First Remington and now...gasp....Ruger

[orrwdd]

I have been seeing R1s around here for $600ish. But I still would not want one after seeing Ruger's other new flagship product the SR9 with it's tinny pot metal controls. But then again, I don't like anybody's tupperware.

Bill

[oak1971]

Its not ugly.

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

[dumbell2]

Originally Posted by oak1971

Its not ugly.

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

I have to agree with you.

Thank you for the link!

All I have to say for now is hmmm.....maybe!
It has genuine Novak night sights.

[oak1971]

I may be seeing things but it looks like it has a Cobra mag.

70 series. Probably MIM and what looks suspiciously like a plastic mainspring housing (hard to tell).

Would like to know if it has a forged frame..... probably not.

[dumbell2]

Originally Posted by oak1971

I may be seeing things but it looks like it has a Cobra mag.

70 series. Probably MIM and what looks suspiciously like a plastic mainspring housing (hard to tell).

Would like to know if it has a forged frame..... probably not.

I would guess that Ruger will want to leverage its expert casting process.
Probably uses MIM parts, but then again who doesn't in this price range?
I would be interested to know.

At a sub $600 street price, I would buy one. We know it is no Dan Wesson, but then it is priced at a lot lower pricepoint.

[oak1971]

http://www.downrange.tv/blog/the-rug...11-video/9290/

Investment cast. Not a shocker. Real Novak sights is a surprise.

[dumbell2]

Thank you for the video link oak1971.

I am going to buy one.
It looks like they have a 4lb trigger pull and can do 1.25-1.5 in groups at 25 yards-if I understood the video correctly.