So I'm feeling the need to shoot the 1911 in some single stack/CDP again. I've had mixed luck with 1911s, but can't seem to let the idea go...
I own a fantastic Greg Derr gun, which I love and regularly shoot, but won't carry, fill with rain, smash against props, etc, because it'd be like leaving the Mona Lisa in a shooting bay, or putting a Rembrandt under your coat for a trip to the store. So I'm thinking mid-range production rather than custom. Any suggestions?
1. Readily available in MA. I'm not really interested in paying a premium for, say, a Dan Wesson just because of the list.
2. Budget of mid $1000s or so.
3. Has to make weight in both gun games. Switching guide rods and such to make weight is fine.
4. No bull barrels.
5. I'd like it to be reasonably standard design; I hear S&W 1911s run but I'm skeptical that either I or a gunsmith is going to want to touch that weirdo extractor.
Candidates I've considered are the Springfield TRP, Colt Gold Cup and Competion. I've heard newer Colts don't run well, though. Thoughts?
I own a fantastic Greg Derr gun, which I love and regularly shoot, but won't carry, fill with rain, smash against props, etc, because it'd be like leaving the Mona Lisa in a shooting bay, or putting a Rembrandt under your coat for a trip to the store. So I'm thinking mid-range production rather than custom. Any suggestions?
1. Readily available in MA. I'm not really interested in paying a premium for, say, a Dan Wesson just because of the list.
2. Budget of mid $1000s or so.
3. Has to make weight in both gun games. Switching guide rods and such to make weight is fine.
4. No bull barrels.
5. I'd like it to be reasonably standard design; I hear S&W 1911s run but I'm skeptical that either I or a gunsmith is going to want to touch that weirdo extractor.
Candidates I've considered are the Springfield TRP, Colt Gold Cup and Competion. I've heard newer Colts don't run well, though. Thoughts?