Ruger SR1911

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Description

The Ruger SR1911 is Ruger's first foray into the world of 1911-style pistols. It is a full-size, .45 ACP, single-action handgun made from stainless steel, and includes many features commonly found on other modern interpretations of the 1911 pistol. A slightly extended manual safety and slide stop, beavertail grip safety with palm swell, skeletonized trigger and hammer, Novak sights, and oversized ejection port round out the external differences from a standard GI-style 1911A1 pistol.

Ruger chose to use a 'Series 70' firing system with no firing-pin block found on 'Series 80' style 1911's. In order to make the SR1911 drop-safe, a lightweight titanium firing pin and heavy firing pin spring is used.

The slide is CNC machined, and the frame is cast, from stainless steel, and the pistol receives a bead-blasted matte stainless finish. The SR1911's grips are checkered double-diamond hardwood with an inset Ruger crest.

The Ruger SR1911 has an MSRP of $799 and will be available in May 2011. All of the pistol's parts are manufactured in the United States.

Manufacturing

Made By:

 Ruger (United States)

Produced:

 2011 – present

MSRP: *

$799.00
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*MSRP is the manufacturer's suggested retail price. The actual price you will pay will generally be much lower.

Ammunition

Caliber:

.45 ACP

Capacity:

 8+1 rounds

Dimensions

Type:

 Full-size  

Weight:

 39.0 oz (1106 g)

Length:

 8.7″ (220 mm)

Height:

 5.4″ (138 mm)

Width:

 1.34″ (34 mm)

Barrel Length:

 5.0″ (127 mm)

Design

Operation:

 Semi-automatic, Short recoil

Trigger:

 SAO

Frame:

 Stainless steel

Slide:

 Stainless steel

Finish:

 Low-glare stainless

Grip:

 Checkered wood

Sights:

 Fixed Novak 3-dot

Safety:

 Frame-mounted manual safety, Beavertail grip safety

Hammer:

 Skeletonized

Rifling:

 Right-hand, 6 grooves

Rifling Twist:

 1 in 16"

Concealed Carry Factors™

The Ruger SR1911 has earned the following ratings for concealability, firepower, and overall suitability for concealed carry by persons with a valid CCW permit. For more information on how these numbers are calculated, please visit the Concealed Carry Factors™ information page.
Concealability Factor™
2.44
Firepower Factor™
4.20
CCW Factor™
2.88
.45 ACP

Links and Reviews

Ruger SR1911 Video Introduction (by DownRange.TV)
Gunblast.com review of the Ruger SR1911 (by Jeff Quinn)

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