Need advice on 45auto 1911

[jrfrmn]

I am planning to buy a 45cal acp in 1911 model.
I know that Kimber and Colt are the best.
Does anyone know about the quality and the dependablity of the High Standard 45 in 1911.They are made in the Philliphines. Thank You.

[gandilamont]

High Standard,......"They are made in the Philliphines". Save and buy a Kimber. "Made in New York". Just my opinion. Hell, who knows maybe those philliphine guns are way superior in quality to ours. I'm not going to gamble my money on it though.

[Rammer]

Might want to check into Springfield as well. Kimber and Colt do make high quality guns, but you will pay more for the "colt" nametag.

[98Redline]

Anoter good gun to look at is Para Ordnance.
They offer single and double stack 1911 variants from bare bones to limited ready guns.

[ButchA]

I agree with 98redline....

Para Ordnance is a great .45ACP for money. They say Ft. Lauderdale, FL but are actually made in Canada.

The "High Standard" model is a poor knock-off/copy (sorry to say) and not very reliable from what I've heard.

Colt: #1 in my book. Timeless classic. The "original" of all originals. It all started here.

Kimber: Very very good .45ACP and (I think) the model chosen by the FBI. But while very good, it is also very pricey.

Les Baer: Just like Kimber, but even more quality and customization ability. You can take a Les Baer and break it all down and rebuilt it into something totally unique. Very very very pricey!!

Springfield Armory: The best of the 1911 "clones". Legendary quality that is right along side Colt.

Para Ordnance: A wider version of the 1911 with "double stack" magazines, and just as rugged and reliable. Their new "LDA" versions have a different trigger than the original 1911 style. The "P" versions are a double stacked mag version of the 1911.

Auto-Ordnance, Firestorm, Llama, High Standard: The rest of the pack. Nothing fancy, no frills. However, these models sometimes will not shoot JHP's reliably. They almost require youto shoot the common 230gr FMJ "ball" rounds.

[ipscshooter]

I've got a couple of Para-Ordnance P14's, and I lke them a lot. My stainlessP14-45 Limited cost about $750. Very nice piece. It was slightly finicky with reloads that I used in my other P14, but I shortened the OAL on the round from 1.25" to 1.246" and haven't had any troubles since. My son and I have put 1000's of rounds through both of them in IPSC competitions and I think they've performed quite well. Pretty decent pistols for a reasonable price. I've added extended base plates to the magazines, so they hold 17-18 rounds of .45 acp. Quite a handful of firepower. They hold more rounds of .45 than many of the hi-cap 9mm's...

The Limited has lots of nice bells and whistles that don't come on plain jane 1911's. Checkering on front strap of the grip, beavertail safety, adjustable sights. Grooves on front of slide. Beveled ejector port. If you were to take a base model pistol and having a gunsmith upgrade it to the same level, you'd end up easily spending $1200.

http://www.paraord.com/product/product.html?id=27


Butch: You left a few off your list... Smith & Wesson is now making a 1911, as is SIG. I think Dan Wesson Arms may be making one as well. And, if someone is interested in spending some bigger bucks, there's always STI, Strayer-Voigt, and probably a few others...

[James B]

To me, Having owned a bunch of different brands, feel that the SA offers the best value. I replaced all of my colt barrels with Springfield barrels.

[ButchA]

ORIGINAL: ipscshooter
Butch: You left a few off your list... Smith & Wesson is now making a 1911, as is SIG. I think Dan Wesson Arms may be making one as well. And, if someone is interested in spending some bigger bucks, there's always STI, Strayer-Voigt, and probably a few others...

Oops.... I stand corrected. [:-] I knew of S&W making a 1911, but I didn't Sig also made one, (as well as a few other compnies).

[BowhuntinCowboy]

wilson combat makes some awsome ones too and with rails if you want them

[SPIKEHORN11]

There are soo many makers or them. Just like the AR's. I would stay to an american made one.