Hi, new member here. I'd like your thoughts and opinions. I'm a grandmom who enjoys shooting when I can. I enjoy learning about guns and I own several, but no 1911 yet.
My oldest grandson (age 23) really likes 1911s although he doesn't have one. I'm thinking of buying one for him for his college graduation, although he thinks I'm buying it for me. (I'm trying to accumulate a small collection so that I can leave all my kids and grands a gun.) We would both like a classic styled one, .45, with wooden grips. I've heard good things about the Range Officer for that price level, and he likes the looks of it. We've never seen one in person. We want something that is good to go right out of the box. We don't do tournaments or anything, just some casual shooting. Hoping to keep the price close to $1000. I want something nice, but not high end of course, and not low end either.
He first wanted a Sig but I think he may have changed his mind after learning about this one. He is "helping me pick one out."
Pros and cons of the Range Officer for our purposes, and any other thoughts? I don't want to make a bad choice. Many thanks!
My oldest grandson (age 23) really likes 1911s although he doesn't have one. I'm thinking of buying one for him for his college graduation, although he thinks I'm buying it for me. (I'm trying to accumulate a small collection so that I can leave all my kids and grands a gun.) We would both like a classic styled one, .45, with wooden grips. I've heard good things about the Range Officer for that price level, and he likes the looks of it. We've never seen one in person. We want something that is good to go right out of the box. We don't do tournaments or anything, just some casual shooting. Hoping to keep the price close to $1000. I want something nice, but not high end of course, and not low end either.
He first wanted a Sig but I think he may have changed his mind after learning about this one. He is "helping me pick one out."
Pros and cons of the Range Officer for our purposes, and any other thoughts? I don't want to make a bad choice. Many thanks!