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Posted: 10/7/2004 7:33:20 AM EDT
[#1]
Springfield
(and I'm a (3) Kimber guy) |
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Posted: 10/7/2004 7:34:44 AM EDT
[#2]
C O L T !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
period  flame suit ON, Baby!!! |
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Posted: 10/7/2004 7:36:10 AM EDT
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I'll second the Springfield. Check out the Milspec models with the 3 dot sights. A buddy picked one up a short time ago, and for the money its hard to beat.
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Posted: 10/7/2004 7:36:18 AM EDT
[#4]
I am also wanting my first 1911. Bad!
Springfield Armory GI for lessthan 400 bones is lookin' sweet. |
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Posted: 10/7/2004 7:37:25 AM EDT
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I was in yer same position. I didnt want to spend a lot. I bought the SA GI in OD and two weeks later I bought the parkerized one. I got two guns for approx. $850 OTD.
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Posted: 10/7/2004 7:38:12 AM EDT
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Charles Daly! Some guys on this board will be merciless on them because they are Phillipine-made, but the parts are mil-spec (have replaced ALL of the parts on one of mine with Wilson parts -- no smithing required). I have had three of them and still have two. I have smithed my compact to look just like the Kimber Ultra CDP. It works flawlessly. Another choice is Dan Wesson. Top notch, inexpensive. |
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Posted: 10/7/2004 7:38:32 AM EDT
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I know the feeling, I just got one of these yesterday
 
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Posted: 10/7/2004 7:55:41 AM EDT
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 +1 
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Posted: 10/7/2004 7:56:59 AM EDT
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Did you READ the Post??? 
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Posted: 10/7/2004 7:57:07 AM EDT
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Good luck bro! I've been trying to decide on a 1911 for some time now and I'll tell you there are more choices AND opinions out there than you can shake a stick at. If you come up with something let me know
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Posted: 10/7/2004 7:57:33 AM EDT
[#11]
Springfield Armory.
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Posted: 10/7/2004 7:58:47 AM EDT
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Posted: 10/7/2004 8:02:23 AM EDT
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If you can find an Argentine Sistema - they are generally AWESOME. They're IDENTICAL to a Colt 1911A1 - built on Colt machinery licensed to Argentina, and are usually not too expensive.
I got two of them for about $300 each, refinished and in great condition. I cannot tell any differences in fuctionality, fit, etc - from my original Colt 1911A1. However - I haven't been keeping up, and so they might be harder to find now. I think I got mine from SOG. |
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Posted: 10/7/2004 8:03:45 AM EDT
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I am totally ROFL!!!!! You betcha I read it....if he loves himself half as much as I love MY self then he owes himself the best! He owes himself a C O L T !!!! mind you I own both Colt and Springie.... 
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Posted: 10/7/2004 8:05:02 AM EDT
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He doesn't have the money! If he did, well naturally a KIMBER would be THE CHOICE!
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Posted: 10/7/2004 8:06:32 AM EDT
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I'd have to say, Springfield Armory. I have a Milspec Parkerized. I like it. Functions 100%. Never had any problems, though I only have maybe 800 rounds through it. Mostly reloads using 230gr plated bullets. Decently accurate, but could be better. I dropped a Videcki trigger in it that a friend GAVE me. That's the only thing I've done to it. I think I got it for about $450. I'd like to get a Milspec Stainless to go with it. Someday....
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Posted: 10/7/2004 8:07:42 AM EDT
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If you are just wanting cheap check out the Rock Island Armory one. It is about $289.00 or so looks to be fairly well made.
If I were going to get into the $400.00-$450.00 range I would look for a used Kimber.  This is my everyday carry 1911 type weapon.  I like it so much I had to get it a sibling!  BigDozer66 |
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Posted: 10/7/2004 8:12:44 AM EDT
[#18]
DING DING DING!!! WE HAVE A WINNER! Seriously, if you're looking for a seriously good 1911. Go COLT or KIMBER and you'll forever be satisfied. Anything else may just be a waste of money. I was going to get a Springfield, but then learned you can get a great used COLT for the same price!!! Get the Colt, and you'll be happy.
