Who make the best 1911 " under $1000.00 " price tag?

[Grayfox]

Skeet 028: If you do the conversion, please post about it and let us know how it turns out.
I'm not a real big fan of 9mm 1911s, but I have seriously considered buying a Range Officer for the sole purpose of converting it to .38 Super. I'd love to know how your's turns out before I try it.

 

[dogngun]

Any model ARMSCOR.
You can not beat them for accuracy and endurance.
My ARMSCOR 1911 types outshot every other of that type I haver owned since 1971,save one...my Argentine Colt...also well under $1000, bot that I think of it...adn the only one I have left.

 

[2ndAmendmentNut]

Who make the best 1911 " under $1000.00 " price tag?

A year or two ago I bought a new in box Colt series 70 off of gun broker. Pretty hard to beat a Colt when it comes to the 1911. Even with a transfer fee it still came in just under your $1000 price tag.

 

[Skeet 028]

Skeet 028: If you do the conversion, please post about it and let us know how it turns out.
I'm not a real big fan of 9mm 1911s, but I have seriously considered buying a Range Officer for the sole purpose of converting it to .38 Super. I'd love to know how your's turns out before I try it.

Not a big fan of 9mms at all. Only have 2...um 3 now. Um 4 counting the sub gun. A little Kahr that momma carries and a really nice S&W 639. Only shot the 639 one time..but it is loaded with Fed 147 gr Hydrashocks.. Then this RO. I bought a bunch of gun parts at an auction a few years ago and there were 4 38 Super BBLs in the batch. Can't remember the maker but do know they are a bit pricey. But I did get 'em cheap. Got bushings bbls springs etc etc. Think I even got a couple of Mags. I'm going to do a little research to find out what needs to be done. I have been told they can be changed back to 9...9mm ammo IS cheap and plentiful. I just missed a 38 Super Colt an old(older than me is OLD) friend just sold. Would have bought it if I had known he was going to sell it. Having shot it a few times..it was not brilliantly accurate.

 

[WVSig]

I have a SA 45.Auto. I paid $750.00 + for and a RIA Cal.45 ACP $ 480.00 + for it.Do I have one or are there some better under a thousand dollars price tag?

The 2 you have a fine if they run well and they meet your needs. There is not real answer to the question you asked. There are lots of quality 1911s in the sub $1000 price category but they all come with some trade offs which may or may not matter to you.

I personally think that Colts in the sub $1000 range are good values. They do not lose as much value as other brands. I have bought a lot of NIB Colts at a good price shot them and sold them for pretty much what I had in them. The best of them I have kept but I have never really lost $$$ on a Colt.

That said at under $1000 you are looking at a basic 80 series or 70 series pistol. You might be able to score a deal on a XSE but you are pushing closer to the $1000 price point.

If you stretch it out a bit over $1000 to about $1100 I would consider a Dan Wesson Heritage. It is the gateway drug to high end 1911s.

The reality is that neither will not do anything that your current guns can assuming they run 100% without issues.

 

[arjay]

Bought another one today. Springfield Range Officer in 9mm. Has a Wilson trigger and an extra set of Wilson grips. Paid about 600 for it considering the trades... maybe a bit less.. Fellow bought the darn thing...Had Tony Bork in Cody change out the trigger and a couple other little things and never got to shoot the thing. He passed away before he got to shoot it. Bought it from his nephew. I am thinking of turning it into a 38 Super. At least I guess you can do that

All you need is a barrel and maybe a bushing

 

[Wise_A]

The Springfield Range Officer, by a mile.

The bullseye guys are using these virtually out of the box, with just a little trigger work because, frankly, no factory trigger would suit them.

 

[65Whelen]

I've got a Kimber and like it a lot. The more I shoot it the more I like it. I've also added some trinkets to better suit my needs.

 

[Ed Fowler]

I have to go with Armscore, any model is a good choice. I have owned many 1911s but mine shoots as good as most of the high ticket ones I have had.
As I remember it cost me about $375.

 

[Tom_R]

Lots of good options out there.

Here are some 1911s to keep in mind:

I bought this Kimber brand new for less than $1000 a few years ago. I had a lot of exterior work done on it, including a full dehorn, night sights were added and some replacement grips. We do some work on it here and there. It is a good starting point.



This Kimber is a very accurate shooter, and it has run right since day one. I think it looks pretty darn good too.

I got this Colt Series '70 used, and it had a lot done to it that I wanted already. Mag-well, cut for modern style Novak sights, a match grade bushing and trigger. I had some work done recently on this one too, and will post current pics soon. This is very accurate, and who ever had it before me broke it in, because it is as smooth as butter on glass.



Springfield Armory has many good offerings, but bear in mind, their mid range priced offerings are assembled in South America, not here. That may or may not be a big deal to you. I would be confident in the quality and craftsmanship, but still such a thing may or may not matter to you.

Sig Sauer makes damn good guns. Their 1911s are well thought of.

However, if you can save up a few more bucks, you may want to hold out for a Dan Wesson. They are worth the money.

 

[Collo Rosso]

Springfield Armory has many good offerings, but bear in mind, their mid range priced offerings are assembled in South America, not here. That may or may not be a big deal to you. I would be confident in the quality and craftsmanship, but still such a thing may or may not matter to you.

Spring Field Armory ended its association with Imbel in Brazil about 2 years ago now. All 1911 frames and slides are made here and all 1911's are assembled here.

 

[Grayfox]

Pardon the thread drift here.

Originally posted by Skeet 028:
I just missed a 38 Super Colt an old(older than me is OLD) friend just sold. Would have bought it if I had known he was going to sell it. Having shot it a few times..it was not brilliantly accurate.

This is a common problem with older Colt .38 Supers. The problem was that they headspaced the cartridge on that tiny semi-rim. In the 1960s one of the custom makers (Bar-Sto I think?) figured out that headspacing the cartridge on the case mouth greatly improved accuracy. Colt, being the hard heads they are, was probably the last maker to accept this and didn't make the change until the 1980s.
A properly headspaced .38 Super can be very accurate.
I have a 1952 Commander .38 Super which was terribly inaccurate. By installing a modern properly headspaced barrel, it'll now shoot with the best of 'em.

We now return you to your regular thread,

 

[WVSig]

Spring Field Armory ended its association with Imbel in Brazil about 2 years ago now. All 1911 frames and slides are made here and all 1911's are assembled here.

No one has been able to confirm where in the US they are made. I do not believe they are doing their own forgings but they have confirm they are no longer made by Imbel so most likely they are outsourcing it to someone like Ruger.

 

[R0CKETMAN]

used TRP gets my vote..add a hundy or two if needed

 

[JJEH]

Not sure who makes the best but I loved my Colt Commander. It was a basic model (O4691) and got a WC beavertail safety, CF grips, arched metal MSH and CMC magazines. It ate everything I fed it, no hiccups, nothing. Had to sell it, want another one, the sooner the better.

Dan Wesson are good too. All of my customers that got a Sig Sauer 1911 are happy too but they both - DW and SS - do scratch the $1k mark.