I have a brain worm that is telling me to combine an outdated gun with an unnecessary cartridge and while I should fight off the urge I probably won't. As such, I would like recommendations for a 10mm 1911 pattern gun in the roughly $2000 range. A couple of wrinkles: I want ambi-safeties and a pic rail, because what would my unnecessary and obsolete firearm be without a light?
I have a couple of candidates already, but am open to others. The candidates are:
1. Dan Wesson Specialist: Pros: Standard size, checks all the boxes, good reputation. Cons: Would a longer barrel help?
2. Dan Wesson Kodiak: Pros: Longer barrel for increased velocity and less recoil/flip. Cons: Longer barrel for carrying around. More expensive.
3. Kimber KHX Custom: Pros: Checks all boxes and is optic ready. Cons: Build quality is likely not as good as a DW(?)
Like I said, I would like to keep it around 2k, so the really high-end stuff is a no-go, but I also don't want something really cheap, this is already unnecessary, no sense making it lame as well.
Update: I ended up buying a 9mm Staccato P. I hadn’t intended to but once I picked it up I fell in love.
I have a couple of candidates already, but am open to others. The candidates are:
1. Dan Wesson Specialist: Pros: Standard size, checks all the boxes, good reputation. Cons: Would a longer barrel help?
2. Dan Wesson Kodiak: Pros: Longer barrel for increased velocity and less recoil/flip. Cons: Longer barrel for carrying around. More expensive.
3. Kimber KHX Custom: Pros: Checks all boxes and is optic ready. Cons: Build quality is likely not as good as a DW(?)
Like I said, I would like to keep it around 2k, so the really high-end stuff is a no-go, but I also don't want something really cheap, this is already unnecessary, no sense making it lame as well.
Update: I ended up buying a 9mm Staccato P. I hadn’t intended to but once I picked it up I fell in love.
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