Best 1911 at any price?

[spellbound]

I'm interested in a 1911 for my next pistol. Cost not being an issue, who makes the best 1911? Some people have put me onto Infinity but I dont want to wait >1 year if possible... Thoughts?

 

[okcorral1881]

I'm interested in a 1911 for my next pistol. Cost not being an issue, who makes the best 1911? Some people have put me onto Infinity but I dont want to wait >1 year if possible... Thoughts?

Les Baer, Ed Brown, Nighthawk Custom, Wilson Combat, Colt.
A few dealers carry them, I know for sure Wanstals can help you.

 

[mrakimbo]

If money wasn't a concern, I'd get a Les Baer in a heart beat. Probably a Monolith because omg look at it. JUST LOOK AT IT.

 

[grostage]

wilson combat,hands down...

 

[Harry Callahan]

At around $6k CAD the Wilson Combat Classic Supergrade would be my pick.

http://wilsoncombat.com/new/handgun-classic-supergrade.asp#.U_YcvPl5OXw

 

[srryan]

I'd go with a Wilson Combat in a heartbeat if money wasn't an issue... Sadly money is an issue, so that'll be a job for later

 

[misanthropist]

Nobody is building more functional 1911s than Wilson. The upper end Wilson guns are the best 1911s going.

Beyond that, you're looking at custom jobs by guys like Heirloom or Alchemy, but you're paying for hand work, not "measurable improvement".

 

[enefgee]

Springfield Pro? Wilson as stated.

 

[lycan]

At around $6k CAD the Wilson Combat Classic Supergrade would be my pick.

http://wilsoncombat.com/new/handgun-classic-supergrade.asp#.U_YcvPl5OXw

This is an art piece. A Masterpiece.

 

[ILLUSIVE]

Why not buy a frame and have a good smith put together a custom 1911 for you.

 

[Curmudgeon]

I'm interested in a 1911 for my next pistol. Cost not being an issue, who makes the best 1911? Some people have put me onto Infinity but I dont want to wait >1 year if possible... Thoughts?

What do you plan on doing with it?

 

[wildphil24]

What do you plan on doing with it?

That's an important question to answer properly.

Les Baer, Ed Brown, Nighthawk Custom, Wilson Combat, Colt.
A few dealers carry them, I know for sure Wanstals can help you.

Of those I picked Ed Brown. He seems to put more importance on reliability than the others.
If the price didn't count I'd try a left-handed Cabot guns 1911.

 

[spellbound]

Good lord those Wilson ones look purdy. Use? Maybe show off at the range once in a blue moon, but mostly a just to have an ultimate 1911 to keep in near mint condition. The Cabot National Standard is also jaw-dropping...

 

[rl4930]

I've heard good things about norinco on here.

 

[Marcel B.]

At around $6k CAD the Wilson Combat Classic Supergrade would be my pick.

http://wilsoncombat.com/new/handgun-classic-supergrade.asp#.U_YcvPl5OXw

Yeah that's nice.

 

[jdvass]

If money wasn't a concern, I'd get a Les Baer in a heart beat. Probably a Monolith because omg look at it. JUST LOOK AT IT.

That is a thing of beauty!

 

[Still alive]

That is a thing of beauty!

I believe there is/was one for sale on the EE now.

 

[FortSantiago]

At around $6k CAD the Wilson Combat Classic Supergrade would be my pick.

http://wilsoncombat.com/new/handgun-classic-supergrade.asp#.U_YcvPl5OXw

I trust the above or distinguished limited springer:

 

[canoetrpr]

Perhaps not the best, but I picked up a Les Baer Ultimate Tactical Carry on the EE. It is a thing of beauty. Love the beautiful rosewood grips with the blueing. And to think I never thought I liked a blued pistol! This guy is for keeps. The price off EE for an unused one was really not much more than what a Kimber Gold Match was going to cost me (about $300 more).

Hope to shoot it for the first time tomorrow.

 

[skoal]

Springfeild trp operator
Not sure why but that gun just speaks to me