1911 Recommendations

I hear good things about the Ruger 1911's and they would fall into your budget as well. I would consider a Ruger

I like the Rugers also. The only thing is that I am getting one on trade in 10mm and wanted to go with something else. Maybe I should wait to get it, and if I like it, get the 45 also.

I've had a Taurus, Rock Island, Citadel, and Ruger 1911. All of them would fall into the price range you specified. All of them have been very reliable. I still have the Ruger and don't see myself getting rid of it. For what it's worth, the Taurus was the most reliable of all that I've had. It would cycle anything I put in it. I did have a Sig 1911 that was the most expensive of all of them. It was also the most finicky by far.

how do you guys feel about double action 1911s? didn't know they were a thing until i watched this video.

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Armslist has 1911s for days.

I had Remington R1 that was nice but parted ways with it. However, my Kimber Pro Eclipse, probably never part with.

I have a Sig Tac Ops 1911 in .45

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Rock Island Ultra FS 1911 in 9mm


Love my Sig Tac Ops, but I really enjoy shooting the Rock Island, It's a great gun.

Ruger and Springfield are always my recommendations for sub $1k. Sub $600, RIA makes decent stuff. Above $1k to about $2k, I would go Dan Wesson.

Side note, I plan on getting a Triarc 2011 built in the next year or so. It looks incredible and I hear they are insanely smooth.

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I plan on getting a Triarc 2011 built in the next year or so.

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My son and I went to the gun club y-day and a guy there had an STI 2011 DVC-L

It was in 9mm. It was the smoothest shooting gun I'd ever seen. He had worked the trigger down to around 2 lbs.

It pretty much ruined me and the pride that I had for the little Springfield that I was testing.

To the OP. Just make sure you test the triggers on the the guns before you buy. I have a Springfield Champion. Its an officers 4.5" gun and it's a beautiful gun but it had the trigger lock on it on the mainspring housing. It had the absolutely worst trigger on it I've ever seen on a 1911. It was probably 8lbs. I just finished replacing every part in the frame with Wilson parts and ended up polishing the sear and last night played around with the trigger some more.

Now it's spectacular. That being said it was a $250 upgrade.

Test your triggers prior. I did not and have paid for it.

I own a S&W E-Series (it's my avatar photo) but I honestly think the Ruger is a better buy. I did a video review of a commander-sized Ruger a few years ago and I compare it to my S&W. You can see my comparisons in the video.

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