entry level 1911

[dwa]

whats the budget conscious entry level bare bones 1911 of choice?

[Saigon1965]

RIAs are cheap - Springfields are reasonable - What are your plans?

[zachary2287]

You can pick up an RIA in the low $400s. I haven't really seen anything really for less than that.

[Axewound]

+1 RIA
learn the pistol and then step up later when you know what features you want

[8 pack]

+1 for Rock Island Armory (RIA)

http://www.m1911.org/ Has a great forum w/ manufacturer involvement.

[swerv512]

better to just pony up and get what you really want. i was looking at Springfield, Colt, and Kimber lower level 1911's. Found out that you'll end up spending alot of dough getting them to be as reliable as you'd wish. that being said you can get a Springfield GI .45 for under $550 if you look.

[JOEKILLA]

My choice is the SA GI.

[12voltguy]

You can pick up an RIA in the low $400s. I haven't really seen anything really for less than that.

sarco has them for $329
shipping is now $55-65 to ca
still comes out $100 less then local or GB

[dwa]

RIAs are cheap - Springfields are reasonable - What are your plans?

get used to the platform then move up at a later date.

[Saigon1965]

Oh you'll get use to them alright - I love them -

I see some Colts in the FS for a not too bad price - Somewhere around the 650-750 range - You can shoot those and when time to sell they'll retain their value quite well -

Shop around for some used ones -

get used to the platform then move up at a later date.

[dwa]

Oh you'll get use to them alright - I love them -

I see some Colts in the FS for a not too bad price - Somewhere around the 650-750 range - You can shoot those and when time to sell they'll retain their value quite well -

Shop around for some used ones -

its probably gonna be a little while from now when i come up with the money but i wanted to get an idea of what im looking for.

[Dragon]

If you have some way to get one out of state you could get one of these .Metro Arms 1911 Government DLX model. I like mine very much ,almost an equal to my Kimber.its under $480.

[Black Majik]

its probably gonna be a little while from now when i come up with the money but i wanted to get an idea of what im looking for.

Don't take too long. It wasn't even a couple years ago when GI model was low $400s, Milspec was high $400/low $500 and a RIA was under $400.

It's just gonna get more and more expensive.

[Bird of Fire]

Another vote for a RIA GI or tactical if you can find one. Reliable, accurate, and very affordable. You can't go wrong with em at that price point.

[hkfooey]

I bought my SA MilSpec for around $500 - good to start as a project 1911.