"No off-the-shelf 1911 has anywhere near a 2 pound trigger. $3,000+ IPSC race guns, sure. Stuff you can buy at the corner store, hell no. Your statement is just counter-factual. 4-6 pounds for a factory 1911 is more like objective reality."
So how many people actually carry a C&L 1911-type handgun that hasn't been modified with even a moderately successful trigger job and a few new parts?
Lots, actually.
Judging by the posts on websites such as these, it's more common to carry a modified 1911 than it is a box stock 1911.
Which proves nothing.
It certainly doesn't take $3,000 to get a 2 to 4 pound trigger pull on a 1911.
No, but as I noted before, most reputable 'smiths won't sell you an under-4 pound trigger on anything but a competition gun. For you to say otherwise is just being ignorant.
And it certainly doesn't mean that all 1911-type handguns have single action trigger pulls approaching a double action revolver.
I never said they did. So quit putting words in my mouth. I never even mentioned revolvers. I simply gave you a much more accurate range of factory 1911 trigger pull weights than what you made up.
My BHP has a box stock trigger pull of 3.3 pounds, my box stock Sprinfield Mil Spec is not very far over 4 pounds, IIRC.
That's nice. Proves nothing. Want a cookie?
Most revolvers, even those that have been worked on, still have double action trigger pulls that are double, or more, that 4 to 6 lb. 1911 trigger pull.
I never said they didn't. Again, putting words in my mouth. Hell, I never even MENTIONED revolvers.
As for "well articulated" reasons for not doing so...
Tell me...
Which would be a more "well articulated" reason for doing something vs. not doing something...
I AM GUN GOD! I AM OMNIPOTENT! I HAVE just shot myself in the thigh... ow...
Where the hell did you get that? If you read my post, you'd see that I said there wasn't any one right answer for everybody. Jeez, do you always run off the handle based on things people didn't even say?
Or...
Despite my nearly 30 years of handling firearms, formal training with firearms, nearly 20 years of carrying a firearm, and perhaps 250,000 shots down range with a wide variety of handguns, as well as an "incident or two" involving firearms and those who had visions of hurting me, I've remained with the conclusion that I'm not comfortable with carrying a C&L semi-auto for defensive purposes.
That's nice. I never said C&L was the right answer for everyone. If you had read my post, instead of getting hysterical, you would already know that.
Is there something whispering false truths in my ear?
Just about 1911 trigger pull weights, apparently. 2lb 1911 triggers are very uncommon, because if you knew thing one about how the gun works you'd realize that it is rather difficult to get that low safely.... (for the curious, read on)
http://www.pistolsmith.com/viewtopic.php?t=8983
But of course we all know that Mike knows more about 1911 triggers than Jack Weigand... 
And quoting Jack (and every reputable 'smith I've ever talked to or heard of): "Handguns that I build for carry, duty or defensive work have a 4 to 4-1/2 pound pull weight."
Of course, that's in the real world. In Mike's world it might be different.
Or am I one of the candy assed pansies (and apparently frighteningly few, to boot) who doesn't believe that hyper macho stiff penis swaggering bravado bull???? is a replacement for knowing onself and one's capabilities?
Nice bit of misdirection. I never engaged in a personal attack on anyone. Try READING MY POST. So why are you engaging in this personal attack against me for correcting your silly misconception about 1911 trigger pulls? Or was I out of line for suggesting that people make well-reasoned decisions about their weapons?
