i believe im going to stay away from kimber. my buddy has a kimber and it frequently fails to eject and he has had other issues with it and is planning to trade it because in his words "i've spent more at the gun smith then i paid for the gun"
i understand the mags are prone to failure, and my friend replaced his factory mags with wilson, and that stopped his feeding issue... i feel bad because im asking questions and going i know i know i know haha, maybe i need to figure out a way to reword my questions. if i were to go used, what would you look for outside of kimber and taurus? i think the colt is going to be a long shot..Sir,
I am HIGHLY in favor of you making your own decision independent of "internet wisdom". I believe in your choice of the 1911 platform and I say eductae yourself to make the proper decision for YOU. Remeber that bit about mags, especially for 1911's.
if i were to go used, what would you look for outside of kimber and taurus?
This is an excellent point. Since most of you guys have spent just about your entire lives in the "Glock/AR era" they all think if there is a part out there for my weapon all I have to do is buy it and snap it onto/into my gun. It doesn't work that way with a 1911. The stuff you see guys doing or at least trying to do to their 1911's on the various 1911 forums is truly scary.mnrivrat wrote
In a used 1911 remember that it is the type of gun that sees a lot of cutomizing work. Some of that work is not well done.
Has anyone had any dealings with Sig sauer??
Sig Sauer has a reputation for quality guns. I have not personaly handled their 1911 gun so can not speak toward it.