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Yea, I have looked at other brands than Wilson, mostly the Ed Brown Special Forces or Executive. But thats the first I have heard of Wilson being overpriced, I mean the two models I have looked at are $1948 for the CQB and $2048 for the Protector. That's about the same as the special forces and I like the way that the Wilson looks and feels better.

How many of you have an extended magazine well? Also do you guys find it useful, or is it just an extra chunk of metal?

I let the military train me for free, and Im not a huge fan of the plastic guns

Just talked to the guy at sportingarms.com and he has some pretty sweet prices on Wilson and Les Baer, but when I asked him about Ed Brown he pretty much told me that he doesnt want to sell their products anymore. He said the customer service was just so rude that it made dealing with them not worth it. So maybe I will just stick with the two previously mentioned brands.

I have looked a lot at the Kobra and Kobra carry, the bobtail look/feel is appealing to me. However, I want this to be a gun I can get into IDPA and whatnot with and I think Fullsize is definately the way to go. I like the Kobra fullsize as well, I love the plain slide look and the scales, but I dont know...there is just something about the Wilson CQB that draws my eye.

As far as getting my wife something nice...trust me I havent left her out. She's getting a Dooney and Bourke purse, I'm buying her a big massage/spa package and we are going to buy her a bar and a wine rack and stock them full with whatever she wants. (no we arent acoholics, theres just not much else to do in the frozen north )

At first she wanted a springfield EMP for a more powerful concealed carry weapon, however, we hardly get to the range now that our second daughter came into our lives. It is pretty hard to find someone to watch two young ones for a few hours...much less find someone I would trust with my girls.

So if someone gave you $2300 dollars (give or take) with the stipulation that it had to be spent on a gov't sized 1911 from Nighthawk, Ed Brown, Les Baer or Wilson, which company/model would you go with?

I just wanted to gather some people's opinions, I got authorized by the wife to just go ahead and get my dream gun in Feb. All my research on a 1911 under $1500 is now out the window and my head hurts with the possabilities. (Plus I am a little bored right now and thought this might entertain me.)

At the moment I am leaning towards either the Wilson CQB or the CQB Elite, depending on what price I can find for the Elite. However, the only weapon from all those manufacturers that I have fired is the Les Baer Concept II. The gun was very accurate and reliable but it just felt a little blocky and awkward in my hands.

My mind has changed a dozen times on what I want and it will probably change a dozen more before it comes time to buy my gun. It's kinda driving me nuts trying to decide on one, but I am pretty sure that whatever the final decision is, I will be happy with it.