re: 1911 owners

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This sound interesting... How do you do this?

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There are kits from fusion firearms and sti, they can do most of the fitting for you and you can assemble it. I looked into it, but I dont have the time or patience to build a 1911.

the number of times you have mentioned that you will be buying a glock 19 very soon is getting to be ridiculous. Just go fricking buy it or quit saying that you are.

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Why would one get a 1911 in any other caliber than 45 ACP?

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I have a kimber 45 and I love it. A 9mm would be awesome for a number of reasons... Cheaper ammo being a main reason

Crawdaddy,

There've been some good suggestions, many of which are higher end 1911's. Thought I'd share my personal experience in case you decide to send less money.

Although I've been buying/shooting handguns nearly 35 years, I bought my first 1911 just a few months ago. I didn't want to spend a whole lot since I wasn't sure I'd like the 1911 enough to justify a more expensive one. I ended up w/ an "American Classic," made by Metro Arms in the Philippines. At first, I was a little leary about buying a gun made in the Philippines. There are two large manufacturers in the Philippines making a number of quality, entry level 1911's (Rock Island Armory, Citadel, American Classic and Firestorm). These guns are well-repected on the 1911 forums on the 'net. For $450 I got a Commander sized 1911 w/ Novak style rear sight, beavertail safety, extended slide release/safety and combat trigger/hammer. 300 rounds later I'm still very pleased. In addition, it's nice and slim for concealed carry. In fact, it's now one of my two many guns for cc. LINK

There are a lot of very nice higher priced 1911's out there (Kimber, Colt, STI, Springfield, etc), but there are now some good options if one doesn't want to break the bank.

Like someone else already said, 1911's are addictive. American Classic has announced a new model that should be available soon, an Officer's version called the "Amigo" (don't like the name, but they didn't ask for my help naming it...). I'm hoping to get one once it's been on the market a few months. LINK

this one is at cabelas in gonzales if anyone is interested

Here's my Springfield.

I also hear Taurus makes a decent 1911 for under $500.

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Has anybody shot the STI Spartan?

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never shot one, but i've handled one, it just felt cheap to me. had i not known about the 650 price tag and someone asked me what i thought i would have said it felt cheap.

I've got a Colt M1991 A1 -Series 80-
It says Stainless, but its a dull brushed looking silver. I know they have a name for that but cant think of it.
Anyways the gun feels good in my hand and shoots well.

Stay away from a Kimber. Three friends of mine owned one and every one had reliability issues. For the price, these should work like a swiss watch out of the box.

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Ive dealt with 3 different Kimbers, all mine were/are good to go with no hickups what so ever. What model did they have?

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My kimber hasn't given me and problems either. Mine is probably 12+ years.... I've heard the newer ones have some reliability uses, but I've never experienced it with mine.