OK ... Here we go again with a fun little challenge ....
Since so many of you newly minted 1911 experts just KNOW FOR SURE that your Ruger SR1911 ... Probably your FIRST 1911, is so unique, so above average, and so top of the heap in its class, and you all complain that I shouldn't comment on it if I don't even own one, let's have a little challenge to see who's right.
I maintain that a 1911 is a 1911 pretty much .... within its price class.
Lots of folks here say the Ruger is the best in its class, it compares with guns hundreds of dollars more expensive ... It shoots smoother, it's more accurate, it feels better in your hands .... Blah blah blah ... Whatever ....
OK ... Let's assume that's the case .... I'll put up ... The rest of you naysayers can then either put up or shut up.
I'll take 4 1911's from the same price class, all stainless ... All full size ... With something used to conceal any obvious cosmetic differences, like the two tone grip safety. With ONE RUGER SR1911 in the group ... YOURS ! That's right .... Your very own personal SR1911 that you just know for a fact is the best 1911 that can be bought in its price class.
Now ... All you newly minted 1911 experts that can tell the difference between 1911's ... because the Ruger is so obviously superior ... Feels so much better in your hands, and shoots so much better, smoother, or more accurately ... We'll just see how well you know YOUR GUN. Yes ... I'll even let you use YOUR GUN, as long as there are no obvious differences beyond stock, like ambi safeties, extended slide releases, or differences between mainspring housings. We'll make it fair ... They'll be as close to similar as possible.
1. The blindfold test. Pick the SR1911 out of the 4 and I'll pay 4 to 1. Just holding it, weighing it in your hand, etc.
2. Function test ... again ... Blindfolded ... Go ahead ... Rack the slide ... Feel the trigger, work the controls, release and reinsert the mag. Now ... Pick the SR1911 out of the 4, and I'll pay 4 to 1.
3. Shooting test. I'll hand you the 1911, cocked and locked, your arm outstretched in shooting position, and you can shoot it 5 times. No cheating and no peeking. All you see is the back of the gun and the sights. Pick the SR1911 and you win 4-1.
Minimum bet ... $1 .... Maximum bet ... $10 per round. Must bet the same amount for all 3 rounds.
So ... All you guys saying I shouldn't even talk about an SR1911 because I don't own one ... Let's see just how much of an expert on 1911's you really are ... And how well you know your OWN GUNS, and if the SR1911 is so far and above other guns in its class, it should be an easy 3 for 3 picks, at 4 to 1 odds, right ? Or is it really just another 1911 in its price class as I've been saying all along.
Let's put this ... 'You don't own one, so you can't talk about them' concept to rest once and for all.
Now is the time for all you 1911 experts to quietly slink away, otherwise, get your money together. I'm pretty sure the biggest talkers will be the first slinkers ...
The SR1911 is a great gun ! But can you REALLY tell the difference, as many of you SAY YOU CAN ?
Who's gonna be first ?
REV
Since so many of you newly minted 1911 experts just KNOW FOR SURE that your Ruger SR1911 ... Probably your FIRST 1911, is so unique, so above average, and so top of the heap in its class, and you all complain that I shouldn't comment on it if I don't even own one, let's have a little challenge to see who's right.
I maintain that a 1911 is a 1911 pretty much .... within its price class.
Lots of folks here say the Ruger is the best in its class, it compares with guns hundreds of dollars more expensive ... It shoots smoother, it's more accurate, it feels better in your hands .... Blah blah blah ... Whatever ....
OK ... Let's assume that's the case .... I'll put up ... The rest of you naysayers can then either put up or shut up.
I'll take 4 1911's from the same price class, all stainless ... All full size ... With something used to conceal any obvious cosmetic differences, like the two tone grip safety. With ONE RUGER SR1911 in the group ... YOURS ! That's right .... Your very own personal SR1911 that you just know for a fact is the best 1911 that can be bought in its price class.
Now ... All you newly minted 1911 experts that can tell the difference between 1911's ... because the Ruger is so obviously superior ... Feels so much better in your hands, and shoots so much better, smoother, or more accurately ... We'll just see how well you know YOUR GUN. Yes ... I'll even let you use YOUR GUN, as long as there are no obvious differences beyond stock, like ambi safeties, extended slide releases, or differences between mainspring housings. We'll make it fair ... They'll be as close to similar as possible.
1. The blindfold test. Pick the SR1911 out of the 4 and I'll pay 4 to 1. Just holding it, weighing it in your hand, etc.
2. Function test ... again ... Blindfolded ... Go ahead ... Rack the slide ... Feel the trigger, work the controls, release and reinsert the mag. Now ... Pick the SR1911 out of the 4, and I'll pay 4 to 1.
3. Shooting test. I'll hand you the 1911, cocked and locked, your arm outstretched in shooting position, and you can shoot it 5 times. No cheating and no peeking. All you see is the back of the gun and the sights. Pick the SR1911 and you win 4-1.
Minimum bet ... $1 .... Maximum bet ... $10 per round. Must bet the same amount for all 3 rounds.
So ... All you guys saying I shouldn't even talk about an SR1911 because I don't own one ... Let's see just how much of an expert on 1911's you really are ... And how well you know your OWN GUNS, and if the SR1911 is so far and above other guns in its class, it should be an easy 3 for 3 picks, at 4 to 1 odds, right ? Or is it really just another 1911 in its price class as I've been saying all along.
Let's put this ... 'You don't own one, so you can't talk about them' concept to rest once and for all.
Now is the time for all you 1911 experts to quietly slink away, otherwise, get your money together. I'm pretty sure the biggest talkers will be the first slinkers ...
The SR1911 is a great gun ! But can you REALLY tell the difference, as many of you SAY YOU CAN ?
Who's gonna be first ?
REV