# High End & Most Expensive 1911's **URL:** \ **Category:** Guns\ **Created:** [December 6, 2023, 12:47pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/high-end-most-expensive-1911s/97283 "2023-12-06T12:47:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Glenn\_A](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/47e85d/32.png) [@Glenn\_A](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Glenn_A)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2023, 6:57am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/high-end-most-expensive-1911s/97283/23 "2023-12-10T06:57:19Z")
> [@Enzo\_T](#): > > As a member one of your benefits is $10,000 for miscellaneous expenses which includes firearm replacement f you lose it to an evidence locker. Thats why I’m not very concerned about carrying my Wilson Combat as a CC gun when I need longer range capability. Thank you for pointing that out to me. I had forgotten about that benefit. ---
**Author:** ![RangeMatt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/rangematt/32/84115_2.png) [@RangeMatt](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/RangeMatt)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2023, 12:06pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/high-end-most-expensive-1911s/97283/24 "2023-12-10T12:06:32Z")
I own an A1 loaded and used to own a TRP. While decent pistols I wouldn’t call the Springfields “high end” by any means. ---
**Author:** ![RangeMatt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/rangematt/32/84115_2.png) [@RangeMatt](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/RangeMatt)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2023, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/high-end-most-expensive-1911s/97283/25 "2023-12-10T12:07:42Z")
yeah, SVI makes awesome handmade 2011 style race guns, but they are all 100% handbuilt and fitted pistols. SVI’s QC blows even Staccato’s out of the water ---
**Author:** ![Jerzees](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/jerzees/32/111382_2.png) [@Jerzees](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Jerzees)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2023, 1:48pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/high-end-most-expensive-1911s/97283/26 "2023-12-10T13:48:38Z")
No wonder why… SVI and Staccato came from the same Company… 😉 Staccato chose duty and defense pistols route… SVI makes racing guns. So yes, SVI beats Staccato… but not on the field we work on. ---
**Author:** ![RangeMatt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/rangematt/32/84115_2.png) [@RangeMatt](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/RangeMatt)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2023, 2:03pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/high-end-most-expensive-1911s/97283/27 "2023-12-10T14:03:08Z")
Yeah, they diverged 10 or so years ago. About the cheapest SVI I’ve ever seen was $7k, with most of their unlimited style guns being $8-9k or so. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/gary_h/32/5302_2.png) [@Gary\_H](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Gary_H)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2023, 2:27pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/high-end-most-expensive-1911s/97283/28 "2023-12-10T14:27:53Z")
> [@RangeMatt](#): > > I own an A1 loaded and used to own a TRP. While decent pistols I wouldn’t call the Springfields “high end” by any means. I guess I thought at twice the price of a TRP, the Custom series might be high end, but I guess not. ---
**Author:** ![RangeMatt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/rangematt/32/84115_2.png) [@RangeMatt](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/RangeMatt)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2023, 2:33pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/high-end-most-expensive-1911s/97283/29 "2023-12-10T14:33:47Z")
They just started offering those not that long ago if memory serves. I cannot say I have any hands on with one of their Custom shop pieces yet. for $3500 it better be comparable to a nighthawk custom or an ed brown. for that price I would imagine they are more than just tuned production guns. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/gary_h/32/5302_2.png) [@Gary\_H](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Gary_H)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/high-end-most-expensive-1911s/97283/30 "2023-12-14T13:22:48Z")
Cabot has thrown their version of the double stack 9mm 1911 into the mix: [Insurrection a Doublestack 1911 by Cabot Guns](https://cabotguns.com/product/insurrection/) It appears to be of the 3 piece slide, frame, grip design, which includes this bonus: _“Magazines are STI/2011 compatible”_ ---
**Author:** ![Jerzees](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/jerzees/32/111382_2.png) [@Jerzees](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Jerzees)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 3:25pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/high-end-most-expensive-1911s/97283/31 "2023-12-14T15:25:04Z")
Good find ! I’m wondering if those 2 years of development (for me is 2 years of delay) really make it better than other 1911 DS firearms. I see 2 good improvements, not found on other pistols: - recessed slide stop / release lever with same cut on the other side to rest your thumb ![Screenshot from 2023-12-14 09-18-34](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/dd_dev/original/3X/7/d/7d97b3262fc4b873a6ef0f3c604c37e52e26f55c.png) ![Screenshot from 2023-12-14 09-18-26](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/dd_dev/original/3X/0/2/027e9dc8d62f42a4418b1cff0c451110e12237c2.png) - internal extractor, not exposed to outside ![Screenshot from 2023-12-14 09-17-52](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/dd_dev/original/3X/2/c/2c6af3e527ff8cb70b8bf10f014b37ffbce2e2b7.png) . Let’s wait for reviews… I’m hoping “sootch00” and “Honest Outlaw” will post their videos soon. ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/gary_h/32/5302_2.png) [@Gary\_H](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Gary_H)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/high-end-most-expensive-1911s/97283/32 "2023-12-14T18:18:16Z")
