Colt Officer's, 100% reliable, all steel and a little heavy. Don't remember why I got rid of that one. Also had a Kimber Ultra carry. It went back to the factory twice, they ended up replacing a lot of parts. Never did work right, so I took the bath and got rid of it. The guy who bought it didn't mind the troubles as long as the price was right. So, I am 50% on this. I am certain from all I am reading that it could be that I just got a Kimber lemon.
Leetle 1911's
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Onesiphorus
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I like my Ultra Carry so i guess I'm one of the 3,000 fans jumping up.
blackcash88
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donjulio said:
Uh, news flash... Something that can't be carried cocked and locked and is double action ANYTHING is NOT a 1911 at all even if it tries to play dress up to look like one.
MICHAEL T
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Lets see
Detonics ,Colt oficer,Defender,New Agent . All have worked out and box and relieable.
Para Ord P-10 1 shot pistol
Lllama Compact, A Para Clone Like Para it was cloned from 1 shot pistol.
Buy good quality pistols no trouble Buy less quality well............
Detonics ,Colt oficer,Defender,New Agent . All have worked out and box and relieable.
Para Ord P-10 1 shot pistol
Lllama Compact, A Para Clone Like Para it was cloned from 1 shot pistol.
Buy good quality pistols no trouble Buy less quality well............
Old Dog
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Owner of 2 Springfield Armory Loaded Lightweight (two-tone) Micro-Compacts (since '04). Both 100% reliable over hundreds of rounds once past the initial break-in period. One is terrific in the accuracy department, better than quite a few of my full-size 1911s. No complaints here.
skippy1729
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Older thread but interesting topic.
In the early 90's I owned a stainless Colt OM. Reliable with hardball, tried a wide variety of JHP, a crapshoot.
Then I tried a Para P10-45. Sold it after two returns to factory repair shop. Would not reliably feed hardball. POS
Gave up on small 1911's until I read several good reviews about C&S and their Adventurer. Broke down and got one about a year ago. Absolute perfection, ZERO jams (about 800 rounds so far). With full cut jeans, a good belt, and a decent holster, it IS a pocket pistol (I am about 5'9" 170 lbs). I got it with their SFS which I find superior to cocked and locked. If JMB had introduced the 1911 with the SFS and someone today "invented" cocked and locked, people would laugh at it.
skippy
In the early 90's I owned a stainless Colt OM. Reliable with hardball, tried a wide variety of JHP, a crapshoot.
Then I tried a Para P10-45. Sold it after two returns to factory repair shop. Would not reliably feed hardball. POS
Gave up on small 1911's until I read several good reviews about C&S and their Adventurer. Broke down and got one about a year ago. Absolute perfection, ZERO jams (about 800 rounds so far). With full cut jeans, a good belt, and a decent holster, it IS a pocket pistol (I am about 5'9" 170 lbs). I got it with their SFS which I find superior to cocked and locked. If JMB had introduced the 1911 with the SFS and someone today "invented" cocked and locked, people would laugh at it.
skippy
I carry a Rock Island Armory Compact every day, and it's always been a great shooter for me. I had a few FTF's, but put in a stronger Wolff spring and it's been nothing but sweet ever since. I really like the smaller size for CCW. 3.5" barrel, same as a Colt OACP.
dmazur
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I have an Officer's ACP (Series 80) which had feed problems. It would occasionally jam with JHP's, and also occasionally fail to feed. I read about the recoil spring plug "ear" shearing off, which disables the pistol, so I got an Ed Brown reverse plug FLGR parts kit.
To install this, you mill (or file) around 0.100" off the back end of the recoil spring tube on the slide, to provide clearance for the new reverse plug flange. The redesigned plug has no ear, so the slot for it remains visible.
I did this myself, with a certain amount of trepidation, but the end result was fine.
I also slightly increased the size of the throating, which was limited to the bottom 1/3 of the chamber.
Jams stopped and fail to feeds were much reduced. They went away entirely when I replaced the Colt magazines with McCormick magazines, which use Wolff springs.
Of course, I couldn't leave well enough alone, so I replaced the mainspring with a lighter one, replaced the firing pin with a titanium one (and heavier spring), and replaced the trigger with a short magnesium trigger.
My wife loves it now. (And I can't get it away from her. That's what's wrong with working on "leetle 1911's" -- sometimes someone else likes them and then you lose them!)
To install this, you mill (or file) around 0.100" off the back end of the recoil spring tube on the slide, to provide clearance for the new reverse plug flange. The redesigned plug has no ear, so the slot for it remains visible.
I did this myself, with a certain amount of trepidation, but the end result was fine.
I also slightly increased the size of the throating, which was limited to the bottom 1/3 of the chamber.
Jams stopped and fail to feeds were much reduced. They went away entirely when I replaced the Colt magazines with McCormick magazines, which use Wolff springs.
Of course, I couldn't leave well enough alone, so I replaced the mainspring with a lighter one, replaced the firing pin with a titanium one (and heavier spring), and replaced the trigger with a short magnesium trigger.
My wife loves it now. (And I can't get it away from her. That's what's wrong with working on "leetle 1911's" -- sometimes someone else likes them and then you lose them!)
Stevie-Ray
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My primary carry. Dependable and amazingly accurate. in .45 ACP, of course.
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