Ok. As some of you may or may not know, I have a problem keeping guns. Yes, it's true. Over the past 20 years (+/-) I'll bet I've bought, sold and traded more ordnance than everybody on this forum combined.
My most recent "desire" is for a 1911. Try not to babble, GMThunder.
With the "desire" for a 1911, the Smith & Wesson Commander sized "Gunsite" edition is the one that has caught my eye the most. IMO, it has everything you need and nothing that you don't. I really don't want a FLGR nor do I need an ambi safety. I have a deal cooking with a member now on one, but logistics may or may not keep us from making a trade.
Anyway...that really has no bearing on the topic of this thread. Well...yeah, I guess maybe it does.
Today I had a few minutes between transports, so I stopped in my local toy store to see what was new. For 5 bills, he had two .45s that I kinda admired. They were both Rock Island Armory 1911s: One was the standard 5 incher and the other was the smaller Officer's size. They both had "custom" features such as a slotted/Commander style hammer, high sweep beavertail grip safety, FLG rods and a flat, checkered MSH. They both had slotted triggers, but they weren't the longer trigger that you see on most pistols.
The 5 incher also wore an ambi thumb safety and Novak style sights and the Officer's model had G.I. type sights and a bushingless, bull barrel. Both are new in the box and were blued with wooden stocks.
Now then. Does Colt, Kimber, Smith & Wesson and Springfield Armory REALLY make a better .45 than the RIA? Are they REALLY worth damn near twice as much as the $500 price tag on the RIA models? Or are you basically buying the name when you purchase a Kimber, Colt or Smith & Wesson? Also...is the 3.5" Officer's model more prone to malfs because of it's shorter stroke? I've always heard that in a 1911 platform, you really don't wanna go any shorter than a Commander size for this very reason.
FWIW, the guy also had a Smith & Wesson 5 incher too. The only "big" difference I could tell was the sights had the 3 dot system and the trigger might have been a half a pound lighter. Other than that (and the stainless finish) I couldn't tell a whole lotta difference betwixt the two.
Of course...I'm not the 1911 aficionado that most here are, so I might have missed something.
Your thoughts and comments please.
My most recent "desire" is for a 1911. Try not to babble, GMThunder.
With the "desire" for a 1911, the Smith & Wesson Commander sized "Gunsite" edition is the one that has caught my eye the most. IMO, it has everything you need and nothing that you don't. I really don't want a FLGR nor do I need an ambi safety. I have a deal cooking with a member now on one, but logistics may or may not keep us from making a trade.
Anyway...that really has no bearing on the topic of this thread. Well...yeah, I guess maybe it does.
Today I had a few minutes between transports, so I stopped in my local toy store to see what was new. For 5 bills, he had two .45s that I kinda admired. They were both Rock Island Armory 1911s: One was the standard 5 incher and the other was the smaller Officer's size. They both had "custom" features such as a slotted/Commander style hammer, high sweep beavertail grip safety, FLG rods and a flat, checkered MSH. They both had slotted triggers, but they weren't the longer trigger that you see on most pistols.
The 5 incher also wore an ambi thumb safety and Novak style sights and the Officer's model had G.I. type sights and a bushingless, bull barrel. Both are new in the box and were blued with wooden stocks.
Now then. Does Colt, Kimber, Smith & Wesson and Springfield Armory REALLY make a better .45 than the RIA? Are they REALLY worth damn near twice as much as the $500 price tag on the RIA models? Or are you basically buying the name when you purchase a Kimber, Colt or Smith & Wesson? Also...is the 3.5" Officer's model more prone to malfs because of it's shorter stroke? I've always heard that in a 1911 platform, you really don't wanna go any shorter than a Commander size for this very reason.
FWIW, the guy also had a Smith & Wesson 5 incher too. The only "big" difference I could tell was the sights had the 3 dot system and the trigger might have been a half a pound lighter. Other than that (and the stainless finish) I couldn't tell a whole lotta difference betwixt the two.
Of course...I'm not the 1911 aficionado that most here are, so I might have missed something.
Your thoughts and comments please.
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