Anyone NOT like the 1911 design?

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Saying that 1911s are unreliable is like saying automobiles are unreliable...since some companies made poor examples of automobiles. The 1911 is a very reliable design. Heck, most designs these days are...it's just how well they are able to execute the design and how much room that particular design has for error.
 
I dont like the grip safety primarily.

Its only good use is it is an excellent platform for customizers to extend, widen, and otherwise try to justify its existence.
 
I'm not a big fan. I bought one to see what all of the hype was about. It was a decent enough gun but it didn't last more than a couple of months until I traded it away. It may be that I started out on a more modern platform many years ago but I just don't get the fascination with them. To each their own.
 
Amazing design; I have owned one for years but it isn’t my favorite because it doesn’t feel right in the hand .

With all that stuff going on during cycling it feels like it is flying apart in your hand but then magically always reassembles itself in the correct manner. [:D]
 
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I'm not a big fan of SAO, thumb safeties, grip safeties, or 8rd capacity, so I have never owned one. Never say never, but I don't currently have a desire to own one, and never have.
 
There probably is a large amount of people that dont like the 1911. Thats why there are more than just 1911's on the shelf at the Gun store... People with smaller hands or weak wrists my not like one over something else. I for one enjoy shooting one but for an everydaty carry weapon NOPE not liking it for that role. NOW if I was carrying it out in the open didnt have to conceal it sure I would like it. Its all about the circumstances on this one.
 
I'm not a big fan of SAO, thumb safeties, grip safeties, or 8rd capacity, so I have never owned one. Never say never, but I don't currently have a desire to own one, and never have.
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Same here. I can have G21 with 13 rds capacity for the same $ or less.
 
If I was told I could only have one pistol, it would be a 1911 hands down. If you like those plastic guns- fine, but nothing comes close to holding and shooting a finely tuned 1911. JMB definitely had divine inspiration when he created it.
 
I don't like that I can't release the slide from lock back with my right thumb without rotating my grip on the gun.
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That's why God gave us thumbs on our left hands.

Psych professor in Texas said, "You are what you were when..." Most of us older guys will be more favorable of the 1911. Younger guys will tend to drift towards modern designs. Much the same with automobiles. My Dad would have never been caught dead in an import.
 
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I don't like the fact that bare-bones no-name brand 1911's go for like $400-500, and in order to be what modern folks call a "usable defense pistol" it needs another $XXX worth of add ons and such. I also don't like how finicky they can be with regards to ammo, malfunctions, etc
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IDK, my first 1911 was a stainless springer GI, it was ~$500. it eats anything and everything, after well over 5k down the pipe, the only stopages I've had were related to a magazine I got at the gunshow for $9.00
 
I guess you have to say, what do you “like” or “dislike” about the M1911.

There are people out there who consider the M1911 the pinnacle of pistol perfection. Any suggestion that it is not, is something so foreign, so offensive, that they will react in a strong negative way.

I enjoy taking my M1911’s out to the range and shooting them. The M1911 is a very reliable design, can be built into a very accurate pistol.

Having used it in IPSC competition, I can say it is a wonderful pistol to use in games designed around the thing. I have not shot it in Bullseye. My M1911’s have beavertails, to get leg points you have to shoot a M1911 very close WWII configuration and beavertails are prohibited.

However, I consider the M1911 a dated design and not my choice for a self defense pistol. I am of the opinion that a single stack single action pistol is an outdated concept for self defense.

Having tried to carry a M1911, only to find that the extended safety got bumped off, did not improve my sense of security. The thing is also heavy.

Modern beavertail designs block your access to the hammer, making hammer cocking from condition two, or lowering the hammer to condition two, not a reasonable carry condition for self defense.

The M1911, a great pistol to shoot on the weekends. Along with the other antiques I shoot.
 
I have tiny girl hands and I've not found a 1911 that feels comfortable in them. I also don't care for .45.

Thusly, I don't own one.
 
People with smaller hands or weak wrists my not like one over something else.
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Nonsense!

The 1911 is fine with folks with small hands.
In fact, since it uses a single stack magazine, it is much more comfortable in small hands than something like a Glock 21.
Heck, even the 9mm Beretta (used by many tiny female soldiers today) has a fatter grip than the 1911.

As for the "weak wrist" part....
Again, nonsense!
The 1911, because it's a 40 oz handgun, soaks up recoil just fine.
If you want a wrist-breaker try a .357 magnum in a scandium frame snubbie!
 
I know! Gasp! How dare I! But seriously, is there anyone on this forum that dosen't like the general design?
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Another vote for the grip safety; I'm not sure why that was needed on military sidearm used in battle??
 
I may want one. I think the safeties and SAO are great for it. I just don't like the the fact that it only has an 8-round cap, yet weighs so much compared to even your everyday metal hi-caps. The low cap is, IMO, what will break a deal on a 1911 for me, honestly.

Out of curiosity, is there a place where 1911 newbs like myself can go to do some research on picking out a good one?
 
When I took my GF shooting (whom never shot a firearm before) we shot several sigs full and compacts and a 1911, some revolvers from 39 Spc to 357 and a glock. She didnt like the 1911 for the following reasons. Recoil, weight, and grip. She opted for a 239 as she shot that well the first time she shot it and still does today.

So maybe I should just take that away and give her a 1911 cus obviously her reasoning of wanting to be able to carry a firearm that SHE is comfortable with and the SHE can shoot well is nonsense cus it works fine for you ;) Like I said its all in relevence and what works for the shooter.....
 
I don't own one at the moment, but I have learned something about what I don't like (or would like different) if I get one again. I do not like ambi thumb safety, nor do I like extended thumb safety, so I would want a regular original style 1911 thumb safety on my next one.

And I think I would prefer an commander (or maybe even officer size ?) over another government size (and all stainless).

Another one may be in my future, once I settle down on exactly what I want and then find a nice used one to suit.
 
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