1911 Carry Options

[LCSOSgt11]

Springfield Armory Range Officer Elite. Springfield makes it in the Officer's Model size, has good sights, Black-T finish. It also has some other neat things about it. Please consider.

 

[Cspaulding]

My EDC is a Sig Scorpion 1911 carry. I love how the gun handles and fires. The only drawback, in my opinion, is the weight. I carried a Sig P6 for many years before switching to the 1911.

 

[Tyler-The-Piker]

I really like the looks of my Colt Officer's ACP and it fits in my hand great, plus it's easy enough to carry.
But it's a S.O.B. to tear down, it's no fun to shoot (at all! lol) and the weight makes me feel like I might as well just carry the full size. With a good belt and holster, I can hardly tell the difference...except in the length of the grip when sitting/driving - but the difference is negligible.

 

[thompal]

Glad to hear....

I would tell you about the awesome early stainless steel Colt 1911 series 80 I had for six months but five of that six months it was at a gunsmith getting it to run...It never did...

Their early attempts at stainless steel sucked bad....

Was it the stainless steel that made it suck, or the fact that it was a Series 80? I bought a Parkerized Series 80 shortly after they came out, and it was horrible.
It was by far the worst 1911 I've ever owned.

 

[bob190e]

I switch off between my Les Baer Custom Carry and Kimber Warrior SOC both are government length and both have Milt Sparks Holsters and I am using a Johnston Gun Leather belt. With this stup I dont
really notice the weight.

 

[Trapper Jim]

Many of these are fine pistols and are very worthy. However, love my Ed Browns.

 

[Brad69]

The DW Valor has been discontinued so if you want one new you might wanna hurry!

 

[CZ Top]

Wow. Ol' Poke, you clearly have options! So many dang good 1911s to choose from. I'm glad to see the DW love too, that's where I've settled. Mostly,
Main carry for me is the ECO along with several others here it seems. Great option for me, shoots great, rock solid dependable, perfect size and weight, excellent balance of all carry considerations. I've worked my way through several others to get to the ECO and it's gonna be real hard to beat.
Good luck looking for your next one!