Best 1911 under 1500

**abner13** · December 28th, 2018, 05:46 PM

I own quite a few Colts , both box-stock Gold Cup National Matches and customized Commanders and Gov't Models , but the most surprising 1911 has been my Para Expert Commander Lightweight. More accurate than many guns I've shot costing 3-4x what I paid and dead reliable. Not pretty , but I bought it for carry and if it gets a scratch or two , mehhh! Cost at Tanner's was $450 and I got a $100 rebate from Remington , which bought a set of Trijicon Nite Sites.

I've been playing with 1911's for over 40yrs. There really is not answer. $1500-2000 guns can has endless problems and $400-500 guns can be flawless. Pay yer money and take yer chances.

BTW , a friend recently bought a Wilson Combat , not sure the exact model , but I was seriously impressed and that doesn't happen often.

Worth as much as the LNIB '65 Colt GCNM I have for sale? Some more range time will tell.

**Gunsnwater** · December 28th, 2018, 08:51 PM

Colt. The roll marks are not graffiti . The fit and finish are the standard. Made from proper materials.

**Doug570** · December 28th, 2018, 11:47 PM

The options in that price range are limitless. Try everyone you can get your hands on. Big question is what are you going to use it for? Do you want a compact. commander or full size? Is this a EDC? IDPA? Both? Love the 1911 platform. I personally have Sigs and Kimbers. Both are accurate, reliable and shoot everything I feed them. Liked my Colts too. No problems with any of them.

**Plain Old Bill** · December 29th, 2018, 12:56 PM

Make sure you check out Springfield's Range Officer. After modifying Colts for 35 years, I as very pleasantly surprised. Good luck in your search.

**Quacked** · December 29th, 2018, 04:44 PM

I have a few good 1911 and the DW Valor is my favorite and most used.
Best bang for the buck in my mind.

**pennlineman** · December 29th, 2018, 06:00 PM

I like my Colt's. Most are within your price range.

**nra-life-member** · December 29th, 2018, 06:03 PM

Colt - several different models. Stay with the name that is know, compared against and works.

**soberbyker** · December 29th, 2018, 06:14 PM

My only experience with a 1911 is my Ruger SR1911 .45 auto. Everything about it works for me, the feel, weight, look, etc.

Again, it's the only 1911 I own or have shot, I like it.

**nra-life-member** · December 29th, 2018, 06:20 PM

To add.. I have several Sig X0's that are great. Very accurate. One of them had to be returned to Sig 3 or 4 times for FTF / FTE issues. Now it's as good as my other ones. Not sure about the new Sig's, but the XO's that I have (One's with the man hole cover) has the casper frames.