I am curious about this gun. My last 2 purchases have been 1911 pistols. A WC and a Springer Operator.

Any experiences or comments?

https://www.pilotmountainarms....911-Pistol-p99992878

Comments would be that it is less than my idea of a beautiful 1911. Hate that big ass billboard of a gun maker I’ve never heard of. Less is more fellas.

I also found that website confusing. Are they making complete guns or are they modding an existing one? Their pictures show a branded gun and then a Caspian. Which is it? If I dropped 4k I’m not really even sure what exactly I would be getting.

That isn’t where I would spend $4000.

The second pic below the main one shows their 4 grand 1911 with a crooked rollmark on the slide... that tells me all I need to know

Thinking that SVI would be the way to go.

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Originally posted by .38supersig:
Thinking that SVI would be the way to go.

Have you priced their stuff lately?

In fact, they aren’t even building single stacks any longer, from what I gather. I’ve got a couple of them and they are phenomenal pistols, but prices are insane these days

Lately?

I have not.

Had a chance to buy a 1911 of theirs a few years back, but I wasn't quick enough.

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Originally posted by .38supersig:
Lately?

I have not.

Had a chance to buy a 1911 of theirs a few years back, but I wasn't quick enough.

Nowadays, they just drop them on the website and they are snatched up immediately. Then they get resold on GB for $15-$20,000

Umm... Wow.

Apparently it has been a while since I priced or bought any of their stuff.

Looks like a Caspian parts build gun. Not impressed for that price when Wilson's run close to the same or a Les Baer for less.

That's like the price of a Les Baer or a Wilson custom, right?

Just from their own verbiage:

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This pistol is modeled after the 1911 pistols that Sergeant Major Brian Searcy carried during his service with 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment

Was the Sergeant Major's 1911 made by a custom 1911 maker? How come whoever made his 1911 isn't producing his 1911? They could say, "Own the 1911 carried by Sergeant Major by the same company that made his."

Instead it's simply "modeled" after the 1911 carried by the Sergeant Major because what he carried was most likely made by the lowest bidder that won the government contract. Now, that puts a different spin on things -- "Modeled after the 1911 carried by the Sergeant Major as supplied by the lowest bidder of the government contract for that 1911."

Ugly. Give me an Ed Brown or Wilson Combat.

I was just curious about the gun. This is the gun that I am saving up for.

https://wilsoncombat.com/handg...ed-view-397729354627

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Nice!