Ruger Mark III or GSG 1911 ?

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Well, gonna have to make a choice soon, first handgun ever. I used recently a Mark II with bull barrel, I tried a 1911 in 9mm. Both of them feel good in my hands.

Have any tried both ? What would be your choice and why?

Thanks!!

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Of the two you've listed, I've owned the Ruger, and sold the two I had. Nice, but not quite what I wanted. I tried Adrian's GSG 1911, and it's worth far more than the list price.

It's what I'd buy.
 
Of the two, I would pick the Ruger. The zinc alloy construction of the GSG 1911 just doesn't appeal to me.

If I wanted a .22 1911 understudy, I would just get one of the better quality conversion kits and buy a Norinco for a frame to mount it on.
 
Have a MKIII Hunter which I eventually scoped. It's accurate and will last forever. Also have a GSG 1911. This is the 'fun gun' and I take it with me more often.
 
The GSG, because you will shoot it more. Hitting the bullseye every time is one thing...but what beats the feel of a 1911? For example, would you rather a 9mm mp5 or a 9mm anything else? Fun is what matters :) After all, neither .22 would be for competing, hunting or protection of any kind.
 
I have the mark 3 hunter and have been very impressed with it. very accurate and fun and cheap to shoot. it works great with any ammo you put through it.
 
Ruger made very nice .22 pistol, but GSG has very positive review and solid performace. more easier to take down, I guess it is time for Ruger to make something different. If you really want to pick one , go GSG but mind you rimfire is not as fun as centerfire.

Trigun
 
I recently had this choice to make as well. I went with the Ruger 22/45. Why? Mostly because I don't trust new designs. The Ruger pistol design has been around since dinosaurs roamed the Earth and they are still making them. Obviously they've done something right. :)

The GSG, while it looks awesome, and HAS been getting some positive reviews, is a new design, and on top of that, it's another "look-a-like". Anytime I think of these "look-a-like" pistols, I'm reminded of the Walther P22 and Sig Mosquito, neither of which have high marks for reliability or accuracy. Don't get me wrong, these are cool guns - I even owned a Mosquito for a short while and rather liked it. But, it wasn't very reliable or accurate.

My 22/44 hasn't arrived yet, but I have shot one before and I was quite impressed with it. If you have a few days to make the decision, mine should be here by Monday and I should have a range report up by the end of the week.

Bottom line though, what are you going to be more happy with? Do you want your gun to look cool so you can help win over your friends to the "dark side"? Or are you more interested in accuracy and reliability. Neither choice is wrong, it's about what you want.

Good luck! :)
 
I like my Ruger accuracy wise but there's something wrong with the way it's been designed. You miss a step when putting it back together and there's trouble. It took me 1 year to figure out how to unlock the jam.
 
legi0n said:
I like my Ruger accuracy wise but there's something wrong with the way it's been designed. You miss a step when putting it back together and there's trouble. It took me 1 year to figure out how to unlock the jam.
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OMG. Spent over an hour of my day yesterday trying to put mine back together and I finally gave up with raw fingers and frayed nerves. It's ridiculously hard to take down and put back together. And the owner's manual ISN'T helpful. I watched like 3 videos - but it still didn't give me the one clue I needed about the hammer and putting the last piece back in.

I love the 1911 in .22 - but my Ruger is deadly accurate. Not as cool looking - but phenomenal to shoot.
 
Silver_wlf said:
OMG. Spent over an hour of my day yesterday trying to put mine back together and I finally gave up with raw fingers and frayed nerves. It's ridiculously hard to take down and put back together. And the owner's manual ISN'T helpful. I watched like 3 videos - but it still didn't give me the one clue I needed about the hammer and putting the last piece back in.

I love the 1911 in .22 - but my Ruger is deadly accurate. Not as cool looking - but phenomenal to shoot.
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Did you try this one?

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fIYIWK0boo
 
This video was very, very handy. I've got a Mk III 22/45 that I don't shoot much because I have to look at the manual everytime I want to take it down for cleaning after a shoot.

This video simplifies things significantly.

Thanks for posting it!

DSN
 
Held both today ... GSG 1911 is the business from just handling it in the store ... solid magazines, solid weight on the gun itself, and everyone seems to give it positive reviews.

I ended up walking out with a conversion kit for my Sig, but I may still buy a GSG at some point !
 
The GSG looks like fun. I may even buy one sometime. But for practical purposes (if owning a handgun in Canada can be considered practical in the first place) I would recommend the Ruger as your first pistol.

You can only use a handgun at a range. After a while you'll probably find that just casually shooting paper (or other targets where permitted) gets old. You may very well want to get into some kind of competitive shooting - bulls eye pistol, pistol silhouette, whatever is available in your area.

For match shooting the Ruger is a much better choice. It's very accurate and not fussy about ammunition. It is easy to mount a red dot sight on it and there are many ways to customize it if you want a lighter trigger, different grips, etc, etc. All kinds of Ruger aftermarket parts, including speed loaders, are available.

The horror stories about field stripping the Ruger are hugely overblown. Basically you just have to follow the directions closely. It's a bit tricky at first, but after a couple times you can do it in minutes.

For any purpose other than a practice platform for .45 ACP the Ruger would be a better choice.

On the other hand, no one stops at just one pistol. So if you buy the GSG you'll eventually have a Ruger too anyway :)
 
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