I've always had my eye on an Ed Brown Kobra Carry lightweight bobtail. Its around $2500 bones when you can find them. I saw the Smith and Wesson Performance Center 4 inch bobtail with Scandium frame for $1000. What do you guys know about the Smith? My faith was restored in Smith pistols with the M&P Pro I carried on duty back in the day.
Sidearms & Scatterguns Opinions on S&W Performance Center 1911
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I have the smith and wesson E-series 1911, I love it. It shoots amazingly accurate. It the higher end of smiths before you get to the performance center 1911 so I can imagine how nice they are I would recommend the smith 1911 and day. I fell in love with mine I looked at 50+ 1911 before I found this one it's around $850 and worth every penny
I'd stick with the Ed Brown, the S&W 1911 is nowhere near the M&P in the reliability category. S&W uses an external extractor, and from the one's I've seen, they don't know how to make it work....
If you want that price range, look at Dan Wesson. Several models to choose from, just as reliable and well built as Ed Brown; just doesn't have quite the finishing touches that the Brown does. But anything $1,000-$1,700, you should really be looking at the DW; not the SW....
If you want that price range, look at Dan Wesson. Several models to choose from, just as reliable and well built as Ed Brown; just doesn't have quite the finishing touches that the Brown does. But anything $1,000-$1,700, you should really be looking at the DW; not the SW....
The most reliable and accurate 1911 I have had was a 9mm middle grade 'pro series.' 4 sec. steel stages. Small groups. Cheap ball ammo.
I have had many including tuned pistols from three good smiths.
The only 1911 I regret selling.
I have had many including tuned pistols from three good smiths.
The only 1911 I regret selling.
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