- Location
- West Quebec
That's a pity..TKS
Best 1911 for the $$$
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That's a pity..TKS
- Location
- West Quebec
Might get one in 45 AFTER one in 9MM
...little known fact; Chuck Norris eats steak every single meal and most times he forgets to kill the cow.
OP; go with the stainless Ruger and forgetaboutit
- Location
- West Quebec
Where did you buy yours TAZ ?
- Location
- West Quebec
...little known fact; Chuck Norris eats steak every single meal and most times he forgets to kill the cow.
OP; go with the stainless Ruger and forgetaboutit
Is anything from Ruger available in Canada (Slim pickings)
I've made it myself ..... 3-4 layers of linseed oil, I've kept the natural wood look...., very confortable.
those are from thin slat board that I have, not sure what kind of wood, different grain from one to another.... but just the right thickness for grips...
I can only comment on your first price selection, I have both the Remington R1 Stainless and the Ruger SR-1911, both are great guns and the fit and finish is excellent on both of them. My ONLY worry is with the Ruger as I hear they are famous for the front sight falling off but so far so good with both of my guns!
- Location
- Richmond, BC
Hilarious man, haha! Yeah, I have one of those too, and I really wasn’t worried about mucking it up when I cracked it open to polish here and there, and replace here and there. I wouldn’t dare to mess around with my Remington. The Remy is already slick from the factory and to me, doesn’t need any tweaking at all, but once in a while, it’s fun to tinker, and that’s where my Norc comes in. It’s not so much making the pistol handle, look, feel and perform like my R1E, it’s just the process that was fascinating for me.
I’m no gunsmith, but as a hobbyist, it was really interesting to take a 1911 completely down (before my Norc, I never got past the field strip). I made it a learning experience on how the 1911 functions, how all the parts work together, and maybe even mess around a little with polishing certain parts and replacing others with aftermarket ones. I did all of this stress free because I wasn’t worried about breaking anything. If I did this with a pistol I paid more for, I’d be $hitting myself. But because I had this $300 pistol, I wasn’t afraid to try something different.
It’s definitely nice to have the R1E, believe me. I love the thing because it feels like a precision instrument. It feels expensive because I know it retails for $950 plus tax, and a professional gun smith (ie, not me) crafted it. It practically shoots itself and gets me awesome groupings even though I myself am a crap shot. But it’s my safe queen and I don’t want to muck it up. That’s why I also love my $300 Norcenstein with its mix of Springfield, Wilson and S&W parts thrown into it. I think all said and done, it still only cost me $500 max (including the engraving), but it provided me with some knowledge, and it was fun doing it.
Perfect 1911? No such thing from EVERYONE’s perspective. Unless you take $$ and budget out of the equation, you’ll never get a unanimous opinion. When the Can Am deal was around, a $200 Norinco 1911 was really hard to beat (depending on how you valued 1,000 rounds of brass cased Norinco .45acp). Even now, these things have mysteriously appreciated in the US. Lots of shooters use a Norc as a base for their competition pistol to build off of. I’m not exactly sure why though, something to do with the steel these things are forged from.
Went through the same thing recently and decided on the Ruger SR1911. Apart from the stupid warning labels on the mags, mutter mutter lawyers, gumming up the works for the first few mags I have put 350 though it ranging from factory to several types of reloads without problems. Accurate reliable so far. Everything seems to work well and it looks really good. More in the classic style. Can't really speak for other 1911's but I like the Ruger.
I went through the same process as you recently. In the end I went with the Ruger SR1911 and I am happy. So far 350 rounds through it so can`t speak to long term reliability but it has been reliable with a variety of different loads and is accurate. If you get one make sure you take the warning labels of the mag before using, but after reading of course. The can peel of and gum up the works. It seems to be very nicely built, snug slide etc. Looks really good.
