1911 Question

[j1133s]

So what do you recommend?

I'd recommend you call a few stores and ask what 1911s they have in the $700-$800 price range and go see them. Really, they will be very similar and will have similar resale value as well. Personally, I'd buy a S&W 1911 in that price range.

[Malthusian]

contemplating picking up either 1911 on my lunch break...wife would KILLLL me though.

She'll get over it

[Colt]

Well, I prefer Colts...

[sker13]

The gun you seek isn't rare or particularly good.

That's funny stuff right there. Must be one of those I've read a lot of Kimber bash threads but never owned one guys. For the price I have found MY KIMBER to be exceptional. If you actually owned one my apologies. You can't buy a better 1911 from my exp. for less than a thousand bucks out the door. There is a reason they sell like hotcakes. I would look at a Dan Wesson however, with the recent price increase it would probably cost you more.

[Army]

They're scarce, because all the Glock owners who's guns have blown up have all bought real guns

[sevensix2x51]

I'd recommend you call a few stores and ask what 1911s they have in the $700-$800 price range and go see them. Really, they will be very similar and will have similar resale value as well. Personally, I'd buy a S&W 1911 in that price range.

but a s&w isnt a true 1911, after all. external extractor, you know...
plus, they just look... strange, somehow... like if a s&w 410 mated with a colt.

both my kimbers are great handguns, and are 100% reliable. once my cbob comes home, though; all bets are off.

[Malthusian]

That's funny stuff right there. Must be one of those I've read a lot of Kimber bash threads but never owned one guys. For the price I have found MY KIMBER to be exceptional. If you actually owned one my apologies. You can't buy a better 1911 from my exp. for less than a thousand bucks out the door. There is a reason they sell like hotcakes. I would look at a Dan Wesson however, with the recent price increase it would probably cost you more.

I second the Kimber. My very first gun was a Colt series 70. Very loose out of the box. I had a Bar Sto barrel, trigger job etc. Now it shoots probably as good as a Kimber out of the box

The Kimber is tight. I was a little apprehensive about the Swartz safety system, but it does not affect the trigger pull. Nice and crisp

That being said, I saw a SW 1911 at the gun store the other day and it has been calling me every night

[HPGunner]

I'm still in search for my first 1911. I just don't like the look of the external extractor on the S&W 1911's the same with the Sig 1911. I like Kimbers and I feel the quality of a Kimber is better then the Colt, but I've always wanted a Colt 1911. I'm torn between a Kimber, a Colt or a Springfield Armory.

[scidx]

The most widely copied semi-auto handgun in the US is hard to find?

[Bushido-sig]

Do you know where to find a Kimber Custom TLE II?

[greybeard]

How come nobody has mentioned Springfield

[HPGunner]

How come nobody has mentioned Springfield

I mentioned it. It's one of three brands that's on my radar. Any other notable brands? I wouldn't mind getting a standard Springfield Mil-Spec in Stainless.

[PutTogether]

Fowlers in Orange has many brand new Kimbers, Springfields, and Colts in stock. They even had a couple dan wessons, a les baer, and a couple ed browns.

[j1133s]

That's funny stuff right there. Must be one of those I've read a lot of Kimber bash threads but never owned one guys. For the price I have found MY KIMBER to be exceptional. If you actually owned one my apologies. You can't buy a better 1911 from my exp. for less than a thousand bucks out the door. There is a reason they sell like hotcakes. I would look at a Dan Wesson however, with the recent price increase it would probably cost you more.

I don't mean to bash Kimbers in my post and certainly don't want you to be upset.
Perhaps your Kimber custom II is exceptional and beats Les bears for half the price , but the many custom IIs I experienced is not all that great. They are just like many of the mid-priced 1911s.

I guess I shouldn't have used "particularly good" since everything is relative. But I was thinking of full custom 1911 somehow when "rare"/"hard to find" went into my mind.

[Legasat]

I was in San Diego Guns on COnvoy about 2 hours ago, and they had a Dan Wesson PM-7 for around $1100. I would choose that over the TLE II or the Colt.