STI frame choice

[Fjold]

Purely hypothetical question:
I know that they're not on the roster, (humor me) If you could have one, which one would you buy?

Would you buy the STI Frame kit

Or for $165 more, the STI Tactical frame kit:

[DarkHorse]

Well, based on what I see, the only difference is the rail.

If I were building a race/carry gun, I'd skip the rail.
If the gun were for duty/tactical purposes, I might get the rail.

Since I already own a railed 1911, I'd get the standard version and buy $165 worth of ammo.

[JTROKS]

I'd go for long dust cover, no rail, the use a non profiled slide. Kind of like this.

[technique]

No rail.......dew it. Find someone out of state to single shot one for ya. (complete of course)

[IMC87]

Ehh, im not a fan of long dust covers, though it does help with the recoil from the added weight on the front

[Fjold]

No rail.......dew it. Find someone out of state to single shot one for ya. (complete of course)

Or have a daughter who is an LEO, loves dear old Dad and buys him a present.

[technique]

Or have a daughter who is an LEO, loves dear old Dad and buys him a present.

[ponderosa]

I kinda like the rail version myself. If I already had a non-railed 1911, I'd get the railed, if I wanted a rail. Nice to have the rail if you ever wanted a light...

[gn3hz3ku1*]

rail to add to the ninjaness

[CHS]

I think rails on handguns are silly unless you absolutely have plans to add some sort of light/laser.

So I vote NO rail.

[Kiba]

All depends what you intend to build it up into... another vote for long dustcover, no rail. I have 2 2011's, one is a long dustcover limited class gun and the other is a short dustcover open class gun. Personally, I like the looks of the long dustcover frames.

My reasoning is this: Buy the long dustcover, because if you later decide you don't want or need the long dustcover for the build you have in mind you can always cut it shorter. A lot easier than adding length to a short dustcover frame if you later decided you want a long dustcover.

[CA Gun Laws Suck]

LONG DUSTCOVER NO RAIL!

[leelaw]

Like this.

If you want to go nuts, also get the aluminum grip module, and send it off to your favorite smith for whatever kind of grip texturing you want - checkering, stippling, scalloping, chainlink, golf ball, whatever!

[randy]

Long dust cover with a rail would be an option.

[get2now]

Hey Frank,
I thought I remembered you saying you were thinking of getting back into USPSA shooting. If so, you're talking Limited division. More weight helps tame recoil. If you also want to use it for carry or IDPA then go with the standard dustcover. I don't know if it's legal for IDPA though.
Have fun,
Gary
VPS, Linden