![]() Kimber has always made a gun that felt slick. Both makers aren't without issue and both base guns will be just about equal in features and build quality. Nowadays I would give the edge to Springfield. The Springfield was pretty crude compared to the Kimbers of the time. These guns are both almost 20 years old now, and back in the day. I have a Springfield stainless Loaded model, and a Kimber Target. I know quite a few that have had the TRP and loved it.I can't exactly answer the question regarding the two mentioned. If I was looking for a pure performance/comp gun id 100% be looking into them hard. STI I've looked into but honestly (and maybe a silly reason) I just cant get on board with the looks of any of them. Benefit is it does give me the 9mm/45 option unlike all but the Kimber. It is my most expensive option though.and add to the fact that I'll likely end up stripping it and sending it off to be Ionbond to an FDE/Coyote color and im in it. To me as well it is the top until you get into the custom realm and even in that regard I believe at my stage in the game its diminishing returns to go above a DW. If 500 rounds is needed then I just see it as mandatory fun. This at the moment isnt intended to be a house/carry defensive gun but I do prefer what I own to be capable of it. I've heard of Kimber needing a good 200-500 rounds to break in properly. I hadnt known SIG used non standard parts in their 1911s but from others feedback it seems it functions as it should but possibly the least favored of the group. Any particular experiences with the M45a1 compared to the DW? Lot of comments on the sig/Kimber/DW but not much on the colt. Thank you for the information so far guys! The front slide serrations are the one thing I wish the pre-2020 specialist had, I'm indifferent about Havent found a full description but from what I can visibly see they added front serrations and changed from a 1913 rail to a universal pistol rail. Whatever you get, throw the factory mags away and buy Wilson's. Eh! With modern defensive ammo, 9's are leaps and bound better than they were back in the late 80's and 90's. I carry a Range Officer Compact in 9.Īs to 9 vs 45. But.as someone who has had several on the mill, I can tell you the quality of metal is not as it is in what I would consider a quality pistol. (or cycle the slide with toothpaste on the ways and rails a thousand times, like the GI's done back in the day.) As mentioned above, DW's are the next best thing to a custom. Even standard 1911 holsters.) Same goes for Ruger SR1911's.ĭan Wesson's. Most Sig parts are proprietary (aka run of the mill 1911 parts won't fit. Because they are not 'standardized' compared to most other 1911's, I don't recommend them if you intend on 'tinkering' with them. "Better safe than sorry." Besides, it's 500 rounds worth of practice. Put 500 rounds of ball ammo before trusting your life with them. I wouldn't trust her life with a subpar EDC. However, they need to be broke in to be a reliable defensive pistol. So what feedback do you all have between any of them? Particularly interested in the controls and if any have common problems I havent dug up yet.Īs a dealer and smith who has sold and worked on/customized 1911's since the early 90's. The Colt is on there because I have a USMC AR/Bolt gun clone collection going on, it would fit but for a 1911 in the price range I'm in I want to be sure its the right choice. The Sig is in there as a lower cost option to see what the consensus is. Fit seemed tighter on the DW (10mm) than it did on the Kimber (.45) but I only have a mag worth of shots through each so not enough to be informed. I've shot a Kimber and DW and noted the triggers were excellent with the DW taking the cake by a smidge. Unless someone in Eastern NC or Charlotte area has one or a few of these and they want to meet up at a range I do not have a way to get hands on anything but the Kimber. 45 just because its a 1911 and how God intended them to be. On the fence for 9mm vs 45, 9mm to stay with one caliber/less recoil/better mag capacity and. The 4 I have floating around in my head are below.ġ00% want a railed 1911 with front serrations and Tan/FDE/Coyote flavor would be a huge bonus. I've been procrastinating for a while when it comes to my 1911 bug but I think its time to get serious and start hunting down a deal for one.
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