i just bought the new para gi expert 1911 about 3 weeks ago, for the money there is no other 1911 that can touch it
Who's whining? I said I am glad you like your gun. I also said that I think that the above statement, that you made, is a bit lofty for having only owned it for a short period of time. Frankly, a number of gun reviews on here are made after the shooter acquaints himself with the gun; others are made but are labeled as first impressions. For that matter, you somewhat prove yourself wrong anyway, by illustrating how it isn't a glowing beacon of pure awesomeness like your first post indicated:
the finish on my gi expert came off in a really tiny spot on the corner of the rear slide
colt/springer mags don't seem to fit right in the gi expert
Awesome. A 1911 that doesn't accept 1911 mags.
You said this:
ctually i just fired my new springer champion operator at the range, only put 50 rouns through it, but despite the shorter barrel it shoots tighter groups than my gi expert
After you said this:
it always fires with no problems and shoots one hole groups. tell me of another 1911 out there that has these features and capabilities for $550 (what i paid) for a straight from the factory 1911.
So, does your Champion shoot smaller .45 one hole groups? Also, to directly answer your question, the Taurus PT1911 seems to have everything your has, and it is pretty much the same price. Additionally, I think it has better sights, though that is a personal opinion.
Then you said this, again:
yeah you really can't beat the gi expert for the money
More than one person has shown that this is not the case. You may like your Para, but for the money there are other options that are of equal value, personal preferences aside.
In fact, considering that you said this:
wouldn't mind a beavertail, some front strap checkering and an undercut trigger guard though.
I would have to say that the Taurus is a better 1911 for the money because it has two of those three things, standard. Also, it is compatible with all the little things like "magazines" and "Parts" that your Para evidently is not compatible with.
Then, when someone said this:
We also encourage intellectual honesty and realistic evaluations.
Quote:
i just bought the new para gi expert 1911 about 3 weeks ago, for the money there is no other 1911 that can touch it.
Such a glowing recommendation and strong statement after three weeks of ownership and with no alternative pistols against which you make your first-hand evaluation, is simply not intellectually defensible.
Your response, in part, was this:
sorry to hear you wear a kilt though, might fly in scotland, but is rather demasculating in america
Smiley faces don't make insults all better.
Whatever. Enjoy your thread. I am going to wander off and wonder why I wasted part of my life writing this.
