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Thread: 1911 in 9mm. What’s the best?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bigghoss View Post
    What the heck else are you going to do with $1200? It's not like you'll sit around with your sweet new gun wishing you hadn't bought it.
    Go get that Valor......

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    Quote Originally Posted by OlongJohnson View Post
    Okay, I've been OCDing for too many weeks. Someone talk me into or out of a $1200 stainless Valor Commander.
    I think you're in the wrong place to be talked out of sweet firearm. Of course coming from a guy that took about 3 days of jonesing for a 1911 and found myself on GB bidding on one. Go getcha one. I'm impressed you lasted "weeks"

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    It's been a recurring itch since Valkyries were clearing out for $1300 back at Christmas. Handled one, liked it a lot. But I worry enough about wearing out aluminum frames on classic Sigs and third-gen Smiths. Don't need that worry on a $1300 gun, so I was able to leave it.

    I keep orbiting back to the idea of the steel version like a wantsy comet. I like Duty Treat better than plain stainless, but those haven't gone on clearance. The price differential is about $450 or so, which is basically the same as getting a stainless gun retro-coated back at DW if you want. That could be done after breaking it in so the slide rails are nice and burnished, and one could have any minor contouring or melting of edges done prior to the Duty Treat. Or you could just save the money and run it stainless, while wishing it was the Duty Treat version.

    Sufficient ambiguity to support a substantial amount of waffling. And then, I have several 3953s that aren't quite the same thing but do check a lot of the boxes the Valor Commander checks for a carry gun, and check some other important ones that a 1911 doesn't. Frankly, I'd probably feel more confident with a 3953 or USPc LEM in a holster than with a 1911.

    On the other hand, I've had some medical problems with my hands this year and have put off dry firing and range time as a result. An all-steel, light-recoiling 9mm might keep me shooting through such scenarios. But so does thumb-cocking a TDA, and the USPc can be carried in Condition 1.

    Clearly a case of want, not need. First world problem all the way.
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    I've been really wanting a a commander and government length stainless specialist.
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    Because buying cool, interesting guns I don't need isn't a decision... it's a lifestyle...

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    Quote Originally Posted by LockedBreech View Post
    Holy mackerel, not sure how I hadn't heard of Heirloom Precision before. A few follow-up googles and dang, that is some really amazing work.

    Stop adding future expenses to my wallet please.
    How dare you Sir...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dismas316 View Post
    Winner!! You have to love GB. Got the new Guardian 9mm at decent price. I know many recommend the Wilson combat ETM mags but don’t see the 9 round flush fitting mag (guardian is 9+1). Anyone know the most reliable 9 round flush fitting mags? Mec Gar is usually good but obviously 1911 tend to be picky. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

    I’ll send the real pic when I pick it up, in the meantime this is the best I can do. I think I’m warming up to the grips, although the double diamond rosewood looks nice.
    Damn I'm jealous! I absolutely love those grips, from an aesthetic standpoint. I've never handled one. Bit I'm thinking I'll eventually "need" one of those.

    May I ask what you paid so I have an idea how many trinkets to save up for?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Balisong View Post
    Damn I'm jealous! I absolutely love those grips, from an aesthetic standpoint. I've never handled one. Bit I'm thinking I'll eventually "need" one of those.

    May I ask what you paid so I have an idea how many trinkets to save up for?
    I got it for $1,184.00 (+shipping). Most were in the $1400-1500 range dollars on GB but I see that the same seller just listed again for $1179. Hit the minimum bit and it’s yours.

  8. #118
    IMO, Dan Wesson anything is simply hard to beat. I have a VBOB and a Vigil CCO. I much prefer the lightweight frame of the Vigil CCO over the VBOB. Spec for spec, the lower cost Vigil's have the same internal parts as the other more expensive models, the only difference is cosmetics. Ball cuts, carry cuts, sights, and recessed slide catches is where the premium costs derive.

    I bought my Vigil CCO for $1060 and it is dollar for dollar as well made as my VBOB.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gtmtnbiker98 View Post
    IMO, Dan Wesson anything is simply hard to beat. I have a VBOB and a Vigil CCO. I much prefer the lightweight frame of the Vigil CCO over the VBOB. Spec for spec, the lower cost Vigil's have the same internal parts as the other more expensive models, the only difference is cosmetics. Ball cuts, carry cuts, sights, and recessed slide catches is where the premium costs derive.

    I bought my Vigil CCO for $1060 and it is dollar for dollar as well made as my VBOB.
    How do you like the grip safety on your Vigil? It's obviously not the same part as on their other pistols -- how does it feel and perform? I prefer the look of their standard grip safety but that's a minor issue.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robinson View Post
    How do you like the grip safety on your Vigil? It's obviously not the same part as on their other pistols -- how does it feel and perform? I prefer the look of their standard grip safety but that's a minor issue.
    Feels the same as my VBOB. Keith at DW stated that they designed the Vigil's grip safety to be the same dimensionally as those with the pronounced "speed bump."

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