Compact 1911

[Runner]

Who makes the best compact (officers size) 1911?
Please explain your reasoning?

 

[Jack Carson]

I voted Kimber just because that's the only one I know well

I own two, family members own several and a close friend owns one. All of these are perfectly reliable and accurate. I don't have any first hand experience with the Wilson but I would not be surprised to learn that it too is perfectly reliable and accurate.

jack

 

[George Hill]

DETONICS
TUSSY CUSTOM
CYLINDER & SLIDE

 

[Jonpod]

Kimber is the best for me so far. The best in general would have to go to Les Baer or Wilson or a custom maker. It all depends on how you mean best.

 

[Captain Bligh]

I don't know if it's the "best" because I haven't owned all those other guns. But, I carry a Kimber Compact and I like it so much, I think it would be hard to beat.

 

[BloodyThumb]

I own a Kimber Compact Aluminum, a very early Kimber Custom Shop called the Elite Carry, and a Wilson CQB Compact. The question was "Best". I voted Wilson..... If the question had been "Best Value"..... the vote would have been Kimber.

I carry the CQB or an Ed Brown Commander in a belt holster 95% of the time, but the Elite Carry is used inside a IWB with a thumb strap, strapped into a pocket in an Al Mar Jacket, when that is the carry mode I must use. The EC is lighter than the other two, and better suited for the pocket.

I have the same level of confidence in the EC as the other two, but the Wilson is more accurate, has a better trigger, and better sights.

BT

 

[AC's & 45's]

I voted for Colt. That is the only one I have any experience with.
It has been customized to boot.

 

[Ala Dan]

Sig-Sauer P245.

Holy Smoke's; wait a minute!!! It's not
a 1911 style; I mis-read the original
post. Sorry, for the mistake.



Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, Life Member N.R.A.

 

[Kobra]

I didn't vote because I would be hard pressed to decide.

If price was not a concern, STI. If is was, a Para Ord.