I agree that the original is a fine design, but as many pro shooters say, add a light, prevail at night. I will always hedge the bets in my favor.
As far as an 8 round magazine, having been in a gunfight, give me more ammo. Again, I will always hedge the bets in my favor.
I had a para ordnance, with the 14 round mags, and they were a bitch to carry. One extra cartridge wont hurt me.
I dont care for the grip safety either, but I have grown used to it.
You are correct that it is as much (or more) the quality of the shooter as the quality of the tools used. But just to assure you a little, I am a very good shot.

Not at all, I did not feel like you slighted me in the least.
I often tend to overexplain as I hate being misunderstood. Guns are my passion. I love the history.
I have been very fortunate, being able to collect so many different types of guns. And learning to use them all properly,

Problem with the original 1911 was the tiny sights.

Though honestly you can just use that big flat top slide like a shotgun barrel and hit the torso pretty reliably at 20 yards and less.

This jas tritium pyramid sights, nice sight picture.

Pretty. Im looking at building a bobbed RIA here later this year.

RIA? I dont recall that off the top of me head....

Rock Island Armory. They make frames frames and full guns. I'm looking at the frame and maybe a caspian kit.

I should have remembered Rock Island.... duhhhh, I have had stuff from Caspian, they are nice

Not to be confused with Rock Island Arsenal, which makes things a bit more...impressive, heh.

I have some ordnance from there, good guys to deal with.

Thanks, man. How be ye?

I just hope that you have serial numbers.

As the BATFE considers any firearm to have a missing or defaced serial number to be stolen, I make sure mine are intact.

Good to hear. Some people don't seem to understand that. I just hope that we can get some mandatory reporting legislation finished...

I have no problem with background checks, but my state says I may prudently sell to another citizen of my state. Unfortunately what the Feds have in mind, registration, prohibition by degrees, then total confiscation.

I don't really know what you're talking about, since no proposals of the kind you describe have been ever been formally made, other than for universal background checks and a centralized database, which would basically combine data the individual states already have. What I'm referring to is mandatory reporting of thefts, to cut down on straw purchasers who, when confronted with the fact that 'their' guns end up at crime scenes or in the hands of criminals, then claiming that they were stolen and walking away with only a slap on the wrist. Rather, any theft must be reported within a specified period of time, and if a gun is stolen from you without your knowledge, then you are an idiot who clearly doesn't know how to secure your weapons, and shouldn't have any in the first place. Not that this would penalize anybody who is actually burglarized (although again, requirements for safe storage could certainly come into play).

All of ypur points are valid. Unload secure and lock the guns up. Punish clean boy straw purchasers to the fullest extent of the law.
However, a Federal database has been decried in the past, most things the Fed gets its fingers into, gets fouled up. The BATFE has "lost" more guns than any Federal agency. Their methods are thuggish and poorly thought out, and they are misrun, misutilised and generally suck the big one.
My point was, HCI, Sara Brady's group of antigun nitwits has set up a schedule for total that is TOTAL disarmament of American citizens. Folks like Chuck Schumer of New York, Feinstein of Cali, and President Obama are all involved in implementing HCIs plans. As HCI said, we will shred their so called rights slowly, by degrees. Until we have taken everything.

Again, I find all of that highly unlikely, considering the history of court decisions on that very subject, and the fact that the positions espoused by a single advocacy group cannot possibly be equated to an official government policy, especially consider the complete lack of evidence supporting your claims, other than rumors and the ever present slippery-slope fallacy.

I don't need to support my claims. HCIs own materials, and reports from the Clinton and Obama whitehouses say much the same. I am against the restrition and banning of any gun available to law abiding civilians.

And so your claims are unfounded and invalid, and you have nothing to worry about.

I believe we shall have to agree to disagree.

I'm sorry you feel that way. *shrugs*

I dont know why you would be sorry about it, I have friends I actually know irl, with whom I disagree and agree to disagree.

I'm just sorry you have such unfounded fears.

Serial numbers were not legally required until the Gun Control Act of 1968. I have owned cheap shotguns produced in the 1920's (the stuff you'd buy out of the Sears catalog) that were not produced with serials. As well as pre-1899 revolvers that did not have serials either. They are not legally required if the gun as-produced did not originally have them.

True, but if it was originally produced with serial numbers, it is a felony to remove or obscure them.

i'll take the black one

I might sell or trade it off, as the scorp is more of a daily carry pistol.....

That's reasonable

Do you know what time it is? Its time for some duel wield zombie killing. Double the fire power... double the fun.

Need one hand free to reload. Dual wielding looks cool in the movies, but it is impractical at anything but wasting ammo.... And with zombies, headshots count.

Its fun though. I play airsoft a lot and when I play at in door places duel wield is a ton of fun. Especially sonce airsoft pistols are super realistic since most use a gas system to give a kick realistic to the respective guns. Its also good since semi-auto is the only thing you can use and since I have two guns that means I can put twice as many shots down range.

I have to agree with you on the Sig Scorpion grips; those things are some of the most aggressive grips I've ever felt that aren't painful to hold. I have heard that the ceracote on them isn't as thick as some people would like, but if you wear that stuff down...you've put it through a lot of use.

Myself...I'm a little more biased toward the Smith and Wesson E series. I've got both the all black and the two tone bobtails, and their 1911 E series with the Tac rail in stainless.

I like them. Well designed and tough grips...

I took the Scorp out last Tuesday, I scored a 96 out of 100 at 25 feet with no practice. it literally blew the center of the target out after we competed.

Very nice!

Nice, I just picked up one of the Scorpions myself. I'm pretty impressed with it so far. Definitely gonna pin that fucking grip safety though. I really despise grip safeties. Drilled and Pinned on my two other 1911s. :P

Give me the full sized 1911.

The shorties are a compromise that gives some performance for size.

I used to get Barsto full size barrels, magna ported and set into commanders sized pistols. Same barrel as standard, but shorter overall package. I may do the with this one.

The Colt 1911 is a good gun; I own many.

But after you upgrade the sights it is hard to beat the full size steel Colt 1911 with 230 Grain FMJ for all round use.

Yes you CAN tune it for a particular purpose.

But.45 ACP 230 FMJ still has a 60% stop with one shot record and is reasonable at armor piercing and shooting up cars.

Just like the AK-47 not the most accurate but when you need it to fire, it just does the job.

Only thing missing is an ambidextrous safety. Buuut maybe that's just me.

I've really come to appreciate the checkered etching around the front and back of the grip myself. It's changed my plans on getting a rubberized grip sleeve, like the kind Hogue sells. I still would like to get some checkered cherrywood or mahogany sides sometime though, but I'm in no hurry. They probably wouldn't match the OD colour anyway.

It has ambi safeties!

You mean the grip safeties? I'm not sure those count... :-P

No, this is the right side of the gun you see, 1911s have the safety on the left side usually. This one is ambi.

the night sights on the scorpions are some of the most beautiful things I have ever seen, makes me want to outfit all of my pistols with 'em...

They are nice!

Question: any teething problems on these sigs? I traded in a Springfield Loaded black & stainless that I had quickly grown to dislike for a full size sig 1911 w/ rail. With about 100 ish rounds of Lawman 230 grain through it, it shoots nice but occasionally fails to go into battery once it gets a little dirty.

Get a good smith to ramp rail and throat any new 1911. Then use a quality dry lube on the rails.