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Ruger 1911's have been known to have rust problems. That makes me suspect to their process of making/finishing the gun. BUT, read all the forums and you will see they shoot very accurate.

If you're seeing rust on stainless steel, it usually means a lower quality stainless steel with more carbon steel in the metal.

I added a couple photos to the original post.

Beautiful piece.. Best of luck with it.

it looks really nice! needs grips though:D

I wish Ruger had started out with a blued model instead of the stainless with black parts.

I agree with both statements. I was going to make a set of desert ironwood grips for it tonight but it's cold here and I haven't been able to get warm. I didn't want to freeze in my little shop.

I know what you mean, cold weather always slows things down here.

And my sawdust ventilation system sucks the heat right out along with the dust.

Thanks for the write up. Beautiful pistol. Hope the couple of issues work themselves out for you.