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Brass on my lips and down my collar feels like... VICTORY!!!
1911: Why all the hype?
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Brass on my lips and down my collar feels like... VICTORY!!!
AR27
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whats not available to me is renting a gun. read the actual posts. I can buy any gun.Then what do you care? Seriously.
The 1911 just "does it" for a great many folks. Slim, easy to carry, balanced well, great trigger, easy to shoot well, accurate, proven record in battle, etc, etc...........
Then of course there are the 1911 haters and folks who just like to stir up controversy.
A search will bring up more reading than you can shake a stick at.
A well built M1911 is both accurate and reliable. The Colt name has incredible product appeal.
In the 99 years of its existence, the M1911 has outlived a lot of other designs. That should tell you that the basic design is rugged and reliable.
People like the M1911 for a lot of reasons other than whether it is “best” choice. You will also run into SASS competitors who love the Colt Single Action Army and they carry SAA's as self defense sidearms and will have no others. Emotions and emotional attachments often trump all other considerations and that is why certain handgun types have strong fan bases.
I expect that the Beretta will develop a strong fan base from Gulf War Veterans. I meet at the range, one retired LTC, who is a Vietnam Veteran and Iraqi veteran. He was carrying and shooting his personal engraved M92. He trusted it because he had used an issue version in bad, nasty situations. That pistol was his choice.
I enjoy shooting my M1911’s at the range. I used to shoot the Kimber in Combat pistol competitions, largely due to the fact that those games are designed around M1911’s and their variants. If you want to win, you use the most competitive gear. The Les Baer wadcutter is the most accurate semi auto I have ever owned. And it functions each and every shot.
But this is playing. You have to decide what you want to do with your pistol and decide whether the features are what you want.
And if you want history, the M1911 is hard to beat on that score.
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I have, in the past owned a 1911 of questionable quality. I got rid of it and that was that.
I flirted with polymer guns for a few years but I never felt any special love for them and I don't care what anyone else says they have a strange "resonance" to them when shot.
A few years ago I inherited one of my father in laws Colt 1911s. I fell in love with it. The look, the feel, the accuracy as well the culture of the 1911. It is a full size and just a bit large to carry a lot so I began my search for a compact version. I found a gently used Kimber Compact Custom that fit my budget and have put several thousand rounds through it. I then decided a Kimber Ultra CDP II with an officer size grip and a 3 inch barrel is just the perfect daily carry size. I have a few thousand rounds through it now and I love them all. I think I will soon be able to purchase another of my late father in laws 1911s, a Springfield stainless model.
There are many pistols out there and I choose the 1911 as my favorite. I have other pistols but none of them call to me like a 1911... and none of my 1911s have ever dumped hot brass in my face! Get your malfunctioning gun fixed and stop spreading internet hooey dude.
I flirted with polymer guns for a few years but I never felt any special love for them and I don't care what anyone else says they have a strange "resonance" to them when shot.
A few years ago I inherited one of my father in laws Colt 1911s. I fell in love with it. The look, the feel, the accuracy as well the culture of the 1911. It is a full size and just a bit large to carry a lot so I began my search for a compact version. I found a gently used Kimber Compact Custom that fit my budget and have put several thousand rounds through it. I then decided a Kimber Ultra CDP II with an officer size grip and a 3 inch barrel is just the perfect daily carry size. I have a few thousand rounds through it now and I love them all. I think I will soon be able to purchase another of my late father in laws 1911s, a Springfield stainless model.
There are many pistols out there and I choose the 1911 as my favorite. I have other pistols but none of them call to me like a 1911... and none of my 1911s have ever dumped hot brass in my face! Get your malfunctioning gun fixed and stop spreading internet hooey dude.
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Echoing Joe Demko and yeti.
For your first 1911, by all means get a decently-made, non-customized, standard size (5" barrel) model. Colt, Springfield, Rock Island, and many other choices are there for you to consider. And prepare to have FUN!
The 1911 has got to be among the top five Greatest Toys Ever invented for men (and some women, I suspect). Just Google "1911 custom parts" and you will see why. With a little mechanical aptitude, not much money and a good choice among the hundreds of books available on customizing 1911s, you can make many significant modifications yourself (including giving it a glass rod trigger) without using a gunsmith.
Life´s too short to go without a 1911 that you have made individually your own.
For your first 1911, by all means get a decently-made, non-customized, standard size (5" barrel) model. Colt, Springfield, Rock Island, and many other choices are there for you to consider. And prepare to have FUN!
The 1911 has got to be among the top five Greatest Toys Ever invented for men (and some women, I suspect). Just Google "1911 custom parts" and you will see why. With a little mechanical aptitude, not much money and a good choice among the hundreds of books available on customizing 1911s, you can make many significant modifications yourself (including giving it a glass rod trigger) without using a gunsmith.
Life´s too short to go without a 1911 that you have made individually your own.
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