1911's With Front Slide Serrations?

[New_comer]

I like having FSS's in my Peters Stahl. They provide some character in an otherwise plain sladside

 

[mpthole]

Visually, I don't like them. Functionally, don't need them. So I'd prefer them without. Can't say that it would be a deal breaker though... I just like the original look.

 

[Mute]

They are the spawn of Satan!

 

[Ktulu]

I like them on some 1911 and I don't like them on others. It depends on the gun.

Oh, and I do use them on the guns that have them.

 

[Dienekes]

Just a cosmetic extravagance like the squared-off trigger guard fronts that were all the rage a while back. The firearms equivalent of wearing your baseball cap backwards...

 

[Feanaro]

I think they are ugly. Drawing a beard on the Mona Lisa ugly. If given a choice I would omit them. But it's not a big deal to me if the pistol is otherwise to my liking.

 

[Jubei]

I could do without 'em, but they don't turn me off completely. My Kimber has the full length guide rod and I can't pinch-check it. As long as they're done well I don't mind them.

Jubei

 

[Zach S]

I pinch-check out of habit so I dont use them, FLGRs get cut down or replaced.

I dont like FSS, but they dont really bother me either.

 

[at-home-daddy]

Sometimes I think I'm the only one that actually likes them and, yes, would prefer to have them on whichever 1911 I might be purchasing. Having said that, I never *use* them...but I think they (usually) look nice, and add a nice asthetic touch.

 

[Bergeron]

Visually, I perfer for a 1911 to not have FCS.

That said, I have handled 1911s that were tight enough that having the FCS made it much easier to rack the slide, so I can see their value.

But, my Springer is loose enough that they are unessecary, and I am pleased that FCS are not on my 1911.

 

[W Turner]

I prefer the classic look with vertical rear serrations on most 1911's, especially the bare bones type customs, but if it has all of the modern bells and whistles (commander hammer, three hole trigger, novak sights, beavertail, etc.) I figure they kinda belong.

Eventually I would love to have a "slick slide" Commander made with no markings at all on the slide. No manufacturer's stamps or rollmarks, no serrations (front or rear). The only thing on the slide would be the sights. The sides would be polished and the top would be sandblasted. One day......


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[MoNsTeR]

Not all that visually appealing, but very useful. I barely use rear serrations anymore. If I had another Limited gun built, I might even have them omitted.

 

[JimC]

I don't have a use for them at all and I do not like the way they look, especially on a 1911 pattern pistol.

This feature, front serrations, is the one and only thing that I dislike about my Wilson CQB. I try to ignore it.

 

[Peter M. Eick]

I like them. I think it all depends upon who taught you how to handle the gun. I learned to do a front serration chamber check and that is how I do it. Visually they are a break in the clean lines, but I buy the gun to shoot so I have to have them.

 

[Wakal]

My Limited gun (6" Fat-Free .40 from Triangle Shooting Sports) doesn't have front cocking serrations. It doesn't have rear cocking serrations either. It does, however, have cocking serrations starting just forward of the ejection port. "Middle" cocking serrations

I like front cocking serrations, but I can take 'em or leave 'em. My old carry gun, a Wilson CQB, has them. My new carry gun, a STI Commander, doesn't. Half a dozen, six, two less than eight, one more than five, just go to the range and shoot more




Alex

 

[Flynt]

"Press Check?" "Pinch Check?"

I've seen both those terms used in this thread. Are they synonymous? Do they mean racking the slide back part way to check the chamber for a round? If so, why can't you just use the rear serrations?

 

[Dave Sample]

A little something new from the pistolmaster. I like to do things a little different than the "Me Too" guys. Maybe this is the New School? I have had this treatment on EAGLE 2 for many years and it works great.

 

[Black Majik]

I guess I don't mind the front slide serrations much anymore, cuz the S&W billboard sized rollmarks are my new pet peeve!!


Personally I dont use the front slide serrations, I presscheck from the rear. And I do prefer my 1911's to not have FSS. But if they do... no biggie.

 

[horge]

Auld Fluff,
Got a question (and maybe Tuna might know as well) for thee, o reprobate:

I've at times wondered why they are called 'serrations'.
(I'd a-thought 'serrate' --was an edge characteristic, from the Latin)
Did JMB or the US Army call them 'serrations' from the git-go?

Seriously, what's it called in the army field manual; US Army/Colt/JMB spec?

I'd have thought that feature on the M1911 may be better described as 'reeding', or the more common 'grooves', but then usage --> language,
not the other way around.

 

[Shmackey]

Don't like 'em. It'd take an exceptional 1911 in every other regard to convince me to own one like that.

 

[Feanaro]

A little something new from the pistolmaster. I like to do things a little different than the "Me Too" guys. Maybe this is the New School? I have had this treatment on EAGLE 2 for many years and it works great.

How much did that cost and how much better can you grip the slide? It's ugly as home brewed sin and then some, but I have REALLY sweaty hands. I could use the traction.

 

[Norton]

The decision was a little different in my search for my wife's 1911. Since she wants to shoot military competition it had to be without forward serrations as that's what the regs call for.

 

[NMshooter]

So long as it goes bang every time and puts the rounds where I want them I could care less one way or the other.

 

[tpdtom]

I have gotten so that I prefer them without , however here is one that is gorgeous with them...Tom

 

[Archer]

I respectfully disagree. The front serrations, beveled dustcover, enormous rollmark, ridiculously long ducktail and that gamer extended mag release are all offensive to my eye.

I have never been particularly impressed with the Valtros, but Jardine's workmanship- his ability to move metal- is excellent, even if it isn't always to my taste.