Smoothest, most accurate 1911?

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What is the most accurate and reliable 1911, with smoothest action for 800$ or less? In .45 ACP or 10mm only. No 9mm, 38 Super etc.. only .45 or 10mm and I'm going for long-slide or 5" barrel.

Please don't mention anything that is prone to any sort of breakage, thanks.
 
I may have gotten a lucky pick, but my Springfield Milspec is handsdown, the tightest best fitted 1911, I have had to date. It has the NM serial prefix, which is supposed to be fitted and assembled in the USA, but where ever it was made, this thing is a shooter!:)
 
IMHO it would be the Series 70 Colts. They are known for accuracy because of the Accurizer barrel bushing and they are stone cold reliable with FMJ ammo. A National Match Colt would be even more accurate. :)
 
I think the Springfield Range Officer would rank right up there near the top in your price range.
 
I havent found a 1911 in good condition for 800 or less but if you are willing to spend a little more then the Kimber TLE II in .45 is a great gun! I have never had a problem with mine and it shoots true! IMHO
 
I've been considering those Springfields. Haven't yet found a dealer around here that has one though.. or a dealer willing to order one without a purchase committment, which I don't like doing... would you guys consider a springfield 1911 a safe-to-purchase-without prior inspection?

if I had my way, I'd get a Nighthawk 10mm longslide.. but those guns are just too pricey.
 
I've been considering those Springfields. Haven't yet found a dealer around here
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Where the heck ARE YOU?
would you guys consider a springfield 1911 a safe-to-purchase-without prior inspection?
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Yes, without question or reservation. And I've also dealt with their Customer Service, and they know very-well what BOTH of those words mean! Was truly impressed.
 
Ghost Tracker, I'm near Tallahassee Florida. Kevin's Gun shop IS a recognized dealer for them, I think, but before you took my statement out of context it stated nobody has one IN STOCK... and for some reason these jack-wagons refuse to order a gun without a purchase committment.

I've inquired about Uberti Remmington clones, Henry Rifles, S&W 500's, and others. Nobody will order anything if you can't promise to buy it, which makes no sense to me since they're dealers of those brands. And I probably would have bought every one I've asked about if I could just handle it first, but dealers like these are why my gun collection is so small.
 
Add me to the Springfield Range Officer list, it's a lot of gun for the money. I would not hesitate to buy one on line, even in the off chance that there'd be a problem with it S.A.'s customer service is top notch.
 
If you order a SA1911, see if the dealer will get the serial# before he has the distributer send it out. Not sure if it makes much difference, but the NM prefix is the only one I'd get again.
 
...nobody has one IN STOCK
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Okay, so you've already been looking for a Range Officer. Cool. Missed it in the OP & your post #9 ("those Springfields"). Didn't mean to take you out of context. The reason you can't find one may be precisely the same as why we're suggesting a look. They get BOUGHT by US!:neener:
I've always had to develop a relationship with a gun shop before they'd spend their money in the HOPE that I would pony-up. Car dealers won't do it either. Fast Food restaurants, prostitutes,...heck ALL of want their cash up front. The nerve of some people. ;)
 
Ghost Tracker; not exactly. I've inquired about Springfield guns in general, not any particular one. Although, I usually ask for a plain-jane GI model when browsing 1911's and tend to over-look everything else... and when I ask, they just say 'nope, sorry don't have any' they never try to steer me towards anything else that may be similar which I guess is both good and bad.


What kind of accuracy do you guys get with those Range Officer models compared to a GI model?

And what do they generally run for? MSRP isn't listed on the website
 
Springfield has dropped the GI from their line-up. I believe the Mil-Spec is their bottom of the line pistol these days.

http://www.springfield-armory.com/armory.php?clicktype=1911

Make sure you know what you are looking for with a 1911. The adjustable sights on the Range Officer, while very useful for target shooting, severely limit your choice of after market sights. You may never want to change them, but if you do, you won't have many options.