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Posted: 10/7/2004 8:12:48 AM EDT
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I've got one on an Essex frame that had a total rebuild with a Sarco parts kit. Every part on the gun except for the safety has been replaced and it's in nice "G.I." shape. I've got a Kydex paddle holster and 350 rounds of Remington UMC ball ammo that goes with it. All of this adds up to over $500 bucks, I'd take $400 for it shipped or I'd swap for a nice semi-auto pistol in 9mm.
Sorry, I know this isn't the EE but I just had to chime in on this thread. 
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Posted: 10/7/2004 8:24:41 AM EDT
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no shit, Ive been looking for months I consider several models 600-800 range Kimber TLE SA black stainless target 900-1100 Kimber Team SA TGO1 STI my quest continues  |
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Posted: 10/7/2004 8:26:00 AM EDT
[#21]
Springfield milspec
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Posted: 10/7/2004 8:27:02 AM EDT
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Pics? |
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Posted: 10/7/2004 8:31:23 AM EDT
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If you can find one, get a Norinco. I bought mine for $225, changed out the springs, added nite sights and it is a very nice gun.
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Posted: 10/7/2004 8:44:34 AM EDT
[#24]
Good luck - they're scarce. I hope someone here can help you find one.
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Posted: 10/7/2004 8:55:17 AM EDT
[#25]
  Here are a couple of pics. I really like this gun but since I've traded my 27a1 Thompson for an Uzi in 9mm it just makes more sense to get a pistol in 9mm as well. I'm pretty sure that the Sarco parts kit is a Argentine Sistema Colt parts kit. I reblued the frame(it was brown when I bought the gun) and I've test fired it with both mags using UMC ball ammo. It works great but it doesn't have all the "bells and whistles" on it, it's a total stock G.I. 45, which is the way that I like them. Let me know what you think. If you live close enough so that we can drive and meet in the middle some place then ammo will not be a problem but shipping it is a real pain in the butt but it can be done, it's just not very easy. Talk to ya' later. P.S. Correction on ammo count, I forgot that I burned up 100 rnds trying to get the Thompson to work the other day, so I've got 250+ rounds of ammo. 
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Posted: 10/7/2004 9:05:13 AM EDT
[#26]
nothing like a big .45 to comfort you.
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Posted: 10/7/2004 9:06:03 AM EDT
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I have Kimbers and Springfields, for the money Springfield G.I. is a great weapon.
Roy |
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Posted: 10/7/2004 9:08:08 AM EDT
[#28]
Springfield. The no-frills 1911s are hard to beat for value.
After you get to know the platform, move up to LES BAER! |
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Posted: 10/7/2004 9:10:03 AM EDT
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Tim, an instructor I've taken some classes from got one of these recently and is very happy. He's had a lot of guns.
www.gunblast.com/SW1911.htm  S&W 1911 looks to be around $900+ msrp but street priced around $650 with 2 8 rd. mags. |
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Posted: 10/7/2004 9:14:10 AM EDT
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Posted: 10/7/2004 10:22:13 AM EDT
[#31]
Colt or Kimber. I've seen Colt Governments in stainless for $600. and under at shows, and some nice stainless Commanders at $700. If you need to stay under $500., then Milspec Springfield. In all the reanges above you need to be prepared to do a little work if your are familiar/comfortable with it, or have some good guidance at your elbow. You'll have to fiddle with springs, do a little smoothing, maybe change some sights. No further meddling, though.
If you can go above $700., you can get a nice used Kimber. I got a nice Ultra Eclipse in the mid $700's Good luck and enjoy. Grip firm but not overly rigid. |
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Posted: 10/7/2004 10:34:23 AM EDT
[#32]
Springfield Armory, the nicest Brazilian M1911 available.
I'll stick with my Union Switch & Signal, thank you very much. 
