Tamara
Senior Member
Zak Smith,
That's a good point; I think too many people assume the 1911 is coasting entirely on nostalgia (I know I used to), when in truth its success probably owes more to the trigger, the slim grips, the trigger, the low bore axis, the trigger, and the trigger.
It'll be interesting to see how the new NCG "gas gun" 1911 conversions do. I predict that in the next few years they will make serious inroads into the (admittedly very conservative) bullseye scene, offering as they do a combination of the benefits of a fixed barrel and the 1911s simple, mechanically direct trigger.
A big part of practical accuracy is the quality of the trigger. A good 1911 trigger sets the standard by which others are judged. And this is coming from a guy who doesn't own any 1911's, yet.
That's a good point; I think too many people assume the 1911 is coasting entirely on nostalgia (I know I used to), when in truth its success probably owes more to the trigger, the slim grips, the trigger, the low bore axis, the trigger, and the trigger.
It'll be interesting to see how the new NCG "gas gun" 1911 conversions do. I predict that in the next few years they will make serious inroads into the (admittedly very conservative) bullseye scene, offering as they do a combination of the benefits of a fixed barrel and the 1911s simple, mechanically direct trigger.