

They have worked with every single member to correct any issue they have had, and one very capable forum member (gunsmith) said his Rock has "bullseye type" accuracy.

In addition, the experience of forum members here is that Rock Island is working very hard to showcase the capability of their guns. In fact, several of the boutique makers put warnings on their ammo that it is not safe in the Delta Elite. The Delta Elite lacks the barrel support to safely shoot the hottest 10mm ammo on the market. But right now, the Kimber wins.Unless there is a very big reason you have to have the Colt brand, there are far better options in a 10mm 1911 than a Delta Elite. But the Rail Gun fits your brief of dependable and sturdy just that bit better. The Rail Gun is a more logical starter 1911,though.Īs I mention in the post, the Gold Trophy is a great all round gun with some competition mods that I personally like. Again, it’s almost down to the price and how we feel at the time. There the Colt Gold Trophy came out on top. I might adapt this post, or this might just be a special offer that isn’t there long, but I also have this post on $2000 1911s you might like to read. I think this makes sense, the DW will be the third or fourth gun you buy, and I love the Bruin, but start with the best of the staples! The SA TRP is a fantastic thing a well, but it would still be behind that Kimber that you can find winning this post. You can’t go wrong with a Colt Combat Rail Unit or a Colt Gold Trophy either for a dependable gun.ĭan Wessons are fantastic, but the Kimber or Colts would be my top two for a dependable, first pistol. That, to me, gives it the win, but it’s tight. The Kimber Royal Combat II is on sale at $1,699 on Euro Optic. Funny you should ask that question, I have just found a new answer myself.
