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A while back I was considering getting a SW 1911 Gunsite edition and went to a local gun shop to have them order me one. While I was there, the owner showed me that he had a Colt commander that had been customized at Gunsite by the smith there, so I ended up buying that instead.
A couple of months ago, my Brother and I attended an off site Gunsite course at a local sheriff's office. The rangemaster, and Sheriff, let me use his gun during a couple of drills while he worked on my Colt (it was not wanting to release magazines without a fight). Anyway, he uses an SW 1911 Gunsite edition as his carry gun and I enjoyed shooting it for a couple of drills (it even had "Sheriff" engraved on one side of the grips and a gold star inlaid on the other side).
After class was over, my Brother decided to get a .45 1911 (as his is a 9mm). He decided to order the SW 1911 Gunsite...what I didn't know was that he ordered two of them and that one was a gift to me. I have not yet had a chance to shoot it, just to field strip and clean it. The gun looks good but was not the smoothest 1911 (when manipulating the slide etc.). During the initial cleaning, I noticed what looked like little pieces of steel wool or small metal filings in a few areas. I cleaned those out and lubed the gun. I am hopeful that it will smooth out a bit with some shooting.
I really like this gun especially because it reminds me of the training class my Brother and I went through and the good times we shared during that process. Here are some pics
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A couple of months ago, my Brother and I attended an off site Gunsite course at a local sheriff's office. The rangemaster, and Sheriff, let me use his gun during a couple of drills while he worked on my Colt (it was not wanting to release magazines without a fight). Anyway, he uses an SW 1911 Gunsite edition as his carry gun and I enjoyed shooting it for a couple of drills (it even had "Sheriff" engraved on one side of the grips and a gold star inlaid on the other side).
After class was over, my Brother decided to get a .45 1911 (as his is a 9mm). He decided to order the SW 1911 Gunsite...what I didn't know was that he ordered two of them and that one was a gift to me. I have not yet had a chance to shoot it, just to field strip and clean it. The gun looks good but was not the smoothest 1911 (when manipulating the slide etc.). During the initial cleaning, I noticed what looked like little pieces of steel wool or small metal filings in a few areas. I cleaned those out and lubed the gun. I am hopeful that it will smooth out a bit with some shooting.
I really like this gun especially because it reminds me of the training class my Brother and I went through and the good times we shared during that process. Here are some pics
