It’s right up there with “Glock aficionados” who take the Theseus approach to pistols. Perfection… with a big ol’ asterisk. A Glock needs sights—maybe, depending on the SKU—but somehow those guns have the largest aftermarket in the game. People can’t help themselves.
Three types of people get cheap 1911s that work “perfectly” out of the box:
- lucky people
- people that only shoot ball ammo in 1911s
- people with oceanfront property in Arizona
The benefit of a cheap 1911 is they’re half the price of a modern production base Colt. And, the Colt is going to need the same work, anyways.
A cheap 1911 that consistently needs only a few cheap DIY tweaks to keep pace with guns like the TRP is impressive. It outside the purview of the plug-and-play polymer crowd—totally fine, it’s not the same animal—but it’s impressive for anyone that has had to put up with the absolute garbage the 1911 market has been since the 90s.