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The Lounge => The Lounge => Topic started by: flaggerphil on May 02, 2012, 06:42:19 PM
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Any of you gun guys know who makes a good quality, not in the stratosphere priced 1911 .45? I'm looking at starting target shooting again and always loved the 1911.
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Can't help you. I had to google "1911 .45" to see what you are talking about. My first thought was, "that's a pretty old gun to target shoot with!"
Good luck with your search.
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Remington has one that just came out last year and I think it is pretty budget friendly as far as 1911s go. A friend at church has one and loves it. My brother-in-law has a Taurus 1911, that I've shot and it is a great gun. I'm sure the Taurus is even cheaper than the Remington. I think you could find both for below $750, which is about as low as your going to get with 1911s. Hope that helps.
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I had a Colt Govt. Model 1911A1. It was a beautiful handgun, but very inaccurate. I was told that Colt's are notoriously "loose" and after owning one, I agree. Tried a few mods to tighten things up, with little benefit.
Sold the Colt and bought a Glock Model 30 (.45 cal.) for personal protection. 10 rounds in the magazine and a nice compact frame make the Glock a formidable weapon.
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I just traded a rifle for a Para-Ordnance Slim-hawg .45 and love it!!! You can't go wrong with one. A Springfield Armory pistol would be great for you too.
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If you have the means, check out the Kimber Pro-Carry .45.
Nicest handgun I've ever fired...
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If you have the means, check out the Kimber Pro-Carry .45.
Nicest handgun I've ever fired...
The only thing I don't like about Limbers is the price!!
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"Target shooting" means different things to different folks.
Are you talking about competition, or IPSC/IDPA/USPSA, or punching bullseyes at the range, or plinking or....
A 'loose as a goose' GI .45 is plenty fine for home defense and/or plinking, but not the others.
A full-race IPSC .45 is more expensive than a Taylor Limited and only really good for competition.
Not picking on the OP, just need to define the role to pick the tool.
In .45 ACP, it seems like everyone is jumping into the ring.
S&W, Remington, Taurus, Wilson, Rock River, Grizzly, Auto-Ordnance, Springfield, Kimber, EAA, Norinco, Stoeger, Browning and many others are producing versions that will accept Colt parts.
Then there are others, like Para-Ordnance, that have 1911-style guns that don't share any parts. Some are bare bones military versions with rudimentary fixed sights and sloppy action (which enhances field-reliability but hurts accuracy) and others are crisp, outstanding competition-ready out of the box.
One thing you may want to consider, if you don't actually need the .45 power, is a cheap .45 1911A1 and then buy a nice .22 conversion by Advantage Arms or Ciener or any of the others. The other option (in .22) would be to get a 1911A1 style gun already chambered in .22LR like the GSG .22 ( http://www.gundigest.com/firearm-gun-reviews/gsg-1911-a-great-22-pistol ).
Even with current markups, a round of .22LR costs about 2-3 cents; the cheapest .45 ammo runs about 25-40 cents a round. (Of course there are exceptions: bulk, reloading, etc. I'm talking about the avg guy buying a box of 50 at the range.)
I really love the .45 ACP on the 1911A1 platform, but for pure cheap fun, nothing beats a double deuce.
I'm down to only one .45ACP 1911A1. I built it from 3 broken Colt 70-series guns, sandblasted it and reblued it after I replaced the sights with ones I hand cut from tool steel. (Used to work at a shop in a former life.)
It's good enough for CCW, and when I put the Advantage Arms .22 upper on it I can shoot all afternoon for under $20!
:)
-K