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I tried them. They are junk. Get some of the grip tape and put that on the front strap. Works but is not pretty.

Interesting conversation. I know several handgun hunters that use hard cast .45 caliber bullets, albeit in heavy weights that routinely drop very large African and North American animals with little or no expansion. The key in this instance is penetration. Hollow points dont have the penetration...

Nice gun! I have a 1917 model with matching holster/stock. If you intend to shoot this pistol, make sure you get a new bolt stop and replace the springs. Also have the web of steel between the bolt stop and end of the bolt examined by a gun smith to make sure there are no cracks. These are...

They make equally good US made guns in that range too. Buy USA, help the economy. That said, the only 1911's I have had issues with were the 3 Springfields that I have owned.

I had a V-10 Ultra Compact. Biggest POS I have ever owned. I sent it to the manufacturer because it would fail to feed anything but ball (and them sometimes). I tried a dozen magazines but it just never worked. Got rid of it.

My experience in shooting for 30 years is that problems will pop up way before 700 or so rounds. The gun will run or it wont usually. If a gun I have will not cycle a certain round (exlcluding barrels that are not ramped and throated for other than ball) its unreliable and I usually get rid of...

...Well, Kimber was putting plastic main spring housings in their first productions guns...I got one. First thing I replaced with a steel one. I would say that manufacturers are enjoying the popularity of plastics (polymers) in their guns. Its much cheaper than milling or forging. Its easy to...

Regardless of the cost of your collection, its important to you and thereby to be proud of! Enjoy!

How about..."They look kinda' cool"? ....Or maybe if they are hollowed out and held a single .22LR round that could be activated by a seperate "trigger" for that emergency/ surprise shot when the mag was empty? Now we are getting into Bond territory...hehehe!

I have had only 3 Springfield 1911's. One was a Limited Edition Commander about 15 years ago. It had an aluminum frame which cracked at the dustcover after about 500 rounds and when I sent it in they replaced the frame with a blued steel one. Then the ejector was throwing hot brass into my...

Fobus KTP ND paddle...perfect little holster. http://www.fobus.biz/popup-pic.asp?homepage/KTP%20ND.jpg

I have a 25 year old Star PD (Steel slide, aluminum frame) zero corrosion. Am I missing an ingredient?

M2 Carbine, I was talked out of the Kimber Ultra Carry II because I was told that the micro 1911 .45's were not reliable. You seem to have a few, what do you think?

Wow! Polling by psychoactive.

Well...on that .357 the key is to file down the front sight. That way, it wont hurt as much when the bear takes the gun away and jams it up your rear end...:p In all seriousness though. Keep the .357 but get something with more steam when you get here. I think a perfect start to big bore...

Les Baer Premier II for about $1600

Lot of MIM in S&W revolvers too.

The feel is subtle. We are talking about a 1911. For the most part you can swap parts with any other 1911, the specs are very close. I find the biggest issue is the grip safety. Make sure that with your grip you can engage the grip safety every time. There are lots of different types. Also, the...

Harsh? You just made some characterizations about my abilities with a handgun with no more info than a single incident years ago. You jumped to conclusions and you remind me of the fevered looking people that I see at gun shows that are "on" all the time. I actually have trained, with one of the...

I have an M&P 340 and an LCR. I have shot full house 357 out of the M&P. Not fun, but do-able. I would rather carry something I shoot a lot of and I would only shoot a lot of .38 SP in either gun.