Nighthawk custom resale value
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The fact they have a life time warranty on the frame and will ship parts to Canada if something breaks and you want to fix it yourself, I'd say it would be good.
Keep in mind alot of people would rather pay less money for a new .45. I looked at a used Wilson Combat for $1900 which was a good deal, but chose to spend $1965 for a new Kimber Gold Combat II from the custom shop.
Having said that, if you get bored with it, PM me, I love any gun in "The Lord's" caliber. (not my original idea, stolen from someone's sig line on this forum).
Steve
Keep in mind alot of people would rather pay less money for a new .45. I looked at a used Wilson Combat for $1900 which was a good deal, but chose to spend $1965 for a new Kimber Gold Combat II from the custom shop.
Having said that, if you get bored with it, PM me, I love any gun in "The Lord's" caliber. (not my original idea, stolen from someone's sig line on this forum).
Steve
Not sure where you gleened this info, but I have not seen any differences in return rates for any of the high end producers. Nighthawk costs less, and have great customer service.
As for resale value, I would argue that those that really want a high end custom gun want to get it new and the way they want it. Thus resale value on custom or "semi custom" items tends to be lower (as a percentage of purchase price) than with standard production items. However, if you are not in a rush to sell, you can always wait till you find a buyer looking for just what you have and willing to buy new.
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I take it you own one of each then? What do you see as the major differences between the three?
Of all the semi custom shops, Nighthawk is the only one that is offering a truly "Custom" build for you. They offer the most flexibilty as far as using anyones parts you would like, the other shops will only use there own parts. You want a 1911 with an Brown grip safety, Heinie, Novak or 10-8 sights, Wilson extractor or slide stop, maybe an EGW bushing, Baer thumb safety and a STI hammer, they will do it. They will build you a 1911 how "you" want it built and what parts "you" want to use, if your gonna spend 2-3-4 thousand on a 1911, having that flexibilty is worth alot.
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If they are so great, how come so many people are having problems with them? If you do a quick search on the 1911 forum, you will find dozens of people having all sorts of issues. I've linked a few examples below. And keep in mind that we are talking about a very low production volume gun, so this is definitely not a "1 in 1000" type scenario. IMO, a gun costing $3000 should not be allowed to leave the factory until it has been verified to 100% perfect, both functionally and cosmetically.
http://forum.m1911.org/showthread.php?t=8290
http://forum.m1911.org/showthread.php?t=11097
http://forum.m1911.org/showthread.php?t=12499
http://forum.m1911.org/showthread.php?t=16440
http://forum.m1911.org/showthread.php?t=8416
http://forum.m1911.org/showthread.php?t=8617
http://forum.m1911.org/archive/index.php/t-11311.html
http://forum.m1911.org/archive/index.php/t-12508.html
capp325..........we can go around in circles here all day, if you search you can find problems from any gun manufacturer or from any and all things built by humans, at all price points. If a problem occurs with a Nighthawk 1911, they will take care of you, in fact some of your posts prove that. People will always scream murder if a problem occurs, and end up venting some frustration on the errornet (internet), and sometimes rightly so (but not always, you only hear 1 side of the problem). When things are running 100%, people generally dont post about it and you hardly hear about it.
If you dont want a Nighthawk, DONT buy one and move on, there is lots of choices. Its that simple.
If you dont want a Nighthawk, DONT buy one and move on, there is lots of choices. Its that simple.
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While I applaud your willingness to make a point, I read through all of your provided threads and many are at best pretty weak. A magazine that cracked, the odd ejected shell hitting the shooter. A pin breaking. Not really a litany of serious problems. As for numbers of complaints based on numbers of guns, there are not that many Les Baer guns in Canada, and yet one of the CGNers that has one had a warranty issue. Does that make them all substandard?
All manufacturers have guns that fail. It is exasperatingly difficult to ensure that every gun will function all the time, when there are so many variables in ammunition, after market magazines, and owner maintenance. Kudos to NH for their customer service.
