best 1911 in .22lR?

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I love shooting .22LR. hell, I even have a 20K+ round stockpile of it in my living room :cool:

what are considered the best full sized 1911 clones in .22LR?

is it an actual gun from factory or a particular make/model with a conversion kit?

I have the Browning 1911-22-A1.
I know about the Colt's made by Chiappa.
I know about the GSG's.

What else am I missing? ejumicate me. :D
 
Kimber makes one that is obviously more expensive. I have no experience of it though.

Gilbert
 
I have been very happy with my gsg....not expensive...but a really good full size 1911 .22...wish the finish was better applied, maybe should get it refinished....it's fairly accurate...but not what I'd call a target master...unless you have very small hands I'd stay away from the browning...scaled down version, but several conversion kits available to fit standard full size 1911's...choices..choices..
 
I have small hands and I love my Browning.

just thinking of getting something full size and see how I do with that...but don't want to buy cheap.

it's unfortunate, but it appears everyone with a 1911 clone in .22LR doesn't make it. Sig's isn't theirs. Colt's isn't there's. then there's GSG...but what else?

I wouldn't be against buying a 9mm 1911 and getting a good conversion kit, if it's known to function flawlessly. :)
 
Kimber makes one for around 400$ I believe...also marvel and tactical solutions....never run them though...recon someone will be along to answer that.....
 
I really like my gsg but if I were to do it again I'd look hard at a conversion kit for my Glock. I'd like to know if anyone has experience with the conversions for glock, 1911 or even sig
 
The Chiappas are pot metal pieces of sh*t and should be avoided at all costs. They're crudely engineered with really weird mags too.

GSG's are excellent, but the best are the Brownings. Browning if you want a .22 1911 to last you a lifetime. The GSG's are a little on the cheap side build wise, but they definitely work.
 
Conscript said:
The Chiappas are pot metal pieces of sh*t and should be avoided at all costs. They're crudely engineered with really weird mags too.

GSG's are excellent, but the best are the Brownings. Browning if you want a .22 1911 to last you a lifetime. The GSG's are a little on the cheap side build wise, but they definitely work.
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OP says he has a Browning.. maybe a COLT by Walther would be a little more upscale.
 
Conscript said:
The Chiappas are pot metal pieces of sh*t and should be avoided at all costs. They're crudely engineered with really weird mags too.

GSG's are excellent, but the best are the Brownings. Browning if you want a .22 1911 to last you a lifetime. The GSG's are a little on the cheap side build wise, but they definitely work.
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The GSG 1911 is a 100% size of the Colt 1911. The Browning .22 is only 75% of the size of the Colt 1911. For me it's a sort of disqualifying factor. That's why I opted for the GSG 1911. On top of it, the Browning is nearly $200 more expensive than the GSG 1911 which is much too much.
 
05RAV said:
The GSG 1911 is a 100% size of the Colt 1911. The Browning .22 is only 75% of the size of the Colt 1911. For me it's a sort of disqualifying factor. That's why I opted for the GSG 1911. On top of it, the Browning is nearly $200 more expensive than the GSG 1911 which is much too much.
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The scaling is for reliability, and it's only 85%.

You can't have a scale .22 1911 without alloy parts or a internal redesign.
 
05RAV said:
The GSG 1911 is a 100% size of the Colt 1911. The Browning .22 is only 75% of the size of the Colt 1911. For me it's a sort of disqualifying factor. That's why I opted for the GSG 1911. On top of it, the Browning is nearly $200 more expensive than the GSG 1911 which is much too much.
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That was my reason for the GSG as well. I wanted the full size pistol.
 
I have a kimber that is made of better material than the gsg that I owned previously. It's also more accurate but is quite a bit lighter in weight. It's been a great gun but for the price it should be.
 
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