Brothers and friends, thanks for the warm welcomes. Chief, I will write more later, but I have fired the Ruger and it worked without issue. I have to point out that the newest edition of gun Tests also gave the Springfield a slight edge, but at a slightly higher cost. I liked the look of the Ruger better, brushed stainless and the fact that it came with Novac style sites. But, the real thing for me was the 100% made in America product you get with the Ruger. Springfield is not American made, in fact it bothers me that they took that original Springfield logo and are allowing it to be applied to foreign made guns. Guns made in a country where it’s illegal to own them. Anyway, every time I pick up my Ruger, I smile thinking about the Great Americans in AZ who built and assembled my gun. I have nothing against Brazil, but I’d much rather put food in American mouths…. I’ve heard the Springfield 1911s are actually made on the same assembly line as the Taurus. Nothing against Taurus either, I own some…but giving the choice…I had to buy American. Bottom line……I went American….
