Dream 1911, Glockettes need not reply

Brutus · July 4, 2019, 10:29 AM

Already have a nice commander in .45ACP for CCW but if you won the lottery, whose pistol and what caliber would you buy?
Lately I've become enamored with the .38 Super. A little to loud and to much flash for concealed carry but hey, I'm a millionaire now so custom ear buds and sunglasses with night vision won't be a problem.

Configured an Ed Brown 38 Super Cobra Carry on his website and it only cost a mere $3555 so I may have to buy two or three.

Nathan · July 4, 2019, 10:36 AM

I would likely run a Dan Wesson CCO Vigil In 45 auto.

Brutus · July 4, 2019, 10:53 AM

Excellent choice, my personal carry piece is a DW bobtail Valor.

cslinger · July 4, 2019, 10:59 AM

I am a gun nerd. If it has a trigger and expels a projectile I like it. For me I always wanted a Brown. Not as a weapon or even strictly as a gun but more as a kinetic work of art. I finally got the chance a couple years back and I am very happy with it.

The differences between my plain jane Colt below it are astounding. You can feel the man hours it took to smooth out and put together the Brown.

Kobra full size and Colt 1991A1

AK103K · July 4, 2019, 11:02 AM

Id buy the real thing, a box stock Colt in 45. Might as well get the real thing.

**Aguila Blanca** · July 4, 2019, 11:13 AM

I would go to Guncrafters Industries for one of their .50 caliber 1911s, in Commander length with a .45 ACP barrel. If I were indeed a millionaire, I'd also have them include a spare slide, barrel and magazines for .38 Super.

Sevens · July 4, 2019, 11:32 AM

I like a 1911 but I like other handguns more than I like 1911's. But if the question were "money is no object, which 1911?" then I guess the first one I'd try if the requirement is "EYE-POPPING MONEY" then I would attempt to find and buy a Pistol Dynamics gun built by Paul Liebenberg.

It's not because I think or might believe this would be the finest 1911 that money could buy, but more so because the guns that I do truly love the most were Liebenberg creations, so I guess I would try one of his 1911 pistols to fit in with the spirit of this discussion.

I wouldn't commission him to build one for me, unless I figured throwing an extra ten grand at him would get him to build one for me in six months when it seems like everyone else waits five years. I wouldn't care to do that anyway, pushing everyone else back in line isn't my style. So I'd find a pre-owned one.

But yeah, if I had F-U money to throw at guns, I wouldn't be buying 1911's. (fear not, I certainly wouldn't be buying Glocks either)

Jim Watson · July 4, 2019, 11:39 AM

If the OP can spec two or three...
Recoil is a bother these days.
Gun 1 to be a Commander or Compact 9mm from a good maker.
(My Commander .45 has gotten to be a handful, my Ultra Compact is just a bit small for good handling and shooting.)
Gun 2 to be a SVI if they can round up a plastic butt. I don't want a three pound pistol even for IDPA or USPSA.
(Nothing wrong with my STI, but in the spirit of spending money...)

surveyor · July 4, 2019, 11:41 AM

I'd like a Olympic arms westerner, built by Richard Niemer, (R.I.P.) before his passing.

9x19 · July 4, 2019, 02:12 PM

Get somebody like Joe Chambers to build you one.

http://chamberscustom.com/guns-for-sale/

laytonj1 · July 4, 2019, 04:55 PM

First choice would be a Stan Chen, except I'm not patient enough to wait several years.
Next would be a Prime from Alchemy Custom Weaponry.

And maybe another Glock....

Jim

DaleA · July 4, 2019, 05:38 PM

If I was a younger guy I think my dream 1911 would be one made myself at the Garthwaite gunsmith school. I'd include a link to it but Google says the garthwaite.com site might be hacked so I won't.

For an already built custom 1911 I think I'd go for a Les Baer gun. Maybe like this one:
https://www.lesbaer.com/Premier5.html
Partially because he makes nice guns and partially because I read an article that was kind of a short biography of Les Baer and I like his style.

