What he said.^^AndyC wrote:Rock Island Armory Tactical - around $500 new. It comes with a beavertail grip-safety, so you won't get hammerbite, and the sights are decent Novak-style which makes plinking easier (higher-profile than the tiny milspec sights).
Edit: The distributor in Vegas is legendary for their excellent customer-service, too.
I own the officer's model of this gun and wouldn't take anything for it. Well, maybe not anything..but you get the idea, right? It's a regular member of my carry rotaion and I trust my safety and well being to this gun.
I will disagree with AndyC on one point, though..the Novak sites are next to worthless against a dark background. I plan on installing a set of XS Big Dots as soon as Obama sends me my bailout check.
I don't know what they sell for now, but I paid $400 for mine about a year ago. But that was before gun and ammo prices went sky high.