RIA 1911 tactical/Springfield GI 1911/Kimber/FN/SIG/Para/ All have 1911's in all sorts of calibers. I owned a RIA 1911 and was a damn good shooting pistol. Springfield GI 1911 is the next in line for cheaper hard working pistol. The others are all gun porn, I talked to some ATF agents that had kimber's (this is in NC) they had lots of problems with the kimber custom 2's and went to SIG. Now on to the M-14 , m-21, Socom 14. These guns for some reason cost a arm and a leg, Like most rifles chambered in .308 (for example G3, FAL) your going to spend anywhere from $1200-$2000 on a decent semi auto .308 caliber rifle. If you find a legit m-14 under $1000 then take it to a gun smith and have them check it out.