Posted: 11/9/2013 7:32:01 PM EDT
| I am new to the 1911 world and I'm wondering what the best 1911 is in the $1750-$2750 range? |
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I am new to the 1911 world and I'm wondering what the best 1911 is in the $1750-$2750 range? Best for what purpose? Full size, mostly range gun, but I want something reliable. I have ben looking at Legion Arms' LF-P9 but it is a 6 month wait, |
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+1 I really like the EB Special Forces. For the lower end of your budget, the Springfield Armory TRP is a great gun, too. |
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Nighthawk, Wilson, Baer, Brown...standard answers.
I do not own a "Tier 1" 1911, but if I wanted to drop 2-3k or so, I'd look at these. I'd personally go with one of the first two. My Colt and Springfield TRP bring me a tremendous amount of shooting pleasure. It's not been personally worth it to me to spend double / triple for a Nighthawk or Wilson. I'm sure I'm missing out on something, but I don't know what it is. |
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Nighthawk, Wilson, Baer, Brown...standard answers. I do not own a "Tier 1" 1911, but if I wanted to drop 2-3k or so, I'd look at these. I'd personally go with one of the first two. My Colt and Springfield TRP bring me a tremendous amount of shooting pleasure. It's not been personally worth it to me to spend double / triple for a Nighthawk or Wilson. I'm sure I'm missing out on something, but I don't know what it is. +1 +1 I own several Colt 1911 - including a Colt rail gun all of which shoot very well In addition I purchased a Kimber ( back in 2001 ) PRO carry Recently I purchased a pair of Rugers ( both full size and commander ) I have always looked at those high end pistols ( could easily sell 2-3 pistols and come up with the coin needed to fund that purchase .....but I'm not sure what I would be getting would make me happy enough to justify the transaction |
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once you hit the 2000 dollar price range anything more is mostly cosmetic. theres only one right way to have one built but hundreds of ways to make it look like you want and you pay for every single one of them.
you will not be happy if you think a 2800 dollar gun will shoot circles around a 1800 dollar gun, Ive not seen that happen yet. better and best are nothing more than opinions and expensive opinions at that so for me I dont think its worth going over the 2000 dollar mark but if I had plenty of money to waste I might would change my mind. |
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once you hit the 2000 dollar price range anything more is mostly cosmetic. theres only one right way to have one built but hundreds of ways to make it look like you want and you pay for every single one of them. you will not be happy if you think a 2800 dollar gun will shoot circles around a 1800 dollar gun, Ive not seen that happen yet. better and best are nothing more than opinions and expensive opinions at that so for me I dont think its worth going over the 2000 dollar mark but if I had plenty of money to waste I might would change my mind. I concur. A group of us set out to either buy or build "the ultimate" (for us, anyway) 1911 since the military didn't offer anything we liked. The requirement for a rail cut our options to about two models. So we decided to spec/build our own. Using mostly Ed Brown parts, we came up with our $2,000 pistols using Caspian frames and slides. Summary of everything we found: 1. The frame, barrel, slide an sights will get you to almost $1,000. Small parts, surface treatment and assembly/fitting get you the rest of the way to $2,000. 2. Ed Brown seems to offer high quality at a reasonable price. 3. Adding things like complex checkering/serrations adds quite a bit to the cost. As a cost comparison, you can go to the Caspian website where they list the cost to add various options. |
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agree Wilson nighthawk ed brown les baer these to me are the cream of the crop. paying to have the "I have a Wilson" thing Quoted:
once you hit the 2000 dollar price range anything more is mostly cosmetic. theres only one right way to have one built but hundreds of ways to make it look like you want and you pay for every single one of them. you will not be happy if you think a 2800 dollar gun will shoot circles around a 1800 dollar gun, Ive not seen that happen yet. better and best are nothing more than opinions and expensive opinions at that so for me I dont think its worth going over the 2000 dollar mark but if I had plenty of money to waste I might would change my mind. |
| I bought a MC Operator and stripped the lower and replace all the lower parts with Ed Brown parts Hammer sear,disconnector ,chainlink mainspring w/ loop and 10-8 long curved Trigger and Nowlin mag catch and 10-8 screws and a FBI Firing Pin job. I don't like checked front strap. Springfield took Ed Brown fire control and did a wonderfull 4lb. trigger job. |
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Full size, mostly range gun, but I want something reliable. I have ben looking at Legion Arms' LF-P9 but it is a 6 month wait, Quoted:
