Thread: Minimum cost for a non-mil-spec 1911?

Quote: Originally Posted by BUMMER I would go with a Springfield G.I. or the STI Spartan and get use to it,if you get hooked then buy a high end 1911.The problem is affording the ammo to get use to it. Well again I already have the WWII Ithaca. But I was told that the mil-spec's don't give you a true taste of what the more tricked out 1911's are all about. Thanks! -Emt1581

Quote: Originally Posted by Eyescream These. Also, to my mind, 1911s should be stainless, parkerized, or blued. Brown or OD frames are stupid . Thank God, someone who thinks the same as I do about brown or OD frames. Utterly hideous and pointless.

I think Springfield has caused some measure of confusion, with their model designations. What they call a Mil-Spec really isn't, it's just that simple. It has better sights, a lowered and flared ejection port and mine came with a set of black plastic grips and nice wood grips with the crossed cannons. The Springfield G.I. is their least expensive gun and is as close as you can get to a real Govt. Model, IMO. It's the version...

Quote: Originally Posted by emt1581 Not a bad looking piece. I do think the Desert Warrior from Kimber LOOKS better and I like the rail, but I guess looks and a rail aren't what a 1911 collecter/shooter looks for...fit and function are right? Thanks! -Emt1581 Fit, function and finish. The S&W's are also very good in my experience, although not a "traditional"1911 due to the external extractor. I'm just a big...

Howdy, I looked at a Springfield something or another at a gun shop a couple of days ago aand it was a little better than a mil-spec gun. Better sights, still fixed, and did have an arched MS housing. It was something like $619.00 Paul

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Quote: Originally Posted by MBG20 springfield mc operator WOW I am in love!

STI Spartan is among the best low end 1911s you'll find.

I would go with a Springfield G.I. or the STI Spartan and get use to it,if you get hooked then buy a high end 1911.The problem is affording the ammo to get use to it.

IMHO, the best 1911 you will find under $1000 would be a used Dan Wesson Cbob. I have owned Springers, Kimbers, and fired a few Colts. The Cbob blows has been my favorite of them all.