I don't really have one particular favorite but if I were spending less than $1K I'd probably get something from Springfield like the Ronin, over $1K and I'm getting a Dan Wesson.
Holy Mackeral how many bullets does that thing carry? Does it have a polymer frame and you seriously don't CCW that thing do ya?This is the only “11” I have at the moment…it’s a 2011.
It’s about the size of a Glock 17, but I didn’t buy it to carry. It comes with a couple 17 round flush and a 20 round extended magazine. Mine has an aluminum frame and upgraded trigger.Holy Mackeral how many bullets does that thing carry? Does it have a polymer frame and you seriously don't CCW that thing do ya?
Because the $750 Kimber and the $1,500+ Kimber use the same parts and are put together by the same people. The TLE II and the Custom II (now the Two Tone II/Stainless II) have always been the best value in their line-up. The higher end models don't add value, just "bling".While Kimber gets a bad rap on the internet mine was perfect reliable, much better than any Colt. And one of the more accurate. One thing I've noticed is that it was the higher end Kimber pistols that got most of the complaints. Mine was the basic Custom II and I don't recall nearly as many complaints about it.
In this era of $500 polymer pistols, folks tend to think a $1,500 gun should be three times better than their $500 polymer pistol.
I'm pretty sure all Kimber's in that era, regardless of price, had the external extractor.That may well be part of it. But it wasn't just value for the dollar, the high end Kimber pistols earned a reputation for being less reliable than the basic guns. IMO the real issue is that the early Kimber 1911's used an external extractor on their higher end pistols and the basic Custom II retained the traditional internal extractor.
There is nothing wrong with an external extractor, in fact virtually every modern pistol uses one. But for whatever reason I believe the Kimber external extractor was a flawed design. When they went to internal extractors on all of their 1911's reliability improved and the complaints became less common.
FWIW, the Smith 1911's that I like also have external extractors. But they have worked perfectly so far.