Affordable 1911

[pklin1297]

wonder why that race gun is using a bushnell holosight... he lightened the slide (for weight savings) and then threw that gargantuan sight on there... probably look better with a c-more or j-point... well i guess the holosight does provide for a better "dot" acquisition. something like this would be sweet:

http://www.brazoscustom.com/Home.htm

is that third one down a RRA 1911? love the unmarked slide!! sexy... straight sexy...

That last race gun was built a long while back when the other sights you mentioned were probably not even available yet, or maybe the gunsmith only had that holosight available for photos, who knows... Oh and those lightening cuts are made so the compensated, less-power factor competition rounds (.38 Super, etc.) can cycle the slide reliably...

None of these guns are factory, or semi-custom factory (Wilson Combat, Ed Brown etc.)... They may have been factory guns (Springfields or Colts) to begin with, but $4K to $6K later they become full house customs... I do agree they are very sexy. Would love to send guns away to get built, but I just can't wait 8 months or more for it to come back. But their owners all say they are worth the wait...

[JMB1911]

Just wait until you come back from deployment and save your money so you can get one of them $2000 Kimber's... Trust me, you will not regret it..

Woah! Kimbers go that high?? If so, look at Wilson, Les Baer, Ed Brown, or S.A. Custom Shop. For your budget though, you can get a Mil-Spec S.A. They're pretty good and serves well as a base gun to customize later. They're going for around 650.

[aplinker]

Definitely go to Irvington Arms if you're thinking Kimber. Their prices are fantastic. Call them.

[lcpl. huynh]

Thanks for your help guys, I went ahead and bought a Kimber Tactical II

[Black Majik]

Thanks for your help guys, I went ahead and bought a Kimber Tactical II

Congrats! Great choice, just remember to use magazines with plastic followers. Wilson 47D magazines would be an excellent choice.

[1911A-1Fan]

Congrats! Great choice, just remember to use magazines with plastic followers. Wilson 47D magazines would be an excellent choice.

I heard plastic followers were mainly important in Kimbers etc. with aluminum ramps (nicks from the metal followers on some magazines). Anything else going on that we should be aware of?

[Black Majik]

I heard plastic followers were mainly important in Kimbers etc. with aluminum ramps (nicks from the metal followers on some magazines).

You got it!