Newest Addition to the Family - SR1911!

bikerbankr · Nov 30, 2012

Picked it up from Freestate Wednesday.

Question for you guys: Is it typical for a New gun to be a little on the filthy side? I've only ever bought two (Ruger P95 and EAA Witness) but both were pretty clean. This one was awfully dirty in my opinion. Almost as if it had already had some range time. Pics below.

I do plan to go talk to Freestate about it but thought I'd check here and see if it's normal and I'm concerned about nothing.

-Mike

Princess and her sleeping bag.

Eh..?

Didn't realize how hard it would be to get a shot of the inside of the barrel but it was powdered up. Cleaned up easily but still..

BUFF7MM · Nov 30, 2012

It was fired at least once at the factory for test and spent shell casing.

bikerbankr · Nov 30, 2012

Well yeah, I know that...but does it look like a brand new gun that's only been fired at a factory? This is my first .45 but neither of my 9's look like that after a round or two.

Like I said, just wondering if the amount of crud is normal or if it's seen more than just factory range time.

herr.baer · Nov 30, 2012

All depends on the ammo they used. I know that some of the PMC Bronze I use sometimes is really dirty. Wouldn't take but one or two rounds to look like it has been shot more.

BUFF7MM · Nov 30, 2012

bikerbankr said:
Well yeah, I know that...but does it look like a brand new gun that's only been fired at a factory? This is my first .45 but neither of my 9's look like that after a round or two.

Like I said, just wondering if the amount of crud is normal or if it's seen more than just factory range time.

All my 1911's were somewhat dirty when I got them, but none were stainless so I guess I never really paid that close attention to them.

BenL · Nov 30, 2012

Looks like it's seen a little use, depending on ammo. what does the top of the barrel above the chamber look like? On a 1911, that's usually a pretty good tell.

Blaster229 · Nov 30, 2012

Holy cripes! That's more than one or two rounds. Didn't someone here have a pending deal on one of these there and it went south?

bikerbankr · Nov 30, 2012

BenL said:
Looks like it's seen a little use, depending on ammo. what does the top of the barrel above the chamber look like? On a 1911, that's usually a pretty good tell.

Good question. I didn't look too closely at the top because I was trying to get that down-the-barrel shot. I'll have to check it out and get back to ya.

ma_deuce · Nov 30, 2012

FWIW, last new 1911 I bought, S&W E-Series, was pretty dirty when I got it. Kind of greasy, too, so I suspect the powder residue adhered more than it might otherwise.

bikerbankr · Nov 30, 2012

ma_deuce said:
FWIW, last new 1911 I bought, S&W E-Series, was pretty dirty when I got it. Kind of greasy, too, so I suspect the powder residue adhered more than it might otherwise.

I'd read somewhere that that sometimes happens but there wasn't a drop of grease on this one.

Danketch71 · Dec 1, 2012

Congrats! I am picking up mine next week. First 1911, and it looks sweet, doesn't it?

Also, did it look like that when you paid for it? Should be an issue there, unless you you didn't notice it when you bought it. Make sure you get what you paid for, not less or more. Don't be afraid to actually look at the gun you are plunking your $'s down for.

Intercooler · Dec 1, 2012

New is new. My Dan Wesson when I got it. No residue or anything!

Intercooler · Dec 1, 2012

hvymax · Dec 1, 2012

Maybe it's like a car dealer where as long as it's not TITLED then it's new. Of course if it was in the rental pool I would expect a discount.

Blaster229 · Dec 1, 2012

Maybe they let the buyer shoot the gun during the waiting period and they came back not approved so they put it back in the display as"new"?

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bikerbankr · Dec 2, 2012

Well I went over last night to look at the other SR they had and it was identical. Same dirt, same places. Guess they must have come from Ruger that way..

annihilation-time · Dec 2, 2012

It's a little more dirty than I'd expect, but I wouldn't let it bother me. You're just going to get it dirty, clean it up, and get it dirty again. Embrace it, and have fun.

Chris · Dec 2, 2012

It may be a new firearm as not registered but it is a used one more then any factory firing I have ever seen. Even when guns came from the factory with five shots on the shipping target, they aleast cleaned up the guns. I think someone tested that gun at their range before purchase and then walked away from the deal, Freestate didn't clean it before delivering it to you. I think that's worth some range time or ammo. IMHO Chris

Winterborn · Dec 2, 2012

Blaster229 said:
Maybe they let the buyer shoot the gun during the waiting period and they came back not approved so they put it back in the display as"new"?

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Freestate dies allow this during the waiting period.

Grats, op. I bought the same gun from there earlier this year and I love mine.

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mbz300sdl · Dec 2, 2012

I worked at a shop that gun is not new.

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