Posted: 9/9/2014 2:30:27 PM EDT
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Yea or nay? Getting the itch for a Commander and the Ruger seems to offer the best bang for the buck. No, I'm not dropping a grand on a Colt. I don't want one that bad.
Owned lots of Rugers over the years and always been happy with them. Never one of their 1911s. |
Friend of mine picked one up in stainless over the weekend - it's a true 1911, no firing pin block like the Colt Series 80s or newer "II" Kimbers; mag release is tall, so you don't have to struggle with the mag release and its built in the traditional way. I say go for it. 
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My roommate has the commander, I haven't shot it, but just from handling it I have a few thoughts.
The attention to detail on the rails is nice. Love the beveling, I hate the sights for some reason, they just seem tall. Too tall. And that trigger is nice when you adjust it a bit to take the creep out. I'd say go for it. |
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Yea or nay? Getting the itch for a Commander and the Ruger seems to offer the best bang for the buck. No, I'm not dropping a grand on a Colt. I don't want one that bad. Owned lots of Rugers over the years and always been happy with them. Never one of their 1911s. Get the Ruger. But remember, 1911's are habit forming. You will spend a grand sooner or later. 
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Get the Ruger. But remember, 1911's are habit forming. You will spend a grand sooner or later. Quoted:
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Yea or nay? Getting the itch for a Commander and the Ruger seems to offer the best bang for the buck. No, I'm not dropping a grand on a Colt. I don't want one that bad. Owned lots of Rugers over the years and always been happy with them. Never one of their 1911s. Get the Ruger. But remember, 1911's are habit forming. You will spend a grand sooner or later. Have owned a number over the years, present inventory is two. An RIA I converted to a GI clone and a Springer RO. That thing is scary accurate and I don't see much of a reason to move beyond that level. I prefer my 1911s to be fairly basic. |
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Echoing other comments, definitely best bang for the buck imo, Made in USA, lifetime warranty, Company with a solid reputation, etc - what's not to like? I'd take an SR1911 over any RIA/Citadel/ATI/Girson/Tisas/Metro, etc any day, Taurus too. Like any model with large production numbers, you hear of one having issues every once in a while, but Ruger will stand behind it if it does. Just a nice moderately enhanced 1911 you can buy and just shoot, without breaking the bank. That being said, I don't own one (have a few Smiths, LE pricing makes them hard to pass up, in fact the 108282 E-Series is only slightly more $$ with LE/MIL/1R pricing, and a nicer piece imo), but for $600 you can't go wrong with the Ruger.
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| I need another 1911 like a hole in the head, been seeing a few of them floating around the local classifieds and have been tempted as of late, most of them seem to fall into the $600-650 range for guns barely fired if at all, I struggle with temptation daily though glossing through all the classifieds. |
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I recently bought a full sized one, I already have a Colt Commander. When I
took it out to the range, I ran about a 100 rounds of ball and hollow points through it, no problems. Used the factory mags and Chip McCormicks. Ruger makes a decent product. I have a GP100 and a SR40c, I'm happy with all 3 pistols. |