thatguyoverthere wrote:Well, I did it. I bought the .45 cal STI Escort 1911 that I had been considering.
It's a compact 3 inch barrel, single stack, officer frame model with aluminum frame. The aluminum frame makes it very light weight for a 1911. I stepped out back and put 100 rounds thru it a couple of days ago. I like it - a lot!
Fits good in my hand. I like the fit of it better than my LC9. Even with the pinky extender on the LC9, it still feels like too much of my hand is hanging off the bottom of it.
The STI .45 actually has quite a bit less felt recoil (to me) than my little LC9, I suppose because of the very light weight of the LC9.
So I'm very happy with my purchase. I really like the 45 round. Now I've got a really nice gun to shoot (instead of my Hi-Point!). The STI seems to be excellent quality (as it should be). Only down side is that it only came with one magazine (for what I paid, it should have come with 3 mags and a couple of cases of ammo!). So I'll have to get a few more magazines, but they're fairly inexpensive, so that's not a big deal.
Place I bought it did throw in a free cap with it. They didn't have an STI cap, so I got a Glock cap and gave it to my son. He just bought a Glock .380 a couple of weeks ago, so he was tickled with the cap (and his gun).
So it all worked out great. I'm happy I got a fantastic gun, STI is happy they got some money for their employees, the dealer is happy that he got a little piece of the deal, and my son got a free cap out of it, and he wasn't even there! It's a win-win-win!
Good for you.
It is always a good feeling to get a new gun and shooting it.
(If I could find someone to give me preloaded magazines, life would be grand) I enjoy carrying a 1911 from time to time, but my EDC are polymers.