Originally posted by lazs2
My son has a mil spec. It is ok. But just.... Ok..
I have a Kimber eclipse custom. There is no comparisson. The Kimber is worth every penny. It is sitting by my coffee cup right now and, I am a revolver man.
Shot a les bauer and wilson combat... I would take either of those guns but the Kimber is a lot better deal.
Have about 5k rounds of factor and reloads through the gun and it is as tight as the day I bought it. At 25 yards it shoots groups allmost as good as my 44 mags. It is a gun that everyone seems to like to shoot.
lazs
Damn good advice. At the $1500 price level; why dick around. Just get a Kimber, and you'll get what you expect... a superb match capable weapon that can also stand the rigors of constant use and remain utterly reliable.
On the other hand (it's why most humans were blessed with two as original equipment) if your budget taps out in the $500.00 range and your tastes run towards utterly reliable, high quality and repeatable accuracy, then the Springfied is the pick.
The problem is there's a huge number of $500.00 1911 makers out there. But not all 1911's are created equal. The Springfield is far more 'equal' than the other 400-600 dollar copies. It's just a better quality weapon than anything in it's price range and stands head and shoulders above most of the clones. And I like the trigger pull better than even the S&W which is the next gun 'up' in the price range..
I doubt I'll fire more than 300-400 rounds a year thru it, and my tastes are pretty basic.. point and shoot. I'm no long range pistol marksman, don't need purdy, shiney or classy.. just need a rock solid dependable shooter that'll drop a man sized close-in target in the blink of an eye without a whole buncha 'refamiliarization' with a 'different' weapon than what I originally learned on.
So for me, the Springfield represents what I'm lookin for... just a good, strong & utterly reliable well made weapon that feels and shoots right. Kinda what the 1911 was all about in the first place.
