I second the Sig c3. So far I have been very pleased with mine.
Maybe I was just lucky but I bought an American Classic .45 brand new for $375 2 yrs ago and it is as good as any Colt or Kimber I have ever owned. The workmanship is excellent inside and out and all the controls have that perfect "feel". The only way to possibly improve the gun is to take about a half pound off of the trigger pull, but it is not bad at all the way it is. I see no reason to spend more money on a more expensive 1911.
Now I'm thinking about going with the Ruger and using the "savings" from not buying a Colt to send my CZ-75 to CGW or Automatic Accuracy for a trigger job and night sights. Should be the same money either way. And who am I kidding, I'll buy a Colt in a month or two.
I mentioned Colt for a few reasons, Pokem807 mentioned Colt and there's certainly nothing wrong with getting a Colt, I like Colt's...lot's of folks do. Pokem807 seems to be into trading guns occasionally, in a trade or sale situation a Colt seems to sell first and possibly sell for more dollars as they tend to hold their value. I like all of the guns mentioned. Actually, for the money, I like the Ruger Commander style pistol a lot.
For around $1200, you can buy a Wiley Clapp Colt. It's a LW Commander, and makes a great CC.
I've been eyeballing one of those...would go nicely with my Wiley Clapp GP-100.
The ATI 1911's are on sale at grabagun.com.
