best 1911

[348]

Unless you're a very skinny guy a full size 1911 is very easy to conceal.

 

[pinkhamr]

Colt Commander Series 70 ...... What more can I add ....

 

[_CY_]

that may be true... but can you tolerate the weight of a loaded full size 1911 on your person all day long?

Unless you're a very skinny guy a full size 1911 is very easy to conceal.

 

[aeropb]

EMP in 9. I tried it in 40, but it was wayyyyy too much cartridge for the gun imo.

 

[tomthebaker]

The Ed Brown Commander Bobtail guns are excellent, and as small as I will go in a 1911 gun.

Do yourself a favor, and look at the cheesy guide rod in the smaller 1911's (sub 4 inch) and ask yourself if you want to trust your life to a piece of tinfoil.

 

[HackerF15E]

Colt Commander Series 70 ...... What more can I add ....

I will add that there's no such thing.

There are Colt Commanders built in the 1970s, but none of them were "Series 70".

Great pistols, to be certain...but often mis-named in internet conversations.

 

[tm8634]

iv got a kimber ultra carry & colt defender, had a RIA and "for the money" it was good but i like the kimber and colt alot better but ya should when they cost twice as much...

 

[UnSafe]

I have a Kimber Ultra RCP pistol that hasn't malfunctined at all, but have less than 300 rounds in it (230gr WWB ball, RA45T and mostly 200gr LSWC reloads). It's a fraction thinner and about the same weight than my Glock G36 and competes for IWB duty.

Price? Used $750 off of Gunbroker. New? Too much to risk wearing the finish off against my sweaty cheek.

In the compact .45ACP single stack pistol catagory, it's hard to beat the G36 for price and reliability.

 

[jsteele]

Thanks guys, it's a big help. I was looking more at a kimber, but not so much anymore.

 

[JD8]

EMP in 9. I tried it in 40, but it was wayyyyy too much cartridge for the gun imo.

My EMP in .40 shoots softer than my full steel Wilson CQB in .40. They put a truck spring in those things.