I have three 1911s at the moment:
1) A Colt Series 70 that I bought cheap (REAL cheap!) a decade ago 'cuz a previous owner had wasted good money porting it through the slide, bushing and barrel. Came with a nice set of Novak sights, and would have been worth about 4x what I paid if it hadn't been ported. It would load up with gunk quickly, and be a PITA to strip. Spent nearly as much on a match barrel and bushing, fitted it myself, and got a heck of a shooter out of the deal.
2) A Colt Series 80 Stainless that came to me with a second slide (in 10mm) and three mags for each caliber. I sold the 10mm parts for nearly half of what I'd paid for the setup, and ended up with a $500 stainless Colt.
3) A Les Baer SRP in hardchrome. Has the accurizing package, shoots 1.5" at 50 yards. Tighter than all getout, but starting ti relax after 300 rounds - Baer says 500 to break it in.
All three are proven 100% reliable with hardball and Gold Dots, which I carry, but I don't carry any of them anymore (never carried the Baer). I carry a G30 - less weight, no sentimental attachment, don't care if I beat it up, and holds 10+1. I have a second if the cops need to borrow mine.
1) A Colt Series 70 that I bought cheap (REAL cheap!) a decade ago 'cuz a previous owner had wasted good money porting it through the slide, bushing and barrel. Came with a nice set of Novak sights, and would have been worth about 4x what I paid if it hadn't been ported. It would load up with gunk quickly, and be a PITA to strip. Spent nearly as much on a match barrel and bushing, fitted it myself, and got a heck of a shooter out of the deal.
2) A Colt Series 80 Stainless that came to me with a second slide (in 10mm) and three mags for each caliber. I sold the 10mm parts for nearly half of what I'd paid for the setup, and ended up with a $500 stainless Colt.
3) A Les Baer SRP in hardchrome. Has the accurizing package, shoots 1.5" at 50 yards. Tighter than all getout, but starting ti relax after 300 rounds - Baer says 500 to break it in.
All three are proven 100% reliable with hardball and Gold Dots, which I carry, but I don't carry any of them anymore (never carried the Baer). I carry a G30 - less weight, no sentimental attachment, don't care if I beat it up, and holds 10+1. I have a second if the cops need to borrow mine.