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9mm 1911 Recommendations Wanted
bk0331
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I am interested in getting a 9mm caliber 1911. Any suggestions regarding the quality of the various models offered?
Thanks.
Thanks MG for your informative reply. Yes, I would love a Colt, but as stated, they are pricey, and the ones in my price range don't look that great. I am looking for a standard government model, with reliability being my first priority, accuracy second. I am not a gun snob.
Thanks again.
Thanks.
Thanks MG for your informative reply. Yes, I would love a Colt, but as stated, they are pricey, and the ones in my price range don't look that great. I am looking for a standard government model, with reliability being my first priority, accuracy second. I am not a gun snob.
Thanks again.
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I fired loads that were way beyond proof through one of the Rock Islands (40 of them) until the 41st round blew the case head and the escaping gas wrecked the grips (do not try this at home, LOL). The grips were replaced, the gun suffered no other ill effects, and I have used it regularly since then. The RI barrels have a long ballseat, so they will take handloads that have a longer cylindrical portion of the bullet extending from the case, than some other makes, such as CZ. The RI's came with Check-Mate magazines, but for extras, I bought Mec-Gars. All of the mags seem to work fine.
The RI's are Colt parts compliant, and I have swapped out various parts on one of them with both Colt commercial and G.I. contract parts, with no alteration or fitting required.
BTW, some people consider stock-configuration 1911's, as 'entry level' guns. I don't think that John Browning designed any combat gun as an 'entry level' anything, but RI makes 1911 versions that have the tractor fenders and such. Still, a person can buy two or even three of those, for the price of one from the people who say they have a 'name'.
colt series 70 . will go up in value can you say this to ANY clone
My choice as well.
The STI Spartan is getting a good reputation. It is made by Armscor of the Philippines like RIA but with STI internal parts.
The guy who had it had put a super light spring in there and was running low-power 9mm luger reloads. It was kind of a trick. . .you looked like you were shooting .45ACP, but it felt like you were shooting .22LRs!
A lot of makers either currently offer 9mm 1911s, or at least have offered them at some time in the past.
Off the top of my head, you have Colt, Rock Island Armory(/Armscor), Taurus, STI, Springfield, Kimber, Smith and Wesson, Wilson Combat, Les Baer. Para Ordnance has or had some double-stack versions. Llama has/had something that's basically a 1911 in 9mm.
These are tricked out in various ways, some have compact versions, etc, and they come in a variety of price points from super-inexpensive (RIA) to super-expensive (Les Baer).
If you just want this as a "plinker" for the range, I'd just get an RIA. These won't win any awards for beauty and no, they don't have collector's appeal, but they'll run fine and you can always customize later, if you feel the need. These don't get a lot of "love" so you may be able to pick up a new or like new one in 9mm for as little as $400 on the auction site.
Guns purchased for investment are an entirely different category.
BTW, Centerfire Systems has RIA 1911 9mms back in stock now, for less than $400.