I think the accuracy difference between one 1911 and another 1911 will never be noticed by the average shooter. The adjustable sights of the Range Officer will give a sighting advantage over the tiny GI sights found on the old Springfield GI, but my guess is accuracy difference between the two would be small and hardly noticeable at the distance most of us shoot.

Jump in your car and drive west a couple of hours to Crestview and see if Jay's Gunshop will order you a Springfield. They may even have one in stock.
 
I think the Springfield Range Officer would rank right up there near the top in your price range.
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Another Springfield admirer here.
By all means, try one on for size. To me, it just plain looks and feels like a 1911 should. And shoots great.
 
JDGray said:
If you order a SA1911, see if the dealer will get the serial# before he has the distributer send it out. Not sure if it makes much difference, but the NM prefix is the only one I'd get again.
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I believe all of the Range Officers are "NM" serial numbered guns.
 
Zombiphobia wrote,
I though the Mil-Spec and GI were the same thing?
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The GI has (had) small GI sights, GI style ejection port, and I think straight vertical slide serrations.

The Mil-Spec has taller 3 dot sights, lowered and flared ejection port, and I think the slide serrations are slanted.

The Springfield guys may chime in with more differences.
 
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The GI has (had) small GI sights, GI style ejection port, and I think straight vertical slide serrations.

The Mil-Spec has taller 3 dot sights, lowered and flared ejection port, and I think the slide serrations are slanted.

The Springfield guys may chime in with more differences.
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This is all true, plus the Milspec has a SS barrel and bushing, has the crossed cannon logo on the slide, the GI has a lanyard loop on the MSH.:)
Springfield only removed the GI from their line up until they get caught up on production, they didn't drop the model. Read it on the web, so it must be true!:D
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For accuracy, how about spending a little more for a STI Trojan?

If you don't mind a little deviation like external extractor, Sig 1911 XO/Nitron is within your price range and comes with base stainless steel frame/slide with match barrel/trigger components. My TacPac model has been shooting on par with Kimbers a friend owns and outshooting most sub $1000 1911s.
 
Because, as I said, my limit is 800$(and that's tax/possible transfer fees included) and I realize I forgot to mention this, but I do not want shiny/reflective guns like chrome or stainless steel.

When I can afford it, I'll get a Nighthawk longslide with glowy night-sites and all the extra's that turn ordinary men into gods, but until then I have a limited budget and even $800 is pushing it.... but hey, why not keep raising your price limit, since you'll only be spending just a little more.. and a little more.. and a little more until you have a rambo gun that fires target-lock computerized bullets that can penetrate 30 inches of solid steel and is decorated with magical diamonds and white gold plating with platinum grips with built-in destructive laser and war-head lanching capabilities?...

I mean, if I could 'just spend a little more' every time I think about what guns are in a price range just barely above the one I've set, then nothing would be off-limits, would it?

I know I sound like a tool, but the price range was stated for a specific reason. Never fails someone asks 'why not spend just a little more?' questions though. Why not is because I don't have that money available for spending, that's why.

Thanks for the reply anyhow.

JD Gray, the only real differences I see in the two Springfield's are the sights, the barrel/bushing and grips. Is there a significant price difference for those minor changes?
Also, i do tend to prefer 3-dot sights over those cumbersome 'target' sights. And so far, that's the only draw-back I see to the Range Officer, is the sights. It's for practical working applications, not a range queen. I want it to come to target/aim quickly without much concentration required and still get within 3 inches of PoA at 25yds... with practice of course. It needs to be a fast gun and the liekly-hood me getting good enough to draw,point and shoot that well at full combat speed is low and maybe impractical, but I want the best I can get within a set price-range.

And BTW, I've only ever fired a single round thru a 1911 .45.. it was a Wilson combat gun and can't remember which model, but it was SWEET and I've wanted one like it ever since. Slick as warm butter
 
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