Col Del Rio Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Greetings, I'd like to expand into Wild Bunch shooting. What are the preferred makes of 1911s? Also is there anything else I should know about (beyond the SASS book)? Col Del Rio I prefer inexpensive (I have 2 kids in college) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Colt, they started it all. You don't save a dang thing buy'n a 'cheap' 1911 Springfield Armory makes a dang good 'mil-spec' 1911, that is perfect for WB. LG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Sights, SASS # 2782 Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 I'll second the Springfield Armory. If you can, see if you can find their basic "GI" model. It has the straight slide grooves. Only mods on mine are a Colt WWII wide spur hammer, flat mainspring housing and WWII keyes grips. I really like mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Jack Hammer Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 I don't shoot wild bunch but I carry a Springfield Armory 1911 on duty and have put 1000s and 1000s of rounds through it at the range and a few not at the range and never had one problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tucker McNeely Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 I'll endorse my Springfield Mil - spec too. I absolutely love it. Get the Wolfe spring kit for it. After changing the springs, shoot 50 to 100 rounds of factory ammo thru it and you are ready to go. I plan to get the loaded Springfield 1911 someday for the modern class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tex Jones, SASS 2263 Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Go to the Wild Bunch forum, they'll give you plenty of advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Possum Skinner, SASS#60697 Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Rock Island. Work great. Inexpensive. One of the most popular pistols for Wild Bunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Scratch Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 I love my Ruger 1911 !!!!! $730 race ready right outa the box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagerider Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Col, have you considered your intended WB shooting category? If modern, Kimber will be hard to beat for quality and cost. Surely were a bunch of Kimbers at Winter Range. Sagerider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagerider Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Col, just visited the SASS Wild Bunch Forum and found your question (asked by another shooter) with multiple responses. You should visit the WB site and forum. I did notice one of the first responses was the question regarding your intended category. Sagerider Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Greetings, I'd like to expand into Wild Bunch shooting. What are the preferred makes of 1911s? Also is there anything else I should know about (beyond the SASS book)? Col Del Rio I prefer inexpensive (I have 2 kids in college) Hi Col Del Rio, WBAS has their own Website http://sassnet.com/wildbunch/forum/ and booklets http://sassnet.com/wildbunch/Wild_Bunch_Handbook_2013-6_3.pdf. The rules do differ from SASS's. Regards, Allie Mo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jefro, SASS#69420 Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Rock Island. Work great. Inexpensive. One of the most popular pistols for Wild Bunch. Yep, love my Rock Island J R-E Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Fill 'Em 67797 Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 I've got the Remington R1S, it the stainless version of the R1. American-made and the best out of the box trigger of any gun I've had. I paid $550 for mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steeldust Dan, SASS #2631Life Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 +1 for the Remington. Had a Rock Island before Wild Bunch. Good pistol for the price, but I had to sell it before I started shooting WBAS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Church Key, SASS # 33713 Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 A question similar to the Ford or Chevy debates of the 50's & 60's. I like the pre-lock Springfields, don't care for the newer lock models. That said, I believe the Ruger's have the best out-of-the-box $ value. However they can only be used in WB Modern. An excellent gun for Traditional is the Norinco; can only get them used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outrider, SASS #72622 Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 I have a Colt 1911 (100 years of service) that eats anything I put in it! Haven't shot WB yet but I did shoot a lot of IDPA with it. Much more affordable than I ever thought a Colt could be!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indian Jack. Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 I have two High Standard 1911 parkerized pistols, I paid $300 each....Never had a jam, fail to feed fail to eject or fail to fire. Run quality lead reloads and don't skimp on the magazines. I am issued a Kimber at work but I prefer my Colt Lightweight Commander. Just bought a Ruger 1911 from my favorite gundealer....