why are used Springfield GI .45's so rare?

[jsbcats]

Saw a used GI at Champion Firearms in College Station on Friday. Think they wanted $430 for it.

[BombthePeasants]

oh man! too far to drive for me...

[brickboy240]

My guess is that most who buy them have great luck with the Springer GI and would never sell the pistol.

I know after 6 years with mine....forget it....I'll never sell it!

For a basic 1911, it is very accurate and totally reliable. A trouble free basic 1911 that is very well made. That has been my expereince with the GI and perusing the 1911 forums, I was NOT the only one.

So there you have it...its a great shooter and most buyers don't want to part with them. That ought to tell you volumes about the pistol....now...go get one! LOL

- brickboy240

[BombthePeasants]

I really want to. I want to dump my Kimber, and get one, but I'd like to get out of the Kimber as much as I can before getting a Springfield. I feel cheated by Kimber...

[treyw]

McBride's in Austin is listing them for 525.00 NIB. I'm hoping to pick a 4" up for a bike gun sometime in the not to distant future.

[Major Woody]

I had a GI, it was accurate, but I traded up for a SA SS Loaded Champ. All the features you'll add to a GI later.

[BombthePeasants]

I don't really want to "add on" to one, I want a good replica of the WWII sidearm. I'm collecting a WWII arsenal, and it's what I'm missing at the moment.

[nobodylies2.45]

Their just damn fine 1911's I wouldnt let any of mine go

[okie556]

Originally Posted by BombthePeasants

I really want to. I want to dump my Kimber, and get one, but I'd like to get out of the Kimber as much as I can before getting a Springfield. I feel cheated by Kimber...

Just curious here.........what Model Kimber do you currently have and how do you feel cheated........cost or performance? Or others.

[BombthePeasants]

Because shortly after buying it, they abandoned the external extractor models, and switched back to internal extractors, making my $1000 pistol little more than an expensive curiosity. Do not get me wrong, it's a fine pistol operationally, but as one that should keep it's value, it's shot, no pun intended. Well, small pun intended. Now, blame falls on me, because I did not do my homework, but, at the time I bought it, I was still learning about 1911's, and frankly, it looked cool as hell under the glass where I bought it. I paid no attention to that little claw on the side...

Another thing. I take care of my firearms, and I've never ever let one rust. However, the carbon steel barrel on that Kimber has a fingerprint-shaped mark on it, and after doing research (after panicking of course), I found that many Kimbers suffered from the same flaw. I still shoot it, it shoots like a champ, so performance wise I cannot complain.

However, I always tend towards purism in whatever endeavours I indulge in, and I'm becoming a 1911 purist, and it bothers me about the extractor issue. I intend this in no way to impugn Kimber Corp., I am sure they, in large part, produce fine pistols. I see them in articles, in picture posts on bulletin boards such as this one, and other locations, and the new Kimbers look great. But then it reminds me of mine, and I don't have one like theirs...