Posted: 5/1/2017 6:03:16 PM EDT
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I'm not a 1911 shooter so I'm asking for my buddy. He wants a traditional style 1911 nothing fancy but a solid gun to shoot at the range, what should he get?
Edit: budget would like to keep under $800 Update: my buddy got the Colt 1991 |
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You might give a Rock Island Armory 51484 TAC 2011 a look.
I just had the opportunity to shoot one & it really is a nice gun...Especially for the money. No slide flop, nice low profile sights, rail, finish pretty nice also, accurate as hell @25 yards...with old eyes. Gun was a rental & I only shot it on suggestion of someone on this forum. My FFL carries one & he is one picky dude & can carry more expensive hardware if he chose so. $610.00 out the door. Leaves me with leftover $$$ for the Colt I want. This was going to be a Springfield , but they fucked up & I will not be giving them my business, free mags or not! Lot's of good deals out there right now. Just don't buy SA or RRA |
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If he's only going to own one, he should get decent pistol.
Another thing is to consider whether he'll sell this and move on to something else after he's had fun with it. The Colt model mentioned (01991) and/or the Dan Wesson will have much better resale value than any of the cast frame and slide pistols mentioned. RIA, Remington, and Ruger will work, but he'll take a beating in the used market. The Ruger 1911 I shot had an embarrassing amount of slop between the frame and slide...as in rocked side to side 1/16"-1/8" when a round was chambered. |
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No more recommending Springfield 
I would go Colt today 
Get a basic Pony and be done with it. 
Also, be sure and get at least 6 Colt factory mags for it. Less than 6 sez you're either a collectard-type or a once-a-month range poser.  If you get 6 or more mags for it, and run the gun hard at least once a week, then you're considered a serious 1911 shooter.
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Thanks for all the feedback, my friend is going to go look at the RIA and Colt this weekend. ... but be sure to advise your buddy that the difference between a basic RIA and a basic Colt is the same as the difference between fat-assed Michael Moore and shapely Katy Perry.
Who would you rather bang? 
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I'm not a 1911 shooter so I'm asking for my buddy. He wants a traditional style 1911 nothing fancy but a solid gun to shoot at the range, what should he get? Edit: budget would like to keep under $800 What kind of traditional? WW2 or updated with beaver tail? |
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No more recommending Springfield
I would go Colt today |
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Colt 01991. 749 bucks at Bud's and may be cheaper elsewhere. I've currently got 4 Colt 1911's and never had a bit of trouble out of them.
 Colt goodness |
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No more recommending Springfield
I would go Colt today  |
| Colt 1991. I got a series 70 for my first 1911 and thought I never wanted a series 80. I made my series 70 into a full custom gun with beavetail, magwell, checkered msh, etc. I got my 1991 in a trade last year and I have to say that it is every bit as reliable as my series 70 and I find myself liking it even more. There's just something about a basic 1911. The only upgrade I did to it is put an Ed Brown flat MSH on it since I didn't like the plastic MSH. The series 80 is a non issue to me now. It is a very thought out system and does not really worsen the trigger pull at all. If you wanted to, you could easily replace the series 80 parts with standard parts as well. The new colts are really nice and well worth the money. |
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If he's only going to own one, he should get decent pistol. Another thing is to consider whether he'll sell this and move on to something else after he's had fun with it. The Colt model mentioned (01991) and/or the Dan Wesson will have much better resale value than any of the cast frame and slide pistols mentioned. RIA, Remington, and Ruger will work, but he'll take a beating in the used market. The Ruger 1911 I shot had an embarrassing amount of slop between the frame and slide...as in rocked side to side 1/16"-1/8" when a round was chambered. |
