colt, kimber or springfield

wildchild · 08-05-2010, 03:30 PM

all in 1911 style. Anyone have any honest comparisons in regards to reliability, trigger pull, accuracy of the handgun.

pricewise the springfield is 600, colt 950 and kimber is right around 900 - 950.

what makes the two worth much more?

just looking for opinions. obviously comfort and actual shooting will play into whether or not one gets chosen over another. I have not shot any of them but have held the Kimber and worked action and such. very comfortable to my hand.
i have to say though if I can save 350 bones and have a weapon of equal quality I'd be leaning that way.

Kaneman · 08-05-2010, 04:29 PM

I don't like my Dad's Kimber 3", seems to jam MUCH more than any gun with that rep and at that price point should. The magazines are hard to get in sometimes too.

Never shot a Colt or a Springfield, but I love my Taurus 1911.

wildchild · 08-05-2010, 04:57 PM

that's funny because I just bought a Taurus .357 everyone said I should stay with "namebrand" and that I would regret the Taurus. I love it so far. it's a revolver how much could go wrong? it has the reliability of a hammer.

Kaneman · 08-05-2010, 05:00 PM

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Originally Posted by wildchild

that's funny because I just bought a Taurus .357 everyone said I should stay with "namebrand" and that I would regret the Taurus. I love it so far. it's a revolver how much could go wrong? it has the reliability of a hammer.

Yea, my Taurus was $600 I think, Dad's Kimber was $900+...and yet mine has never jammed and I shoot tighter groups. Granted, mine is full size.

Riceaholic · 08-05-2010, 05:54 PM

Para Ordinance makes very nice 1911's as well in that price range. I have a Warthog (subcompact .45) that I love.

tallywacker · 08-06-2010, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Riceaholic

Para Ordinance makes very nice 1911's as well in that price range. I have a Warthog (subcompact .45) that I love.

Oh yeah? I've had nothing but problems with my para and had to take it to a gunsmith to have it machined to get it to feed

Smittie61984 · 08-05-2010, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by wildchild

that's funny because I just bought a Taurus .357 everyone said I should stay with "namebrand" and that I would regret the Taurus. I love it so far. it's a revolver how much could go wrong? it has the reliability of a hammer.

I agree. I got a Taurus 44mag for my first pistol and then a Taurus stub nose 357 for my truck gun. Even with it getting rained on from leaving the windows down and outright neglect, it still fires like a champ. My S&W 45 was nothing but a piece of shit and I sold that fucker off quick.

I am a Kimber man. I don't own one but have shot a ton of them. I really like how they all come pre melted too. Colts are very good 1911s and would get a Colt in a heartbeat. I've never shot a Springfield pistol that wasn't an XD but I think they are solid built guns.

goof2 · 08-05-2010, 06:26 PM

I have a full size Springfield GI model in stainless. I have no complaints. I haven't tracked it but I would guess I have around 4-5,000 rounds through it. The only problem I have had was the tip of the extractor broke off. Springfield has a lifetime warranty so I called and told them about it, they emailed me a prepaid FedEx overnight label, fixed it, and shipped it back all at no charge. Turn around time was about a week and a half.

My only regret with the gun is I should have got the Mil-Spec model instead of the GI. The GI sights are blacked out and it is difficult to aim without bright lighting while the Mil-Spec has three dot sights. The Mil-Spec also has a lowered and flared ejection port. Without that the GI mostly sends empty shell casings directly over my head. The rest of the time it sends them in to my forehead, behind my safety glasses, down my shirt, and various other places. The extra charge for the Mil-Spec is worth it if for no other reason than to avoid dancing around like an idiot to get a hot shell casing out of your shirt.

OTB · 08-05-2010, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by goof2

The extra charge for the Mil-Spec is worth it if for no other reason than to avoid dancing around like an idiot to get a hot shell casing out of your shirt.

Yea, though I walk through the Valley of Death, I am the dancingest MoFo in the valley....

goof2 · 08-05-2010, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by OTB

Yea, though I walk through the Valley of Death, I am the dancingest MoFo in the valley....

Too true.

08-05-2010, 03:30 PM	#1
wildchild cruiser Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: on the run Moto: '09 HD superglide, 16 Yamaha FZ 09 Posts: 2,749	colt, kimber or springfield all in 1911 style. Anyone have any honest comparisons in regards to reliability, trigger pull, accuracy of the handgun. pricewise the springfield is 600, colt 950 and kimber is right around 900 - 950. what makes the two worth much more? just looking for opinions. obviously comfort and actual shooting will play into whether or not one gets chosen over another. I have not shot any of them but have held the Kimber and worked action and such. very comfortable to my hand. i have to say though if I can save 350 bones and have a weapon of equal quality I'd be leaning that way.

08-05-2010, 04:29 PM	#2
Kaneman AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Odessa, TX Moto: 2000 Honda CBR1100XX Blackbird Posts: 4,931	I don't like my Dad's Kimber 3", seems to jam MUCH more than any gun with that rep and at that price point should. The magazines are hard to get in sometimes too. Never shot a Colt or a Springfield, but I love my Taurus 1911. __________________ 1982 Honda XR80 - blown motor, 1993 Kawasaki ZX6D - sold, 2001 Suzuki Bandit 1200S - sold, 1984 Honda Magna - sold, 2001 Kawasaki ZRX1200R - blown motor, 2007 Suzuki DL1000 V-Strom - totalled, 2003 Yamaha FZ1 - sold, 1994 Honda Magna - sold, 2001 Honda CBR600F4i - sold, 1998 Suzuki DR350 - stolen, 1989 Honda Super Magna - sold, 2007 Yamaha Stratoliner, 2000 Honda CBR 1100XX Blackbird

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08-05-2010, 04:57 PM	#3
wildchild cruiser Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: on the run Moto: '09 HD superglide, 16 Yamaha FZ 09 Posts: 2,749	that's funny because I just bought a Taurus .357 everyone said I should stay with "namebrand" and that I would regret the Taurus. I love it so far. it's a revolver how much could go wrong? it has the reliability of a hammer.

08-05-2010, 05:54 PM	#5
Riceaholic High Life Drinker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tampa Bay Moto: 01 GSXR 1000 - Yamaha Zuma 125 Posts: 961	Para Ordinance makes very nice 1911's as well in that price range. I have a Warthog (subcompact .45) that I love.

08-05-2010, 06:26 PM	#8
goof2 AMA Supersport Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 4,756	I have a full size Springfield GI model in stainless. I have no complaints. I haven't tracked it but I would guess I have around 4-5,000 rounds through it. The only problem I have had was the tip of the extractor broke off. Springfield has a lifetime warranty so I called and told them about it, they emailed me a prepaid FedEx overnight label, fixed it, and shipped it back all at no charge. Turn around time was about a week and a half. My only regret with the gun is I should have got the Mil-Spec model instead of the GI. The GI sights are blacked out and it is difficult to aim without bright lighting while the Mil-Spec has three dot sights. The Mil-Spec also has a lowered and flared ejection port. Without that the GI mostly sends empty shell casings directly over my head. The rest of the time it sends them in to my forehead, behind my safety glasses, down my shirt, and various other places. The extra charge for the Mil-Spec is worth it if for no other reason than to avoid dancing around like an idiot to get a hot shell casing out of your shirt.