SwampWolf
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You seemed to have missed my point. I'm not making an apples to apples comparison. I'm only saying that you can buy a relatively inexpensive orange (say a Smith & Wesson Model 1911) that is "very accurate, nicely finished, durable and reliable" for a fraction of the price of a relatively expensive apple (say an Ed Brown) that might be even more accurate, better finished, more durable and more reliable. To continue the fruit-related analogy, it's not "sour grapes" on my part. If I really could justify the extra money in my mind, a Brown pistol is within my reach. As I said: "I'm not saying I wouldn't like to have a 'high-end', custom pistol like an Ed Brown nor am I saying that I couldn't afford one if I really wanted one. I'm only saying they're just not worth the extra money to me-unless money was no object. Which, of course, it is."
I'm only speaking for myself here. I have absolutely nothing against people who choose to pay more for a firearm that exhibits closer tolerances and superior finishing that can only be achieved with expensive, labor intensive, hand finishing. I hunt with a Merkel shotgun that costs three times as much as, say a Ruger Red Label, but offers nothing more in terms of practicalness. My Smith & Wesson Model 945 offers nothing more in terms of utility than less expensive semi-auto pistols. But I can appreciate the extra workmanship and finishing afforded by these two examples in my inventory-and I was willing to pay the difference for esoteric "somethings" that are hard to defend with respect to value.
In terms of 1911s, the extra money for an Ed Brown is not worth it to me, at least at this point in time. But, then, I have never owned one and readily admit that, if I ever have the opportunity to experience one at the range and in the hand, my mind could be changed and my purse strings opened a little wider.
