1911

[Stevie]

I own a M1927 Sistema Colt(1961 vintage I think)..a 1990's Springfield Armory 'Milspec' 1911A1...and a new last year Remington 1911R1...all are good pistols.

I've owned other 1911 brandname guns in the past that were not worth taking home! These were not Colts..but other brandname guns.

If you buy a Remington 1911..look at several in person if possible..quality seems to vary on these. My Remington is a great pistol..however I've seen some pics online of new Remingtons that were not too well made!

[padredan]

I agree ,there are some 1911's out there are really not good, just put together clones. Take a good look at the fit. Springfield armory started to use alot of Imbel brazian frames , heat treating was not good on some , now i understand the entire pistol is being made by imbel on some models. Watch out for those. All 1911's NEED TO BE TUNED AND FITTED , but you must have a good frame and parts to start with. Just because it is a 1911 and .45 acp caliber does not make it a great pistol. the one in the picture is a Colt national match slide and barrel, internal parts are wilson and the frame is essex and hours of tuning and work before i was satisfied enoughe to put my name behind it. It shot bianchi cup three times and then was returned to me rebuild and then given to me . This pistol has seen thousands of rounds over the years . I doubt i could count the number of rounds that has been shot with it, and it is still as good as ever, not many platforms can say that. To have a quality 1911 you must first have quality parts and then they have to be fitted and tuned ,either you pay for it up front or you find a good 1911 smith or armor and pay for it later , Padre

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by Stevie

I've owned other 1911 brandname guns in the past that were not worth taking home! These were not Colts..but other brandname guns.

Agreed. In the 80's, I wanted a stainless 45. I found a stainless AMT 45 at a gun show, used, with mag; $265 OTD. I fired about 20 rounds through it; all 20 cases were bulged...The chamber was not only oversize, but off center...I traded it in later for something, and later bought a new stainless Colt Gold Cup...That cost $600+ and was really nice...Except for the plastic mainspring housing!!! That went in the trash...