Chocolate Bayou
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+1 for one in .38 super. Ammo might not be cheap, but you talk about a blast to shoot!
1911 lust...what is it about them???
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bannockburn
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Haven't met a 1911 yet that I didn't like. I have a huge preference for Colts, particularly Commander size guns, and most every brand of them are welcome in my collection. Have assembled a few of them from the frame on up and I still marvel at the creative genius of John Moses Browning every time I take one apart to work on it or clean it. Most are .45s and there's one Commander that's a .38 Super/9mm. convertible that's a particular favorite of mine.
Vodoun da Vinci
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It's a John Moses Browning design and the man was a genius at firearms design. As much as I adore the 1911 as possibly the most desirable and most copied/emulated pistol design I am personally addicted to Brownings earlier design - the Colt 1903 model M.
Seen here side by side with an Officers ACP whcih is the 1911 in a smaller size. You can see the similarities and generally I can spot a JMB design just by the lines. Classic pistols are highly desirable. Even over the last century since automatics have become popular the ergonomics of a great gun have scarcely changed.
I still have to fondle and shoot every 1911 and 1903 I see if I can....
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Seen here side by side with an Officers ACP whcih is the 1911 in a smaller size. You can see the similarities and generally I can spot a JMB design just by the lines. Classic pistols are highly desirable. Even over the last century since automatics have become popular the ergonomics of a great gun have scarcely changed.
I still have to fondle and shoot every 1911 and 1903 I see if I can....
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sauer1911
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I'll have to look for the 1903's they look very interesting.
Til then, my collection of Sig Sauer 1911's will continue to grow.
I am at 3 and counting! Instead of worrying about cost of ammo, I got myself a Dillon 650xl reloader and learnt how to reload! Where there's a will, there is a way.
be safe
Til then, my collection of Sig Sauer 1911's will continue to grow.
I am at 3 and counting! Instead of worrying about cost of ammo, I got myself a Dillon 650xl reloader and learnt how to reload! Where there's a will, there is a way.
be safe
I can't say enough good about my Turkish 1911 A2. For under $350 including transfer it is a steal. Super accurate at 25 yards and even at 50 yards the stay in a 6" circle. Over 1000 rounds of Federal large primer maroon and black box and PPC 230 grain ball without a failure using Mec-Gar 8 round mags.
I guess some just get a good one every now and then.
I will never forget the guys face who was shooting the thousand dollar Sig when he saw my 25 yard 3 mag target with the 2" bull blown out of it. He just put his 1911 away and shot his rifle. Upon more conversation with him he could not believe a fixed sight GI model could shoot that well. We did have a good laugh at my bloody hammer bite though.
My attraction to the 1911 was ingrained in me by my father. At 10 I'd wear his Colt in an Army issues holster to the farm pond to shoot if the fish weren't biting. At ten and to shoot that big bullet is something you cannot get out of your mind. I am promised that pistol, and I bought many other pistols waiting to get that one 1911. Putting off many chances to get a 1911 until I could not take it anymore, and got bores with the polymer 9mm auto I have. One night the wife said we have enough if you'd like to get a new gun or reloading tools. I opted for the Tisas Zig M in a GI MODEL. Got bit from Buds in three days. Made the order at 2 am, and the guys at the range lauged at me when I picked it up. I went right to a lane, striped it, greased the rails after cleaning it. Then proceeded to shoot two hundred flawless shots onto one target at 15 yards. The target had a softball size hole in it when I was done. Showed the guys at the counter, and the laughing turned to interest. With many questions about the make and model. Funny how that works.
I guess some just get a good one every now and then.
I will never forget the guys face who was shooting the thousand dollar Sig when he saw my 25 yard 3 mag target with the 2" bull blown out of it. He just put his 1911 away and shot his rifle. Upon more conversation with him he could not believe a fixed sight GI model could shoot that well. We did have a good laugh at my bloody hammer bite though.
My attraction to the 1911 was ingrained in me by my father. At 10 I'd wear his Colt in an Army issues holster to the farm pond to shoot if the fish weren't biting. At ten and to shoot that big bullet is something you cannot get out of your mind. I am promised that pistol, and I bought many other pistols waiting to get that one 1911. Putting off many chances to get a 1911 until I could not take it anymore, and got bores with the polymer 9mm auto I have. One night the wife said we have enough if you'd like to get a new gun or reloading tools. I opted for the Tisas Zig M in a GI MODEL. Got bit from Buds in three days. Made the order at 2 am, and the guys at the range lauged at me when I picked it up. I went right to a lane, striped it, greased the rails after cleaning it. Then proceeded to shoot two hundred flawless shots onto one target at 15 yards. The target had a softball size hole in it when I was done. Showed the guys at the counter, and the laughing turned to interest. With many questions about the make and model. Funny how that works.
