Help please. I am totally lost. How to choose a affordable decent 1911

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I have bought whole set of reloading equipment. So the idea is that I will shoot reloads mainly. I decided that a 1911 is the gun to fit the plan.

So a SpringFIELD 1911A1 GI stainless $750
Tangfolio 1911 $599?
Norinco 1911A1 $325
Norinco NP-30 $369

Which one should I choose? I wish the 1911 I purchase can last a longtime and also have a visual appeal at the same time. It have to be built strong enough to handle reloads easily. Also, the parts for it should be easy to obtain as well.

Which 1911 is the one I should get? Please help. BTW, I am not interested customizing it very much in recent future.
 
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RemingtonMarlin said:
I have bought whole set of reloading equipment. So the idea is that I will shoot reloads mainly. I decided that a 1911 is the gun to fit the plan.

So a SpringFIELD 1911A1 GI stainless $750
Tangfolio 1911 $599?
Norinco 1911A1 $325
Norinco NP-30 $369

Which one should I choose? I wish the 1911 I purchase can last a longtime and also have a visual appeal at the same time. It have to be built strong enough to handle reloads easily. Also, the parts for it should be easy to obtain as well.

Which 1911 is the one I should get? Please help. BTW, I am not interested customizing it very much in recent future.
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Buy a USP 9. There... I solved your problem! :D
 
buy the best gun you can afford. That being said you have to ask yourself if you are going to ever sell the gun. If you are I would I would go with the Springfield or the Tangfolio. If you are going to mess around with gun ( try different cuts and that sort of thing ) go with the norinco.


If it were me I would buy the Tangfolio take the money you saved from buying the Springfield and get a good trigger job. Spend the rest of the money on components and go out and practice.


Just my $0.02
 
An Armco-tuned Norc 1911 will be every bit as good as the Springfield Mil Spec, and a few hundred dollars cheaper to boot.
 
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If you want the gun to look good, avoid the Norincos. They are not pretty.

If you don't want to customize the gun, Norincos are not your type, either.

Another choice is Kimber Custom II. They are very nice 1911s, with all the necessary good elements, and great finish. The price is $905 at S.I.R. Mail Order. Local gun store prices varies between $940 - $950.
 
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An Armco-tuned Norc 1911 will be every bit as good as the Springfield Mil Spec, and a few hundred dollars cheaper to boot.
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I agree but of your choices above I'd go:

1. Springfield

2. Norinco 1911A-1 [via Armco of course... ;) ]
 
Of those listed:

1. Norinco if you are going to do a lot of add ons. sights and a trigger job are all they really need.

2. Tanfoglio - has everything you really need and is within your price point

3. Para SSP if you want to spend a bit more and get a quality production gun. Outstanding service if you need it with a Lifetime Warranty built to the original A1 specs save the MSH and the new extractor and ramped barrel.

Go to 1911org and read about Kimber before you buy.

STI Trojans are good buys as well - I have one in 9MM. No better than the Para SSP though and cost more. They have a higher mag release that can sometimes cause problems and their feed ramp has been known to require smoothing out in order to feed anything other than ball.

Take Care

Bob
 
Thanks for all the inputs. Para SSP is around $1400:p . Too much for me.
Kimber custom II looks good. But I prefer the stainless cause it is more showy.

Seriously, is there any problem with Springfield 1911? are they built at lower quality? Too fragile or crap material used?

Thanks.
 
You should be able to get a Para SSP for under $1,000. Look around. You may even find one on the Guns Exchange here. Ones come up now and then. The Springfield you mentioned is OK but certainly no more than a NOrinco and the latter in my view represents better build quality with more long term potential. Try a WTB off on the Pistol Exchange.

Take Care

Bob
 
I have a Para LTC that's great...check out some stores it's around $1100.

Of course if you're looking at under $800 the springfield is pretty good.

Norinco's are solid guns but try to test the trigger before you buy. I used to have one...cost $300 in 1995... that had a light trigger...under 4 lbs. Not all have such good triggers. If you can get one tuned by ARMCO that may be the way to go. You can always duracoat it later...much more resistant than the Parkerizing on Springfields.

Myself, I like commander length guns...4.25". They balance better for me than the 5" guns.

Norinco's may be ugy but they're famous for heat treating the steel so that it's very hard. Makes a tougher gun.
 
So Kimber customII or Armco tuned milspec or even a para

Thanks a lot, Bob.

After read the Kimber forum on 1911org, it seems that their custom service is pretty good at least in US.

I tried to order some parts:p from their online store. There was no such BS like no shipping outside US. The order went through with my Canadian address. I of course stopped and loged out at the point, in which requiring a credit card:D .

Nice custom gun at a price similar with the Beretta 92FS.
 
+ 1 on the Norinco

It depends. The norinco is the strongest of the lot and the ugliest to boot. If you are looking for a pretty gun don't buy it. To me pretty is as pretty does so if my old colt gave up then I would buy a norinco.
 
Try the norinco compact. Slight beaver-tail helps protect from hammer-bite. Armco deal will save you the trouble of having to smoth-out the trigger; although mine was OK out of the box - I did have to pimp-up the grips....
FYI - I own two Colts (Gold Cup Stainless and USGI) plus an Argie .45 Norinco is good value.
 
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