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kmaultsby |
Looking to purchase my first 1911 need shopping tips |
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I went to my first IDPA classifier last week and had a great time but one thing I did notice the majority was shooting in the CDP division and shooting 1911 in
45 cal. One of guys let me shoot his very nice. Anyway I would like to purchase one in the near future and would like some suggestions on who makes good
reliable 1911's without braking the bank? I can purchase more expensive one later.
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Hot Brass |
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Colt or Springfield would be my first choice. STI has a pretty good low end offering.
-Capel
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LJH |
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My vote is for the STI Trojan, combined with Wilson Mags.
Larry |
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kmaultsby |
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STI Trojan. I forgot to say I live in California. It is not on the California DOJ list which means I can not get one here.
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RobMoore |
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Define the limits of what you want to spend both high and low, what you want out of the pistol, ect.
There are so many 1911s, a simple answer of "I'd get a Kimber" or "I'd get a Dan Wesson" does nothing for YOU. It only tells you what fits MY parameters. |
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kmaultsby |
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I looking to spend about $1000-$1400. Look for reliability, also some I can modify a little if needed.
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wilinaz1911 |
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Springfield of Smith&Wesson
Bill |
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Hot Brass |
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No matter what you buy, I suggest you get a good gunsmith to do a reliability job on it. Budget for that. IMO, factory fresh 1911's need a little TLC from
someone who knows what they are doing.
-Capel
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wilinaz1911 |
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The SW Koenig model needs very little, if any work done on it. At least for a little while. They have a good trigger etc.
Bill |
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CtKenC.clarksclassicfl... |
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wilinaz1911 wrote:Bill, see this info from Exec VP of Operations at S&W, yesterday. The one "DK" Model will not make the 41oz limit. Ken I received the following today from Smith & Wesson Executive in charge of Operations, Ken Chandler, in reply to my e-mail to him earlier in the day. I thought it was very nice of him, to the Point, and answered my question definitively. The "DK" is OUT, technically, by .167 ozs and the "Pro" is IN ... so now I can proceed. Ken, I received your email earlier today regarding weights of Smith & Wesson Firearms. Below is the specific information regarding weights the firearm SKUs 178011 and 108287. These weights came from pulling the same SKU from inventory and weighing it with an empty magazine. 108287 - 41.1647 oz's 178011 - 39.3375 oz's I will talk to marketing about being more specific on weights in our spec sheets. If you have any additional questions, let me know, Thanks, Ken Chandler |
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Jim Watson |
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That constitutes a good customer response.
If they catalog the actual weights of their guns, that will constitute good customer service. If they put a little thought into making guns advertised for competition actually legal for one of the more common forms of competition, it would constitute clear thinking. But I guess ol' Doug only shoots USPSA Single Stack with his. |
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Ken |
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I would cast my vote for the Smith 1911 Pro model. I have one and it is rock solid in reliability. Accuracy off the bench is good, the fiber optic sights are
great, and it has a crisp factory trigger pull. The only thing mind needed was a mag well,,, and that was a quick fix.
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ActionMike |
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All Kimbers Custom IIs and Smith and Wesson 1911s have Swartz style firing pin safeties.Colt Series 80s have the Series 80 Passive Firing Pin Safety. All of
these will add some creep to the trigger. Many dislike firing pin safeties because possible reliability issues and reduced trigger pull quality. I use a Colt
Series 80 38 Super in ESP and I couldn't say with any sort of honesty that I notice it any difference between it and my Springfield Series 70 TM when I am
shooting 100 MPH.... other than one is a 45 and I need to hold on a little bit more
STI Trojan, Kimber Custom II Tactical and a few others have aluminum alloy frames. Myself, I would stick to a frame made out of some sort of steel. STI Spartan's are made by Armscorp in the Philippines.They have no track record as of yet. I agree with Capel, stick to Colt and Springfield as these producers (I found this out from my somewhat sad 1911 gunsmithing experience I wouldn't spend big money up front. I'd go for a Springfield Loaded. They can be had for 750 bucks delivered from Buds Gun Shop or Gunbroker if you are patient enough to wait for a good deal. Take the 250 dollars you saved and buy a nice holster, belt, mag pouches, super-cool IDPA khaki concealment vest and ammo / reloading components. Take a sharpie and black-out those damn 3-dot sights and put a thousand rounds through it before you do ANYTHING...no magwells, G-10 grip panels, fiber optics, etc. Once you get some experience under your belt you'll be in a much better position to know what you want. Don't do like I do....spend loads of cash of crap you don't need and don't like because you thought at the time that's what you wanted or what everyone else was using. ....and I know I am not the only one on these forums guilty of that! -Mike |
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