Best officers sized 1911

Kimber used to make a good gun.
Notorious for bad quality now.
There are three tiers, generally, for 1911’s.
Tier one is the entry level, you get what you get are the Ria’s, Tisas, etc. usually less than 6 or 700 bucks. It’s a crapshoot. Might get serviceable, might not.
Mid level guns are Sig, Springfield, Ruger and several others. I have several Sigs and, for the money, they are good, dependable firearms. Usually in the $900 to $1200 range.
The upper end guns, Wilson, Nighthawk, Brown and Colt. Prices here can be pretty high.
Personally, I think the mid grade 1911’s are a better value.
Do some google work and I think you will learn some valuable info. I would def google Kimber and ask a few gun stores about the brand before you buy one.

I have a nighthawk Talon IV.

one of the best shooting guns I ever shot.

My cousin had a Colt defender, he loved it. After break in, he said it was fantastic. I’ve been going back and forth between the defender or DW eco for my next buy. I’ve heard newer kimbers have qc problems.

I have a Springfield EMP 3 that I love. Springfield designed it around the 9mm round. I carry it in a Milt Sparks Summer Special II. I changed the sight out to Heinie Ledge Straight 8’s. I bought it used off of GB for $650. You can find a good used one for less than $700 pretty easy. It has some proprietary parts like magazine, trigger, recoil spring. Most internal parts are standard 1911. Grips are easy to find. Mine are VZ.

It’s the one in top. The bottom is a EMP4 Contour.

My buddy has a Kimber 1911 but I forget which model. It looks nice but doesn’t feel tight. Feels flimsier than my Taurus 1911 which gave me zero problems.