...too bad Beretta doesn't make the M9 in .45. THAT would be something to own!!
I'd buy one for sure.
...too bad Beretta doesn't make the M9 in .45. THAT would be something to own!!
I would be willing to bet that 8 out of 10 civilians would shoot no better groups with the $1800+ custom shop Colt as they would with the Springfield GI model.
Well put. My friend's Stoeger 12 gauge cost about $350. He cranks out maybe 25 rounds a year. Should last him quite a while. My Browning Citori cost one helluva lot more than $350 and shooting maybe a thousand rounds a year, will probably last longer than his Stoeger. He is as accurate with that Stoeger as I am with the Browning. So...what logic dictates he spend a WHOLE lot more $$$ for a high end shotgun he will barely use but once a year? Why does one need a Maserati to drive to the market once or twice weekly and pick the kid up from soccer practice on Saturday?
I wonder what the profit margin is for those 4 digit $ firearms...
What is a Glock @cost now days? $430? retail is what $500 so what... $70 or 14% profit.
10% on $1,850 is $185. Getting firearms advice from someone with a stake in it is folly.
Indeed but they'd get better reliability and durability should they run the gun hard.
Well, thanks for all the input. Based on all (including but not limited to what I received here) input I'm going with a Para GI LTC. Looks like it is the best choice all things considered. Thanks again for your collective advice.
I'd buy one for sure.
I've been looking at purchasing my first modern pistol as a .45acp 1911 since it IS 2011 and not 20GLOCK haha. Regardless I researched at the beginning of this year, and some good firearms for you to look at might be that used Colt as mentioned above, EMF Hartford 1911, and auto-ordnance 100th anniversary ED 1911. I don't know much about those except they are all made in the US, and it seems that might be important to you?
The pistol I am mainly thinking to purchase is the Ruger SR1911 that I've heard a lot about, which is 100% US and is about $600 to $700. Research those a little bit, they might be your best bet. I have almost exclusively seen great things about the SR1911, unlike the controversial Remington 1911 that I also once considered.