Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Handguns Want to buy my first 1911....suggestions ?

3 45's with Caspian parts.

Top: Gov't Model

Middle: Series 70 slide, Caspian titanium officer's model frame with extended dust covers, S&A mag well. Target pictured was shot by my 24yo daughter in 8 seconds. 5 shots at 21' (offhand).

Bottom: Series 70 Commander slide, Caspian alloy officer's model frame, S&A Mag well.




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I carry a Lw commander and can highly recommend it, put slim grips on it and use a bandara belt and you can conceal it with a long tee shirt.

If you want to keep it simple.

Get a Colt 21st Century Commander. Custom shop.

The motto is: "every thing you need and nothing you don't.

Hand fitted by Colt CGS. They shoot great out of the box.

They are very comfortable inside the pants. About $1400.00 new. Not bad for a Custom shop gun. If you can find one.

They will hold their value more than any other gun mentioned here in this thread.

I am a man of low income, at first I purchased a RIA because it was all I could afford, and have no regrets. I have well over 3000 rounds through it, no problems, hiccups, or jams. I have had no tweaking or work needed on it yet.

Your budget for a 1911 should include the cost of a fair amount of ammunition, and quality magazines. All four of my (low end) 1911's have two Wilson Combat mags, and fout Chip McCormick mags.

I carry the RIA GI 5", and an ATI Officers 4.25" and have two Turk 1911's (Tisas Zig 1911 & Regent r100)and am not going to get anything high dollar,because I want one out of pride/envy not necessity.

Good advice here, some opinions too. Just do a bit of research done, and get what you think you will feel comfortable with.

for the money Kimbers are hard to beat for accuracy ,realibility ,fit and finish,like someone said in this thread spend closer to the$1000.00 mark ,it will be money well spent

I'm noticing a trend there with those Argentine style wide spur hammers...cool.

Yep they do look just like one on my Ejercito Argentino Sistamas Colt Model 27 that was made in 1952. I actually like the hammer as opposed to the skimpy skeleton ones on some 1911's.

I have read all the posts about wanting a 1911, Why not try another fine creation of JMB the Browning Hi-Power? Also available by several other makers as clones like the FEG hipower. I have 2 of them and they are both excellent weapons.