1911 A1 Sprinfield Arms .45...

[fireranger]

I just bought an XD40 4" for my dad as a retirement gift. That fucker shoots REALLY nice. It feels good in my hand and is well balanced.
I got it brand new for $425 out the door. As far as holsters go, I have seen several of them lately in the magazines. I am thinking about getting a subcompact one for myself in .40. The subcompacts are really small and concealable.

[ChipOnShoulder]

Just bought today the Colt Gunsite lt. wt. commander. It looks to have a commander sized slide on an officer's sized alluminum frame. It has all the goodies and gadgets as well. I will let you all know how it shoots the next time I go to the range

[FireFinder]

I want one of these:

[FireFinder]

Me too, but my wife is with kid so my budget is 1/3 that price.

Congrats Ranger want2race!

It doesn't stop there. I had plans to go to Montana to shoot in the Area 1 USPSA Pistol Championships in June, but the wife said "We really need to put in a fence and redo the backyard for the little one to have a secure place to play this summer." That, and the 12 y/o needs braces.

You might look at a Charles Daly, they have some pistols that come with a beavertail, ambi-safeties, etc. for not much more than the Springfield Milspec.

[Juan45]

Kimber makes a good "out of the box" 1911

[Spartan]

Kimber makes a good "out of the box" 1911

I got the TLE/RLII. Had to take it to the smith two times for separate problems. They're great once you get the bugs worked out, but that's to be expected with most things mechanical.