Anything by Knights arm. or Nighthawk (I don't know if I would ever actually USE it though, for fear of scratching it!) .....but a modified Kimber Warrior is doing the job currently.
I moved to Florida from Massachusetts so I know how TKC feels. Six months after I moved to Florida, I took a class and applied for my CCW and got it 3 weeks later. My first gun was an HK USP Compact Tactical .45 acp. My second gun was a Kimber Eclipse Target II 1911 .45 acp. I absolutely love my Kimber 1911. There's no better trigger than a 1911 trigger and it shoots better than I can. Someday, I'd like to replace the MIM parts with Wilson or Ed Brown parts.
Kimber Custom 2. I didnt want the extra thumb saftey, it killed the lines of the gun for me and its not for carry so im not worried about the saftey issue. Its a sweet gun.
Springfield Armory PW9701W High Capacity Steel Frame 1911 (13+1) I have customized it with the following... Kings long trigger Tru Glo TFO night sights (AWESOME SIGHTS!) Flat chackered mainspring housing with recessed lanyard attachment point Polished feed ramp Wilson high grip beavertail safety 39,000+ rounds down range
L to R Custom piece by Don Williams of Louderthanwords and Action Works PC945 (works just like a 1911 but better!) Kimber SSTII in TEN MILLIMETER! :evilgrin: Video of the 945 in action http://www.alvarfamily.com/franksteel
Does anyone have any experience with the Springfield Armory Professional 1911? I called my local fun shop and they said it is a 4 to 6 month waiting list for the pistol. Is it worth the wait and how much do I need to save up? :broke:
Auto Ordinance GI model. At the time, the only customization I'd done to it was a Wolff 18.5 lb recoil spring, the biohazard grips, and a Gunsite low profile safety. I've since added a drop-in Wilson beaver-tail and commander style hammer, Swenson trigger, and upped the recoil spring to a 20 pounder. (I loves me some +P loadings...) :whee: [img width=640 height=480]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v236/Cybrludite/45withgrips.jpg[/img]
My Kimber Gold Combat - stainless (pre-series II) [img width=640 height=480]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p216/brenkg/KimberCSMunroe.jpg[/img] v/r, B.
I owned a Kimber Custom CDP II for a couple years. 1911's are nice and extremely dependable handguns but what a pain in the @$$ to clean!! The 1911 was the standard sidearm issue for most of the time I was in the Army. Not that I was ever issued one, but we did get to fire them often. So between the years I had contact with it in the Army and the years I owned my Kimber I had a decent amount of experience with 1911's. After a couple years cleaning the Kimber I said to hell with it and sold it then bought a Glock! Now I go fire, spend 10 minutes to clean the Glock and it's clean. I guess if I were more of a collector I would be more interested in 1911's but I'd rather spend more time shooting than cleaning. parawolfe
I have a Kimber and a Springfield 1911 both are difficult to clean, but it is woth it for a reliable, accurate pistol.
I have had several colts in various configurations. One I kept and carried for 15 yrs I traded away a few months ago. God I miss that lil gun. Bought it new for around 500 bucks, shot thousands of rounds thru it, carried it with permits from 4 different states. Traded it off for an xd, shotgun, three bulletproof vests, two tac vest, forty ar-mags, three sets of goretex raingear, kevlar helmet, two surefire centurions, and three pairs of boots. Yeah, the guy really really wanted it. I still think he got a pretty good deal. :shrug:
