I'm the OP.
Thanks to everyone for their input. I think I understand the differences between expensive guns and $700 guns. But in my situation it's not that I couldn't afford a $1200 pistol if that's what I really wanted, it's just that it's not worth it to me. I've already got seven or eight handguns, most of them semi-autos including a SIG 229 and a Witness Elite Match. I don't shoot often enough to use all of the guns I already have. In this case I'm just looking for a 1911 in 9mm. It won't get used much because it will only get used in rotation with my other pistols. So it's just not worth it to me to spend more than $600 or $700 just to have a 1911 in the stable.
Now, if a new $700 1911 will not work correctly out of the box and will need a couple hundred more thrown at it to make it work, then I don't really need one.
Thanks to everyone for their input. I think I understand the differences between expensive guns and $700 guns. But in my situation it's not that I couldn't afford a $1200 pistol if that's what I really wanted, it's just that it's not worth it to me. I've already got seven or eight handguns, most of them semi-autos including a SIG 229 and a Witness Elite Match. I don't shoot often enough to use all of the guns I already have. In this case I'm just looking for a 1911 in 9mm. It won't get used much because it will only get used in rotation with my other pistols. So it's just not worth it to me to spend more than $600 or $700 just to have a 1911 in the stable.
Now, if a new $700 1911 will not work correctly out of the box and will need a couple hundred more thrown at it to make it work, then I don't really need one.
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