Where to go to rent a 1911

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druryj

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2A is where I would go , not much difference in a 1911 any other slide gun in my mind

Whaaaaaat? The similarity is that they all load pretty much the same and launch a bullet from the muzzle end, but it ends there, for the most part. There's this one little thing about the way a 1911 trigger breaks and all that is a tiny bit different than the break from say a ... Glock. Or is it just me?
 

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The 1911 to me is a timeless classic that constantly evolves IOT continue to provide the masses with the most. The most beauty, the most 1st gun stories, the most aftermarket accessories, the most conversations, the most personalization possibilities, the most X's on a target, etc... The 1911 holds a place in many a young man's heart, as the Ar15/M4/M16 does today in the same manner. My reflections on a few brands are annotated below. These are just my thoughts and should not be construed as the gospel.

Kimber - a bit expensive, but worth every penny.
Colt - a bit expensive, but worth every penny. (commercial and US/foreign gov't contract from 1911 to present day)
Dan Wesson - a bit expensive, but worth every penny.
AMT - FTE/FTF cheaper in their day, but still collectable
Armscor - Cheaper but most are shooters
ATI - Cheaper but most are shooters
Auto Ordnance - Cheaper but most are shooters
Cabot - If you got $4500.00 go for it.
Caspian (slides and frames only) - Your smith will love you for this. Create your own custom 1911
Charles Daly - They shoot and shoot well
Cimarron - Cheaper but most are shooters
Citadel - Cheaper but most are shooters
Cylinder & Slide - $2500 might get ya started, but you will not be sorry
CZ USA - makes DW now in Texas
Dan Wesson - pretty sttep price, but well made
Ed Brown - masterpiece 1911s. If you can afford it, do it
High Standard - Cheaper but most are shooters
Ithaca (old NY-based company, made pistols under US gov't contract 1943-1945) there out there and are classics
Iver Johnson - $800-900 guns that are well thought of
Kongsberg (M/1914 pistol manufactured in Norway under Colt license) Big bucks, totally for collectors.
Les Baer - masterpiece 1911s. If you can afford it, do it
Llama - Cheaper but most are shooters
Nighthawk - some of the finest current 1911s made. Very expensive
Norinco - Cheaper but most are shooters
Nowlin - some of the finest custom 1911s made. Very expensive
Palmetto State Armory
Para Ordnance/Para USA - double stack 1911s with a wide grip
Olympic Arms - yes
Randall - good gun if you can find it
Remington Arms - great entry level 1911, easily customized
Rock Island Armory - Cheaper but most are shooters
Rock River Arms - Competition guns for Bullseye shooters
Ruger - great entry 1911, easily customized
Sig Sauer - You pay for the name and the performance
Singer (US gov't contract, 500 pistols produced in 1941) If ya find one, keep it.
Sistema (aka D.G.F.M.-F.M.A.P.) (M1927 pistol manufactured in Argentina under Colt license) commonly about 400-500 bucks
Smith & Wesson - the name says it all.
Springfield Armory - the RO is a great entry gun, unless politics bother ya.
STI - Race guns mostly and very high end.
Taurus - Lifetime warranty and shoots forever
 

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