[riverrunner]

The new breed of 1911 do not have a lot of the problems the older ones did.

I say pre 1990 made ones.

I am by no means am a die hard 1911 fan.

I own more Glocks then 1911s but the 1911 is a worthy platform to have in ones arsenal.

[MikeSteelBe]

I had two Colts, a 9mm Series 70, and a 10mm Series 80. I wish I had them back. I was young and dumb and in a trading frenzy. Back in the 90s, NICE Colt 1911s, Pythons, and Diamondbacks were about $400.

Nice S&W revolvers were less than that, because everyone was trading them in. When "Lethal Weapon" came out, everyone had to have a 9mm Beretta because it could shoot smiley faces at the back of the range, just like Mel Gibson in the movie!

I heard you could not find a S&W M29 44 Mag in a gun store when "Dirty Harry" came out.