New Ruger SR1911 pistol

[Combat Diver]

Ruger just annouced that they are the 44th manufactuer of old slab sides.

http://www.ruger.com/products/sr1911/images/6700.jpg

http://www.ruger.com/products/sr1911/models.html

http://www.downrange.tv/blog/the-ruger-sr1911-video/9290/

CD

[justingrosche]

Hopefully it's a vast improvement over Rugers other center fire auto offerings. Love their wheel guns, hate there Autos.

[Matt3357]

Dang that is slick looking. When is the release date? Don't want to get one too early.

Matt

[wallenba]

Darn...you beat me to it. I just saw the Ruger site and ran over here to announce it. Gotta get one, price is OK, and my dealer usually sells Rugers for quite a bit less than the MSRP. Good lookin' gun. I'll bet it will be a good seller.

[wallenba]

Dang that is slick looking. When is the release date? Don't want to get one too early.

Matt

They say May 2011. Should be no problems with an early model, 100 years of building them. Ruger should have learned where the bugs are.

[Char-Gar]

The old "Army 45 Automatic", just won't die! In fact it get's stronger and more popular the older it gets. All for good reason, John Browning did it right!

[Firebricker]

I like the fact that Ruger went with the series 70 style firing pin system. And the lack of serrations on the front of slide. I wasn't happy with my last Ruger revolver but I may have to try one of these. FB

[Love Life]

I have to have one of these!!!

Oh man my wife is going to kill me. Or maybe I will blame the members of the forum? I'm not a big 1911 fan, but I always said "If Ruger built one I'll buy it." The wheelies and Glocks are getting jealous already.

[AnthonyB]

Can anyone tell me why the Ruger owners manual (downloaded from their website) says it is okay to dry fire only with the magazine inserted? Have I been doing something wrong with the 1911 all these years?
Tony

[fecmech]

They didn't put a magazine disconnect in the gun did they?

[Tazman1602]

Hopefully it's a vast improvement over Rugers other center fire auto offerings. Love their wheel guns, hate there Autos.

What? Never had a jam with my P90 and it shoots almost anything I can get down the tube.......

............but I NEED one of these new Ruler 1911's! Just hope its priced right and actually available.....

[GSaltzman]

Man, just got a Sig 1911 and a Lipsey's 44 spl. Now I'll have to have that.

[Matthew 25]

Thanks for the heads up. Something about the Ruger emblem on a 1911, very appealing.

[454PB]

What? Never had a jam with my P90 and it shoots almost anything I can get down the tube.......

............but I NEED one of these new Ruler 1911's! Just hope its priced right and actually available.....

Same here.....I love my P-90.

[timkelley]

I suspect I will have to have one.:smile::smile::smile:

[35remington]

Oh Lordy. Let's hope they don't have a McCormick inspired Devel follower and weak springs in their magazines.

That's what transformed the P97, which was a P90 variant, into a jammo matic. Essentially the P97 had what amounted to McCormick Shooting Star magazines in it. Not good.

If these are the same type of magazines, trash 'em and buy something with some spring strength and get rid of that worthless short rear skirt follower.

[Heavy lead]

Well not impressed, there are lots of 1911's out there, however there is no one making Super Blackhawk Hunters, Stainless .45 Blackhawks, Old model Vaquero's (they can keep the new ones), Bisley .357's and .41's, and I can't find a Super Redhawk in .44 to save my rear.
If Ruger wanted to make a clone, why didn't they dive into a market that was already saturated, like the Winchester 94?
Ruger, pocket pistols, plastic revolvers, AR-15's, and now 1911's.

[Shooter6br]

I will wait till the Commander version or Officer model is out Looks m\:drinks:great

[Lonegun1894]

Ok, now that's it's been announced, I dont have to keep my mouth shut anymore. I got to handle one of these recently, and I was impressed. I have to admit, I did NOT get to fire it, though, so cant speak for the shooting aspect of it, just the fit, finish, and a few of the features. It had a very nice trigger that broke at about 3-4 lbs, with no creep. It did NOT have a magazine safety, thankfully. The slide to frame fit was very tight, almost as tight as my Springfield TRP. I decided about half way through handling it that I will be getting one first chance I get. I also am not sure who made the magazines, but it had one seven rounder and one 8 rounder in the box with it. Felt good in my hands, balanced well, and seemed very well made all around. I used to have a p-90, but couldnt get used to the safety working the wrong way. Also spoke to a man who had done some fairly extensive testing of the sr1911, and he reported large amounts of ammunition through the test guns, with no failures of any kind and no cleaning whatsoever during the testing. I cant wait to get my hands on one of my own.

[tom threepersons]

I suspect it will have the Ruger cast reciever? Looks nice but being an old timer I like 1911s with machined lowers. I never cared for the Colt Commanders with the cast Aluminum lowers. Just me.:sad:

[Idaho Sharpshooter]

Hang tight gentlemen. It hasn't even been out long enough for their first recall yet.

IIRC; Ruger has not gotten a new autoloader out the past several years without a recall beating guns to dealer shelves. Admittedly, it is very hard to screw up a 1911, but the new design staff at Ruger seems to be very resourceful in things of this ilk these days.

I would have been happier if they had copied the Para-Ordnance HiCap and LDA when they sat down.

