I'd say S&W, they make a great 1911 for a decent price.

I had to vote RIA. I started with a llama 3" for concealed purposes......what a f***ing mistake, sloppiest thing i've ever shot and i've shot a highpoint. That was traded on a used charles daly. It was ok, decent trigger, but one night after cleaning I loaded it as we were about to leave, and as I gripped it to put it in the holster BAM it went off through a chair and buried itself a 3 inches in the cabinet. I took it apart, the sear was horribly worn. I could have just replaced the sear and probably been fine. I was a little afraid now of the gun itself and sold it letting them know it needed a new sear and not to load it until it had one. I then bought an RIA and it has been my ccw ever since. I've never had a problem with my RIA. I've fired high end guns, my friend had 2 eclipses and a raptor. Another had a nice SA. Sure I don't have an ambi safety, extended beavertail, or skeleton trigger. But I do know that when I pull the trigger, 99.9% of the time it's going to fire, and that means more than any extra gadget.

I have a Springfield Mil-Spec and a Auto-Ordanece! Bang for buck the Auto-Ord, Damn thing goes bang every time and at defence range it is Great! Love the springer that is getting a 460 rowland upgrade ! Spring was $600 the Auto was $250! When getting the auto watch out because Lot of them only shoot ball ammo! The older models. 230 grains moving slow!!

Ok upon further review Dan Wesson is it. The Valor is pure 1911 nirvana.

Although, I do own two Kimbers. When it comes to quality vs. cost; I have to agree with Oak, the Dan Wesson's are hard to beat. As for the parent company CZ , the quality is paramount through the entire product line. I also think, that Rock River Arms delivered a very nice 1911 product; which alas, are no longer available.

I have bought kimbers springfield armory and nighthawk customs. IMHO kimber is best bang for your buck!

to the forum Silverado. The Warrior is definitely an excellent choice.

It has been a while but i would like to bump this thread a bit.
keep up the votes and suggestions please. (daddy needs another 1911)

My money {if I can} is going to S&W! Here's why!
1} 100% American made
2} Scandium frame
3} S&W customer service
4} Looks

Hey all...in reading this thread,I have to ask,has anyone out there played around with,or have any knowledge of what I take as,a new brand of armsmaker,a company called Regent? They are a Turkish company and seem to have a brand new state of the art facility to manufacture guns. My gunshop says they are well made and apear to be. They have a 1911 clone in basic blue that seems pretty nice. A lower and scalloped ejection port was also inclued. The price seemed ok too..about $500 bucks for a new peice. Well,enough outta me.
take care rock rat

Never heard of them before. FWIW, I love mt RIA Tactical. Lowered and flared ejection port, skeleton trigger and hammer, ambi safety, and a 5" barrel. The best deal going as far as I know. I paid less than $500 out the door, new in box and this thing hasn't so much as hiccuped no matter what I put into it. Bought a couple Chip McCormick mags for it and a magwell, that's all it needed. I've spent just a little over $500 total and it'll feed anything, even the cheap WWB hollowpoints from Wall World. I'm happier than a pig in sh!t!

Love my Springer so Much I found my wife a Compact!! Boy is that a Great little 1911 and half the cost of the Kimber!! You can get 1 Heck of an upgraded Springer for the cost of a basic Kimber( As basic as a Kimber can be)

I was thinking the Rolling Stones just because of their longevity & accomplishments, but I figured that was too easy a pick. I think I WILL go with Rush though - again because of the longevity, and certainly because of the influence of Lee, Lifeson, and Peart respectively upon so MANY other musicians since the late '80's!

Oh wait - we're actually talking about 1911's?!?!

Uhmmm... in that case, my vote is for Springfield, as I own an A1 that's given GREAT service for 15 years now - the scalability of the platform with respect to upgrades and customization, and the fact they have excellent customer service.

I just won't mention, that I've actually been carying a stainless Smith 1911 with tritium nightsights for the past two years.

RIA . Great Shooters

The Taurus 1911 is the undisputed champ IMHO. Simply to many goodies to list and if my great grandchildren should ever crack its forged frame, they'll get a new one.

Springfield Armory Loaded and/or the TRP

Honestly, I have used a TRP extensively and really have not been all the impressed... it has gone TU with FTF's a number of times... However a Springfield loaded that I shoot rather often did impress me quite a bit being VERY reliable...

Of course we are only talking 2 examples here... But for what a TRP costs... "Bang for the buck king" it is not.

Also, I love your signature!

This post has been edited by GPWASR10: March 18th 2010 1:45 AM

How long has that taken to get in? Did you order it through a local shop? That's the one I'm looking at getting.

I absolutely love my loaded springer. It is extremely accurate and has never given me a single problem. when I went to Front Sight (never again) others were having jamming issues and even a blown captured spring on a Colt sub. Not one issue with mine at all.

Love my TRP so far but I have had a couple problems with the factory mags (or that I attributed to the factory mags) as the issue did not happen again when using 8rd McCormic power ball mags...

Will see how she works come the 2 day pistol class down in the Denver area, but I'm not a total goober & will be bringing a backup 1911 just in case