The Fort Lauderdale gun show is this weekend, and for once I actually made it there. After much consideration I decided that I wanted to buy a High Standard Compact Crusader 1911 for car / carry duty and a Rock Island Armory Tactical full-sized model to replace the ultra-cheap 1911 that I purchased a couple of years back. Amazingly enough I quickly found both at prices I was willing to pay so I am now the proud owner of a new pair of .45 calibers.
Both are manufactured by Armscor in the Philippines and have all the features that you’d expect in a Kimber or Springfield that cost twice as much. Fit and finish appear to be excellent, way better than my previous 1911, with no rough edges on the outside. The checkered grips on the High Standard have much better feel than the smooth grips on the RIA, but I’ll probably replace both with aftermarket wrap-arounds that have finger grooves.
Unfortunately, I probably won’t have the chance to shoot them for a week or two…
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