Rich

[Combat Diver]

Ruger has been casting Caspian frames for years. This one is cast with a forged slide. Did notice the Ruger billboard is on the bottom of the dust cover. Wonder if Ruger is going to copy the 870 next?

CD

[thegreatdane]

Runger 1911 group buy?

[Lloyd Smale]

Looks cool. Problem is i have enough 45acp 1911s. If theyd make it in 10mm id be all over one especially if it were a comander sized 10mm

[Geraldo]

Back in the day, Colt and Winchester had a gentleman's agreement about not fishing in the other company's pond. Now everybody slaps together an AR or 1911 out of the same pool of subcontracted parts, puts their own logo in the grips, and calls it new.

I don't find myself saying [smilie=w: over any of them.

[Combat Diver]

Companies that make both the 1911 and AR15
Colt
Smith and Wesson
Olympic Arms
Remington
SIG
High Standard
Para Ordance
Double Star
Les Baer
Wilson
and now Ruger

CD

[Love Life]

I can't wait. Hopefully it is built as well as all their other pistols. Better quality than a Taurus and cheaper than a *** Kimber.

[jmsj]

Well not impressed, there are lots of 1911's out there, however there is no one making Super Blackhawk Hunters, Stainless .45 Blackhawks, Old model Vaquero's (they can keep the new ones), Bisley .357's and .41's, and I can't find a Super Redhawk in .44 to save my rear.
If Ruger wanted to make a clone, why didn't they dive into a market that was already saturated, like the Winchester 94?
Ruger, pocket pistols, plastic revolvers, AR-15's, and now 1911's.

I'm with Heavy lead on this one. I think the firearms market is already saturated w/ enough 1911 and AR-15 platform weapons. Now before anyone gets their "flame on" over this, I too have weapons of these types and shoot and enjoy them.
I just always remember Bill Ruger and company coming up new and innovative firearms. I know they have come out w/ some new designs lately but it seems at least half of their output lately has been a lot of "me too" products.
jmsj

[Love Life]

I think it is a good idea on Rugers part. Yes the market is saturated, but I would rather buy a fully AMERICAN made pistol from Ruger in that price range than another company. That is just my preference. It's hard for most people to buy a Holland & Holland priced 1911 (Kimber), and I don't want to spend my hard earned dollars on a taurus.

[Bass Ackward]

I think that sometimes we don't understand the firearms business. Many powders that we have today are NOT because we wanted them, but because they were needed for government contracts.

Who might buy 1911s and modified AR15s? If you can get the public to buy certain models of guns and pay for the equipment necessary to set you up and train personnel for manufacture, then you can use the public to compete for government contracts. This equipment can possibly be used for other models as well.

Saturated market or not, can you imagine the costs Ruger can remove from the machining processes on a 1911? I'll bet they can make these for $150 apiece. So they can undercut the competition on price and STILL have a HEFTY profit margin.

[pdawg_shooter]

Be sure to get the return address when you pick up the pistol. You will need it.

[Armorer]

I wouldn't mind owning one of these myself. In the right price range that is. I do wonder what it is about Taurus that some of y'all don't like. I only own 1 of theirs, a PT-100 .40 S&W and I don't have any problems with it at all.

[Scramjet]

Very nice! New to the 1911 family other than having a safe collectable Colt 1911 have recently bought Remington 1911 R1's before the price hype. With the off the wall sales of the R1's I wonder if Ruger didn't just think to launch an idea that has been in the works. Anyway about it looks like a nice 1911 again especially MADE IN U.S.A.!

[bearcove]

Well it looks nice. Wish they would have made a 5 shot Blackhawk in 480 RUGER!

[Lonegun1894]

Well it looks nice. Wish they would have made a 5 shot Blackhawk in 480 RUGER!

While we're wishing, I wish they'd go back to making the "old" vaquero, instead of the new miniature wealking they're cranking out, but I will get one of their 1911s sooner or later.

[songdog53]

Good looking weapon and only time will tell about it's service or any problems it might have.

[SP101GUY]

Nice to have an affordable 1911. Just what I was waiting for. Saving up for it now.

AJ

[HARRYMPOPE]

while i dont care for the feel of the Ruger P89 frame the P90 45's shot better than most Colts i owned(even my gold cups) and were more reliable.They are just chunks.
HMP

[Cowboy T]

I can't find a Super Redhawk in .44 to save my rear.

Check GunBroker. There are several listings for SRH's in .44 Mag, as of yesterday. There are also several Redhawks, if you would consider that as an alternative.

[Idaho Sharpshooter]

I am sure they will be "competitively priced" just like their bargain basement AR-15's.
Not much more than building another STI.

Rich

couldn't give me one...

[thegreatdane]

Fellas,

I'm happy to report that I've got one on order.

[Char-Gar]

Ruger won't sell me one! I have a Colt GM and two 1911A1 Norks. I am set for life!

[Love Life]

TheGreatDane-Lucky. Let us all know how it is.

[thegreatdane]

TheGreatDane-Lucky. Let us all know how it is.

I'll be sure to do that whenever it gets here.

[Ickisrulz]

http://www.gunblast.com/Ruger-SR1911.htm

[saz]

Oh my!!!! Gotta have!!!!!

[thegreatdane]

Oh my!!!! Gotta have!!!!!

That's what I said. Can't wait for it to come in! And although I am probably a rare case on this website, for once I am excited about a 1911.