Getting a new 1911.

**Hodgie** · December 8th, 2018, 11:53 PM

Originally Posted by jakebrake

Trp... period.

Yeah you get a lot for your money with the TRP, but Springfield is on my shit list right below Dicks Sporting Goods.

The Chris Kyle special edition is beautiful and I would love to have one, but If I can’t find it used then I won’t buy it.

**R L Suehr** · December 9th, 2018, 12:01 AM

Originally Posted by Hodgie

Yeah you get a lot for your money with the TRP, but Springfield is on my shit list right below Dicks Sporting Goods.

The Chris Kyle special edition is beautiful and I would love to have one, but If I can’t find it used then I won’t buy it.

With you on that. Their 1911's are the only products they make that interested me. I can go with one of the myriad of other good ones on market before I give them a dime.

**IronButt** · December 9th, 2018, 08:41 AM

Originally Posted by jakebrake

Trp... period.

I've had a TRP for years & it's been a reliable workhorse; but if I were in the market for a mid-range 1911 today, it'd be a Dan Wesson.

**Pag23** · December 9th, 2018, 03:06 PM

Les Schaefer of SPG Gunworks makes an incredible 1911 for a decent price just over a $1000... The slide action and trigger are awesome.

**Yoder** · December 9th, 2018, 07:48 PM

I have a Springfield Loaded in Stainless. It's made in Brazil and mediocre at best. Trigger is not awesome and I've had some failure to eject problems.

**Brick** · December 9th, 2018, 08:41 PM

Seriously, you can pretty well bet, unless you buy a top of the line custom gun from Les Baer or one of the others at $2k and up you're going to need some level of remedial work on it. Trigger job, or perhaps the short trigger instead of the long trigger, properly fitted barrel bushing (they have to fit the slide and the barrel correctly, just because you must use a bushing wrench doesn't mean it is fitted to the barrel), different length link, adjustment of extractor and ejector or something.

**Hodgie** · December 9th, 2018, 08:58 PM

Originally Posted by Yoder

I have a Springfield Loaded in Stainless. It's made in Brazil and mediocre at best. Trigger is not awesome and I've had some failure to eject problems.

Made in Brazil? Even less reason to ever buy a Springfield now.

**MarkS20** · December 9th, 2018, 09:58 PM

I picked up a used Ruger SR1911 full size recently. I had also looked at a used Dan Wesson. While the Wesson was slightly smoother when racking and dry firing, I could not justify the approximately $500 more for it. The Ruger has only made three trips to the range and is rapidly becoming my fave. Accuracy is unreal and can definitely out shoot me. I wish 45 ACP was closer in price to 9mm.

**ArmyVet** · December 9th, 2018, 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by RockIsland

I'd get either a Rock Island or a Nighthawk.

They're on opposite ends of the price scale

**JenniferG** · December 9th, 2018, 11:03 PM

Originally Posted by Yoder

I have a Springfield Loaded in Stainless. It's made in Brazil and mediocre at best. Trigger is not awesome and I've had some failure to eject problems.

The company that was making frames for Springfield in Brazil is called Imbel. All Springfield Armory pistols are manufactured in the USA with USA made parts. I believe Springfield cut ties with Imbel 2013-2014. Guns with N or WW in their serial data were completely manufactured in Brazil and those with NM the frames were cast in Brazil and assembled in USA. Springfield hasn't specified whether it's a vendor or the own shops that are making the frames now. All they will say is the guns are manufactured in the USA. Rock Island 1911's are made in the Philippines. You chose. Kimber front sights fall off.