Yikes. I didn't know no more Rugers in Cali.
I have three Ruger SR1911s, two full sized and a LtWt
Commander. All are really good examples of the breed at an affordable price. I was REALLY surprised when I
discovered that Ruger had a small titanium insert for the feed ramp on the aluminum frame Commander. There
is some fear of sharp edged HPs eroding the aluminum feed ramp over time, and some of the really high $$
custom builders mill in a small steel insert and contour it into a steel feed ramp. Ruger, on their affordable
one puts in a Ti feed ramp insert. Wow. My only complaint was the factory sight was way off of POI on Cmdr.
No alt factory sights available at the right height for me, (must be my weirdo, oddball 230 JHP Gold Dot ammo
that I want to hit where the sights look,
). I made a new front sight, put a fiber optic green in it, (I know
you don't like them, but I need it to find it in a hurry in low light, old eyes are just not like they used to be)
and that is all I needed to change.
I have shot and smithed on 1911s since the early 80s, own a bunch of variants and the Rugers are a good
solid example, and no silly monkeymotion addons to "solve" the nearly mythical FP "problem". Ruger puts
in a titanium FP and calls it done. YAY!
A shame you can't buy them or the .22 Std autos. You will have to decide when the hassle of moving and
uprooting your life is less than the hassle of staying. Different for everyone.
Come to Kansas. There are NO state gun laws, basically. Open or concealed carry if you can legally own
a hangun. Carry any knife you like, open or concealed. All NFA items are state uncontrolled, only have to
satisfy the feds. By any gun you like, as long as the feds are happy. But, the weather is not like the east end
of the LA basin, for sure.
Bill