Posted: 3/12/2014 11:14:48 PM EDT
Hey guys I'm looking to get my first 1911. It will be my everyday carry so I was looking in the $700 and under range. I read good reviews about the Remington and the Ruger, so those are my two choices thus far. With reliability and craftsmanship about par from my research I'm down to looks. I'm not a fan of the Ruger being all stainless from a cosmetics stand point, but I really like the GI look of the remington. Just wanted to see if anybody else had info on these two or if their are other options I should consider? I'm still wet behind the ears when it comes to 1911's so I thought I'd ask the pros. P.S. My first choices were a performance center S&W or a Kimber Grand Raptor, but I can't justify the wear and tear on a ~$1500 1911. Someday I will have them both though 
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If you are looking for a sub $700 1911 for edc then you are shit out of luck. You will be better served with something you can understand, like a Glock. People carry Rock Islands every day, if you test your gun to make sure it works right, i wouldnt have a problem trusting it. |
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Quoted: People carry Rock Islands every day, if you test your gun to make sure it works right, i wouldnt have a problem trusting it. Quoted: Quoted: If you are looking for a sub $700 1911 for edc then you are shit out of luck. You will be better served with something you can understand, like a Glock. People carry Rock Islands every day, if you test your gun to make sure it works right, i wouldnt have a problem trusting it. |
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What people? I question their intelligence. If you can't afford a Colt and the work to make it run right or a Wilson or Nighthawk or something comparable then this platform is nothing but a toy. A substandard 1911 is certainly not a good choice for EDC. Quoted:
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If you are looking for a sub $700 1911 for edc then you are shit out of luck. You will be better served with something you can understand, like a Glock. People carry Rock Islands every day, if you test your gun to make sure it works right, i wouldnt have a problem trusting it. My $800 Springfield Loaded might have somethi g to say about that statement |
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What people? I question their intelligence. If you can't afford a Colt and the work to make it run right or a Wilson or Nighthawk or something comparable then this platform is nothing but a toy. A substandard 1911 is certainly not a good choice for EDC. Quoted:
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If you are looking for a sub $700 1911 for edc then you are shit out of luck. You will be better served with something you can understand, like a Glock. People carry Rock Islands every day, if you test your gun to make sure it works right, i wouldnt have a problem trusting it. Lmao and if I can't afford a Rolls Royce I should buy a Prius because my kids will be safer? And for what it's worth I can get the Ruger for $600 at my LGS which is tempting but he doesn't carry the Remington so I can't get a deal on that. |
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What people? I question their intelligence. If you can't afford a Colt and the work to make it run right or a Wilson or Nighthawk or something comparable then this platform is nothing but a toy. A substandard 1911 is certainly not a good choice for EDC. Quoted:
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If you are looking for a sub $700 1911 for edc then you are shit out of luck. You will be better served with something you can understand, like a Glock. People carry Rock Islands every day, if you test your gun to make sure it works right, i wouldnt have a problem trusting it. My $500 pre series II Kimber disagrees with you. It has seen years of EDC and countless IDPA and USPSA matches. It does support a new slide thanks to a double charge around the 13,000 mark all that was needed was a new magazine and it was back in use. OP I would go with the Rugger over the Rem and a SA Loadded with a extractor, recoil spring, change over those 2. |
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Quoted: My $500 pre series II Kimber disagrees with you. It has seen years of EDC and countless IDPA and USPSA matches. It does support a new slide thanks to a double charge around the 13,000 mark all that was needed was a new magazine and it was back in use. OP I would go with the Rugger over the Rem and a SA Loadded with a extractor, recoil spring, change over those 2. Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: If you are looking for a sub $700 1911 for edc then you are shit out of luck. You will be better served with something you can understand, like a Glock. People carry Rock Islands every day, if you test your gun to make sure it works right, i wouldnt have a problem trusting it. My $500 pre series II Kimber disagrees with you. It has seen years of EDC and countless IDPA and USPSA matches. It does support a new slide thanks to a double charge around the 13,000 mark all that was needed was a new magazine and it was back in use. OP I would go with the Rugger over the Rem and a SA Loadded with a extractor, recoil spring, change over those 2. I would recommend anything from Springfield long before I would recommend that abortion from Ruger.
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If you are looking for a sub $700 1911 for edc then you are shit out of luck. You will be better served with something you can understand, like a Glock. $400 SA Champion has never had a malfunction in a decade that wasn't related to mags, and then only failure to lock, about as minor as it can get and remedied by not using those mags. Zero work required. Even has BTF like a Glock, must be an indicator of reliability 
OP SA Mil-Spec, top notch CS if you need it, and when you get the urge to change things, and you will no matter what you get, you'll have a good foundation. |
| I'd pony up another hundred or so and get a Springfield RO. It's flat out the best bang for your buck. Read a few threads here, it's suggest a lot. Take a look at a GI style pistol and one with some upgrades like an RO. A beavertail and better sights make a huge difference. Harrison has some fine sights for the RO. I can't hotlink on a phone but a quick Google search will give you the link. |
| Springfield. Mine has been going strong for three years, has not had a single part replaced, even mim parts are still going strong, not a heavy use gun but probibaly 2k down the tube. She is as smooth as silk and twice as sturdy as she is smooth. I got a SS Mil-spec with NM prefix. I paid $650 for mine in 2011. |
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A couple of places for you to browse. http://forums.1911forum.com/index.php and these guys can be very helpful http://1911addicts.com/portal/ |
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Of those two I would go for the Ruger. I don't own one, but have shot one and it shot well. Two guys I shoot with have been using them for USPSA and IDPA shooting. I prefer an RIA in that price range, I shot 2,000 rounds in the first eight weeks of owning mine, no issues.
I don't really care for the sights, grip safety, or thumb safety on the Remington I saw. They look cool, but I'm not a fan of those on a shooter. |