Maybe if enough of us plop down the $6k+ they will make a compact 4" barrel version. I wonder what the thought pattern was to introduce it as a 5" barrel? A couple of other features I picked up in the video are the reverse dovetail front sight and the Stainless Steel grip module. ---
**Author:** ![Jerzees](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/jerzees/32/111382_2.png) [@Jerzees](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Jerzees)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2023, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/high-end-most-expensive-1911s/97283/33 "2023-12-14T18:25:21Z")
I think this reversed dovetail is just marketing thing. So far I never have single problem with front sight being shifted left / right on standard cut out. SS grip module is interesting. It already has been introduced by other $5K and more manufactures… and actually I wouldn’t even expect polymer grip in such priced pistol 😀 4" barrel will be a great option… but I think they want to see if 5" will be a good seller… 5" seems to be a standard for 1911/2011 pistols and good start point for a new models… ---
**Author:** ![Michieul](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/michieul/32/17154_2.png) [@Michieul](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Michieul)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/high-end-most-expensive-1911s/97283/34 "2023-12-17T13:02:17Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/dd_dev/original/3X/a/7/a72e451d95aa39ee8b75565752c9b378b11da699.jpeg) I love my Springfield ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/gary_h/32/5302_2.png) [@Gary\_H](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Gary_H)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 1:15pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/high-end-most-expensive-1911s/97283/35 "2023-12-17T13:15:44Z")
Thank you for all the replies. It has occured to me that I own four 1911s from four different companies, and yet not one of them is chambered in 45ACP. I know that when I win the lottery (or the USCCA daily giveaway), I want - don’t need - a high end 45ACP 1911. So I am preemptively finding those obscure makes to choose from when the time comes 🙂 > [@Michieul](#): > > I love my Springfield I hear ya! One of my current 1911’s is a Springfield EMP4 9mm. It is a pleasure to shoot and is an EDC for me. 👍 ---
**Author:** ![Jerzees](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/jerzees/32/111382_2.png) [@Jerzees](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Jerzees)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/high-end-most-expensive-1911s/97283/36 "2023-12-17T14:06:34Z")
> [@Gary\_H](#): > > not one of them is chambered in 45ACP Which actually is not a bad thing. Most of high end pistols come with 9mm. 🙂 As I mentioned before… “1911 in .45” era is already gone. These days we have a new player who does his job well. ---
**Author:** ![RangeMatt](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/rangematt/32/84115_2.png) [@RangeMatt](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/RangeMatt)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/high-end-most-expensive-1911s/97283/37 "2023-12-17T14:10:01Z")
Lies, suppressed .45 acp will never go away lol 230g ball are subsonic to begin with. It just naturally makes the most sense to suppress ---
**Author:** ![Jerzees](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/jerzees/32/111382_2.png) [@Jerzees](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Jerzees)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/high-end-most-expensive-1911s/97283/38 "2023-12-17T14:17:32Z")
I’ve never said .45 goes away… I’m saying 9mm is more popular with new models these days. ---
**Author:** ![BeanCounter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/beancounter/32/173526_2.png) [@BeanCounter](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/BeanCounter)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 7:36am UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/high-end-most-expensive-1911s/97283/41 "2023-12-18T07:36:33Z")
> [@Jerzees](#): > > I’ve never said .45 goes away You said gone 😁 ---
**Author:** ![Jerzees](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/jerzees/32/111382_2.png) [@Jerzees](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Jerzees)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2023, 2:06pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/high-end-most-expensive-1911s/97283/42 "2023-12-18T14:06:11Z")
Era… not .45 caliber… Meaning the time when .45 dominated 1911 platform has gone. I’m sorry for confusion… ---
**Author:** ![Jeffrey314](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/jeffrey314/32/107788_2.png) [@Jeffrey314](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Jeffrey314)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2023, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/high-end-most-expensive-1911s/97283/43 "2023-12-29T20:40:35Z")
Unlike many of you on here, I can not afford the prices on those guns so I went for a Tisas 1911 Duty in 9mm. I have not been to range yet with it but I will soon. ![IMG_20231222_122226](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/dd_dev/original/3X/a/d/ad445d8fc10e51be757fe93f0243f91ec5969b4e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.usconcealedcarry.com/gary_h/32/5302_2.png) [@Gary\_H](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/u/Gary_H)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2023, 9:36pm UTC](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/high-end-most-expensive-1911s/97283/44 "2023-12-29T21:36:54Z")
> [@Jeffrey314](#): > > Unlike many of you on here, I can not afford the prices on those guns I started the thread and I’m right there with you. I’m just getting ready ahead of time for when I finally get the winning Lottery numbers 🙂 Current choices (for me) are either the Nighthawk T3 ( [T3 Pistol | Nighthawk Custom](https://www.nighthawkcustom.com/t3)) or Cabot “The Gentleman’s Carry” ( [The Gentlemen’s Carry - Cabot Guns](https://cabotguns.com/product/the-gentlemens-carry/)). Either one will fit nicely into my existing holster. Still dreaming, of course … [Previous page](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/high-end-most-expensive-1911s/97283.md?page=1) [Next page](https://community.usconcealedcarry.com/t/high-end-most-expensive-1911s/97283.md?page=3)