Sig 211 GTO gripes ( and good)

[GetReal]

As much as I like the p211 GTO, I thought I'd take a look at all the things less than ideal:

At nearly 40 oz it's a little heavy. Comparatively, the Bul Armory SASII is abt 24 oz. Of course weight cuts both ways.... a little lighter gun recoils a bit more and has a bit more muzzle rise.

The side to side slop in the trigger is a little puzzling at this price. Bul has the tiniest side to side.

And the wiggle in the weak side slide catch release probably shouldn't exist at this price.

Trigger weight is about 4 oz which seems a little heavy for a 1911. SAS II is about 3lb. I'll need to look into adjusting trigger pull weight. Trigger take up is short and fairly consistent and break is as clean as you could possibly expect for $2,400 gun.

Trigger reset on mine is shorter / better than what I'm seeing of other people's GTOs on YouTube.


GTO slide is a little looser, more ragged than SAS II. The Bul slide is butter... probably better than it should be at this price.

The GTO comp works well, and I havent had any troubles with it. I'm definitely faster and more accurate in Bill drill type shooting with it. About 700 rds down the pipe. Comp set screw is good and tight and hasn't moved or rotated at all.

Holo 507 Comp co- witnesses nice with the irons, if you like that sorta thing. I dont bother.

Grip on the GTO is noticeably bigger than the Bul. If that's good or bad, depends upon the shooter's hands. My large fat hands with short stubby fingers likes the Bul. The largeness of my hand meshes better with the Magwell on the GTO.

100% reliable..

Everything else on the GTO is fine with me but those are the things that stand out at this point.

 

[afret]

The GTO has a series 80 trigger to make it drop safe. I picked up a GTO , 2K11 Comp, and Platypus Comp recently. They're all fun pistols. I thought about getting a Bul but I don't care for ported barrels. Don't like the restrictions against plated bullets and shaved metal blowing out of the ports.

 

[bozo699]

Nice write up and nice pistols. I think the platypus has the narrowest grip of them all and uses Glock mags. I been looking at the bul but that sig is sweet.
Wayne

 

[GetReal]

The GTO has a series 80 trigger to make it drop safe. I picked up a GTO , 2K11 Comp, and Platypus Comp recently. They're all fun pistols. I thought about getting a Bul but I don't care for ported barrels. Don't like the restrictions against plated bullets and shaved metal blowing out of the ports.

I have 2 Buls... SASII and TACII... neither ported.

You like Kimber or GTO bettter ?

 

[afret]

The P211 has a better comp but I like them both. The Platy fits my hand the best though.

 

[nakneker]

Nice report. Just sold my Playtpus, didn’t care for the pickle grip texture, pretty aggressive. Easy fix but I thought I’d try a 2K11, they are getting a lot of love in the reviews I’ve been watching.

 

[bozo699]

Nice report. Just sold my Playtpus, didn’t care for the pickle grip texture, pretty aggressive. Easy fix but I thought I’d try a 2K11, they are getting a lot of love in the reviews I’ve been watching.

I don’t own a race gun in a 1911 platform not to mention I live in a communist 10 round state but I’ve been looking at the reviews on the $2500ish reviews as I can’t justify a $8000 one and was down to the ones mentioned in this thread leaning hard towards the Playtpus because of the inexpensive magazines or the Kimber but I do have big Hands so maybe I better go to a show or something and hold all three of them. How are you liking your Kimber compared to the Platypus?
Wayne

 

[nakneker]

I don’t own a race gun in a 1911 platform not to mention I live in a communist 10 round state but I’ve been looking at the reviews on the $2500ish reviews as I can’t justify a $8000 one and was down to the ones mentioned in this thread leaning hard towards the Playtpus because of the inexpensive magazines or the Kimber but I do have big Hands so maybe I better go to a show or something and hold all three of them. How are you liking your Kimber compared to the Platypus?
Wayne

Hey Wayne,

I don’t actually have the Kimber yet, it’s on my radar and I decided I’d find one and try it. I have a Sraccato C and XC, they are well done guns but the reviews on the 2K11 have been overwhelming positive. Reviews from guys I trust who tell it straight. I’ll be going with a 4.25 non comp version since I hope to use it for carry. Im glad GetReal opened this thread, the timing is good.

 

[GetReal]

The Platy fits my hand the best though.

Is it still a 1911 grip angle, even using Glunk mags ?

 

[J.d. Popkes]

I don’t own a race gun in a 1911 platform not to mention I live in a communist 10 round state but I’ve been looking at the reviews on the $2500ish reviews as I can’t justify a $8000 one and was down to the ones mentioned in this thread leaning hard towards the Playtpus because of the inexpensive magazines or the Kimber but I do have big Hands so maybe I better go to a show or something and hold all three of them. How are you liking your Kimber compared to the Platypus?
Wayne

I have the kimber 2k11 target, it’s great.
I think my DWX is better.
I don’t have big mitts.
Series 80 trigger like the sigs is counterproductive for a fun gun, you can delete it though.

I’d go with an sig 226 x5 legion sao before the p211.

Ever handled a CZ ts2 orange? It’s a bit bigger than the shadow, grip and overall.

I want them all though, so don’t mind me!!

 

[bozo699]

J.D,
Thanks for the input. My sister has the DWX compact, I haven’t had time to troubleshoot it but it’s pretty unreliable but very accurate. I haven’t a TS2 blue and love it, thinking about upgrading to the orange. Like you I want them all lol
Wayne

 

[J.d. Popkes]

J.D,
Thanks for the input. My sister has the DWX compact, I haven’t had time to troubleshoot it but it’s pretty unreliable but very accurate. I haven’t a TS2 blue and love it, thinking about upgrading to the orange. Like you I want them all lol
Wayne

I’ve heard that about some of the DWX compacts?!?!

I like that sigs and kimbers have external extractors. Kimber addresses the problem with breaking ejectors with the magazine. Kimber ships with an optic plate.

I want a 226 x5 legion sao, and every hammer fired 9 pretty much.

9 ammo is not horrible right now, but I bet that’s gonna change. Lots of distributors are out! Look at 223 bulk ammo prices now???!!!

 

[afret]

I have the kimber 2k11 target, it’s great.
I think my DWX is better.
I don’t have big mitts.
Series 80 trigger like the sigs is counterproductive for a fun gun, you can delete it though.

I’d go with an sig 226 x5 legion sao before the p211.

Ever handled a CZ ts2 orange? It’s a bit bigger than the shadow, grip and overall.

I want them all though, so don’t mind me!!

I have the 226 X5 Legion and it fits my hand better than the GTO. The series 80 trigger on the GTO is actually pretty good and it's hard to notice the take up to move the firing pin block. The one thing I don't like about the 226 X5 Legion is the Sig Pro optic mount. The mount doesn't use mounting lugs for the DPP footprint and just depends on the 2 mounting screws and the fit of the optic. Luckily it's holding my optic well so far. The newer Sig Loc mount on my 226 X Carry SAO and SA/DA Legions use 2 movable lugs for a more secure fit.

My TS2 Orange has a really light trigger. When I measured it, it broke at under 1 pound. It has a tiny bit of creep though after hitting the wall before it breaks. Can't really feel it though in regular shooting. It was a bit of a pain to mount an optic on it but I think the new TS3 comes optic ready.