Citadel 1911, who gots

[GSP7]

Citadel 1911. Who has one? Model ?

How you like ? Trigger bad, need work , good?

[smithnframe]

I have 1911, it good, me like!

[ATCDoktor]

I have a Citadel 1911 chambered in 9mm.



I have run 2 cases of Wolf/Tula 115 grain fmj 9mm thru it with no problems and as you can see it’s small game accurate within 50 yards.

[Der Gebirgsjager]

If my research is correct, Citadel is imported by Legacy Sports and is made by Armscor. Armscor makes RIA. I have an RIA and like it.

[GSP7]

Yes , Citadel 1911 are made in Philippians by Armscor. Just a different distributor than RIA.

Looks like different options too. Beaver tail, adj rear site looks like

[Texas by God]

Remember when you could either get a Colt Govt. Model, build one yourself with an Essex frame, or go Spanish with a Llama? I do! NOW IS the “ good old days” for 1911 type pistols!

[Der Gebirgsjager]

You know, TbG, I think you're right about that. I've got a small basket full of 1911-types, and for an entry level non-customized example with few or no bells and whistles, the RIA is really hard to beat. Essex and Llamas? I've got a few somewhere there in the basket, and having compared them all I'd say you are right. I really don't know why (some things just can't be explained) but I've always like Llamas, now receded into history. Their earlier ones weren't quite up to a Colt, but their final effort that was still made in Spain, the Max1 series were very good. I've got 2 Essex framed pistols. One has a Colt slide and the other an Essex slide. No complaints about either. Well, I'd be complaining about myself, as I built them.

[Der Gebirgsjager]

Oh...! And congratulations on that 2nd gold bullet!

[Texas by God]

I’d like to handle a RIA or a Turkish 1911 when the LGS’s start getting guns again.
Thanks,DG! I swear I ain’t very gabby in person.......