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Thread: Best 1911 carry handgun off the shelf $1,000 or under

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    So many replies I said AMEN too... IF I may add my .02 cents

    This thing about 1911 not being reliable is such a bunch of BS.. as others have said as well, I have actually never heard of it before, until I saw James Jeager or (however you spell the dudes name) he's a shooting instructor... I saw he had a Youtube video saying "1911 SUCK" Now since then, one guy says 1911s suck, so they must suck...

    I've been Conceal Carrying a SS .45acp Colt Comander now for 7yrs.! Heavy, yes but I am Man enough to carry it. In all that time and 1000s of rounds down range, both my own reloads and store bought, (I) have had ONE, that's right ONE feeding mishap.... aka a FTF

    Now I believe this to be the MAIN Problem: and I have Never seen this mentioned before as to WHY anyone might have a FTF and that is this, back in March 2014, I brought one of my work buddies with me to my Gun Club... He was shooting my COLT for all of 3 or 4 seconds and had a Failure to feed.... I cleared for him, showing him how to do it and staying SAFE... and less then 10 seconds later he had another one!....? 7 years I had 1, he's shooting for less the 2 minutes and has like 3! I'm thinking WTH you doing man.. LOL
    I passed him my XDM and he did better, meaning, I think he almost got through the whole 19 round mag. before having another FTF.... Took me acouple minutes before I realized this BUT I believe it to be 100% TRUE and the answer to >HIS Problem< shooting my guns... My Buddy is a professional POOL player... and as such, he has a LIGHT touch or feel to everything.... and One of the BEST Machinist I know too.

    Do YOU guys now see what the problem was?

    IMHO anyhow.... He was just Limp Wristing the hell out of it with his hold... and (again IMHO) You just can NOT do that (nor should you) especially any Semi-Auto.

    When I took my COLT back from him, I didn't have any FTF or FTE... NO Problems at all.

    OH yeah and I bought My SS COLT for $850.!


    Peace Jeff
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    When i took my first trip to Gunsite some 20 years ago i arrived with a Glock 17. I believe i was the only one in the class without a 1911 and the term "Glockenheimer" was used often to refer to me. M/SGT Chris Dwiggins-RIP was always our instructor back then and he carried a Colt 70 Series with few mods. The gun had the finish worn off and was not pretty. It worked. next time i came with a Springfield Loaded and the gun malfunctioned due to extractor issues once and a loose ejector the second time. Fortunately the Pro-shop was within walking distance. There was always a line to get to the gunsmith. They made a lot of money in those days from 1911 owners. The next time i took my G17 and my wife her G19 for a private class. No malfunctions. This was fortunate because the Pro-Shop did not open unless there were full classes.

    Following Mr. Dwiggins' advice i purchased a Colt 70 Series. The only problem i had with it was hammer bite. Utterly reliable through 8000 rounds. Then i got tired of the hammer bite and sent it to Arizona to have it modified. While there i decided it needed tritium Novak sights, trigger job, match barrel, extractor work, extended mag releases, beveling, new safety and front strap stippling. Probably some other "necessities". When i got it back 12 weeks later i had several malfunctions somehow attributable to the magazine and the extractor. I had spent the cost of the gun to modify it and lessened the reliability. Next time i get a Colt i will not have it modified. That is why i see the Colt XSE as the way to go. So what if every few thousand rounds the extractor needs to be replaced. That is all that in my experience is additional work (from a Colt) compared to Glocks. Wait sometimes the extractor on a Glock needs to be replaced too. It has everything it needs and nothing it doesn't at a reasonable price.
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    For carry, I'd say a lightweight Colt Commander XSE. I am OK with Colt's aluminum alloy frame. They been doing them for decades, and they do hold up.

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    I was told by a nationally renowned, published instructor, who is very well known and has carried a 1911 for self protection for many, many years, that if I truly wanted to carry a 1911 for self-defense, I should START at $3000 and work my way up from there. This instructor is as well-credentialed as anyone in the field, has trained many gunfighter survivors, and I trust his advice thoroughly. He told me that this is the price you pay for a firearm featuring an older design with parts that must work totally in concert with one another in order to be utterly reliable.

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    Isn't that true of anything mechanical? That all the parts work together in order to be reliable?

    It would be interesting to run a 1000 round test, side by side, with a $1000 1911 at one end and a $3000 custom of choice at the other and see what happens.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jbourneidentity View Post
    I was told by a nationally renowned, published instructor, who is very well known and has carried a 1911 for self protection for many, many years, that if I truly wanted to carry a 1911 for self-defense, I should START at $3000 and work my way up from there. This instructor is as well-credentialed as anyone in the field, has trained many gunfighter survivors, and I trust his advice thoroughly. He told me that this is the price you pay for a firearm featuring an older design with parts that must work totally in concert with one another in order to be utterly reliable.
    Oh, I don't know. It seems a lot of the high end 1911's are very tightly built, and may not be quite as reliable, than one with looser tolerances. I've had Colts, and Springfields for decades, that are ultra reliable, and I would not hesitate to rely on them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gunrunner505 View Post
    Isn't that true of anything mechanical? That all the parts work together in order to be reliable?

    It would be interesting to run a 1000 round test, side by side, with a $1000 1911 at one end and a $3000 custom of choice at the other and see what happens.
    I've done it over and over again for way more than 1K rounds.

    Springfield Customs and bone stock Colt Series 80s.

    THEY ALL RUN 100%. Filthy from case after case of Wolff and riding the truck all the time.

    I don't know what's wrong with the people on this board, but in my experience, a stock Gov't Colt with 7 round mags is usually more reliable than any Glock except a 17 which is about equal.

    I've had more malfunctions with Glock 19s than any other gun EVER and I've ran the gamut from Hi Powers to Berettas, Sigs, XDs, and all flavors of high-end 1911s.

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    I bought a used Springfield Loaded at a local Pawn Shop for about $650 a couple years ago. The finish was worn and the frame/slide/barrel fit was a little loose. I emailed Springfield Armory and told them that my trusty 1911 was worn, a little loose, and not so accurate.

    They immediately sent me a return/repair number and I shipped it to them. I didn't pay a dime for shipping or repairs, had it back in less than 2 weeks, and what I got back was damn near a new pistol. It is by far the most accurate pistol I own and I have shot 600 + rounds of FMJ and hollow points without one single hickup. Springfield definitely earned a loyal fan in me after that experience.

    Here's a few before and after pics and a copy of all the repairs that Springfield performed at no cost to me. I added a few things, grips, trigger, mainspring and housing, etc.
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    I remember those Back Stainless Loadeds. Cool lookin' guns. That black Armory Coat they use doesn't stick to stainless very well.

    If it flakes off again, I'd just bead blast the whole thing.

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    Ruger SR1911. Series 70 style slide. Great gun to do a build on or keep as is. Mine just fing runs. Needs front strap checkering though. Seriously needs it.

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