yaknfish
Senior Member
If it ain't got a pony, it's a phony.
I have the full size Rock Island 1911. It is a bad mother...... I do not carry it, however. It stays in the bed side table and I carry a shield 9. Their compact, or i think they call it the Officer's model, is just as good. If I had it to do all over again, this was my first pistol, I would have bought the compact to carry. But then I wouldn't have had an excuse to by the 9.................
I thought this was about 1911's under $1k per OP? You might get a springfield or even a sig or cheap 1991 colt for less but last time I checked colt combat or dan wesson are well above his budget. Besides the american classic, another very good choice in an import in his budget would be desert eagle (Israeli) imported by magnum research I believe.
Despite the hint of sarcasm, I believe I did say a cheap colt could be had <1k, but none of the links you provided showed a combat commander as you suggested (awesome weapon btw) or dan wesson (also superior weapon) for under 1k which was my point, and then you even linked a springfield for more than 1k. Best wishes.