SR1911® Target

[shaynes607]

I have been looking to add a Ruger 1911 to my collection—specifically, an SR 1911 Target model. This model is offered in 3 different calibers. Why is the 10mm chambering the only one without an ambidextrous safety? The others have one.

 

[hittman]

Welcome to the forum.
It may be that only Ruger knows that answer.

 

[Joe Reilly]

I was wondering the same.

 

[RC44Mag]

Maybe because it’s designated ‘target’ and most would use it for that purpose and not carry for defense?

 

[rcs9250]

Don’t know the answer to your question but I had a SR1911 Target in 9mm. It was a great gun with a beautiful trigger. They’re a little different in field stripping compared to a regular 1911 but basically an improvement on the original design. I sold it because there was something else that caught my eye. I recently bought a Springfield Armory 1911 in 9mm. It’s the traditional design but I had to do a little trigger tuning to get it to be as good as the SR1911. I’m done with striker fired pistols except for my concealed carry Sig.

 

[Vus435]

Ruger just cheaped out on the 10mm Target 6750 to hit the $1,129 price point skipped the ambi safety single side only and G10 grips uses standard rubber that the 9mm #6736 and .45 ACP #6759 both get for $1,019. It's a weird cost cut since the 10mm's beefier recoil doesn't need less ambi, but probably supply chain or tooling BS during its 2020 launch. Still a tack driver, just swap the safety for $40 if you want ambi.

 

[RockyD83]

I have been looking to add a Ruger 1911 to my collection—specifically, an SR 1911 Target model. This model is offered in 3 different calibers. Why is the 10mm chambering the only one without an ambidextrous safety? The others have one.

I have the target in 9mm and 10mm. I have wondered why the 10mm didn't have ambi. It doesn't matter to me as I am right handed. I absolutely love both of them. The 9mm really surprised me on how easy the slide was to manipulate, yet how the ejected brass lands 2' away. The first 3 mags had about 2 stovepipes per mag. The gun afterwards has not had a malfunction in 450 rounds. I have not cleaned it since the initial one when I bought it last month. The trigger on both are very crisp and clean. Everyone that has tried it asked if I had worked on it. I have not.