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"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?"

Man, oh man! What a dilemma to have. Though I like the companies you mention, I'm a Kimber fan- BIG TIME. I would spend the entire $2,300 on Kimber product and you would get 2 guns instead of just one from the other companies. If you have done adequate research, you will find that Kimber can hold it's own against any of these products where the "X" ring is concerned. (Average Kimber price is $1,000 depending on model.)

Idea: Go to large gun show, offer cash for 2 Kimbers..say $900/each. Save yourself $500. Do something nice for the wife, or if you don't already re-load, buy yourself some basic reloading tools/components and start practicing. You will probably still have money left over.