Re: The Last Gun You Bought
Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2020 12:50 pm
A local dealer had this .45ACP Sig 1911 Emperor Scorpion listed on Armslist. Took a ride today and added it to my collection of adult playthings...
Nice score Paul.The Deacon wrote: ↑Thu Apr 02, 2020 12:50 pmA local dealer had this .45ACP Sig 1911 Emperor Scorpion listed on Armslist. Took a ride today and added it to my collection of adult playthings...
Yeah, you did really well. Those Emporer Scorpions are really neat.The Deacon wrote: ↑Thu Apr 02, 2020 2:23 pm
Thanks, it was especially nice as they charged me $70 less than the price it was listed for on Armslist. :) Don't think Sig is currently making a 1911 in .357 Sig, in fact they don't seem to be making much of anything chambered for it currently.
MacLaren wrote: ↑Thu Apr 02, 2020 2:27 pmYeah, you did really well. Those Emporer Scorpions are really neat.
Sig makes a fantastic 1911 too.
I never would've guessed that Sig would stop making their namesake caliber in the 1911 model, much less the Classic P Series. ****, the striker guns are taking over Paul
I knew darn good and well I shouldve bough a Bobtail 1911 in 357 when they first came.out. that's what I get for waiting.
Well, cant say that I blame ya, with having a nice 45 auto.The Deacon wrote: ↑Thu Apr 02, 2020 2:49 pmMacLaren wrote: ↑Thu Apr 02, 2020 2:27 pmYeah, you did really well. Those Emporer Scorpions are really neat.
Sig makes a fantastic 1911 too.
I never would've guessed that Sig would stop making their namesake caliber in the 1911 model, much less the Classic P Series. ****, the striker guns are taking over Paul
I knew darn good and well I shouldve bough a Bobtail 1911 in 357 when they first came.out. that's what I get for waiting.
Can't say I'd have ever considered a gun in .357 Sig, but it seems odd to me too that Sig wouldn't be chambering guns for it. Took a look on GunBroker and it looked like every Sig listed in was either used or "new old stock".
Find one in .40 S&W then pick up a .357 SIG barrel from Brownells. Buy a drop-in if you want easy or if you are handy with files and stones buy one that requires fitting. Not hard to do.MacLaren wrote: ↑Thu Apr 02, 2020 1:00 pmNice score Paul.The Deacon wrote: ↑Thu Apr 02, 2020 12:50 pmA local dealer had this .45ACP Sig 1911 Emperor Scorpion listed on Armslist. Took a ride today and added it to my collection of adult playthings...
He didnt happen to have in .357 Sig, did he?
Hehehe.....I hear ya buddy. That 10MM is awesome. :DOldHoosier62 wrote: ↑Thu Apr 02, 2020 11:15 pmFind one in .40 S&W then pick up a .357 SIG barrel from Brownells. Buy a drop-in if you want easy or if you are handy with files and stones buy one that requires fitting. Not hard to do.MacLaren wrote: ↑Thu Apr 02, 2020 1:00 pmNice score Paul.The Deacon wrote: ↑Thu Apr 02, 2020 12:50 pmA local dealer had this .45ACP Sig 1911 Emperor Scorpion listed on Armslist. Took a ride today and added it to my collection of adult playthings...
He didnt happen to have in .357 Sig, did he?
Or just by the adult version of the .40....the 10mm. :D
They are reliable and by design they don't loosen up like the Colts and S&W's with a lot of magnum loads. In the prison's armory we had Colt's that were from the 50's or 60's and by the time we got rid of them the timing was pretty bad on most. I recall being next to a guy shooting one at the range and it was shaving jacket pieces with every shot and the jacket pieces were hitting my forearms and embedding in the skin like splinters.I was in the next lane to him on the left. I had to stop the qualification and move the guy to a place several spaces down with nobody on either sides. The S&W model 65's were pretty nice but even they were beginning to get loose after a decade or so. Not as bad as the Colts. In comparison I have shot thousands and thousands of rounds through the Ruger and the trigger action has only smoothed out. The Ruger factory grips weren't that comfortable but a quick change to rubber grips fixed my only complaint. I had a Python for about 10 years but other than being pretty I never really took to it.In 1981 I bought a Security Six in stainless steel for my petite daughter. My recollection is that I chose it because it was the smallest revolver available for the 357 and she did not to want a semi-auto. The price was very reasonable at that time. I think she still has it.
The Mastiff wrote: ↑Fri Apr 03, 2020 7:21 pmThey are reliable and by design they don't loosen up like the Colts and S&W's with a lot of magnum loads. In the prison's armory we had Colt's that were from the 50's or 60's and by the time we got rid of them the timing was pretty bad on most. I recall being next to a guy shooting one at the range and it was shaving jacket pieces with every shot and the jacket pieces were hitting my forearms and embedding in the skin like splinters.I was in the next lane to him on the left. I had to stop the qualification and move the guy to a place several spaces down with nobody on either sides. The S&W model 65's were pretty nice but even they were beginning to get loose after a decade or so. Not as bad as the Colts. In comparison I have shot thousands and thousands of rounds through the Ruger and the trigger action has only smoothed out. The Ruger factory grips weren't that comfortable but a quick change to rubber grips fixed my only complaint. I had a Python for about 10 years but other than being pretty I never really took to it.In 1981 I bought a Security Six in stainless steel for my petite daughter. My recollection is that I chose it because it was the smallest revolver available for the 357 and she did not to want a semi-auto. The price was very reasonable at that time. I think she still has it.
There are lots of great revolvers now but I stick to what works best for me. For inside the house I load 38 sp Buffalo Bore 110 gr. copper hp. It wouldn't take many shots of magnum loads in my smallish bedrooms and hallways to damage my hearing so nowadays I only load magnums when outside.
Joe
Mad Mac wrote: ↑Fri Apr 03, 2020 6:57 amIn 1981 I bought a Security Six in stainless steel for my petite daughter. My recollection is that I chose it because it was the smallest revolver available for the 357 and she did not to want a semi-auto. The price was very reasonable at that time. I think she still has it.
Picked this one up a few years back, they are nice.Mad Mac wrote: ↑Fri Apr 03, 2020 6:57 amIn 1981 I bought a Security Six in stainless steel for my petite daughter. My recollection is that I chose it because it was the smallest revolver available for the 357 and she did not to want a semi-auto. The price was very reasonable at that time. I think she still has it.