The cheapest 1911 brand new

by **vegas10960** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 1:03 pm

Hey all, Im an armed security officer, I carry the glock21 on duty but I want to get a 1911 to practice with while i save up for a kobra carry (way down the road) I just wondered if anyone can tell me the cheapest cheapest cheapest production 1911 on the market new out the box price between $100-$300, anything? and did the alchemy arms spectre ever really exist?

by **P.Greene** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 4:27 pm

I would question the quality and legality of any $300 1911, new in the box!

Check gun shows etc. for a used 1911, stick with established makers & take someone with you that knows 1911s.

by **rfd339** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 10:32 am

why get a 1911 when u carry a g21? u can get a 1911 for around 400to 500 dollars or you can wait two more pay days and get a g21 for 500$ to 600$. shut watt you carry . thats me.

by **CON-T** » Tue Dec 05, 2006 8:29 pm

i LOVE 1911 pattern guns. its the coolest looking of all the shapes out there...

by **shot4funinsun** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 2:32 am

Cheap 1911s run you about 450 to 550, what your looking for is a used 1911 if all you want is to familiarize yourself with it. Try the gun shows

by **CON-T** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 9:59 pm

even the used 1911s are going for what you quoted. gun shows are a good idea. i see s&ws,rugers and taurus all for around that price.

by **coconutbay** » Mon Dec 11, 2006 11:26 pm

Look at Gundirectory.com for a seller named Bellshireguns . He sold me my Rock Island 1911 and I was very pleased. Brand new its $325 for buy it now. Ive been to 7 gun shows this year and never seen a 1911 new or used for this price. Why pay more? Unless youre a politician...

by **shot4funinsun** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 6:21 pm

coconutbay, how does that rock island shot

by **coconutbay** » Tue Dec 12, 2006 11:28 pm

I like the way it shoots. It has those itty bitty fixed sights, but I took a punch and gently moved it just a bit to line it up. Then I filed a bit off the front sight and applied a tiny dab of white out. That seemed to cure its tendency to shoot low and left of the target. I got some Hogue grips off ebay to replace the pretty standard wooden ones. Fits into a Fobus holster so well its easy to forget that you have it on. Go buy one!

by **shot4funinsun** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 1:43 am

I would coconutbay but I live in California where they have all sorts of restrictions for the good guys but not the bad guys in fact they just passed a law that forbids us to use more than 2 sheets of toilet paper.