Posted: 8/8/2006 6:49:53 PM EDT
| Will the Charles daly field 1911 in the full size be a good choice for my first 1911? I'm looking for a cheap 1911 and the chucky d fits the bill at $500, I'm not really looking for upgrade-ability but more reliability. but if there is a better 1911 for that or less than please tell me because I'm looking for one better but I don't know what to look for. |
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I bought a pair of High Standard GI 1911s and they are made in the same factory as the Charles Daly's. The only difference between the RIA, CD & HS is cosmetic. My brace of 1911s set me back less than $700.00. Some people won't even consider a 1911 that doesn't cost at least $700.00. I have fired 850 rounds of 230gr ball through the pair and have experienced 6 failures to feed when using my inexpensive GI surplus mags. They were flawless when using the factory supplied magazine or Chip McCormick PowerMags (both 8 & 10 rounders). I have not tried anything other than the ball ammo with them. One gun had the windage dead on and the other needed the rear sight drifted just a tad to the left. I was shooting them at steel plates so I can't really judge accuracy but I was hitting 10" steel plates at 25 yards. The factory GI style sights are small so consider yourself warned. My biggest complaint is the one pistol has some burrs on the bottom of the grip safety that eventually wore through the skin on the top of my hand. The triggers don't feel all that great to me but what should I expect for a NIB 1911 that I bought for less than $350.00? I bought these for cowboy action shooting "Wild Bunch" side matches. I like the original look and the plane jane roll marks of the High Standards. I might put long triggers in them and stone the hammer & sear but other than that I'm leaving them alone. I don't think they are the ideal candidates for a custom pistol. You would be better off waiting until you could afford something better that has more features you are looking for. I'm man enough to admit that I don't anticipate the cast frames & slides becoming an issue. I don't think I'll put enough rounds through them to hurt them in my lifetime. So far I'm pleased and they are a great value if you plan on keeping them stock. I'll have to get around to running some hollowpoints through them. Something tells me they are going to work just fine. edit 4 spelling |
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As mentioned above for that much money, you might as well get a Springfield Milspec non-GI. The SA will last forever and hold it's value better than the CD. I have a Rock Island (Paid $350 for it) and been very happy with it as a shooter and defense gun but for that money might as well get something a little nicer. |