tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148719993180036093.post6646665972470323578..comments2023-04-13T05:50:18.620-04:00Comments on The Newbius Papers: 1911 shoppingNewbiushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09501998014769060130noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148719993180036093.post-29045769997360192762011-09-16T13:23:53.962-04:002011-09-16T13:23:53.962-04:00Wound up getting a Colt Combat Commander in Stainl...Wound up getting a Colt Combat Commander in Stainless (model 4012XSE). For her. :) I am still looking for one for me, but the gun-buying kitty is empty right now.Newbiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09501998014769060130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148719993180036093.post-81589974519385876332011-09-09T10:19:03.987-04:002011-09-09T10:19:03.987-04:00Test Drove Mopar's Ruger last month in N.E. I...Test Drove Mopar's Ruger last month in N.E. If I was in the Market for a NEW 1911, that's the one I'd go for.Bubblehead Les.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00730873284089958084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148719993180036093.post-12124151774424889432011-09-09T08:25:04.837-04:002011-09-09T08:25:04.837-04:00I don't know whether you've considered STI...I don't know whether you've considered STI's offerings, but I highly recommend taking them into consideration. As value-for-money 1911's, I don't think any other manufacturer comes close. Their Spartan and Trojan models are (IMHO) head and shoulders above the competition in their price brackets.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148719993180036093.post-10553752988334163282011-09-08T21:05:19.114-04:002011-09-08T21:05:19.114-04:00Check out the Ruger too. Supposed to be what the R...Check out the Ruger too. Supposed to be what the Remington promised, but wasn't.<br /><br />Me? I have had good luck with the Paras. Not the LDA's (I only have two of those) but the standard 1911 single stack. <br /><br />Yer gonna pay full boat (or nearly so) for a lightly used one.....Maybe look at a used custom? A few dollars more, but a hell of a lot more gun for the bucks.<br /><br />YMM(as always)VB https://www.blogger.com/profile/10586046436233366155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6148719993180036093.post-54247596195098850662011-09-08T17:46:42.531-04:002011-09-08T17:46:42.531-04:00NOVA Arms in Herndon had a fair number of Colts an...NOVA Arms in Herndon had a fair number of Colts and a Remington when I was last there. They said they have only been able to get their hands on one SR1911... and also they weren't impressed with it.Broken Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01562569871940946226noreply@blogger.com