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Charles L. Cotton wrote:Excalibur got me to thinking about light weight Commanders again so I started looking at the usual places, including Budsgunshop.com and suffered a severe case of sticker shock! I guess it's been a while since I bought a 1911.

My routine is to buy a Colt, then take it to Ed Vanden Berg for a Briley barrel, Ed Brown trigger group, grip safety and bushing, and Novak sights. Paying $500 to $700 for the raw material is one thing, but I'm not paying $1,100 for a frame and slide. I wish Caspian still made aluminum frames, but they quit several years ago. They sell a titanium frame at twice the price of carbon or stainless steel and I know a lot of custom pistolsmiths won't work on titanium frames because they are tough on tools. I don't know about Vanden Berg, but I'm not buying a titanium frame anyway.

Oh well, I guess I'll be carrying my "heavy" steel guns.

Chas.

SQLGeek wrote:I'm sure this surprised some of you to see me create a thread about 1911s since I'm more of a combat tupperware type but I have my reasons. I may find myself in the near future being in a place where there will be 10 round magazine limits which is leading me to consider a handgun chambered in .45. In addition to the usual host of polymer pistols, I've also started considering 1911s.

If you were to choose one 1911, would your preference be a full size or commander length gun? I truly can't make up my mind as I see advantages to both. This will probably be both a home defense and IDPA / multi-gun type competition gun. I'd like the option to carry it too but that's of secondary concern.