Just a quick note to everyone considering their "dream" gun...don't go and financially ruin yourself but if you've got some bucks laying around...well tick -tock people, tick-tock.

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And maybe another Glock....

Ha, Ha, Ha.

polyphemus · July 4, 2019, 06:52 PM

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I'm a millionaire

That being the case buy anything you want and move on.

HistoryJunky · July 4, 2019, 06:57 PM

I have never owned a 1911 but have shot several. I appreciate how they feel in hand and the trigger, but don't find them very friendly as a left handed shooter.

So I guess if I had money to burn, I'd pay a custom smith to make me a fully ambi nickel plated 5" 1911 in .45 ACP.

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Brutus · July 4, 2019, 07:00 PM

Polyphemus just thinking ahead, gotta get all these toys before some Hollywood Harlot snatches up my winnings.

Red-5 · July 4, 2019, 08:08 PM

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I have never owned a 1911 but have shot several. I appreciate how they feel in hand and the trigger, but don't find them very friendly as a left handed shooter.

So I guess if I had money to burn, I'd pay a custom smith to make me a fully ambi nickel plated 5" 1911 in .45 ACP.

While pricey, Cabot makes a true left handed 1911, properly named as such “Southpaw”

https://cabotguns.com/left-hand-1911s/

**Aguila Blanca** · July 4, 2019, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by HistoryJunkie

I have never owned a 1911 but have shot several. I appreciate how they feel in hand and the trigger, but don't find them very friendly as a left handed shooter.

So I guess if I had money to burn, I'd pay a custom smith to make me a fully ambi nickel plated 5" 1911 in .45 ACP.

I believe Cabot Arms can make you a real left-handed 1911 -- not a standard 1911 with a bi-lateral safety.

{Edit: Red-5 beat me to it}

Leaf · July 4, 2019, 08:49 PM

I would feel a moral obligation to pick up replicas of some more of my former carry weapons. Maybe a 1911 colt commander and a glock 19! You know, like for my own personal museum so when I’m flapping my jaws and retelling my stupid old war stories I have the guns for props!

HistoryJunky · July 4, 2019, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Aguila Blanca

I believe Cabot Arms can make you a real left-handed 1911 -- not a standard 1911 with a bi-lateral safety.

{Edit: Red-5 beat me to it}

Yep that's pretty awesome with a price tag to match. Fine within the specs of this thread, but in reality I'm a working man and couldn't justify that $$.

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TunnelRat · July 4, 2019, 11:02 PM

You can throw a rock and hit a high prices 1911. Seems like the world is your oyster.

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jaysouth · July 4, 2019, 11:07 PM

If I won the lottery, maybe I could afford enough ammo learn to shoot well.

Old 454 · July 5, 2019, 09:02 AM

I would buy a Clergy ...lolol.... :/ ...

If money was no object ..man I guess one of everything

Brutus · July 5, 2019, 09:26 AM

So what is the price tag on that southpaw model?
"If I won the lottery, maybe I could afford enough ammo learn to shoot well."
That's a really good point. Unfortunately at my age the best I could muster is a " back in the day I use to shoot well."

Now a days I'm just happy I can still see the target at 25 yards.

Tallest · July 5, 2019, 12:41 PM

I've always like the idea of the Delta Elite. But if I were to by a 1911, the first one would have to be a .45. I've always thought the Colt Rail Guns looked good.

COSteve · July 5, 2019, 03:26 PM

Actually, I have two 1911s that I'm completely satisfied with as I value reliability and durability over 'pretty'. Both of mine are very reliable (as in neither has failed to feed a round in well over 1K rds each, decently tight so they are very accurate, have great triggers (although the target version has a much better trigger) and will eat anything I feed them without choking.

They'll both even feed my old Speer 'Flying Ashtray' handloads I made up way back when without a single hickup. What are they? My two Springfield 'NM' 1911s; a Mil-Spec for that GI feel and for more precision, a Range Officer. With their great performance, forged frames and slides, and outstanding reliability, why would I need anything else?

