twister Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I'm going to buy a Max 1911 when they become available. I'd like to know where frame&slide are made. Also, how does everyone like their Sig's? I really don't see too many of them around. It also seems you are getting a lot of 1911 for your money. Any help on this is appreciated.Thanks,Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Nukem Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Last year Caspian was selling some slide overruns that looked just like Sigs, the distinctive slide shape and external extractor cut were identical. I would bet Sigs frame and slides are made by Caspian. Only you can decide if its worth $1300.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revopop Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 The trigger, safety, and grip safety are definitely Caspian, so I'd be willing to bet that all the parts are made by Caspian. I recently got a 1911 Traditional Compact, and I'm really impressed with it. It's nicely fitted, all forged parts, and by far has the most features for the money of any 1911 out there. My father in law did the FFL transfer for me, and he was so impressed with it that he ordered a 1911 Traditional Match. I think the biggest reason why Sig 1911s are less popular is that until the Traditional models came out it was a huge hassle to get holsters for them. The Max has the old style profile, but if it becomes as popular as some expect it to be that'll help with the holster issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Nukem Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 The ones I have seen have cast frames not forged. I don't think they offer a forged frame model. Every external extractor 1911 makes the ghost of John Browning cry. all forged parts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodownzero Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 The ones I have seen have cast frames not forged. I don't think they offer a forged frame model. Every external extractor 1911 makes the ghost of John Browning cry. all forged parts Mirrors my thoughts. I have no use for an external extractor gun with an ugly slide. I'm not a purist, but some things are just not negotiable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junkie Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 (edited) I love my STX and will be getting the MAX 1911 maybe 2. My STX has been great,, nothing has broke and the only malfunctions have been my reloads. It was a bit of a pain not being able to have any 1911 holster, The new one will be out in March and have a traditional 1911 slide I heard.BTW JMB does not have to shoot your gun so who cares if it has an external extractor. I mean really did JMB ever have microwave popcorn????? Bet he would like it.....things change Edited January 30, 2012 by junkie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacecars Posted April 2, 2012 Share Posted April 2, 2012 the HiPower has an external extractor and so did several of JMB's designs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huskerlrrp Posted April 3, 2012 Share Posted April 3, 2012 The ones I have seen have cast frames not forged. I don't think they offer a forged frame model. Every external extractor 1911 makes the ghost of John Browning cry. all forged parts Mirrors my thoughts. I have no use for an external extractor gun with an ugly slide. I'm not a purist, but some things are just not negotiable. For what it is worth I built two in 45 ACP from the frame/slide close outs that Caspian had (I believed they called them Recon XR or something) and I've never had a failure to extract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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