I was looking at a single stack STI not the 2011. I ended up getting the STI Lawman 5.0, very nice accurate and reliable gun. At half the price of the low end Wilsons.
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I was looking at a single stack STI not the 2011. I ended up getting the STI Lawman 5.0, very nice accurate and reliable gun. At half the price of the low end Wilsons.
You did well there- i'd stack any of sti's single stack against any of the uber$$$ WC/NHC/EB/GI.
And i have one or two of the aforementioned ones as well as an sti single stack.
I do more lurking than posting, but I do have some experience working with recently produced STI single stacks. It seems as though STI is drifitng away from relying so much on selling parts and they are making a push towards selling complete pistols. The results are really showing up in the fit and finish across the board and in reliability problems. The last half a dozen new STI single stack pistols that I have worked with have rotary sanding marks showing through the bead blasting and coating, the small parts don't fit very well, the extractors are known for inadequate tension, and the list goes on. STI looks to be on a downhill slide in the CQ department.
Could you please post some pictures of these QC issues?
STI is trying to crank out more pistols to fill demand and perhaps, their QC is slipping.
What took me away from my beloved 1911s, was the S&W M&P series of handguns. That was the polymer wonder pistol that finally had many a die hard 1911 shooter - me included- finally leave the platform, including those I followed for 1911 advice, such as Hilton Yam. You'll find a number of good threads here on that one.
Beauty (as is "worth") is in the eye of the beholder. I have owned several STI 1911s and they are well made, accurate, & their customer service is second to none. I also own a high end 1911 (but not a Wilson) which is very well made and accurate, but it did cost more than twice as much as my most expensive STI. So if you are buying for show, buy the Wilson (or EB or Nighthawk or NoName, etc). If you are buying for shooting, look at your bank account and buy what you like best and what you can afford.