help on a good 1911

[sgt_scarecrow]

Shameless plug: http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=118103

I was in the same dilemma. So I opted to buy a Norico from Roger at Dark International. He imports Norinco *everything* and knows how to tweak them out of the box. He did a nice job on this one.

I have a number of club members who I've shot with who are .45 collectors, some with tens of thousands of dollars invested in .45s of all kinds. Their comments were that the early Norinco .45s were crap, but the latest stuff is a very good deal for the dollar. Many of them shot my Norinco .45 and were very impressed with it - some of them shooting it when their expensive race guns failed in some manner, and they shot very well (beating me with my own gun).

For a first timer, I'd recommend going the Norinco route. It gives you a reasonable budget from which to build what you want. This is especially important when you're trying to decide if the 45 platform is for you. I've decided its not for me. I prefer .40 and 9mm and 380, the .45 is just a little too hand-cannon for me. As such I am glad I did not spend insane money on a comp gun, and the platform I do have is quite saleable so I can move on to something else.

 

[capp325]

STI has a new true 1911 with a sweet price point, not sure what the canadian price will be but the US MSRP is $660 contact Freedom Ventures for more infohttp://www.stiguns.com/guns/Spartan/Spartan.html Here's what the Enos crowd has to say about them,, http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=42054&st=0

The Spartan is not a real STI...it's made somewhere in Asia (I believe in the Phillipines) and imported by STI.

 

[maurice]

The internals are all STI, the QC is checked over by STI. The only part sourced out is the Frame. The SLide and everything else is STI...........?
I would call it an STI.

 

[capp325]

The internals are all STI, the QC is checked over by STI. The only part sourced out is the Frame. The SLide and everything else is STI...........?
I would call it an STI.

Are you sure? I was under the impression that the gun was completely outsourced.

 

[maurice]

Are you sure? I was under the impression that the gun was completely outsourced.

you quoted the links to Brian Enos forums .....it's in there....I just figured you had read it..

edited by me because I am a dummy.

 

[Madness]

I put the link up mo, The XD is made in croatia, its still a springfield right?
The gun is made to STI specs, STI does a qulaity check and they back it up with the same support as any other STI model, third page in the enos link. With the new USPSA singlestack division growing I can see the spartan showing up at alot of matches, if it stinks, which I highly doubt, the word will get out in a hurry. If it lives up to what's being said on Enos then it's not going to be an easy gun to get your hands on quickly. My only complaint just on looks would be the stirrup cut, I like the normal STI cut better.