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For me
1.) Les Baer
2.) Dan Wesson
3.) STI (used or new old stock 1911)
4.) Sig
5.) Springfield
6.) everything else
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Campfire Kahuna
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Campfire Kahuna
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For me
1.) Les Baer
2.) Dan Wesson
3.) STI (used or new old stock 1911)
4.) Sig
5.) Springfield
6.) everything else I’ve never owned a STI that was reliable. Les Baer for the WIN!!!
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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Campfire Kahuna
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And just for fun, everyone needs one of these: Turkey. Link![[Linked Image from grabagun.com]](https://grabagun.com/media/catalog/product/cache/c4c6fd50ccd89ba94f340f88fccf66b7/S/D/SDS-Imports-1911-A1-US-Army-1911A1-742309782453.jpg) I’m EXTREMELY impressed with mine!!! I really like that.[/quote] Buy one! It’s only money! 🤠
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~
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Sub 2K , and having never owned a Les Baer, it’s Dan Wesson and nothing’s close.
Retired and Loving It!!
ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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What criteria are you all using to establish the rankings and how are you measuring that criteria?
Gunnery, gunnery, gunnery.
Hit the target, all else is twaddle!
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Kimber.makes brand new 70 series pistols without the "II" moniker
Dan Wesson is a damn Good 1911. The valor is discontinued now I believe ,but was their top tier for several years. Their are several like new or possible NOS available. They are better than a Kimber IMO.
A vintage 70 series Colt is not a bad option either.
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Dan Wesson, Springfield. I would look at the Fusion Freedom series also
Guns don't kill people, it's mostly the bullets
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Campfire Outfitter
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I like the Letterkenny profile pic.
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Campfire Kahuna
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In the sub-$2000 market, for looks and functionality, I would have to say Kimbers are my favorite. . Same here... Currently own at least four - and all function perfectly to date..
Ex- USN (SS) '66-'69
Pro-Constitution.
LET'S GO BRANDON!!!
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Dan Wesson is all you need to know below $2000.00
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A good principle to guide me through life: “This is all I have come to expect, standard lackluster performance. Trust nothing, believe no one and realize it will only get worse…”
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I'm holding out on purchases of any type till CV19 is in the ground - just thinking out loud or I'm gonna go nuts.
No clue how some retired people sit in their houses all day
Me
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What criteria are you all using to establish the rankings and how are you measuring that criteria? Fit Finish Reliability out of the box Acuracy Sights (and how easily they can be canged to something else) Trigger pull out of the box (weight, takeup, overtravel, smoothness)
If you can not deal with reality, reality will deal with you....
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Got a Ruger that’s very nice. Good fit, finish, trigger, and accuracy for the cost. I shoot it often.
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Campfire Kahuna
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No clue how some retired people sit in their houses all day
Replays of Packer Super Bowl victories - and cheap whiskey... 
Ex- USN (SS) '66-'69
Pro-Constitution.
LET'S GO BRANDON!!!
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Dan Wesson is the consensus. Last year a LGS ran a nice sale and I left to buy a Dan Wesson. They didn't have the one I wanted and the one they had I didn't want. I handled a bunch of $1K 1911s and went with a SIG. The trigger on mine was the best of the bunch and looked to be very well done. I've shot it quite a bit over the past year and it's very accurate and I've not had one jam or failure of any kind. I did replace their 2 piece short guide rod with a Wilson one-piece.
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No clue how some retired people sit in their houses all day
Replays of Packer Super Bowl victories - and good whiskey... Now you're talkin'. Been retired 9 years, I've been practicing for home isolation for years. I've got this, tho I do miss skeet/trap shooting.
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Campfire Kahuna
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I'm holding out on purchases of any type till CV19 is in the ground - just thinking out loud or I'm gonna go nuts.
No clue how some retired people sit in their houses all day Stillness. Colt and Springfield here. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/T4SNvDi.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/90l2NSm.jpg)
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