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Originally Posted by Nyles
Interesting specs - I would say actually buy a basic Springfield or Kahr GI clone and build it up from there so you get exactly what you want. Out of curiosity, why don't you want front slide serrations? I'm quite partial to them. Don't buy a Colt - they make nicely finished guns, but you're mostly paying for the name.
You'll also find that with an STI or other high-end 1911, they usually tend to to very tight - which is great for mechanical accuracy but a real headache for reliability. Fact is unless you're in the top 5th percentile of shooters, you're never gonna shoot a handgun well enough to notice the difference. When I worked at the gunshop I found that coming up all the time with our Kimbers.
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A Springfield would be nice, I suppose. Interestingly enough, the only 1911 I've fired in my life was a Springfield belonging to an uncle (I can't remember exactly what model, all I know is that it was something they offered in the mid-90s which may or may not be in their catalog today).
Front slide serrations are one of those things that, like Picatinny rails, I just can't seem to love, as I feel they ruin the gun's appearance. I'm pretty conservative about how guns look, I guess.
Also, I would definitely take reliability over accuracy, seeing as I don't expect to match the best IPSC shooters any time soon (I simply don't have that ambition, nor the time to practice even if I did).