(Me) . All of them should work great as long as you do your part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chili Ron Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Howdy, Just last night someone messed with my car, set off the alarm and I only wanted one thing, my Springfield Armory 1911. And a flashlight. Bad guy was long gone. The only bad thing about em is I never want to sell mine. Best CR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Barleycorn, SASS #76982 Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Howdy, Just last night someone messed with my car, set off the alarm and I only wanted one thing, my Springfield Armory 1911. And a flashlight. Bad guy was long gone. The only bad thing about em is I never want to sell mine. Best CR That's two things. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitchy Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 +1 on Colts as long as they aren't 80 series. Those are a real bugger to get a decent trigger pull. Have had all of the previously mentioned 1911's except the Norinco. All of them have worked pretty darn good reliable wise. The other thing in favor of the Colt, the more you shoot em, the more that you get your moneys worth out of em, imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT. ELI 35882 GUNFIGHTER Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 I put in another vote for the Springfield Mil-Spec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frontier Lone Rider Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 I have three Rock Island 1911s which I used when I first started Wild Bunch. They tend to have feeding issues after running several rounds through. I had the chamber bored, the ramps polished, etc. to get them to run reliably. Then Ruger came out with their 1911 and it was more reliable and shoots great, but it is only used in the modern category and I usually shoot Tradional. Next, I bought a blue Remington and a stainless Remington. They are both great shooters. I just had to have a stainless Springfield Armory Mil-Spec Model which I plan to shoot this season. LR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 I shoot Colts. Kinda like the Modern sights best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Another vote for the Springfield 1911 Mil-spec, great gun. Rems are good too and ya just can't beat a Colt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokaac Kid Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 I started shooting Wild Bunch with the R1. Its been a solid shooter and the price was right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederick Jackson Turner Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Remington or Colt. I've had a pair of Springfields fail in competition. YMMV. Cheers, FJT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Red OToole, #48939 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 I have a Remington and a S&W. Both out of the box were superb shooters. The Remington can be used in Traditional or Modern. The S&W is strictly a Modern gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 My Ithaca 1911-A1 worked flawlessly for 17+ years as a "Traditional" WB firearm, CHL and PDW before I semi-retired it. (actually been packing it off & on since '74) Not bad for a $75 gun. Now using a '70 Series Colt/Essex hybrid, with a Cimarron 1911 in reserve for the Grasshopper (should she choose to shoot WB someday) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pay Dirt Norvelle #90056 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 I am also getting ready to try WBAS and am lucky enough to have three 1911s; a SA GI, a SA Mil-Spec which I really like and a Les Baer PremierII which would work for modern category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bull Skinner Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Don't shoot Wild Bunch, but bought a RIA GI from Bud's for $330. After several hundred rounds of 200 grain LRNFPs, the same bullet I use in my 45 Colts, it has never failed to function or fire. Best gun for the money I've ever had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Adams 3674 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Anyone looking for a "budget" level 1911 would do well to consider Rock Island Arms. Any 1911 can "fail in competition." Most failures are shooter malfunction, magazine, or ammo. Rarely is it the pistol. The 1911 is not a work in progress. It is a known design, and lots of folks produce very good 1911 pistols. If you want to "expand into" WBAS, you don't need to sell the farm to purchase a pistol to play a game with! FWIW, I have both a RIA and a Kimber. Both work very well, when I use good magazines, and feed them properly made ammo. Still working on that "shooter malfunction" part! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Boy Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Tackling the 1911: The Ruger SR1911 Review ... http://www.gunsandammo.com/reviews/the-ruger-sr1911-review/Read the detail review and don't look back wondering about other makes - they did a super fine job putting the SR 1911 together! Mine eats H&G-68 SWC's with no hiccups too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Henry Quick Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Is there an FCWB category? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nawlins Kid SASS #36107 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 Howdy, I use a Springfield Mil-Spec for the Traditional category, and LPL uses either her series 70 colt or the Ruger for the Modern Category Nawlins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Springfield Slim SASS #24733 Posted April 8, 2014 Share Posted April 8, 2014 John Henry: yes there is, or at least i run it that way. 1916 Colt. No A1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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