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So anyone want to share good / bad experiences with a specific model / manufacturer ?

I've spent time reading at 1911 boards. Rock Island junk for one person and another says his shoots better than his Kimber. I leaning to either a Springfield Loaded with nite sites or a basic Colt 1911. Buds & CDNN make it real easy.

I'd get a Colt , probably an older series 70 . Course I also like the Para Ordnance P14 -45 if I wanted high capacity but to me the Para is not a real 1911 but its a nice gun .

--- http://www.colt.com/ --- some nice guns !!

i have 2 colts

1 is military colt slide on an essex frame (govt specs)

fun shooter

I have a Gold Cup Model 80. New in the box, have never even cycled the action. I bought it about 25 years ago as a future replacement for my model 70. Model 70 is still doing fine. The next time I go to a gun show I may take it with me to see if it's age creates interest.
I have a couple of 1911 Govt. Issues. Never felt a desire to buy one of the knockoffs.

Clones don't concern me . The Kimbers, Rugers and Remingtons I've see are nice, Paras not as nice, then theres Armscor .
Would be nice to have a Turnbull crafted 1911.

Colt is about to go bankrupt, if you want a Colt get one soon.

The Rock Islands are good solid guns for the money, I have thought about buying one in .38 Super for a carry piece.

If I were going to buy another Colt I would look for a pre-UAW built one in decent shape, it will be pricey but hold it's value IMO.

The Remington's seem like a solid pistol also, as are the Springfields.

I would avoid the Taurus and Kimber based upon what I hear about them.

The S&W, Dan Wesson, and SIG built 1911s have a great reputation also, and are priced accordingly.

Red Oak wrote:Colt is about to go bankrupt, if you want a Colt get one soon.

The Rock Islands are good solid guns for the money, I have thought about buying one in .38 Super for a carry piece.

If I were going to buy another Colt I would look for a pre-UAW built one in decent shape, it will be pricey but hold it's value IMO.

The Remington's seem like a solid pistol also, as are the Springfields.

Just read parts of Colts amended 2014 3rd qtr and it makes me question their build quality and the $100 rebate isn't a motivator.

They new Colts I have seen lately are kind of rough.

CDNN has a sale on SIG 1911s right now.

Red Oak wrote:They new Colts I have seen lately are kind of rough.

I hate to hear that. You mentioned UAW, do they have union problems?

this is from Colt, registration might be needed to read it,


Labor disruptions by our employees could adversely affect our business.



The United Automobile, Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America (“Union”) represents our West Hartford workforce pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement that expires on March 31, 2014. Failure to reach agreement with the Union on the terms of a new collective bargaining agreement upon the expiration of the current agreement could lead to a strike or lockout, either of which would adversely affect our operations. Alternatively, we and the Union could agree to continue operations without a collective bargaining agreement, which could expose our operations to ongoing uncertainty.



The terms of our collective bargaining agreement limit our flexibility in various labor matters including the ability to quickly change our staffing levels in response to business needs or to make changes to our employee benefits in order to reduce our costs. As a result, our labor costs may be higher than those of our competitors, which could place us at a disadvantage when bidding for government contracts or pricing our products in the commercial market. In addition, the collective bargaining agreement places conditions on our freedom to supplement our manufacturing capacity in West Hartford with outsourced components or new facilities. As a result, our ability to increase production to meet customer demand can be impaired.


http://www.colt.com/Downloads.aspx?EntryId=895

The only thing I know about 1911..is, it's the year my father was born.

Looks like I'll be wandering Market Hall next Saturday. Way too many offerings for me to choose from without inspecting and I've missed on a couple of , what I've since realized , good buys. Sig from CDNN Red mentioned being an example.

Didn't wait.

Davidsons has the 9mm RIA 1911 GI at too good an offer and one is on the way.

left enough dry powder to pick up a 45 if I like the platform

Should be a nice shooting 9mm.

A few years back I owned a Colt Combat Commander in 9mm, I foolishly sold it.