July 4, 2019, 10:29 AM	#1
Brutus Senior Member Join Date: September 11, 2005 Posts: 1,023	Dream 1911, Glockettes need not reply Already have a nice commander in .45ACP for CCW but if you won the lottery, whose pistol and what caliber would you buy? Lately I've become enamored with the .38 Super. A little to loud and to much flash for concealed carry but hey, I'm a millionaire now so custom ear buds and sunglasses with night vision won't be a problem. Configured an Ed Brown 38 Super Cobra Carry on his website and it only cost a mere $3555 so I may have to buy two or three. __________________ Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak out, Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen, Winston Churchill.

July 4, 2019, 10:53 AM	#3
Brutus Senior Member Join Date: September 11, 2005 Posts: 1,023	Excellent choice, my personal carry piece is a DW bobtail Valor. __________________ Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak out, Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen, Winston Churchill.

July 4, 2019, 10:59 AM	#4
cslinger Senior Member Join Date: July 14, 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 2,049	I am a gun nerd. If it has a trigger and expels a projectile I like it. For me I always wanted a Brown. Not as a weapon or even strictly as a gun but more as a kinetic work of art. I finally got the chance a couple years back and I am very happy with it. The differences between my plain jane Colt below it are astounding. You can feel the man hours it took to smooth out and put together the Brown. Kobra full size and Colt 1991A1 __________________ "Is there anyway I can write my local gun store off on my taxes as dependents?"

July 4, 2019, 11:32 AM	#7
Sevens Senior Member Join Date: July 28, 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 11,775	I like a 1911 but I like other handguns more than I like 1911's. But if the question were "money is no object, which 1911?" then I guess the first one I'd try if the requirement is "EYE-POPPING MONEY" then I would attempt to find and buy a Pistol Dynamics gun built by Paul Liebenberg. It's not because I think or might believe this would be the finest 1911 that money could buy, but more so because the guns that I do truly love the most were Liebenberg creations, so I guess I would try one of his 1911 pistols to fit in with the spirit of this discussion. I wouldn't commission him to build one for me, unless I figured throwing an extra ten grand at him would get him to build one for me in six months when it seems like everyone else waits five years. I wouldn't care to do that anyway, pushing everyone else back in line isn't my style. So I'd find a pre-owned one. But yeah, if I had F-U money to throw at guns, I wouldn't be buying 1911's. (fear not, I certainly wouldn't be buying Glocks either) __________________ *Attention Brass rats and other reloaders:* I really need .327 Federal Magnum brass, no lot size too small. Tell me what caliber you need and I'll see what I have to swap. PM me and we'll discuss.

July 4, 2019, 11:41 AM	#9
surveyor Senior Member Join Date: April 13, 2007 Posts: 777	I'd like a Olympic arms westerner, built by Richard Niemer, (R.I.P.) before his passing. Last edited by surveyor; July 4, 2019 at 11:55 AM.

July 4, 2019, 10:36 AM	#2
Nathan Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2001 Posts: 6,830	I would likely run a Dan Wesson CCO Vigil In 45 auto.

July 4, 2019, 11:02 AM	#5
AK103K Senior Member Join Date: May 1, 2001 Posts: 10,223	Id buy the real thing, a box stock Colt in 45. Might as well get the real thing.

July 4, 2019, 11:13 AM	#6
Aguila Blanca Staff Join Date: September 25, 2008 Location: CONUS Posts: 19,055	I would go to Guncrafters Industries for one of their .50 caliber 1911s, in Commander length with a .45 ACP barrel. If I were indeed a millionaire, I'd also have them include a spare slide, barrel and magazines for .38 Super.

July 4, 2019, 11:39 AM	#8
Jim Watson Senior Member Join Date: October 25, 2001 Location: Alabama Posts: 19,203	If the OP can spec two or three... Recoil is a bother these days. Gun 1 to be a Commander or Compact 9mm from a good maker. (My Commander .45 has gotten to be a handful, my Ultra Compact is just a bit small for good handling and shooting.) Gun 2 to be a SVI if they can round up a plastic butt. I don't want a three pound pistol even for IDPA or USPSA. (Nothing wrong with my STI, but in the spirit of spending money...)

