When enough people have put at least a thousand rounds through an EMP, when it's thoroughly broken in,
Should not have to be "broken in"
That said. Mine has been flawless since returning from Springfield.
The key words here are "since returning"
When enough people have put at least a thousand rounds through an EMP, when it's thoroughly broken in,
Don't have all my totals in yet but we're approaching the 500 round count without failures of any kind. Last 100 or so rounds have all been HP defensive ammo ... Black Hills, Hornady TAP, Speer GDHP and Remington Golden Sabre .... all 124 grain except for the Golden Sabres (147 gr). No +P ammo per SA recommendations. The pistol is now tightened up and shooting consistent groupings. Will post pics over the weekend.
Don't have all my totals in yet but we're approaching the 500 round count without failures of any kind. Last 100 or so rounds have all been HP defensive ammo ... Black Hills, Hornady TAP, Speer GDHP and Remington Golden Sabre .... all 124 grain except for the Golden Sabres (147 gr). No +P ammo per SA recommendations. The pistol is now tightened up and shooting consistent groupings. Will post pics over the weekend.
Is it safe to say that one needs to order this pistol from SA direct, with the full reliability package? How much did that reliability package cost you Wild Deuce? For a pistol costing a grand, SA really ought to consider just throwing that 'lil old reliability package in with the stock gun
Looks like a sweet gun though, but based on the reports I don't know if I'd buy it without the total reliability package at this point.
How much do they get for ILS removal?
How about "reliability package"?
Thanks
I felt that what I paid was excessive but my wife absolutely demanded this pistol. It was a few bucks short of $1600. Here's what I got:
Checkering of the front strapIf you go to their website, you can click on the button that says 1911-A1 Custom Worksheet, they list specific prices for what I had done. Hope this helps.
Checkering under the trigger guard
Removal of the ILS
SA's complete reliability package (includes throat and polish feed ramp, ejector fitted, tuned extractor, polished breech face ... don't know if this is also included in the package but I also noticed that the barrel was fitted to the frame because there seems to be specific highly polished areas in the frame/barrel contact areas.)
Trigger job (4.5 lb)
6 extra magazines
Kydex (plastic) gun holster and magazine holster
One more thing, even though I felt like I paid a ton of cash, my wife absolutely loves the fit and feel of this pistol and more importantly, it has not failed once with ANY ammunition we've fed it so far. The accuracy is phenomenal as well. If I had known beforehand how much it was going to cost, there's no way I would have purchased it (yes, I did walk in and agree to purchase with only a ballpark figure >> $1200 for everything??? My mistake.) Looking back though, I am feeling better about it because of the level of performance we have gotten out of the little gun. Hopefully future incarnations of this pistol will have the kinks worked out and will not require a detour through the Custom Shop. We just had to have it NOW.
A "reliability package" that costs as much as a new Glock 19???
Cripes.
Most "experts" recommend that no gun be carried for self-defense without first running a few hundred rounds through it to seat the parts and ensure reliability
fletcher wrote:
could see breaking it in to confirm that a gun is reliable, but I wouldn't think it would make it reliable. Is there any evidence to support that a break-in increases reliability?
stogiegila wrote:
What do you get for the extra cost?
Surely you're not lowering the hammer on a loaded chamber by thumb? THAT is unsafe no matter how the pistol is equipped.