Ya'll pick my next handgun.

A 1911 at that price? I don't know what to recomend you, sorry. Mabye a Witness though?

Maybe a Rock Island Arsenal or a Springfeild G.I.?

Taurus PT1911 is getting good reviews

Well.. S&W and Springfield both have high quality 1911s in the $700-$750 range.

Springfield Loaded.

Everything else in that price range is total crap and you won't be happy with whatever 1911 type object you end up with.

Everything else in that price range is total crap and you won't be happy with whatever 1911 type object you end up with.

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Nothing wrong with a Loaded model, but for a cheap shooter the GI model is fine. And if it doesn't function right, Springfield will fix it, and probably even do a few other things to it to make up for it...not to mention they will ship it back on their dime and refund your shipping that you paid to get it to them. They did that for me. I didn't even buy it new. I got it off my friend because it wasn't chambering consistantly. They said the extractor was bad, so they put in their hard core and then they did their reliability package to it just for good measure. Got my pistol back in 2 weeks & 1 day from the day I sent it out (and that was the Monday before Thanks Giving). Functions flawlessly now and I am sold on them as a company.

I'm not saying that the G.I. or even the Mil-Spec aren't nice, but you get more for your money from the Loaded model(s) and you won't rack up HUGE gunsmith charges when and if you want to change out the sights, beavertail, safety, hammer, enlarging and lowering the ejection port and countless other parts and procedures that people always swap out and do on those.

I intend to pick up a Springfield GI.

I don't own one, but I would also give serious thought to the Taurus. I've handled about a dozem of them and all were well finished. I don't like the Heinie sights but other than that they come with all the goodies for $499. All the testing indicates they are resonably accurate also.

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After some research of my own, including actually FINDING and HANDLING one, my vote (in a 1911) goes to the Taurus PT1911.

I've picked up and fondled a half dozen of these in one sitting, including the Springfield GI, a Colt, a Kimber, a Smith, the Taurus and another whose brand I forget.

The Springfield GI is the same price as the Taurus, yet while the GI is rough and coarse, the Taurus is as smooth and refined as anything else I handled. Very sharp, very snappy, very smooth. Excellent feature set.

I listened to Bob Morrison (Pres, Taurus) on GunTalk with Tom this last weekend, and Bob mentioned that they used Browning's original drawings in designing their PT1911.

When I have the bucks, that's the one I'll be getting.

Now, your other object of lust, the single-action revolver: after parking $550 on the PT1911, you'll only have $200 left toward your cowboy assault pistol.

Look under your mattress, between the couch cushions, pockets of coats you haven't worn for a year.

On the other hand, $200 will buy you a respectable amount of break-in ammo for the Taurus.

Sigh. My gut still tells me to get the Taurus.

If you buy a Taurus PT1911 do yourself a favor and print this thread, cut this post out and place it in your range bag.

I'm going to do you a favor that will save you a lot of time in the future.



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16175 NW 49 Ave.
Miami, FL 33014

you're letting an internet forum pick YOUR gun? (you don't really have one in mind that you want, eh?)

then I pick oh, a Lorcin... and a Jennings... you NEED both... if you have no poinion of your own, then TRUST me... you NEED these guns!

or there's the good ol' "get a Glunk"... that works too!

GreenF is spot on.

I bought a Springer "Champion" Loaded about 9 months ago. (PX9511L, lightly used from a board member here.) Out of 8-9 1911's I have owned, the "Loaded" is the only 1911 that I have not had to send out for mods, (Lowered/flared, beavertail, hammer etc.) OR have any "Reliability" work done to it.

Springfield "Loaded" models seem to have a lot of value for the price.

hi point is what you need and want. ive got one in 9mm .40 and .45 and they ve 20000 rounds down through the pipe. it fits my hand great and i can get 2" groupings from 50'

hahah jk, i would get a springfield loaded model.

How 'bout a used Colt 1911?

On the other hand, $200 will buy you a respectable amount of break-in ammo for the Taurus.

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(don't take this as a comment to you, ArfinGreebly. But since you mentioned the "break-in" process...)

When I got my 1911 I heard all the talk about how almost all pistols need anywhere from 200-500 rounds of ammo to "break in", but IMO that is total BS. If it doesn't work right off the bat in the first box or two it should be left to the company to make it work. I am the first to admit that most companies have tossed the words "quality control" out the window, but that doesn't change the fact that its not our responsibility to spend $150 on ammo just make a pistol work. Don't get me wrong, no self defense pistol should be carried without putting a few hundred rounds through it for your own personal knoweldge that the thing works flawlessly, but multiple fairlure to feeds or stove pipes are not something to be worked out on the consumers dime. I see posts all the time about, "oh you just need to put another couple hundred rounds through it. If it doesn't stop, then send it in." Well, when you buy something, anything, it should work.

SA ultra compact V-10 bi-tone loaded, $599.00 at gander mountain on clearance...
LOVE IT!!

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Right you are.

In fact, from the feel of the pistols (PT1911s) that I've handled, they should be good to go.

I'm going to assert that I meant breaking in the shooter. ~ ~ That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.

I do understand the deprecating comments made about the Taurus line. I've heard them before.

It is possible that I'm fooling myself, but I believe I know quality when I hold it.

When I have a little dough, if the new CMP M1 Carbines aren't sucking up my dollars, I'll give you guys a range report on the PT1911. If it sucks, you can laugh all you want. If it behaves as I believe it will, you'll forgive me if I indulge in a chuckle.

Maybe because its new...but in this price range a lot of people seem to forget about the STI Spartan. That would definitely be my first choice if I was going for a midpriced 1911 with all the bells and whistles.

I love my low-end Para-Ordnance PX745E. $610 +/- from Academy Sports. Feeds everything, feels good, shoots good. I'd rather have it than a mil-spec SA (better sights, beavertail, better trigger, and the extractor is allegedly foolproof).

I haven't shot it, but the PT1911 I fondled at my friendly dealer felt right. If I wasn't choking on ammo prices as-is, I'd have been real tempted to put it on layaway.

Wild Alaska, who posts here on occasion I think, has a stainless Colt Commander NIB on auctionarms for ~$699 - I think they usually go for a couple hundred more. http://www.auctionarms.com/search/d...RIES 80 STAINLESS COMMANDER 45 NIB NO RESERVE

You'd have to act fast (or see if he has another), though.

It might seem silly, but I can't even look at STIs just because of that huge, ugly roll mark on the slide. Aesthetics matter, when there are equal products available without that kind of thing.

Consider getting a used one.

Since you have a $750 sealing I guess the Springfield Champion series 1911's are out but the GI Series 4" Champion, 4" Lightweight Champion and 3" Micro Copmact are all within your budget NEW. So are the Mil-Spec Stainless and Parkerized 5" Models. I like the GI 4" Champion and the GI 3" Micro personally, if I were going to buy a 1911.

The Springfield XD in .45 is a good choice too if you can get away from the 1911.