"Best 1911 for about a grand?"
I like all my Kimbers, and the basic black Classic Custom is a good choice.
The SA Milspec and Loaded are good ideas as well.
Rem R1 is a nice Mil style pistol with decent sights.
The RIA 1911 is decent, but the low GI sights aren't so great.
There's a bunch more, just haven't owned or had the chance to dump a pile of lead reloads thru them.
You can do well for $700 or less on a new or used steel frame 5" pistol. Spend the rest on reloading components and shoot the crap out of it.
I like all my Kimbers, and the basic black Classic Custom is a good choice.
The SA Milspec and Loaded are good ideas as well.
Rem R1 is a nice Mil style pistol with decent sights.
The RIA 1911 is decent, but the low GI sights aren't so great.
There's a bunch more, just haven't owned or had the chance to dump a pile of lead reloads thru them.
You can do well for $700 or less on a new or used steel frame 5" pistol. Spend the rest on reloading components and shoot the crap out of it.