Hey, quick question for all you violent gun-owning reprobates out there (yeah, and you too, Mike): the wife and I were at Academy Sports earlier this afternoon, taking a gander at their hunting section, and happened to get our fluffy mitts on a couple of 1911's (to hold and drool over, couldn't afford them at this time). They're Citadel 1911's, priced around $500, but I'd never heard of Citadel before. The guy at the counter said they were made in the Philippines, which doesn't mean much to me regarding quality. I did a quick Google search, and found various threads on various forums discussing the pros and cons (great guns for the price, factory-included mags are shite, pick up a George Wilson or other single-stack 1911 mag and they run like butter)...my question is, anybody here have any experience with this particular brand? I'd like to get the scoop from someone who owns one or has owned one, and whether it was loved/hated/indifferent. I loved the feel, and the slide spring didn't feel like it required a hydraulic jack (yeah, I'm a wuss) to rack it. The little grip notches on the back side of the slide felt a lot nicer than the ones on the Springfield XD series (don't get me wrong, I enjoy my XD, but sometimes, when your palms are sweaty, the gun is freshly oiled, and Jupiter is in the House of the Rising Sun, its a pain). Anyhoo, just lookin for feedback on one of these bad boys...would LOVE a Colt or Springfield 1911, but they're not in my price range yet.
ETA: we were looking at these as something else to have around "just in case", and potentially as carry-guns. The wife wants a Springfield EMP, which is a very nice, comfortable subcompact, but the $1200 tag is really prohibitive right now.