Reeder Custom Guns - Shootsts Ruger Sr1911

I was living in Mozambique when The Shootists had their 30th Anniversary. Quite amazing since I was privileged to be invited by John Taffin to participate in what started The Shootists!

For the 30th Anniversary The Shootists had Ruger make up a nice SR1911 .. bead-blasted stainless frame with a blued slide and special grips, designed I believe by the late Jeff Quinn. The slide was engraved with "1985 - Shootists 30th Anniversary - 2015" on the left side and on the right side our motto " MEN WHO STAND IN THE GAP" .. a reference from Ezekiel 22:30 where God said He was looking for someone who would stand in the gap for Jerusalem and protect the land, but could find no one. In The Shootists we found people that would "stand in the gap." As I told someone in the early days, I met me there that I would trust with my bank account, my wife and my kids .. and I would not have to worry about them. John Taffin is a great example of that kind of man.

The 30th Anniversary Ruger SR1911 is a beautiful gun .. great sights, nice trigger, feels at home in the hand. The only things I have done to mine is (1) Remove the stupid "Please read the manual" warning and (2) replace the Ruger slide stop with one from Rock Island.

I enjoy shooting it and it seems accurate with most anything I have run through it.

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This is not a truck gun. It's my Sunday-Go-To-Meeting gun and my Barbecue Gun. :-P

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WELL DESIGNED FOR OUR 30th. RUGER MAKES AS GOOD A PRODUCTION 1911 AS ONE IS LIKELY TO FIND. I REALLY LIKE THE JEFF QUINN DESIGNED GRIP PANELS AND GRABBED A FEW EXTRA FOR OTHER RUGERS.

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if and when I retire the PD that is the gun that will take it's place.

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The first 1911`s, other then Colt, that I bought... good guns

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but had to do two things to make it right.
When I first got it, it wouldn't feed at all.
(Same issue as my Ruger Lightweight Commander style that I bought about the same time as we got these.)
The bottom of the claw on the extractor is 90 degrees and was hanging up on he brass. A quick touch with a file to radius it a bit fixed the problem.

Ruger cross-threaded one of my grips screws. After I got the screw, grip, and bushing off the gun, I had to replace the bushing and grip screw.

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I have the Lightweight Commander in 9mm and a stainless steel Commander in .45, both are great guns and extremely reliable.

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to acquire Jeff Quinn's personal 30th Anniversary pistol. I carried it two years in a row at the anual Banquet. Need to shoot it more, but life interferes with that idea.

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Shootsts Ruger Sr1911

EXCELLENT 1911s AND

I especially like the lightweight Ruger commander

Have their 10mm and waiting on the 45 Commander

I love mine

Ruger 1911

I was privileged...