Saw one yesterday at the range and was curious what you all thought.

Good guns, especially for a mid priced 1911.

You will get the atandard OB reaponse in a few though - and that will be along the lines of:

"Meh, they are an ok budget or entry level 1911. You should quadruple your budget if you are looking at a 1911 and go with an Ed Brown, Fusion or Wilson Combat ultra custom one. After all, that is the only possible way you will ever get a reliable 1911 that doesnt need to be sent to [name drop some world renowned 1911 gunsmith here] for tuning."

Which is all garbage, but that is what the OB must barf up and regurgitate on any 1911 thread.

My brother has one in 45 acp and 10mm. I really liked them both. His 10mm has a very light trigger though. But that is something that can be adjusted.

I gifted this Ruger SR 1911 Commander to my grandson Christmas '17. I gave him the stag grips last June for his birthday. Not only is it one of the best ,IMO, looking 1911's (humble brag) but it is also one of the best off the shelf 1911's I have used.
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Wow, that's a lot of pent up anger.

They're a fine production level gun, and as I've unfortunately learned recently, Ruger customer service is fairly responsive so they've got that going for them if something ever goes wrong with yours.

I'd take a SR1911 over a post Cohen Kimber any day, for sure.

BenderRodriguez said:

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Wow, that's a lot of pent up anger.

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This coming from the guy who completed the 1911 thread checklist by throwing shade at Kimber

I have the full size 5" version and love it. I always wanted a 1911 but didnt want to spend 1000's and find out I didnt like it so I went with the ruger. I've never shot any other 1911 so I have nothing to compare it against but I can say I've never had any problems with it and can shoot it fairly accurate. Everyone I get to show it off to says it's a beautiful looking gun too.

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BenderRodriguez said:

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Wow, that's a lot of pent up anger.

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This coming from the guy who completed the 1911 thread checklist by throwing shade at Kimber

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There's no anger involved there.

I'm not mad when I make other obvious statements like "the sky is blue today" either.

I've been very happy with them, for the most part. If you ever want to sell, base line colts are not that much more and will have a much better resale value. If you're one who never sells a gun after he gets it, then it won't matter.

SR1911 is pretty much my first suggestion when someone asks about an entry level 1911. used to be springfield, buttttt they can suck it

SBIBCA AG 03 said:

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I have the full size 5" version and love it. I always wanted a 1911 but didnt want to spend 1000's and find out I didnt like it so I went with the ruger. I've never shot any other 1911 so I have nothing to compare it against but I can say I've never had any problems with it and can shoot it fairly accurate. Everyone I get to show it off to says it's a beautiful looking gun too.

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I was about to reply to the OP but you said exactly what I would've so thanks for that. I've had mine for several years - very happy with it.

They're a good 1911 in that price range.

BenderRodriguez said:

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Wow, that's a lot of pent up anger.

They're a fine production level gun, and as I've unfortunately learned recently, Ruger customer service is fairly responsive so they've got that going for them if something ever goes wrong with yours.

I'd take a SR1911 over a post Cohen Kimber any day, for sure.

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Damn right. **** Kimbers, amirite? Not authorized for carry by any Fed agencies. They're pretty, but I want it to go bang every time I pull the trigger.

/Ducks

This may be a dumb question, do Kimbers not have a good reputation?

Irish_Man said:

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This may be a dumb question, do Kimbers not have a good reputation?

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From what I gather, their custom shop used to make really good guns.

Now after some internal changes designed to cut costs and increase production, they're not nearly the quality they were before, yet are still expensive.

Irish_Man said:

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This may be a dumb question, do Kimbers not have a good reputation?

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It's become a 'thing' on this board to hate on Kimber. They are great guns, however, their magazines flat out suck. Once I replaced my mags with Wilson Combat the guns have been as reliable as my Ed Browns. If I bought a SR1911, Colt, Springfield, etc. I'd do the same thing so I think it's a wash. I'll take my Kimbers all day every day over the SR1911 and I think the SR is a great gun.

