by mmcnx2 on Sun May 27, 2018 8:26 pm
I'm a 1911 bigot, so skip the rail. If you want to hang crap on a gun buy a plastic one - they are already ugly.
Also from a looks stand point stick with an internal extractor.
Kimber and Sig would not be on my list, their quality and service has gone to crap over the years.
Springfield would be a nice starting place, if you want to step up through their line and a TRP just ain't pretty enough then a Dan Wesson is very nice.
If you are feeling really generous about art there are a few very good smiths making wonderful 1911's.
But be warned, there are also armies of really bad 1911 smiths that think slide cuts and polish make a firearm great and they have no idea of the true mechanics of a 1911.
If all you looking for a very basic 1911, Ruger, Remington, and a bunch of other folks are branding a entry level gun.