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Looking for a higher end 1911
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09/25/16 05:17 PM
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jhenderson
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What would you pick and why? Shot a few wilsons and a nighthawk. As well as several kimber, sig, Remington, ruger and some others. Can tell a difference in the better stuff for sure. Now I'd kinda like to own one.
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Re: Looking for a higher end 1911
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09/25/16 05:24 PM
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Dan Wesson or nighthawk for me
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Re: Looking for a higher end 1911
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09/25/16 05:36 PM
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Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: Looking for a higher end 1911
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09/25/16 06:00 PM
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Re: Looking for a higher end 1911
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09/25/16 06:10 PM
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Re: Looking for a higher end 1911
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09/25/16 06:12 PM
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Buzzsaw
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dan Wesson for me, medium budget 2k
republic forge texas made
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if you got big bucks
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Re: Looking for a higher end 1911
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09/25/16 06:25 PM
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jhenderson
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Probably going to buy used figure $3k top prefer less
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Re: Looking for a higher end 1911
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09/25/16 06:33 PM
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I like the Ed Browns, but way too much $ for me. Heck I had a hard time spending $1k on a 1911 so I cant imagine $3k
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Re: Looking for a higher end 1911
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09/25/16 07:04 PM
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Found plenty under $3k so will not go over that. Plenty of good options too just don't know what I want.
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Re: Looking for a higher end 1911
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09/25/16 07:45 PM
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Tactical Cowboy
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Re: Looking for a higher end 1911
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09/25/16 09:14 PM
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ZachTisdale
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Wilson Combat
I will have one in due time.. just gotta make the wife see the benefits of spending a 1/2 years mortgage on a firearm..
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Re: Looking for a higher end 1911
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09/25/16 09:38 PM
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Damn your mortgage must be cheap
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Re: Looking for a higher end 1911
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09/25/16 09:59 PM
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Damn your mortgage must be cheap Isn't that the truth
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Re: Looking for a higher end 1911
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09/25/16 10:54 PM
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check out rifle gear and the Frisco gun club. both have lots of high end 1911's
close to the colony
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Re: Looking for a higher end 1911
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09/26/16 12:47 AM
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You don't need to spend $3k to get a great 1911.
Unless you're just wanting a show piece, I don't see the need.
I have a Colt Gold Cup in .38 Super that is as accurate as anything on the market off the shelf. And it never fails to function. Kimber is also a great weapon if that intrigues you.
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The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.
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Re: Looking for a higher end 1911
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09/26/16 01:08 AM
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Damn your mortgage must be cheap I assure you, not as cheap as I'd like. I may have miscalculated. May be closer to 1/4 of the year... makes no difference to the boss lady though.
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Re: Looking for a higher end 1911
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09/26/16 01:25 AM
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I've owned a kimber, sig, rock island and shot several others. And I'll probably go shoot some others before I decide but from what I've learned so far, the higher end stuff is better quality and more accurate. Yes I could put a better barrel in a kimber or something but tolerances are tighter. It will be a shooter not a safe queen.
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Re: Looking for a higher end 1911
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09/26/16 02:46 AM
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Over his budget unless he gets an older used one. But if you ver up your budget they are just west of Weatherford and very nice people.
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Re: Looking for a higher end 1911
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09/26/16 02:52 AM
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Take a trip down to rifle gear in Plano.
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Re: Looking for a higher end 1911
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09/26/16 03:04 AM
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I have or have had Wilson Combat, Nighthawk, Ed Brown and, Gun Crafter. If I were buying a new one I would get a Guncrafter .
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Re: Looking for a higher end 1911
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09/26/16 11:02 AM
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I like STI but I'm partial because they are Texas made.
I have several you can shoot if you want to come to Decatur some time.
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Re: Looking for a higher end 1911
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09/26/16 12:19 PM
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jhenderson
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May take you up on that. STI is another option I'm considering.
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Re: Looking for a higher end 1911
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09/26/16 01:32 PM
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STI...go ahead and get a 2011
If you shoot a young deer because a neighbor will shoot it, you are that neighbor.
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Re: Looking for a higher end 1911
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09/26/16 02:06 PM
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Check out the 1911 on Glocktalk.com. It is one of the better sources for 911 information I have seen.
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Re: Looking for a higher end 1911
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09/26/16 02:11 PM
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I've got several...Kimber, Colt and Ruger. I've shot lots of them, from highly customized Colts to some of those named above...Ed Brown, STI, Dan Wesson, Wilson, Nighthawk. All nice guns but I think some of them make you pay a premium for the brand name. Buy what makes you happy. Or, since dealing with the wife, buy a nice Colt and then gradually upgrade it. It's an easier sell. Sort of like eating an elephant...one bite at a time.
Mike Buda, Tx Hunt near Freer
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