July 4, 2019, 02:12 PM	#10
9x19 Senior Member Join Date: October 16, 1998 Location: Sherman, TX USA Posts: 3,760	Get somebody like Joe Chambers to build you one. http://chamberscustom.com/guns-for-sale/ __________________ Make mine lean, mean, and 9x19!

July 4, 2019, 04:55 PM	#11
laytonj1 Senior Member Join Date: June 1, 2005 Posts: 4,443	First choice would be a Stan Chen, except I'm not patient enough to wait several years. Next would be a Prime from Alchemy Custom Weaponry. And maybe another Glock.... Jim

July 4, 2019, 06:57 PM	#14
HistoryJunky Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2010 Location: Freeport, IL Posts: 833	I have never owned a 1911 but have shot several. I appreciate how they feel in hand and the trigger, but don't find them very friendly as a left handed shooter. So I guess if I had money to burn, I'd pay a custom smith to make me a fully ambi nickel plated 5" 1911 in .45 ACP. Sent from my SM-N960U using Tapatalk

July 4, 2019, 07:00 PM	#15
Brutus Senior Member Join Date: September 11, 2005 Posts: 1,023	Polyphemus just thinking ahead, gotta get all these toys before some Hollywood Harlot snatches up my winnings. __________________ Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak out, Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen, Winston Churchill.

July 4, 2019, 08:49 PM	#18
Leaf Junior member Join Date: August 11, 2018 Posts: 198	I would feel a moral obligation to pick up replicas of some more of my former carry weapons. Maybe a 1911 colt commander and a glock 19! You know, like for my own personal museum so when I’m flapping my jaws and retelling my stupid old war stories I have the guns for props!

July 4, 2019, 11:02 PM	#20
TunnelRat Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2011 Posts: 12,429	You can throw a rock and hit a high prices 1911. Seems like the world is your oyster. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk

July 4, 2019, 11:07 PM	#21
jaysouth Senior Member Join Date: February 27, 2001 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 788	If I won the lottery, maybe I could afford enough ammo learn to shoot well.

July 5, 2019, 09:02 AM	#22
Old 454 Senior Member Join Date: August 15, 2011 Location: Chesterton Ind. Posts: 840	I would buy a Clergy ...lolol.... :/ ... If money was no object ..man I guess one of everything

July 5, 2019, 09:26 AM	#23
Brutus Senior Member Join Date: September 11, 2005 Posts: 1,023	So what is the price tag on that southpaw model? "If I won the lottery, maybe I could afford enough ammo learn to shoot well." That's a really good point. Unfortunately at my age the best I could muster is a " back in the day I use to shoot well." Now a days I'm just happy I can still see the target at 25 yards. __________________ Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak out, Courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen, Winston Churchill.

July 5, 2019, 12:41 PM	#24
Tallest Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2016 Location: West of the Atlantic Posts: 428	I've always like the idea of the Delta Elite. But if I were to by a 1911, the first one would have to be a .45. I've always thought the Colt Rail Guns looked good. __________________ Matthew "All men are ignorant. The topics of our ignorance may vary, but the nature of the world is that no man may know everything." ~ R Jordan

July 5, 2019, 03:26 PM	#25
COSteve Senior Member Join Date: September 6, 2009 Posts: 1,344	Actually, I have two 1911s that I'm completely satisfied with as I value reliability and durability over 'pretty'. Both of mine are very reliable (as in neither has failed to feed a round in well over 1K rds each, decently tight so they are very accurate, have great triggers (although the target version has a much better trigger) and will eat anything I feed them without choking. They'll both even feed my old Speer 'Flying Ashtray' handloads I made up way back when without a single hickup. What are they? My two Springfield 'NM' 1911s; a Mil-Spec for that GI feel and for more precision, a Range Officer. With their great performance, forged frames and slides, and outstanding reliability, why would I need anything else?