Sig 1911s - Any Issues Out There

[CTGunner]

Sig seems to offer a lot for the money in their 1911 line. In particular I'm interested in the 1911 Carry Stainless or the Tac Ops. Does anyone have any experience with the Sig 1911s? Quality/Reliability vs competitors?

http://www.sigsauer.com/CatalogProductDetails/1911-carry-stainless.aspx
http://www.sigsauer.com/CatalogProductDetails/1911-tactical-operations.aspx

 

[LiveLife]

Regardless of the finish, all the new 5" Sig 1911s are machined out of stainless steel for frame and slide with tight frame-to-slide fit and match grade barrel/trigger components that produce very accurate shot groups.

I have the railed TacPac and got verification email from Sig Sauer that it is indeed the same pistol as TacOps without the ambi safety, night sights and mag well. I paid $850 for the TacPac and it is a nice value package that costs less than the TacOps with the inclusion of the compact laser and holster.

All of our 1911 models are essentially the same, yes. With the exception of the aluminum frames on our Compact models (RCS, C3, 1911U) everything is stainless steel and has match grade internals. It is the external paint schemes and controls & grips that differentiate them.

Only issue that I found is that if you reload SWC profile bullets, because the start of rifling is so soon with almost no leade, I need to keep the OAL short around 1.245" for 200 gr Missouri SWC bullet instead of more typical 1.250"-1.260" but this is not a bad thing. Because the start of rifling is so close to the chamber, chamber pressure seems to build faster for more consistent shot groups. With the 200 gr SWC and 5.0 gr of W231/HP-38, I am often getting dime sized groups at 7 yards and quarter sized groups at 10-15 yards off hand.

I have done comparison range tests with several other 1911s to include Kimbers, Colts, Springfields, S&Ws, Paras, RIA Tacticals and like many other shooters, found the TacPac to be very accurate on par or better with more expensive models. In my opinion, you are getting quality and accuracy of pistols costing $1000-$1200+ with stainless steel frame and slide even with the base XO/Nitron models that cost around $700-$750.

You can see detailed pictures of my TacPac here - http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?p=7624449#post7624449

 

[CTGunner]

Thanks for the replay. I actually meant the TacPac found here for $769:

http://www.hoffgun.com/SP-TacPac.htm

It just seems like a great deal but I didn't know anyone who had first hand experience, so this is very helpful.

 

[Rogerschrisj]

My EDC is a TacOps. I originally bought it to just try out the 1911 platform. I shoot it better than any other pistol I've ever owned. So, it's now my EDC. It has always ran reliably for me. It's hot about 1000 rounds through it now and I just bought 500 more.

 

[Rogerschrisj]

I did have problems with the bumper plates on the magazines. They have all cracked and popped off. I don't drop them on the ground when I do mag changes. I guess it's just from the extraction of the magazine from the pouch. The gun came with four mags and all four have broken. The still work though.

 

[Lucky Derby]

My EDC is a TacOps. I originally bought it to just try out the 1911 platform. I shoot it better than any other pistol I've ever owned. So, it's now my EDC. It has always ran reliably for me. It's hot about 1000 rounds through it now and I just bought 500 more.

Sorry for the thread drift but
Who made this holster? I love the idea of a Crossbreed style holster without the kydex.

 

[Rogerschrisj]

I got it at a local gun show From MTR Custom Leather. That's exactly why I bought it. I love the crossbreed style holster. I just don't like the kydex on my metal frame guns. They have a website that you can go to but I haven't seen this holster up yet. Probably because it's fairly new for them. but if you email the guy with a pic I'm sure he will make you one. And just so you know the one holster fits railed and non railed 1911's. There's a couple more pics here.
http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=629618

 

[Big Nugget]

I would post up about how wonderful my Sig 1911 is, but I'd just be echoing all the same good things that the above posters have said.

The one thing that I will say that this gun is that it will go to the grave with me! LOVE IT!

