Problems out of the box .
extractor so tight it could not overide recoil spring to chamber next rd.
took apart. safety broke.
after spending $ 450.00 on all new bullet proof internals from wilson combat 120.00 on WC dvd's. And a extra $80.00 for the two safety's I messed up because it was my first time.
I would not part with it now.
functions flawlessly.
I've got 2 1/2 groups at 25yds resting of course.
Just a little over 800. rds. And no problems.
So if your thinking( KIMBER, REMEMBER) you'll need to spend a extra 600.00 on good internals; and pay a good gunsmith to put it together for you.I dont know what that would cost since I did it myself.But I spent a extra 80.00 just for mistakes.
Go with SA.Good choice.If you can affford it go Wilson Combat.
Had one in 1992 best gun I've ever owned.
Hope this helps ; and you dont have to learn from your mistakes.
Dave Berryhill isn't a manufacturer. I do like his builds a lot though. Too bad he doesn't build the MEUSOC replica anymore.
I heard/read/saw plenty of rumors about that several times over the years (first in 1989) and don't remember it ever actually happening.
Last edited by Redmanfms; 02-03-12 at 16:49.
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Ones you can readily buy are:
Ed Brown
Les Baer
Nighthawk
Dan Wesson
Wilson
Springfield
Colt
Sorry, that's only 7...there aren't 10. I'd say the best bang for your buck is Dan Wesson then Les Baer.
Last edited by ColdDeadHands; 02-03-12 at 21:20.
This is a bit misleading...you had to replace all the internals because the extractor was tight? Which internals failed? Wilson did not make complete Wilson named guns till the 1996A1 in 1996 as far as I know...and Kimber made those frames and slides for them. You may have had a Colt or something that was rebuilt/customized from Wilson however. And the internals in the 1996A1 and other early Wilsons were MIM too.
I'm not completely sure that I would list Dan Wesson on here. I like their guns, but when I tried to buy a VBOB last year, I went to 8 different stores and handled at least 12 guns and all except for one of them was "riding the link" and had poor-very poor barrel lockup. If it was a $600 gun, that's not unheard of, but $1500 should buy more.
Note: This is pretty subjective, but I'm combining manufacturers and 1911 custom makers. The idea being, these are the "top 10 sources" I'd choose for getting a 1911, regardless whether production or custom made. Not in any particular order, but these are the 10 that I prefer the most, I don't necessarily think these are the "best" in the sense that they'd beat all others in absolute quality. There are many other good custom makers who could have been in this list who build stuff of equal quality, but some of those I omitted build very high-priced, "pretty" 1911's for instance, which I am less interested in.
Springfield (mainly their Pro, TRP, Operator, and custom lines)
Cylinder and Slide
Wilson
Dave Erickson
Dave Berryfield
Ed Brown
Colt
Les Baer
John Harrison
Chuck Rogers
Last edited by maximus83; 02-09-12 at 14:12.
I didnt say that I got it from wilson. Its a kimber pro carry 2.
after the extractor was tuned I just decided to change out all mim parts,with wilson combat bullet proof parts .Simply because i dont want a part to go bad ,or break like I told you the safety did when taking it out to start my parts replacement.
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