What single-action semi-autos are out there for ~$500?

[silicosys4]

If a gun left the factory shooting 2' low it's not a problem with their customer service. Its a problem with their manufacturing and quality control. 1911's are no mystery by now, plenty of others have done them right, for cheaper.

 

[silicosys4]

http://www.gunsamerica.com/94953180...e_1992_Issue_Box_1_Magazine_CZ75_9mm_CZ_7.htm
this guy, Robertsons Trading Post, has a lot of cz75's in. This is the original, not the cz75b though, so mags are a little tougher to find. I have one of these from them, and I freakin love the thing. Super reliable, I shot the first box of 9mm I ever handloaded in it...fed flawlessly...if you saw the first box of 9mm handloads I worked up, you'd understand what a compliment that is to this gun, lol...The gun I received was in better shape than described, damn accurate, very reliable, and feels natural in the hand. Never felt a better DA auto trigger.

 

[smalls]

No, you read that wrong. It needs to be brought to the attention of their customer service. Obviously it's a manufacturing oops. Every company has one or two sometimes.

 

[silicosys4]

Its definitely a manufacturing oops. And it definitely wouldn't have left Remington's, Colts, or Sigs factory like that...
Yup, it definitely needs a trip to customer service....that none of my other 1911's needed. But then, I'm sure Colt and Sig test fire their guns before shipping them off. Having great customer service is awesome, but of limited value if you have to spend %20 of your guns value getting it there and back again, for something simple that shouldn't have left the factory. A simple test firing, and it wouldn't have gone out the door like that. This indicates shoddy manufacturing Q/C, and manufacturing....which shouldn't happen on a 100+ year old platform that has been very, very well debugged, and machining measurements known for a long time, by the time my gun was ever cast...yes, cast. NOT forged.....another RIA cost-cutting measure. IMO, these RIA 1911's are $300 guns, and a great value at $<350.. As soon as they raised their prices to $400+ they were too close to taurus 1911's, and remington 1911's, without offering any value over them.