Maybe this has been asked before, but I'm relatively new here. Sorry if there is a repeat. Which commercial make and model of 1911 do you feel is best? I am not talking custom race guns like the Les Baer or Wilson. Just go to the gun store and buy it 1911s. Please speak from experience.
Colt
Kimber
S&W
SIG
Para Ordnance
Springfield
Dan Wesson
Auto Ordnance
Taurus
Norinco
LLama
Star
Ballester Molena
Did I miss any?
In my experience, the Colt and the Kimber win hands down. The Kimber generally comes with more features standard, but Colt is now coming out with ones to compete. The Springfields are good and have good customer service, but I shouldn't have had to find that out. The SIG GSR is a good shooting piece but not terribly reliable yet. The Dan Wessons had some real quality control issues, but I haven't tried one out since CZ took over. I haven't shot the Smith, but the ones I've seen look pretty good. Not crazy about the external extractor (being a purist).
Colt
Kimber
S&W
SIG
Para Ordnance
Springfield
Dan Wesson
Auto Ordnance
Taurus
Norinco
LLama
Star
Ballester Molena
Did I miss any?
In my experience, the Colt and the Kimber win hands down. The Kimber generally comes with more features standard, but Colt is now coming out with ones to compete. The Springfields are good and have good customer service, but I shouldn't have had to find that out. The SIG GSR is a good shooting piece but not terribly reliable yet. The Dan Wessons had some real quality control issues, but I haven't tried one out since CZ took over. I haven't shot the Smith, but the ones I've seen look pretty good. Not crazy about the external extractor (being a purist).