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Same thing happens to me with AR pattern rifles. I bought two before I realized I didn't really care about them. I enjoy them and shoot them well, I just don't need to own one, but I do find myself looking at them from time to time. I realize I'm more of a lever gun type of guy though.
I scratched the 1911 itch a few years ago and it remains scratched. I enjoy mine, and carrry it now and again. But I don't need any more. Revolvers on the other hand....... my hands start to shake when I think of all the wheel guns I'd like to own.
Maybe you should get one in 9mm? Ammo cost would be lower then........
I scratched the 1911 itch a few years ago and it remains scratched. I enjoy mine, and carrry it now and again. But I don't need any more. Revolvers on the other hand....... my hands start to shake when I think of all the wheel guns I'd like to own.
Maybe you should get one in 9mm? Ammo cost would be lower then........
piece of meat
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Lol herrwalter...'nesting' , that sounds about right.
Since im never gonna spend thousands on a gun, if i ever get one again ill probably just get a barebones cheap one and then get a trigger job and keep my expectations not sky high. Just have it so i can pull it out every now and then and get my fix haha
Since im never gonna spend thousands on a gun, if i ever get one again ill probably just get a barebones cheap one and then get a trigger job and keep my expectations not sky high. Just have it so i can pull it out every now and then and get my fix haha
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I've never had a bad/lemon 1911 and have owned MANY of them. Right now I'm down to five; Les Baer's (Concept V, Premier II and Monolith) Colts (1991A1 ORM and 1991A1 Limited). All of the ones I've owned and still own are extremely reliable. So much so they will feed and shoot 255 grain bullets designed for .45 Colt.
As to disassembly, nothing could be simpler than to field strip a 1911 (my Les Baer's still needs a bushing wrench) and one can take a 1911 down to its individual parts with no tools. I know because I've done it with my Colts.
As to disassembly, nothing could be simpler than to field strip a 1911 (my Les Baer's still needs a bushing wrench) and one can take a 1911 down to its individual parts with no tools. I know because I've done it with my Colts.
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Carried a 1911 in the Marines, carried it 2 trips to Nam, went into the Army later and carried one as a tanker for 18 more years to include during Desert Storm. If there was one thing I felt I could trust it was that pistol. Gotta love em.
The 1911 design speaks for its self, it is tinkered with, prettied up smoothed out but never changed too much and has survived the test of time. Many of Brownings designs are still alive and well. I have to admit I may be considered a dianosaur but the 1911 and the old Ma Duce, not to mention others speak volumes for his designs. What would he have done with todays technology. So whats with the 1911.
High Plains Drifter
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I totally understand the 1911 bug. As you mentioned the many reasons to own one.
Next one you buy spend at least a grand, RI's are not the best example of 1911's without some work. Also try reloading 45ACP. I takes the price of shooting and cuts in almost in half.
I totally understand the 1911 bug. As you mentioned the many reasons to own one.
Next one you buy spend at least a grand, RI's are not the best example of 1911's without some work. Also try reloading 45ACP. I takes the price of shooting and cuts in almost in half.
Like Eb1 I first shot one at the age of ten. They've been a lifelong addiction for me, but at the same time I can understand how many of the younger folks don't see what's so special about them. It's like the guys who like double-action revolvers or Browning Hi-Powers, I owned both on at least two occasions and sold them off just because I couldn't get "into" them. I've had brief love affairs with other guns, but I keep getting drawn back to Old Slabsides. My EDC is a 5" Colt, and I find it's actually easier for me to carry than a Glock or Walther simply because it's so flat and smooth-sided.
For the OP, I suggest getting a GI-pattern Colt or Springfield. It'll feel like you're shooting some history, and never know it may finally grow on you. I've personally never cared much for the semi-custom ones. Yes they tend to shoot better than a "mil-spec" 1911, but they don't have the same soul.
For the OP, I suggest getting a GI-pattern Colt or Springfield. It'll feel like you're shooting some history, and never know it may finally grow on you. I've personally never cared much for the semi-custom ones. Yes they tend to shoot better than a "mil-spec" 1911, but they don't have the same soul.
For me it's just the "feel" not just the ergos or the great SA trigger and short reset but that confidence of knowing you have a capable and proven weapon in your hand.
Sure they are newer designs, lighter, thinner, higher capacity yada, yada, yada....but there is just something especially with a big full-size govt model that just "feels" right when I hold one in my hand.
