Best Budget 9mm 1911?

[BigAl23]

For new, my vote goes for RIA. Might want to consider a 2011 in the event you ever move to a free state, or some challenges passes SCOTUS you can just buy new mags and be at standard capacity.

I am in a FREE State

 

[M1911]

For new, my vote goes for RIA. Might want to consider a 2011 in the event you ever move to a free state, or some challenges passes SCOTUS you can just buy new mags and be at standard capacity.

The title of this thread is "budget 9mm 1911". A 2011 is not quite what I would call a "budget" 9mm 1911.

 

[BigAl23]

The title of this thread is "budget 9mm 1911". A 2011 is not quite what I would call a "budget" 9mm 1911.

 

[StevieP]

I don't have one but the Remington R1 Enhanced looks nice for the money.

StackPath

 

[Pelikan]

Have any 9mm 1911s incorporated the magazine wizardry a la the Sig 365? Keep the standard grip width (or very slightly more) of a standard 1911 but increase the capacity a good bit?

 

[M1911]

Have any 9mm 1911s incorporated the magazine wizardry a la the Sig 365? Keep the standard grip width (or very slightly more) of a standard 1911 but increase the capacity a good bit?

Wilson Combat EDC X9 and SFX9. Not a budget gun.

 

[Agnotology]

The title of this thread is "budget 9mm 1911". A 2011 is not quite what I would call a "budget" 9mm 1911.

Which why I said to consider one if the thicker grip is on the table, otherwise a RIA 1911 is a perfectly fine starting point.

Rock Standard unless you like standard GI sights. You will not get better bang for buck.

 

[Pelikan]

Wilson Combat EDC X9 and SFX9. Not a budget gun.

At least they put the base price at the beginning and save me the time of scrolling down. Yikes.

 

[M1911]

At least they put the base price at the beginning and save me the time of scrolling down. Yikes.

Nothing from Wilson is cheap. Their single stack 1911s are also expensive.

 

[Mark from ?]

Which why I said to consider one if the thicker grip is on the table, otherwise a RIA 1911 is a perfectly fine starting point.

Rock Standard unless you like standard GI sights. You will not get better bang for buck.

I'd argue a Tisas Duty d9 or d45 is as good or a better bang for the buck.

Better finished, forged frame and slide, and runs better out of the box. I've had both, paid less for the Tisas, and would pick the Tisas all day long over a Rock. Both are made overseas anyway.

 

[paul73]

The title of this thread is "budget 9mm 1911". A 2011 is not quite what I would call a "budget" 9mm 1911.

i would totally agree with a premise of 'budget 1911' to be a non-sense, as you do not want to own anything like that and deal with the issues.
it is like a buying a pre-owned half broken budget ferrari.

not to say, if we talk of 9mm there - it is difficult to find something better and more cost effective than a shadow 2 or other comparable CZ.

 

[BigAl23]

Nobody mentioned SDS?

 

[BigAl23]

I'd argue a Tisas Duty d9 or d45 is as good or a better bang for the buck.

Better finished, forged frame and slide, and runs better out of the box. I've had both, paid less for the Tisas, and would pick the Tisas all day long over a Rock. Both are made overseas anyway.

Mark, my dealer has a SDS, I guess it is the Tisas? 9MM for $429?

 

[Mark from ?]

Mark, my dealer has a SDS, I guess it is the Tisas? 9MM for $429?

Yes...Tisas is imported by SDS. Not a bad price at all if its a Duty 9. I paid 399, but also had a transfer fee.

I put some gunn grips from Amazon for like 25 bucks on it and its decent looking. The black rubber grips are kinda ugly to me, but functional, nothing wrong with them.

 

[Retired-LEO]

A phenomenal 1911 gunsmith told me he personally believes that the RUGER 1911's are the best budget 1911's
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This comes from a gunsmith that literally makes his own 1911's