I'm looking for a 1911 in 9mm due to the high cost of .45ACP and need some advice on what to buy. I got $900 to spend and need something for the range and some IDPA shooting. I'm interested in a full size 1911 so anything in that price range is fine. Any input is helpful. Thanks
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1911 9mm
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There are lots of them out there ...but I'd suggest you look at the options from Sprigfield and maybe Kimber... both new and used..
I like a 1911 in 9mm ....and I have three of them ...a Kimber 4" tactical pro model alloy frame / a les Baer 5" and a Wilson Combat 5" ... and I'm doing the same thing you are ...its way cheaper to practice with a 1911 in 9mm and when I carry my primary carry gun is a 1911 in .45 acp .... so its an easy transition.
I recommend the Wilson Combat 9mm mags / 10 rd mags ...and they're very good mags.
I like a 1911 in 9mm ....and I have three of them ...a Kimber 4" tactical pro model alloy frame / a les Baer 5" and a Wilson Combat 5" ... and I'm doing the same thing you are ...its way cheaper to practice with a 1911 in 9mm and when I carry my primary carry gun is a 1911 in .45 acp .... so its an easy transition.
I recommend the Wilson Combat 9mm mags / 10 rd mags ...and they're very good mags.
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Boy, you can reload a heck of a lot of .45 ammo for $900.00. [unless you don't already have a .45]
I reload ...and I still shoot a lot of 9mm ....because I think its a great practice round.
I'm not sure what a "lot of ammo is" .....but since I do reload a premium cartridge using a FMJ jacketed bullet ....my .45 acp reloads run about $ 9.25 for a box of 50 / my 9mm reloads are about $ 5.50 for a box of 50. My hunch is the OP is buying retail ....where .45acp is about $ 20 for a box of 50 / and 9mm is retailing for around $ 12 for a box of 50 ....
But even in my reloads for .45 acp ... $ 900 is only going to give me about 100 boxes ...or 5,000 rounds ...and many of us shoot that much in a year easily in one caliber ...
It might be true / if the OP wants to get into reloading ...he'll like reloading .45 acp ...but if he's going to get into reloading, why not still get a gun chambered in 9mm and then reload 9mm ammo ...and you're $ 900 ammo budget will go almost twice as far.
Most of us that reload / don't really save money we just shoot more ... I was at my local range on Sunday ...with 4 guns ( a 9mm, a .45acp, a .357 mag and a .22 ) ... and 8 boxes of 9mm, 2 boxes of .45 acp, 4 boxes of .357 mag and about 500 rds of .22 .....and had a great day ...and some good practice for under $ 100 probably ..../ both the 9mm and the .45 acp were 5" 1911's / and the .357 mag and the .22 were 4" S&W revolvers ....so drawing and firing the two 1911's was good practice / and so was the .22 and .357 mag revolvers ... same revolver holster / same weight / same trigger pull / same controls ....
so to me, the 9mm is a perfect option ...
I'm not sure what a "lot of ammo is" .....but since I do reload a premium cartridge using a FMJ jacketed bullet ....my .45 acp reloads run about $ 9.25 for a box of 50 / my 9mm reloads are about $ 5.50 for a box of 50. My hunch is the OP is buying retail ....where .45acp is about $ 20 for a box of 50 / and 9mm is retailing for around $ 12 for a box of 50 ....
But even in my reloads for .45 acp ... $ 900 is only going to give me about 100 boxes ...or 5,000 rounds ...and many of us shoot that much in a year easily in one caliber ...
It might be true / if the OP wants to get into reloading ...he'll like reloading .45 acp ...but if he's going to get into reloading, why not still get a gun chambered in 9mm and then reload 9mm ammo ...and you're $ 900 ammo budget will go almost twice as far.
Most of us that reload / don't really save money we just shoot more ... I was at my local range on Sunday ...with 4 guns ( a 9mm, a .45acp, a .357 mag and a .22 ) ... and 8 boxes of 9mm, 2 boxes of .45 acp, 4 boxes of .357 mag and about 500 rds of .22 .....and had a great day ...and some good practice for under $ 100 probably ..../ both the 9mm and the .45 acp were 5" 1911's / and the .357 mag and the .22 were 4" S&W revolvers ....so drawing and firing the two 1911's was good practice / and so was the .22 and .357 mag revolvers ... same revolver holster / same weight / same trigger pull / same controls ....
so to me, the 9mm is a perfect option ...
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