 

[msparks]

I chose the Sig C3 for the very reason. Quality, Reliable, Sig Customer service, No MIM parts, and standard guide rod (no tools to take it apart)

So far after shooting a couple hundred rounds I'm happy with my purchase.

 

[CTGunner]

Sparks - does a standard 1911 holster work?

 

[msparks]

Sparks - does a standard 1911 holster work?

I would imagine so. The one I have was made by Tauris Holsters, I would imagine that he doens't have a C3 on hand to make one. He just made it to a commander size. The holster fits great.

But honestly, I haven't tried it with any stock holsters.

 

[dcarch]

My buddy owns a SIG 1911 TacOps, and has had zero problems with it.

 

[RevolvingGarbage]

My buddy owns a SIG 1911 TacOps, and has had zero problems with it.

I have a friend who has one as well. Its run flawlessly and from handling it, it feels like a very high quality piece.

I personally hate ambi safeties, but if a 1911 must have one, then I think the low profile style ambi safety that the TacOps has is the way to go.

 

[dcarch]

Couldn't agree more. The feel and finish of the TacOps was superior to any other 1911 in that price range, period.

 

[boricua9mm]

Purchased a 1911 Carry Stainless back in September. I was always intrigued by a 1911 offered by SIG, but they really botched it up when they first came out. It seemed that they have learned a lot over the past 6 or 7 years in regards to the 1911, so I picked this one up. The pistol I purchased was New Old Stock, made in June of 2010. It had only 2 MIM parts, which was a huge plus. The 2011 production models have a few more MIM parts, but still less than many of the production 1911s on the market.

At this point I am approaching 1k rounds. The only problems I had with this pistol were three (3) failures to return to battery, and it always happened when the pistol was hot and dirty at around the 200 round mark. The recoil spring felt a little on the light side, and being that the pistol was New Old Stock, there's no telling the history of it. Remembering an article from Larry Vickers recommending a slightly heavier recoil spring for harder conditions, I replaced the spring with a Wolff 20lb spring and the "hot and dirty" problems disappeared. I also de-MIMed the pistol with a Wilson Bulletproof slide stop and a Nighthawk disconnector.

I think these pistols represent a good value compared to the completely Mim-filled pistols out there that cost the same or more.

 

[Ghost Tracker]

Got a close shooting buddy who's a very experienced, complete 1911 snob. He's owned & shoots ALL of 'em, all the time, week-in, week-out. He's completely impressed with the latest SIG 1911 offerings. Don't hear much bad about SIGs from anyone.

 

[CTGunner]

Boricua...man nice sig. What grips?

 

[boricua9mm]

Thanks! Those are VZ Aliens in Tiger Stripe, which is actually a pretty bright orange color. Choosing a single pair of grips from VZ is a very difficult task, but in the end I thought that the futuristic lines of the Aliens worked well with the more modern lines of the SIG 1911s.

Now that I'm looking at the grips, I forgot to mention that I ditched the factory grip screws, which were hex head. I prefer to have the ability to strip down the pistol without using any tools, and the slotted grip screws help achieve that goal.

More on this pistol here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5xTkOztsBs

 

[Scuba_Steve]

Do drink the kool aid, it is good. I bought a SIG 1911 C3 about a month ago and enjoyed shooting it so much, I wanted to buy one in 9mm. Since the SIG Traditional Match Elite 9mm is not yet available, I bought a 1911 Trojan 9mm a couple of weeks later. I then bought a Kimber 1911 today.

I have become a complete 1911 convert and am selling my non 1911 pistols (except for my MKIII .22) because I will no longer shoot them.

 

[Ghost Tracker]

You're selling (gulp!) ALL your non-1911 pistols?!? Whoa, that's some serious dedication.

 

[happygeek]

The only problems I had with this pistol were three (3) failures to return to battery, and it always happened when the pistol was hot and dirty at around the 200 round mark.

I also have a stainless Sig 1911 and the only malfunction I've had in 700 some rounds was a failure to go into battery when I shot it, didn't clean it, let it sit for about three months, and then shot it again without oiling it.

 

[coop2564]

My RCS has ran 100% and very accurate.