Low- to mid-range 1911 battle. The best "pound for pound" (dollar for dollar?)

[OARNGESI]

I would get the entry level sti. The desert eagle 1911 is actually really nice for the price too.

 

[ku4hx]

I did want a Ruger SR1911, but now I'm wanting a Remington R1 Carry. Next week who knows ... just depends.

 

[mes228]

1911

The Elite by S.A.M. (Philippine) is a very good 1911 at a very low price, in my experience. I've owned 3 and you could ask little more from any manufacturer. The one I kept has become one of my favorite 1911's.

 

[Warners]

I'm going to have to go with a gun I own, the Magnum Research aka "Desert Eagle" 1911. I have around 1400 flawless rounds through it and it has the best trigger from a sub-1k 1911 I've ever felt. They are under $700 NIB.

^ This. I have one of these as well and it's a superior gun for the money. Can't go wrong. Get over the huge rollmark issue and you'll find out it's an outstanding gun. Very accurate, too.

Warner

 

[allin]

I own a few firearms and recently decided to explore the 1911 world. I bought the Taurus 1911 and find it to be a great gun. Lot of Taurus bashers out there I realize that. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion. This 1911 is a lot better for me that the polymer striker fired 45acp I owned for 7 years. I have a number of poly guns and find the XDM to be my favorite. The Taurus 1911 feels good, has great grip checkering, does all of the things I want it to do. Am looking at obtaining a Springfield RO in the future as this gun "speaks to me". The basic 1911 platform is great, there has to be a few reasons that it has been around so long as is used so much. After having been a shooter for the last 40 years I am surprised it took me this long to drink the 1911 koolaide.

 

[italianbreadman]

The Elite by S.A.M. (Philippine) is a very good 1911 at a very low price, in my experience. I've owned 3 and you could ask little more from any manufacturer. The one I kept has become one of my favorite 1911's.

The basic ATI 1911 is made by SAM, too. Same gun you're talking about?

 

[mattm0691]

I have a Taurus 1911 and I love it. It feels and shoots better than my friends kimber custom II honestly

 

[adaptandovercome]

Taurus 1911 have 2 of them.

 

[tigeroldlone]

Got to go with my Llama 1911 with custom trigger and extended slide release. Dead accurate and reliable. The only down side I've had is finding grips I like,; regular 1911 grips won't fit.

 

[Aceoky]

THRs proprietor, Derek Zeanah, took a RIA to Gunsite a couple years ago and was not disappointed.

http://www.shootingreviews.com/rock-island-armory-1911a1/

Thanks for that read!

 

[italianbreadman]

Welp, I ended up going with the parkerized Springfield Mil-Spec for $620.

I weighed all the factors - price, features, upgrades, warranty service - and went with the Springfield primarily to have a strong frame and slide to start with, backed by Springfield service.

After lots of in-store handling, I find that I don't really care about a lot of the upgrades on some other guns, and even prefer the "unenhanced" versions in some cases (flat grip safety, non-ambi thumb safety, no front serrations). Some aspects (short vs long trigger, sights), the jury is still out on, so upgrading later would be fine if using the gun reveals a different preference. In the mil-spec's case, at least I get the tall, 3-dot sights cut with good, sharp lines.

I ALMOST went with the Armscor-made Cimarron, as I love its beautiful simplicity and close-to-Browning specs, but the forged frame and lowered/flared ejection port seemed too important to pass up on a gun I expect to keep forever. I would love to try one of those Cimarrons out at some point, though, just to compare.

 

[hardluk1]

My low cost 1911 is a RIA tactical 45 I paid $460 for at our general store.
Been as good and as accurate pistol as any other make or model I have.