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#1
01-08-2015, 09:23 PM
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Sorry for the late welcome... And prayers for your wife.
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Life is either a daring adventure or nothing. In the presence of fate, inner strength is undefeatable! CBOB0426 NRA Life Member S&W, DW's, Colts, M&P's, Winchester 
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#2
01-09-2015, 08:20 AM
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Howdy from Georgia! I'm late to the party too, since I was out of town when the thread started.
The problem with getting a cheap 1911 to start is that it might give you a bad taste for 1911s. A good 1911 is a joy to own and shoot. A bad 1911 will have you pulling your hair out. As to someone else's suggestion to start with a Colt, well, all I can say is my Colt is the only one that had me pulling my hair out. I was fortunate that my first 1911 was a used DW that I bought at a pawn shop for $500, and not the Colt, otherwise I'd be one of the a 1911 haters. If you just want to get familiar with the platform and like to tinker, I'd go with a Rock Island. Rough around the edges, but they are "real" 1911s. (solid steel, standard parts, no firing pin block safeties, etc.)
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Jim CBOB0497 "That rifle hanging on the wall of the working class flat or laborer's cottage is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there." - George Orwell
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