2024 crop of RDO ready 1911s?

[HeavyDuty]

As much as I cling to shooting acoustic I definitely do better with a RDO. I can still keep an iron sighted defensive pistol minute of pie plate at reasonable distances but a dot speeds me up and improves my accuracy. I’m also having a bit of a .45 ACP 1911 renaissance and would like to investigate 5” RDO options.

The goal is not to fling money around (I’m jonesing for a Staccato C too, that would be a money sponge) but also don’t want to create a science project. I was considering having an existing Ruger LW milled, but now I’m leaning to a new less expensive pistol that’s ready to mount up.

A DW Specialist Black OR is tempting, but it’s a lot of coin. I’m actually waiting to see substantiative reviews of the new SIG 1911-XFULL with or without their ROMEO-X premounted, I suspect these will settle in the $1400 range with RDO after a bit. Cutting my Ruger LW would be $350 including plates plus the cost of an optic, so the SIG price doesn’t look horrible.

Any other suggestions on lower market optic ready .45 ACP 1911s to consider? This isn’t anything I need to do in a hurry.

[Robinson]

I heard Nighthawk has a good mounting system. Alchemy Quantico maybe? Ed Brown?

Avoiding nosebleed prices and still staying with an American made gun leaves you Kimber and Sig I think. Between the two I would probably opt for the Sig.

For a lower priced import, maybe Girsan?

[HeavyDuty]

I heard Nighthawk has a good mounting system. Alchemy Quantico maybe? Ed Brown?

Avoiding nosebleed prices and still staying with an American made gun leaves you Kimber and Sig I think. Between the two I would probably opt for the Sig.

For a lower priced import, maybe Girsan?

Trying to avoid nosebleed here for sure. I’m not seeing a Girsan RDO in .45, and Tisas is pretty thin too. I was surprised to see SA didn’t have anything.

I’m coming up with the same as you - SIG and Kimber - with the same conclusion.

[Joe in PNG]

Giving the limited selection & nosebleed pricing of the current set of OR 1911s, it's probably more cost effective to just send the slide off for the @$200 milling service.

[Tokarev]

Avoiding nosebleed prices and still staying with an American made gun leaves you...Sig...

Define "nosebleed prices."

I've seen the SIG. It is a nice gun. But at nearly $1.5K I'd say it is teetering on nosebleed territory.

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[bofe954]

I thought that after the prodigy came out Springfield would at least start doing runs with prodigy slides. Maybe prodigy sales are brisk enough...

[Tokarev]

Trying to avoid nosebleed here for sure. I’m not seeing a Girsan RDO in .45, and Tisas is pretty thin too. I was surprised to see SA didn’t have anything.

I’m coming up with the same as you - SIG and Kimber - with the same conclusion.

Giving the limited selection & nosebleed pricing of the current set of OR 1911s, it's probably more cost effective to just send the slide off for the @$200 milling service.

Yes. Send the Ruger off and get it milled.


Or, for a fun range toy and/or less expensive beater, I'd probably go the Tisas route. Guys here on the forum with them have been pretty happy. See if you can't find a good price on a Raider or Duty and then get it milled. That's probably your cheapest option aside from having the Ruger done.

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[Tokarev]

I thought that after the prodigy came out Springfield would at least start doing runs with prodigy slides. Maybe prodigy sales are brisk enough...

You'd have thought. I am very surprised the new railed TRPs aren't cut for the Prodigy plate.

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[45dotACP]

Giving the limited selection & nosebleed pricing of the current set of OR 1911s, it's probably more cost effective to just send the slide off for the @$200 milling service.

Who actually mills 1911s for a decent price though?

[Tokarev]

Who actually mills 1911s for a decent price though?

https://dualhammer.com/collections/1911-2011-optic-cut

https://dscgunworks.com/search?q=dpo...prefix%5D=last

https://dscgunworks.com/products/atl...c44e7c32&_ss=r

https://www.abprototype.com/categori...s/milling.html

https://www.namelessarms.com/product...-dpp-optic-cut

https://chpws.com/product/2011-1911-milling/

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