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UpTheIrons wrote:

The Annoyed Man wrote:

UpTheIrons wrote:Help!

My wife has been fully into the vortex of 1911 lust. Not that I mind -- my next handgun will be a 1911 too, but she's got expensive taste! She really, really, really likes the Kimber Pro Carry II. All it took was 2 magazines through a Kimber Ultra Carry II and I knew by her grin that there was going to be no other style of pistol that would make her happy.

I'll be plenty happy with a more 'economical' model - even two! But she's seriously eyeing the top end. I had to go and tell her that since it's gonna be her gun, she gets to pick whatever she wants, and she'll get it.

Anybody wanna buy a couple of well trained kids? How about a dog? Need some plasma? Slightly used shoes? I need to have a serious garage sale!

I love and carry a Kimber, but if you think they are the "top end" of 1911 prices, DON'T show her any Les Baer or Nighthawk Custom pistols. Beautiful and functional, but very spendy. While I find that Kimbers indeed are somewhat expensive, they are not any more expensive than the 1911s of other premium pistol makers.

For the moment, I have been successful in keeping "Les Baer", "Wilson Combat" and "Nighthawk" out of our vocabulary. Hopefully it will stay that way. Of course, as she does more research on her own, that may change.

And I always thought MSRP was a joke, anyway. As in 'who in their righ mind would willingly pay that?'