Quoted:I've had a bunch of very nice 1911's over the years, but flipped them because they were worth too much and I always got "shiny kit syndrome" and wanted something else. I still have a couple K of 45ACP laying around, and no gun to shoot it out of. Thinking a solid 1911 would fit the bill because this is still America, and I have some ammo to use up. An inexpensive blaster would be best so I don't feel bad about keeping it around when the next shiny thing pops up.... and no, I'm not selling the ammo.
Looks like the top contenders these days are:
1. Tisas SDS
2. Armscor RIA
3. Springfield Mil-Spec
Based on my criteria, which would you recommend? Would like to stay under $600 street price.
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Honestly, I don't think that you'll even find a Springfield for less than 600 unless it's a beater.
I recently purchased a used [lnib] Range officer champion elite in 9mm, and it was $780.00 before the shipping.
New will surely be over that cost.
Of the 1911's I've owned, I've had:
2 Colts.
2 Springfields in 45acp.
And now 2 of the Range Officer series, both 9mm, both their Champion, or Commander sized firearms.
The RO's are built tight, run well with the right mags. [my personal choice are Checkmate and the Ed Brown branded mags, as well as Wilson/Vickers Extreme duty.]
The first one I bought in 2017 was the original parkerized version, and added an ambi safety to it as I'm left handed. The second, this past January,was the Elite.
The parked gun had feed issues, which turned out to be 100% the fault of the factory Springer mags.
I trust them so much that the Elite is my EDC.
Good luck, and let us know how The new gun runs...