[QUOTE=Vadster,Dec 28 2010, 12:25 PM] Just get the ACR, you know you want it.

 

[QUOTE=Vadster,Dec 28 2010, 11:25 AM] Just get the ACR, you know you want it.

 

I don't know. if zombies do come around what would be more fun than a benelli M4 or a H&K 416

 

Buy 4 Rock Island Armory 1911's (I believe they start about $350), They are supposedly pretty good for a 'cheap' 1911.
By the time you burn through them all you'll be dead..
But, yeah what the others said.. It pretty much starts at wilson combat for the 'lower end' of the truly amazing 1911's.

 

In that price range, I'd go for a Springfield, Para-Ordnance, or Kimber...

I love Springfield, but honestly, if I were to get a 1911, I would probably go with a Para-Ordnance (or other 1911 with a double stack magazine)... In a gun that big, I want more than a 7+1 capacity. Para has 1911s that have a capacity up to 16+1 (most 14+1).

Also, if you aren't dead set on a 1911, but like the style, check out the Springfield XD(m), It has a 1911 style grip, and is an awesome gun for the money.

 

Also, if you are looking into the ACR, you might want to take a look at the Robinson Arms XCR... The ACR is took/copied many of its design elements from the XCR. You would think that Magpul/Bushmaster would improve on those design elements and make a better gun, but most people still consider the Robinson Arms XCR a better weapon than the ACR... and it is $1500-1800 versus the ACR's $2700-3100.

They both have the charging handle on the side instead of the rear, the removed buffer tube (which allows for a folding stock instead of the required fixed/collapsable stock of other AR variants), full length upper rail, piston gas system, etc...

 

I have a Smith & Wesson 1911. I love shooting it, but boy is it a pain to disassemble and clean. I don't know if other models are easier. I think I got it for about $800.

 

Since 1911's are partly about the heritage, I've got a thing for Colt. But the OEM weapons, like my old Series 70, need a lot of TLC (ramp & port work) to make reliable with all sorts of ammo.

I just can't, um, pull the trigger on buying one of the high-end 1911's. Far too much $$$ that could be spent on a better long gun instead (philosophically I prefer the idea that handguns are made for getting you to your long guns, lol).

 

I like Ed Brown 1911.

 

perfect time to buy a 1911! its the 1911s 100th birthday this year! (duh)

i love my kimber.

look at springfield or kimber for your price range, nothing else. springfield has really stepped it up and they make a great 1911 again, and they come with a lifetime warranty. kimber has a 1 year warranty, but most will tell you that they take care of you well beyond that, plus i think their guns are just a little step above springfield.

heres my kimber, $1580, has a bunch of stuff you dont need to pay for but i fell in love with it and decided to pay for it anyway.