87samurai said:
I have read that the Sig is made by GSG. I looked at both and other than the "custom" grips, can't tell them apart.
I wouldn't doubt it. Here's mine ... I absolutely loved the black grips rather than the wood grips. The wood grips cost about $30 extra and were the cheapest looking and poorest wood grips I've ever seen on a 1911. Maybe they're better now, but when I bought mine, they were terrible. The GSG's shoot very well, and they're quite accurate, but they're NOT as accurate as a Ruger MK. If you like the ''all dark' look like my gun has, you can have the look and an extra magazine for the same price as the gun with the cheap wood grips. If I wanted wood grips, I'd still get the black gripped gun, and then put the $30 you save into some real nice aftermarket grips. I've always loved the double diamond grip pattern on 1911's, and the black grips are very nice if you like the look.
I like my GSG for steel shooting, dueling trees, and general plinking where it's great to have a 1911 platform, but you don't need the extreme accuracy required for target shooting for group size or score. Not only that, absolutely EVERYBODY at the range wants to shoot it. Everybody loves this gun.
PS ... I absolutely HATE the beavertail. I can't tell you how many times I've gone to pull the trigger, and it won't fire because the beavertail isn't pressed completely. As soon as I find a nice reasonably priced replacement ... it's gone. It really is a nice gun, and I very highly recommend it.
REV