This is a man's gun and if I do my part it'll help bring me home just as it's kin have been doing for over a hundred years.
Sure they are newer designs, lighter, thinner, higher capacity yada, yada, yada....but there is just something especially with a big full-size govt model that just "feels" right when I hold one in my hand.
This is a man's gun and if I do my part it'll help bring me home just as it's kin have been doing for over a hundred years.
Tcruse
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1911's are picky about mags. Several people on this forum have indicated that a change of the mag release to one that holds the mag up more will fix the problem. (http://www.brownells.com/handgun-pa...auto-heavy-duty-magazine-catch-prod27432.aspx)
I purchased an entry level 1911 (Regent S200SS). I found that military surplus mags ($6 black 7 round) and high end mags (Wilson Combat) both work 100%, the mag that came with it awful.
After about 150 rounds trigger smoothed out really well
I purchased an entry level 1911 (Regent S200SS). I found that military surplus mags ($6 black 7 round) and high end mags (Wilson Combat) both work 100%, the mag that came with it awful.
After about 150 rounds trigger smoothed out really well
I use Tripp Cobra mags in my 1911s.
A lot of factory mags are cheesy, usually cheap weak springs. I dunno if 1911 makers figure people will get aftermarket mags anyway, so they just toss in the cheapest mags they can find or what.
A lot of factory mags are cheesy, usually cheap weak springs. I dunno if 1911 makers figure people will get aftermarket mags anyway, so they just toss in the cheapest mags they can find or what.
sauer1911
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The 1911 lust is meant to be fed. Buy em or upgrade what you have, when you can.
Or just go to the garage and handle and relube or re oil the ones you have.
With wood builders its called wood porn, i have that affliction too! Numerous pieces of exotic woods that I use to make ukuleles with. Now its 1911 porn, I could look at em all day long! i now use that wood to make grips for my growing 1911 collection.
NOW, go out there and buy if you can!
be safe
Or just go to the garage and handle and relube or re oil the ones you have.
With wood builders its called wood porn, i have that affliction too! Numerous pieces of exotic woods that I use to make ukuleles with. Now its 1911 porn, I could look at em all day long! i now use that wood to make grips for my growing 1911 collection.
NOW, go out there and buy if you can!
be safe
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If you start reloading, you can make your own ammo for a laughable price. These days, it may cost me as much as $6 per 50-round box (used to be $5). About the same for .380/9mm, .38 Spl/.357 Mag, 10mm or .41 mag/ .45LC.
I shoot more .45acp than everything else put together, and all of it through 1911s.
Why? I shoot a 1911 better than anything else. I own and shoot other handguns, but as long as the previous statement remains true, I honestly don't see a lot changing.
I shoot more .45acp than everything else put together, and all of it through 1911s.
Why? I shoot a 1911 better than anything else. I own and shoot other handguns, but as long as the previous statement remains true, I honestly don't see a lot changing.
bikemutt
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I feel as if I've lived the OP's story, until finally, finally I found a 1911 I enjoy immensely; Sig carry nightmare.
I've learned one key factor; for myself and a 1911 to get off to a good start; must be a bobtail.
The trigger can always be improved, the fit is not so easy.
I've learned one key factor; for myself and a 1911 to get off to a good start; must be a bobtail.
The trigger can always be improved, the fit is not so easy.
CoalTrain49
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I look at them as a throw back to the twentieth century and 2 great wars. They aren't any better than say a Sig or an HK, and in a lot of ways inferior in design and function. I don't carry one so really all they are is a recreational pursuit for me like my M1 carbines. Honestly, I can't think of anything more fun to shoot and I reload for just a few cents more than 9 mm. I think you have to be born before 1960 or so before you really can get worked up over a 1911.
frankiestoys
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I was bit with the 1911 bug years ago ,since then I've tried many and sold a few ...for me I love its nestolgic look and really enjoy the platform .As some others have suggested try one in 9mm I own a RIA and a STI Trojan both chambered in 9 and I have to say that they are a hoot to shoot I would avoid the .22 versions I've not liked any of them
Ed Ames
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I don't know about that. I wasn't born before the '60s and I like my 1911s.
The odd truth is that the 1911 is the only pistol routinely available in high end configurations at normal shops. That is kinda sad when you think about it. I can buy a $550 glock or a $750 CZ, and they may even have a $1200 HK, but those are pretty generic factory product. The same store that sells $400 Rugers and $500 S&Ws will probably have at least one $3800 Wilson. They won't have any other high end handguns. That means the only really good guns most people will ever have an opportunity to handle are 1911s.
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