Sig Gsr 1911
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George Hill
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Ditto.
Range report and pics, check. Should be able to get to it this weekend. I'll want to take it apart and lube it up nice before I shoot it, and with my current schedule, that alone could take a week. Somehow though, I think I'll find a way to cut that week down to a day or two... who needs sleep anyway.
Mike Bruno
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Looking forward to that range report.........
Just saw the newest Guns and Ammo at the supermarket.. their test of the GSR was impressive, to say the least, and the test targets were unbelievable. This is one accurate pistol.
I'm still planning on getting an SW1911, but if I decide I need one with a rail, the SIG is it.
I'm still planning on getting an SW1911, but if I decide I need one with a rail, the SIG is it.
Picked it up.
First impressions are most favorable. Just wanted to clear things up for some folks. That little hoochie on the right rear side of the slide is NOT a user lock like those found on S&W revolvers or the ILS system on the Springfield pistols. It's called a firing pin safety lock and keeps the firing pin from moving until the trigger is pulled. Supposed to make the pistol "drop safe".
First impressions are most favorable. Just wanted to clear things up for some folks. That little hoochie on the right rear side of the slide is NOT a user lock like those found on S&W revolvers or the ILS system on the Springfield pistols. It's called a firing pin safety lock and keeps the firing pin from moving until the trigger is pulled. Supposed to make the pistol "drop safe".
Vic - Could be, I'm not familiar with the mechanics of the Schwartz Safety system, but at first blush it looks similar. Hopefully, Sig's treatment of the firing pin safety will be better executed than Kimber's. If anyone has a diagram of the mechanics of the Schwartz Safety system, I'd be glad to compare/contrast the functions of the two.
Bacchus - I'm back at the office and need to scrounge up someone with a digital camera to shoot some shots this weekend.
Bacchus - I'm back at the office and need to scrounge up someone with a digital camera to shoot some shots this weekend.
Aleko
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How thoughtful of them… Instead of hiding that firing pin safety inside the frame (like Kimber and S&W did), they exposed it for the whole world to see. 
Frohickey
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www.m1911.org
Click on Swartz firing pin safety mechanism (used in Kimber's pistols)[/url]
Essentially, its a firing pin block and plunger (similar to what Sig classic pistols have), but its actuated by the grip safety. This is where it departs from what Sig has done in its classic pistols. In Kimbers, you can actually depress the grip safety enough so that you can pull the trigger and have it fall, but the Schwartz safety/firing pin block is not disengaged, you get the click-but-no-bang.
A better safety would be akin to what Sig classic pistols have, which is like the Series 80 safety, where the firing pin block is disengaged by pressing the trigger.
Send some pictures, I'd like to see what type of safety the Sig GSR have. If its a Schwartz-type safety like Kimber has...
WonderNine
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From what I've read over on 1911forum I understand that:
1. The firing pin safety is not Schwartz-type, but rather like a Series 80.
2. The firing pin lock is supposed to be optional.
Have either of these things changed???
1. The firing pin safety is not Schwartz-type, but rather like a Series 80.
2. The firing pin lock is supposed to be optional.
Have either of these things changed???
45R
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Got Some?litman252
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That is funny 45R
Tony
That is funny 45R
Tony
Safety First
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Safety First LOL at 45R
That was toooo funny..
That was toooo funny..
Frohickey
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I've heard numerous people comment how the Sig classic pistol's triggers are pretty nice, nicer than the other pistols they have tried. Sure, Series 80 safeties are tied to the trigger, and do mess up the trigger pull, but the Schwartz safety is even worse, it doesn't mess up the trigger pull, but you are exposed to having the trigger be pulled, the hammer falling down, and no bang. IMHO, a scratchy trigger is better than a failure to fire.
BluesBear
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My regular carry piece is a Series 80 Government Enhanced.
I have shot it extensively with and without the firing pin block, The difference between the two is so slight as to be almost undetectable.
Only by using the slowest possible trigger squeeze is it even noticable.
I have shot it extensively with and without the firing pin block, The difference between the two is so slight as to be almost undetectable.
Only by using the slowest possible trigger squeeze is it even noticable.
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