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I love that knife next to the Springfield.

Either

Les Baer
Dan Wesson
Nothing else even comes close.

Buy one! It’s only money! 🤠[/quote]

Can't buy guns in PA right now.

If I could own one in Kali, I would.

What are wwii era colts going for these days? I ran across a '43 the other day, pretty clean.

I remain very impressed with the Remington R1 as well. Bought one used from a friend who needed money several years ago, expecting to be underwhelmed. It is a really good pistol - reliable, accurate with a very nice trigger.

Still getting along with my 1946 Remington Rand 1911. Still goes bang with every trigger pull. Pretty much original except for some new springs.
If it comes to Covid-19 Armageddon, it will be on the front line.

Thousands

I love mine

The first 1911 I owned was a Taurus, and it was actually a good pistol. Since then, Springfield's, RIA's, and a Kimber - all are 1911's, all good.

Mike Holmes

So would it rank above a Baer, Dan Wesson, S&W, Colt, Springfield, Kimber?

MM

2 Kimbers on top 2 Colts on the bottom, all shoot very well and are dependable, Rio7

I’m EXTREMELY impressed with mine!!![/quote]

That's quite a bargain on a very cool 1911.

Damn. Now I want a Colt 1911 after reading this.

What caliber ?????? Of course I have one in 45 but shoot my 38 super and 9mm much more often
You might need more than one new Colt

After a breakfast visit with RJM and seeing some of his handguns, I got an education on how a 1911 should point and feel, my Colt Talo 38 Super had flat diamond grips and a flat mainspring housing from the factory, RJM surmised that pistol grip was much to small for my hand and the angle 'point' was wrong, and with the way I shot it he was exactly right.

I immediately took it to my 'Smith for a stainless arched mainspring housing, ordered a set of Gaboon Ebony grips, and a set of correct height TFX sights, rolled up a shop door and had a seat on the slab, braced pistol off left knee and fired 10 rounds into roughly 3 inches at 20 yards, was aiming at the 'c' on a saucony running shoe box of Wifes, impacts landed right on top of the sight and were centered very nicely, that pistol has NEVER shot that well.

Carry load with 125gr Barnes at 1341 fps shot better than the cheap practice loads I put together with 124gr plated bullets, so yes, you need a Colt 1911, maybe several, they're great fun, that 38 Super is on duty and sitting right here this morning.

Gunner, you must have got that from a pretty classy guy!

Why yes, yes I did, got some good advice from another gentleman with class mentioned in that post.