I’ve had a Dan Wesson PM9 since 2008 that has been trouble free. Great shooter
I’ve had a Dan Wesson PM9 since 2008 that has been trouble free. Great shooter
I’ve had a Dan Wesson PM9 since 2008 that has been trouble free. Great shooter
I have 9mm 1911's made by Colt, Kimber, Para, RIA, Springfield and Ruger. All are pretty decent in my opinion. Fortunately I'm not a good enough shot to need a $3,000 1911. I'd say that you should just find one with the features you want and get it.
Looking at a Sig 1911 Tactical. Has the rail I want and is in really good shape. Comes with 4 or 5 mags. Price is in the $750 range. Not sure that is good for a used Sig 1911 Tac or not.
Dave
NRA Certified Instructor Pistol/Rife/Shotgun
MD HQL Instructor Certified
I searched GunBroker and gun.deals and found no 9mm Sig 1911 Tacticals.
Sir, yes I handload and for a while I loaded for accuracy using HAP's in 115, never tried the HAP in 125. I do have some Zero 125hp's in reserve for future experimentation. I have settled on VV powders for my serious loads. I use VV N320 mostly in 9mm and N340 with .38 super auto. I have N330 to try out too. I must add that the Brown drop in barrel in 9mm is very accurate.
In my initial experiment with a 9mm conversion barrel I tried using .38SA mags [Wilson, Tripp, Mecgar] with the 9mm. Results were mixed and I decided to buy some actual 9mm mags for serious use [IDPA, 2 gun, etc.]. I was using a 13# recoil spring with a standard Colt mainspring and I did not deem this set up sufficiently reliable for match use. Then I got the idea that a little more slide speed might help so I went with a lighter 9-10# recoil and viola, I hit the sweet spot. I now have a 3 caliber 1911; .38SA, 9x19 and .22LR with a new top end.
In .38SA I would trust it with my life, it is extremely well vetted. I haven't gotten there yet with 9mm but it looks promising and .22 is for training and new shooters.
Last edited by 1986s4; 12-09-20 at 09:47.
Look into the Springfield Ronin 1911 pistols. All forged steel.
You get a lot for the price. No rail but all of the features you'll ever need & the price can't be beat. $849.00 for any Ronin model (during normal times) but can still be had for not much more IF you can find one.
I just searched under semi-auto pistols, 1911 and then selected the caliber 9mm. Came right up on GB.
Have never seen anything bad about Kimbers except the price. Can not really justify that much money for a pistol, unless it is very rare like a Unica 6 Mateba.Originally Posted by gaijin
Will look around and see what I can find. Around $850 is about as high as I really want to go right now.Originally Posted by Delta3
Thanks for all the input.
Dave
NRA Certified Instructor Pistol/Rife/Shotgun
MD HQL Instructor Certified
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