Ruger SR1911's Gov't or Commander Model .45 ACP - $829.99 (Free 2-Day Shipping over $50)

This is an _awesome_ deal. These guns were considered a such a good deal at the $700~ price tag they were (and still kind of can be) hard to find.. they were selling out quick.

And for what it's worth, I'm going to sell my Remington R1 to finance an SR1911 purchase :).

TL;DR Buy it. If you can get it at this price? Buy it even harder.

ETA: Just saw the post below mine, don't have an impressive 1911 collection so I'm glad somebody who does was able to back me up :D

You'll have a hard time finding a better 1911 than the Ruger SR1911. My collection has Springfield, Para Ordnance, Sig, and Kimber along with my SR1911. It is a solid, very nice, stainless steel 1911 that shoots great and is easy to strip for cleaning. If you're new to the 1911 world I'd go for it especially if you're close to one of these stores for the $599 price.

get a sig 1911, one of the best 1911 under $1k, on gunbroker sometime can be had for $750

Edited to add the disclaimer that I'm no expert either. I read a lot of reviews and articles by people who claim to be knowledgeable, but that is still not a replacement for first hand knowledge....

That is too subjective and dependent on budget for me to provide a good answer. I think there are values and non-values. Of all 1911's I decided the Ruger is the best value as it gives you an American made, all stainless gun with the important upgrades at by far the lowest price.

Other good values seem to be Springfield and Dan Wesson. Neither of those are American made so I ruled them out, but the Springfields are well made at reasonable prices and the Dan Wesson's are a good value compared to complete customs.

Overall, I think you need to be a true expert to appreciate any $2,500 1911 and I'm admittedly not that expert. The Ruger looks good, goes bang every time I pull the trigger and is more accurate than I can shoot.