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Posted: 10/7/2004 10:46:05 AM EDT
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you can sometimes find used norinco 1911's for about $350. these are good solid guns and tend to make great platforms for customizing later on.
springfield armory GI is somewhere in the $4's I think and is a reasonable choice. i think you can find a colt 1991A1 in the mid 5's. this is a gun I've heard good things about and would like to pick one up myself. other than that look for a used kimber. |
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Posted: 10/7/2004 10:51:34 AM EDT
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Nice collector's peice. But I'll take one with checkered (or stipled) front and backstraps, beveled mag well, commander-style hammer, and high rise beaver tail for daily carry. I happen to feel that there is no finer combat pistol than the good old 1911, but advances made in the past 20-30 years serve to only make the classic design better. And Springfield is plenty good. If it goes 'bang' every single time -- doesn't matter whose roll mark is on the slide. |
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Posted: 10/7/2004 11:00:28 AM EDT
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Of my six 1911s and variants (like Ballester-Molinas), my 1991A1 Colt is the LEAST reliable, and it somewhat finicky about ammo. YMMV - but that's my experience. |
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Posted: 10/7/2004 11:07:23 AM EDT
[#36]
damn :-( |
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Posted: 10/7/2004 11:10:47 AM EDT
[#37]
SA
Kimber Colt |
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Posted: 10/7/2004 2:49:00 PM EDT
[#38]
i like my Springfield (9109l loaded), but i would have bought a kimber if it would have been the same price.
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Posted: 10/7/2004 2:53:57 PM EDT
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Dan Wesson patriot is about the best bang for the buck IMO. I have one for sale on the EE. I wish I could keep mine, but college tuition is more important right now. Take a look, mine has night sights and its a tack driver.
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Posted: 10/7/2004 2:57:50 PM EDT
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Get a used Colt, Kimber, or Springfield and save some cash for some Wilson Combat mags.
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Posted: 10/7/2004 3:02:02 PM EDT
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If you don't have $500 to spend on a 1911, then your only real choice in my opinion is the Systema. It IS an exact copy, with exception to markings, as a 1940-era M1911A1. The right steel, the right tooling, the right tolerences. These are realy fantastic deals if you can find them. Mine was $250.
Here's mine:  My Gun Page |
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Posted: 10/7/2004 3:07:18 PM EDT
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Colt or Kimber. I personally own a Stainless Colt Commander and I replaced the extractor after 8000 rounds. Other than that it is a very reliable handgun.....
Good luck on whatever you decide to get. |
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Posted: 10/7/2004 3:10:43 PM EDT
[#43]
C-O-L-T, COLT, anything else is just a copy. Any you can usually find good used Colts for $500.
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Posted: 10/7/2004 3:16:23 PM EDT
[#44]
Some Springers.
  
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Posted: 10/7/2004 3:17:47 PM EDT
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Springfield would be my choice. That new mil-spec for the money is the best deal out there. I have had a few colt 1911's and I would never buy another. My Springfield mil-spec is more accurate than over half of the colts that I have owned . I also have two loaded models. Just my 2cents
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Posted: 10/7/2004 3:21:09 PM EDT
[#46]
... real 1911's don't have that thingy outside of where an extractor is to be
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Posted: 10/7/2004 3:25:39 PM EDT
[#47]
QUALITY gun porn, sir. |
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Posted: 10/7/2004 5:49:12 PM EDT
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I have a Springfield and would recomend it. I purchased it used and have been very satisfied. Don't just look at new guns, you can get a lot for your money if you spend the time and look at some used ones at a reputable gun shop. Good luck!
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Posted: 10/7/2004 6:00:10 PM EDT
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Poor metallurgy. Even USGI guns are somewhat soft. |
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Posted: 10/7/2004 6:35:08 PM EDT
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Nope. Sistema Colts were made from forged steel. The German, British, and Swedish steel used in their manufacture was the best available. They are regarded as 100% Colt pistols, "Fully USGI," according to one opinion, "in fit, finish, form, and function." Somewhat soft doesn't mean poor metalurgy. |
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