Ruger SR1911

A classically styled pistol designed with all of the modern manufacturing advances that you have come to expect from Ruger. Accurate, rugged and reliable, the SR1911 is 100% American-made in American factories with American workers.-Sturm Ruger Co.

 $799.00

Specs:

• Catalog Number: SR1911
• Model Number: 6700
• Caliber: .45 Auto
• Slide Material: Stainless Steel
• Grip Frame: Low-Glare Stainless Steel   
• Sights: Fixed Novak® 3-Dot 
• Capacity: 8+1 
• Barrel Length: 5.0"
• Height: 5.45" 
• Length: 8.67" 
• Width: 1.34"
• Weight: 39.00 oz. 
• Twist: 1:16" RH 
• MA and CA Approved? No  

Features:

• Original 1911 Series 70 design provides for easy takedown and re-assembly.  
• Slim traditional design with hardwood grips and checkered backstrap.
• Precision CNC-controlled machining process  results in a superior slide-to-frame fit and smooth slide travel.
• The stainless steel barrel and bushing are produced from the same bar stock, on the same machine, for improved accuracy.
• Positive barrel lock-up allows for a superior accuracy out-of-the-box. 
• Oversized ejection port and extended magazine release enhance competition performance.
• Lightweight, aluminum, skeletonized trigger features an adjustable over-travel stop and provides a very crisp, no creep, light trigger pull with a quick, positive reset.
• Skeletonized hammer is lightweight and provides faster cycling.
• Dovetailed, 3-dot sight system features a Novak® LoMount Carry rear and standard front sight that combines optimal target acquisition in an ideal carry configuration.
• Stainless steel frame and slide feature blasted, low-glare finish and slide serrations for positive grip.
• Oversized beavertail grip safety provides positive function and reliability. 
• Extended thumb safety and slide stop lever provide for improved, positive manipulation. 
• Visual inspection port allows for visual confirmation that chamber is loaded.
• Titanium firing pin; one 7-round and one 8-round stainless steel magazine; bushing wrench;
  and soft case                                                                                                                                              
  

Independent Gun Reviews:

• Combat Handguns: Enhanced 1911 suffered no malfunctions, despite lack of cleaning, with a variety of 1,000 rounds. Surprising level of accuracy. Modeled after the Series 70 1911, except titanium firing pin. Lacks frame rail. Safety lever favors right-handed shooters. Aftermarket 1911 parts will fit. Very good trigger out of the box, breaking at 5 lbs. Trigger reset at 1/4 inch for rapid-fire capability. Machine injection molded parts keep costs down (hammer, sear, grip safety, thumb safety, mainspring housing, front and rear sights, and disconnector).
• Handguns Mag: A much better gun than the price ($650) would indicate. I’d compare it to lower end Kimber and Smith & Wesson.

Sig Sauer SP2022

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency's pistol combines compact carry with high capacity. Also popular with French law enforcement agencies and a number of other law enforcement agencies worldwide.

 9mm $569.00

(Found for as little as $399.00 on Gunbroker.com)

Specs:

• Caliber: 9mm, .40 S&W
• Action: DA/SA
• +P Rated
• Loaded Chamber Indicator
• Trigger Pull DA: 10.0 lbs, SA: 4.4 lbs
• Overall Length: 7.4", Height: 5.7", Width: 1.4"
• Barrel Length: 3.9"
• Sight Radius: 5.9"
• Weight w/Mag: 29 oz.
• Mag. Capacity: 10 or 15 Rounds (9mm), 10 or 12 rounds (.40S&W)
• Sights: Contrast or SIGLITE® Night Sights
• Grips: Polymer
• Frame: Black Polymer
• Slide: Black Nitron on Stainless
• Accessory Rail
• M.S.R.P: $494.00 to $583.00 (depending on sight package)
• CA Compliant? Yes, MA Compliant? No
   
  

  Notables:

• Compact, Lightweight, and Inexpensive
• Maintains Sig Quality
• Decocking Lever on Left Side
• Magazine Release Can Be Switched for Left Handed Shooters
• SIGLITE Night Sites are Standard
• Tool-less Breakdown Process
• Quick Follow-Up Shooting Capability
• "Handles Recoil Well"
• "Utterly Reliable"
• "Sure grip, even when wet"
• 3.5" Accuracy at 25 Yards

Forum Opinions:

• "Underrated and Poorly Marketed"
• "Greatest Value on the Handgun Market Today"
• "Great pistol, Sig accurate and fun to shoot."
• Will tend to jam if you "limp wrist" it.
• "This is a great gun! ive had close to 2000 rounds through mine in the last month already and have not had one issue."
• Forum Link: SP2022

Kahr CM9

"Budget version of the Kahr CW9"

 $565.00

Specs:

• 9mm, Capacity 6+1, Barrel 3.0", Polymer and Stainless
• +P Rated
• Mechanism: Trigger Cocking DAO, Browning Recoil Lug, Passive Striker Block
• Fires Without Magazine
• Weight: Pistol 14 oz., Magazine 1.9 oz.
• Dimensions: Overall Length 5.42", Height 4.0", Slide Width .90"
• Sights: Drift Adjustable White Bar Dot
• Comes With One(1) 6 Rd. Magazine, 7 Rd. Available

Standard vs. El-Cheapo Version

Click below for full-sized comparison picture in .pdf

 Notables:

• Tapered Slide Aids Concealability
• Rifled Barrel, as Opposed to Polygonal
• Checkerboarding of Front and Back of Grips (straps) Means Major Control
• "Simple Control Buttons Were Easy to Manage"
• Well Cut Slide Serrations Means a Solid Grip
• "Shoots to Point of Aim"
• "Much Better Trigger than the CW9"
• Plastic Sights and No External Safety
• Top-Heavy When Empty
• Standard Kahr Takedown Process, Simple Reassembly
• Accuracy Under 2" at 15 Yards (?)
• "No problems with a variety of 9mm ammo"
• "Superior ability to land multiple, fast shots."

Basically: "Kel-Tec PF9 still rules this class, but the CM9 is a close 2nd place, due mainly to the higher price."

Forum Opinions:

• Respectable Bullet Velocities for a Short Barrel
• Long-Pull Trigger Must be Fully Reset
• the Sights are a Joke