled? Are there some parts of the Sig 1911R that needs to be almost *soaked* in oil to function correctly?

Thanks for any advise on this..

BTW after shooting my Sig 199R for the first time, I think I am a 1911 convert. I love this pistol and I love the accuracy and feel and I hope it performs the way it did for me last weekend for many, many more thousand's of rounds.

[supernachos]

So I joined the SIG 1911R BOGO band wagon as well and tried my first stainles 1911 pistol out for the first time over the weekend at Prado.

I shot just over 100 rounds.

First tried it off 16 x Fiochhi hollow points then 50 Bulletman reloads, and finally 50+ WWB and I am glad to report I did not have a single failure. Wow!

After reading some peoples comments about the reliability of the 1911 I was pleasantly surprised that I did not have to clear a failure of any sort. It was very accurate and the recoil was comfortable to fire compared to my *snappier* 40SW H&K USP. Don't get me wrong I do like my USP as well, a very accurate pistol but just a different beast!

As for the SIG stock 1911 magazines they look and feel quality made. The mag body did not have any noticeable cheap welding. The follower does not tilt. Also at around $23 each, I think I will stick with the SIG 1911 mags for this pistol, and they proved reliable to me (and way cheaper than the Wilson Combat Mags as well). We will see, time will tell if the SIG mags perform as time goes by...

What I did notice was the same gun powder residue/discoloration on the front end, which I guess is more evident in a stainless steel pistol. It was literally also *fuming* around the front recoil spring plug area, I can only guess from all the heated gun oil. I could see the smoke rising while the pistol rested on the table while I was reloading.

So when I cleaned it that night, I noticed the main recoil spring was very wet with oil from the factory (almost globbing/dripping oil). My workmate mentioned that this was factory oil that I should not have removed till after the break-in period of 500 rounds (Not sure if this is true)!

So a question, am I supposed to keep that recoil spring that well oiled? Are there some parts of the Sig 1911R that needs to be almost *soaked* in oil to function correctly?

Thanks for any advise on this..

BTW after shooting my Sig 199R for the first time, I think I am a 1911 convert. I love this pistol and I love the accuracy and feel and I hope it performs the way it did for me last weekend for many, many more thousand's of rounds.

Edit... My Bad ... I should have read the owners manual before firing!

3.1 INITIAL PREPARATION PROCEDURE
For preservation, the pistol is normally delivered with a light coating of protective grease and oils. Before initial preparation, the pistol must be stripped, the protective coatings removed and then relubricated.


Oh well !

[Advocate]

Tight. 1911s are excellent. Buddy has the same model, shot it last Saturday and it provided tight groupings. I was impressed.

[Zedrek]

My very first handgun was a Charles Daly 1911. I got it when I was 21 years and years ago because it looked cool and was cheap. I got a Kimber Ultra Eclipse II years later and I love it. I want to get a 10mm 1911 next.

[colossians323]

1911's are pieces of **** and should be banned

[Artema]

1911's are pieces of **** and should be banned

This is a successful

My very first handgun was a Charles Daly 1911. I got it when I was 21 years and years ago because it looked cool and was cheap. I got a Kimber Ultra Eclipse II years later and I love it. I want to get a 10mm 1911 next.

10mm are the awesome. Traded up from a Glock 20SF with 6" Lone Wolf barrel to get more weight to manage full power recoil with a Kimber with 6" Nowlin barrel.