1911 factory threaded. Which 1?

[freebullet]

The rock islands going back for a refund. They tried.

Looking at sig, rem, Kim. Am I missing any in that price range with a threaded barrel?

 

[fiver]

grock?
don't throw rocks
I think they make a threaded 45.

 

[Ian]

Grocks we have got, but have obnoxious port pop.

Buy a Colt Commander and a Storm Lake threaded barrel.....NOT!!!

Kimber was tops but now they are not.

The FNX-45 is better than you probably thought....

 

[358156 hp]

A friend has an FNX-45.I go out of my way to not tell him how great it is. His wears a can and a Trjicon RMR full time. He loves the darn thing! Springfield also offers an XD that's can ready. I believe Colt has at least one can ready 1911 as well.

 

[freebullet]

No Grocks here. I'm seriously considering an xd. Had one in 45, it was a nice shooter but, finding a nice metal frame tb 1911 is more of a challenge unless you want to spend a healthy sum.

Went & handled the kimber, same model but not threaded. It actually malfunctioned in dry handling. There is a point in hammer movement that can lock up the trigger apparently. Definitely not considering that one.

Tried the non tb remington. It felt ok. Was the loosest of the 3 we tried. Nice light trigger with a bit more overtravel than I like but, it might be adjustable. Wife didn't care for it.

Then a sig, same model but not tb. It showed best of the 3 but, is also more $. I've never been disappointed by their 1911 styled guns. Comes with 4 mags. Wife wants it but, I'm apprehensive about the rail & extra $.

Colt don't offer a tb 1911 & based on the only new I've bought, I'd pass if they did.

Not excited about the sig having a rail. next thing you know the grips will be railed or maybe a rail on the magazine base. Where does that end?

I want the xd too because 2 is 1 & 1 is none but, was trying to get the metal frame first. Don't have time to build one. I'm undecided at this point.

 

[Ian]

XDs have rails. They also sit about 1/2" higher in the hand than ever was necessary, are absolute meat grinders, and are shaped like a brick. Not sure how well they suppress.

I actually like the frame rail on a 1911, good place to mount a bipod or a bayonet. You never know.

 

[freebullet]

I expect it on plastic, just haven't warmed up it on the 1911 yet. If I found the sig tb on sale I'd overlook the rail & tacops name & bring it home.

No doubt xd is purty blocky & ugly but, they shoot real nice. I've tried Glocks, owned numerous xd's, a Taurus & an m&p9. It's my plastic choice.

 

[fiver]

find you a used Norinco 1911 or an auto ordinance A-1 and buy what you need to get it where you want it.
you'll probably have to change the sights and mill the front for a new one anyway.
they are both rock solid and inexpensive [like 4-500$ inexpensive] I paid like 179$ for the Norinco new.
and both use very day 1911 parts.

 

[freebullet]

A friend has an FNX-45.I go out of my way to not tell him how great it is. His wears a can and a Trjicon RMR full time. He loves the darn thing

The FNX-45 is better than you probably thought...

I looked at the fnx, it does appear to be a nice gun. Really like the Rd mount on the slide. The single double action triggers aren't my friends, Gotta have single action trigger or replicate it at least. Not sure if I could bring myself to spend so much on a plastic frame gun.

Looked at the rmr. The adjustable 1moa looks really nice. I wouldn't say no on that unit.

Norinco 1911

Just don't have time for more projects, trying for a ready to use &/or suppress that won't break the bank.

 

[fiver]

you'll still need the sights.
I wouldn't look down on the Norinco too much, in fact If you find one let me know I want another. [or their model 213 in 9mm]
they were built to exact specifications except the frames, they specced 4140 or better so the Chinese went better.
if you wanna see a gunsmith cry [if he seen one before] or lose money, take him a norinco frame and have him cut dovetails in it for new sights.
I'd lay down 10$ he ruins at least one carbide bit.

throw a barrel, bushing, and red dot on one, screw the can on the end and go shoot.

 

[Ian]

I looked at the fnx, it does appear to be a nice gun. Really like the Rd mount on the slide. The single double action triggers aren't my friends, Gotta have single action trigger or replicate it at least. Not sure if I could bring myself to spend so much on a plastic frame gun.

I'm not trying to sell you one, but they're pretty good unless you plan to carry it IWB. Don't mistake the trigger, it's not a normal DA/SA. If you're a 1911 fanboi like me, forget it has a decocker. Rack the slide, flick the thumb safety UP and it's condition one. Flick the safety down ONE click and fire SA. Flick it down ONE MORE click and it decocks, allowing first round DA. You can leave it decocked and unlocked, or you can re-apply the safety after decocking, or just safe it on a loaded chamber with the hammer back like you do with your 1911, the choice is yours. It's really a simple, one-size-fits-all preferences of setup. Sure they're expensive, but they're fun, shoot like a laser beam, already have suppressor sights installed, and you don't have to replace anything before screwing a can on it and heading to the range. One thing I haven't done is shoot cast bullets through one, so it may need throat work, but if it does that's about all you'll have to fix. If you buy a commercial can, be sure to get one that you can take all apart to clean or you'll be stuck shooting only powder-coated, epoxy coated, plated, or jacketed bullets. Oh yeah, and it holds FIFTEEN rounds in the magazines and even small people can get their mitts comfortably around the grip.

That said, I still like 1911s and they're cheap, but after adding sights and a threaded barrel even to a very basic one you're looking at another $500 minimum on top of the purchase price, so mull it over.

 

[fiver]

I figured the price point would end up being a wash.
buy ready to go or buy and build.
I figure around a thousand bucks +- for the pistol either way.

 

[freebullet]

Didn't mean any negativity toward Norinco but, that I'm to short on time to fit it all up.

Same was the ria, cost to fix properly made it not worth keeping. If the Phillipine children at ria learn to chisel better rifling & thread a barrel without indenting a ring around the inside it will be a spectacular value.

Didn't know that bout the fnx trigger. I had already discounted it to be as ruger p-wutevr style. It fit my hand nice, guess I'll give it a second look see. Awful pricey for plastic though. Really like how they milled the slide for micro Rd. That would be mucho fun with a can, rd, & sight that align with it.

I'm thinking-

A. A consecutive serial# xd tb pair.
B. An xd now & start gathering parts for nice custom 1911 build for next winter.
C. Sig tacops tb gov.
D.Give the fnx a more thorough look.
E. I have no idea.

 

[Ian]

If you can get a good deal on a threaded XD for now I'd say go with that and look for/build a 1911 later. A suppressor makes a .45 ACP feel almost like a .22lr, so you might become quite a trigger snob. Not even more cowbell can cure trigger snobbery if you don't have a 1911.

NFA stuff is taking about 7.5-9 months to process, currently.