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Looking at Colts website it seems the 1991 has white dot sights. They would need to be blacked out or changed to be shot in Traditional category.

 

KingSnake

 

Black shoe polish will work, nothing permanent needed.

I don't know how their value holds up but I have done a lot of additional reading and a lot of people swear by the S&W 1911 E series. Another SA Range Officer is also attractive.

cachet - reputation

cache - a stockpile of supplies

 

Good luck, GJ

 

You must have got alota book larnin or you is from Canada.  Where is that Garrison anyway, Montreal Thanks.

Having done a lot of reading it seems there are a lot of good 1911s out there in the right price range.  Colt is THE name with historic cachet, but Springfield Armory, Smith and Wesson, Kimber, STI, Ruger and Remington all have good reputations.  Heck even the inexpensive Rock Island is highly regarded by a lot of shooters.  It would seem that it is kinda hard to go wrong.

 

I guess I need to decide if cachet of the pony is worth the extra price.  Thanks for all the good comments.

King, That is one hell of an endorsement for the Ruger SR1911.  I think you might have talked me into saving $300. 

Not trying to be a smarta** but I am sure most of them will shoot well enough for our sport. As with any product, you can get a bad one. My well used Colt 1911A1 outshoots me. And as it has won a few state championships and placed in the top five of a couple national championships, I'd say its plenty accurate. We aren't shooting a bull's eye sport.

 

You aren't being a smarta** as far as I am concerned.  I want to know about Colt accuracy.  I know this isn't bullseye, but I have found accuracy to be important in action shooting. If the gun is more accurate than the shooter then it is good enough. 

Returning to Colt, I have always heard that the original is the best (until you spend 2-3 K for a wall hanger from one of the custom shops) but I have found the Springfield's assembled in Illinois to be hard to beat.  My current Range Officer is perhaps the tightest and most accurate 1911 I have ever encountered.  Others who have owned them have told me the same thing.  How does Colt's accuracy hold up when compared to other pistols? 

I still want a pony, but the Ruger has a lot going for it.  A great manufacturer, 100% American made, wonderful support, everything you would want in a Wild Bunch modern gun, but not much more.  Enough accuracy for our game.  From what I have heard they hold together well under hard use.  Best of all it is 2 or 3 hundred less than the Colt.     

I asked the original question because I recently added a magwell and an upgraded front sight to my SA Range Officer.  It makes for a really good UPSPSA limited 10 pistol, but it is no longer legal for Wild Bunch.  I have a Springfield Mil Spec that I shoot traditional. It is nicely set up for traditional. Of course, I could always shoot the SA in modern if I elected, but I have always wanted a pony. 

 

That said I have been doing some research, and wonder if any of you really find a quality difference between the various major brands in the 800-1100 range.  I am still thinking about buying a Colt, but the one thing I have learned about our sport is we actually shoot a lot. Many of the folks I know keep their Colts as safe relics bringing them out only to show them to visitors. I want a gun I won't be afraid to shoot.  Which of the main brands are real shooters and which are just nice to look at.

I have read that it has sharp edges.  Is that true?

I am thinking about a Colt XSE and wonder if it will require any additional work for Wild Bunch.