My biggest beef with them is they rusted like crazy. Has this changed

BenderRodriguez said:

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Wow, that's a lot of pent up anger.

They're a fine production level gun, and as I've unfortunately learned recently, Ruger customer service is fairly responsive so they've got that going for them if something ever goes wrong with yours.

I'd take a SR1911 over a post Cohen Kimber any day, for sure.

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No anger, just getting the inevitable OB thread turn out of the way early so hopefully actual responses relevant to the OP can be discussed.

Irish_Man said:

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This may be a dumb question, do Kimbers not have a good reputation?

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Kimbers used to be a smaller shop and they produced some good 1911's for several years. Then they got big, and their quality went down. That's not to say that they were garbage quality, but they certainly weren't anything approaching custom quality - but their pricing still sat closer to the custom range versus production range. I don't think they are a bad gun now, seems that their newer ones have a good rep, but they had a run for 6-8 years where that wasn't the case.

I had one of my 1911's refinished by a smith when I lived in AZ and when he and I were shooting the breeze when I dropped it off, he was very happy it wasn't a Kimber. I asked him why he said that (at the time I thought Kimbers were on the upper end of 1911's based on their previous reputation). He basically said what I typed above - and that about 90% of all of his 1911 work was on Kimbers to either replace internal parts or to cerakote them because there were issues with their finish.

1911's are one of those guns that everybody seems to have super favorites with and they get defensive about any other brands. I don't think Kimber is a bad gun by any stretch, but I wouldn't pay what they go for on one either.

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My biggest beef with them is they rusted like crazy. Has this changed

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I don't open carry on my Hookset belt when I wade fish, so no.....haven't had a problem with rusting. My Kimbers are about 10 years old now.

And this is what I was talking about with 1911's. The "meh" face you posted epitomizes how people get so illogically defensive.

Fact - Kimber's had issues for a while with barrels rusting while they sat in the shipping boxes. Wasn't unusual to pull a brand new gun out of the box and see surface rust on the barrel. It's not a crime for somebody to ask a simple question based on past history of performance.

this i s what i was referencing, when i worked at gander mountain in college wed pull new firearms out of boxes already starting to rust and would have inventory rust while on the shelves

schmellba99 said:

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And this is what I was talking about with 1911's. The "meh" face you posted epitomizes how people get so illogically defensive.

Fact - Kimber's had issues for a while with barrels rusting while they sat in the shipping boxes. Wasn't unusual to pull a brand new gun out of the box and see surface rust on the barrel. It's not a crime for somebody to ask a simple question based on past history of performance.

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People get emotional and defensive when something they believe in (or paid a lot of money for) gets questioned.

Hahaha, I remember when I worked at the Gander in CS. The majority of the guns there had surface rust on them, especially the Kimbers.

Grabagun frequently advertises their S&W E-Series 1911 for $725. Seems like a pretty good deal. Anyone have real life experience with it?

I have an E Series in stainless. I have it without the rails. I like it, have never had an issue with it.

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schmellba99 said:

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And this is what I was talking about with 1911's. The "meh" face you posted epitomizes how people get so illogically defensive.

Fact - Kimber's had issues for a while with barrels rusting while they sat in the shipping boxes. Wasn't unusual to pull a brand new gun out of the box and see surface rust on the barrel. It's not a crime for somebody to ask a simple question based on past history of performance.

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People get emotional and defensive when something they believe in (or paid a lot of money for) gets questioned.

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I'm not being "illogically defensively". I'm providing first person experience from a decade of ownership of multiple Kimbers rather that bringing up something that must have happened so long ago it is effectively irrelevant to the current discussion.

If you don't want to buy a Kimber, don't. It's not going to hurt my feelings. Whatever I paid for my guns has nothing to do with anything. I don't think of Kimbers as costing a lot of money.....welcome to the black hole of 1911s.

Irish_Man said:

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I have an E Series in stainless. I have it without the rails. I like it, have never had an issue with it.

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That's the one. Nice to hear. Thanks!