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I am new to the 1911 world and I'm wondering what the best 1911 is in the $1750-$2750 range? Best for what purpose? Full size, mostly range gun, but I want something reliable. I have ben looking at Legion Arms' LF-P9 but it is a 6 month wait, That Legion pistol is built by STI, and is a freaking monster. I had a chance to shoot a couple at a tourney and was very impressed. The focus there is on reliability with accuracy over pure accuracy; so if you are just looking for a bench/range gun it might be better to go with one a nighthawk/wilson/ed brown/les baer options. But that Legion is pretty freaking impressive. Would eat anything you fed it no matter how dirty it got. And it looks pretty sweet too. |
| At that price range, there are going to be plenty of excellent 1911s. I happen to agree with the first response you got, the Dan Wesson Valor. I have examined the 4 primary brands considered to be primo, Wilson, Nighthawk, Baer, and Ed Brown, and I could not find anything in those specific examples that warranted the extra amount they demand. But, it you wish to spend an amount north of $1800.00, my first choice would be Wilson. I'm not sure many makers stand behind their pistols like Wilson. |
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Could you point me in the direction of where there are Pros for sale at that price? Quoted:
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How bout an SA professional? Thats around $2000-2300.. Could you point me in the direction of where there are Pros for sale at that price? +1 I would love to find a pro in that price range....I am a little over a year on the list and routinely see them go for upwards of 3k. I |
| When you say new to the the 1911, how new? Never owned one, never shot one? I might suggest cutting your budget in half and picking up a Colt or mid range Springer. That what you can decide if the platform is for you, what features you like or dislike without spending a huge amount of coin. You're kind of jumping staight into the deep end. If you've got the money to spend, fine. Most of us aren't that well funded. |
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When you say new to the the 1911, how new? Never owned one, never shot one? I might suggest cutting your budget in half and picking up a Colt or mid range Springer. That what you can decide if the platform is for you, what features you like or dislike without spending a huge amount of coin. You're kind of jumping staight into the deep end. If you've got the money to spend, fine. Most of us aren't that well funded. + 1! Very well said! |
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That Legion pistol is built by STI, and is a freaking monster. I had a chance to shoot a couple at a tourney and was very impressed. The focus there is on reliability with accuracy over pure accuracy; so if you are just looking for a bench/range gun it might be better to go with one a nighthawk/wilson/ed brown/les baer options. But that Legion is pretty freaking impressive. Would eat anything you fed it no matter how dirty it got. And it looks pretty sweet too. Quoted:
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I am new to the 1911 world and I'm wondering what the best 1911 is in the $1750-$2750 range? Best for what purpose? Full size, mostly range gun, but I want something reliable. I have ben looking at Legion Arms' LF-P9 but it is a 6 month wait, That Legion pistol is built by STI, and is a freaking monster. I had a chance to shoot a couple at a tourney and was very impressed. The focus there is on reliability with accuracy over pure accuracy; so if you are just looking for a bench/range gun it might be better to go with one a nighthawk/wilson/ed brown/les baer options. But that Legion is pretty freaking impressive. Would eat anything you fed it no matter how dirty it got. And it looks pretty sweet too. Thank you for your input on the Legion, I ordered one. Can't wait to get it!! |
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once you hit the 2000 dollar price range anything more is mostly cosmetic. there's only one right way to have one built but hundreds of ways to make it look like you want and you pay for every single one of them. you will not be happy if you think a 2800 dollar gun will shoot circles around a 1800 dollar gun, I've not seen that happen yet. better and best are nothing more than opinions and expensive opinions at that so for me I don't think its worth going over the 2000 dollar mark but if I had plenty of money to waste I might would change my mind. Funny you would say that. A month ago I was shooting with an acquaintance that owns some very nice 1911's including Wilson, Ed Brown, and Dan Wesson among some others he has owned over the years. He said that 2,000 is the breaking point, after that it's the law of diminishing returns. They look nicer but don't really offer a real advantage that's worth the additional price. |
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How bout an SA professional? Thats around $2000-2300.. Could you point me in the direction of where there are Pros for sale at that price? and something you can get in less than 2yrs? in a horribly disgusting story about 3 yrs ago a friend of mine sent me a picture he took at a big chain sporting goods store of a used springfield gun for like 700 bucks. It was a pro and whoever took it in had no idea. Guy was on his way back from work and didn't have anything but a couple bucks on him so he ran home to get his visa and when he returned...... no more gun to the actual thread, a Sig will most likely outshoot you, as will the average Kimber. You don't need to spend that kind of money to get a good gun. Especially if you're not pretty use to that type of gun and know exactly what you want |