Sig Sauer 1911 "We the People" BB pistol

Michael

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I got my hands on a few press releases. I’m a huge Sig Sauer fan, & if they can incorporate some of their knowledge from the powder burning world into their airguns… they might just find their product in high demand.

SIG SAUER® Introduces the 1911 We The People BB Pistol

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Newington, NH (January 15, 2018) – SIG SAUER is pleased to introduce the 1911 We The People BB Pistol – its newest semi-automatic, CO2-powered airgun and first air pistol with a functional takedown lever for field stripping. Modeled after the exceptionally popular 1911 We The People full-size centerfire pistol, which is inspired by a rich, patriotic history, the BB pistol version of this uniquely-American handgun features the same custom grips adorned with 50 stars (25 per side) that represent each state of the Union. A distressed finish on the stainless-steel slide and frame includes patriotic engravings, such as 13 stars atop the slide and “WE THE PEOPLE” and “1776” on the slide flats.

“This new 1911 We The People BB Pistol is as close to an exact replica of its centerfire counterpart as possible,” said Joseph Huston, Vice President and General Manager of the SIG SAUER Airgun Division. “The weight and feel are virtually identical, and this BB pistol version features our first drop magazine in an air pistol. It is also our first model that is field strippable, for maximum authenticity.”

This high-performance air pistol also features a full-metal slide and frame with realistic blowback action of the slide and a 17-round, drop magazine which holds 4.5mm steel BBs. The slide remains open after the last BB is fired. The 1911 We The People BB Pistol also fits in current 1911 holster systems and has the same weight and controls of a traditional 1911 firearm, making it ideal for training. It also has a functioning grip safety.

The 1911 We The People BB Pistol is single action only (SAO) and has the same skeletonized trigger as the centerfire model. The front and rear sights are fixed, and the 12gr CO2 cartridge is housed in the drop magazine for quick and easy reloading. The 1911 We The People BB Pistol shoots up to 340 fps; however, velocity results may vary depending on temperature and altitude.

MSRP: $119.99

For more information on SIG SAUER airguns, visit https://www.sigsauer.com/airguns.

 
I purchased a We The People a good while ago and I absolutely LOVE it for plinking! It is accurate for a BB gun up to about 15 yards, and the action is just like a 1911 in that it has a single action trigger with a working grip safety, and manual safety that only engages when the hammer is cocked. Not to mention all this, you can field strip it in a matter of seconds without any tools.

All this said, my magazine started leaking, so I ordered another one for a Tanfoglio 1911 that worked perfectly.

After ordering the magazines, I went on the Evike website and found a rebuild kit for a 1911 for Airsoft. Here is a link to the kit. The kit is for AirSoft, so only some of the parts are useful, but what I needed was included. The valve was leaking on my original Magazine, and replacing it with the new one (That was dimensionally exactly the same), it was leaking as well. I watched https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8o7KSMXTUls (Who make the kit) showing how to replace the valve, and they mention to use an included o-ring that wasn't shown in the parts list for the magazine. Lubing it up, and installing it stopped the leak.

The o-ring was really small. It is 0.5mm cross section with a 5.5mm inner diameter. I found this one on the o-ring store that will probably work with a 1/2mm smaller I.D., and may be the only thing that you need to rebuild this magazine. If I had the o-ring initially, I may not have needed the kit; however, I honestly don't think that I pulled one out of the magazine when I first took it apart.

Again, I really enjoy this WTP 1911 and want to keep shooting it forever, so this is a way that I can continue to do so. I hope that this helps some of my airgun brethren.