If you could change one thing about the 1911 design...

[f4t9r]

Change nothing on the 1911 its Great !!!!!
want diff stuff, buy something else or make a new gun the 2005

 

[waterhouse]

thanks Tuner, that makes a lot of sense. I can't say it has ever happened to me, but it sounds like it is one of the "when", not "if", problems that I'll run into at some point in life.

 

[Stinkyshoe]

Why the LH bushings guys?

 

[Dr.Rob]

I like the pre A1 design... long trigger wide checkered hammer, don't like the flat MSH... why wasn't there a smooth arched MSH?

The factory sights on the old Colts were tiny, but they work.

 

[W Turner]

Tuner- +1 on the left hand threaded bushings....

Only other things I would change would be that the 7/8 size versions that were produced for .38 Auto ( I think, or maybe it was 9mm) would go back into production and I really wish someone would make a true polymer framed, single stack 1911. Not that Alchemy Spectre abortion or the STI/SVI?Wilson/Kimber/BUL double stacks. I mean a real polymer frame that is styled just like the steel framed original.


Other than that, anything else is within the realm of what is already being done.


W

 

[baker]

LH bushings AND a better way to attach the plunger tube!

 

[Stinkyshoe]

(So what do the Lefthand bushings do? Sorry to ask again )

I would say a mag well and beavertail would be necessary changes.

 

[sabre2]

I was wondering about changing the job of the grip safety. Make the grip safety interlock with the manual safety so the manual safety can't be inadvertantly turned off. That way you can't look down and notice a cocked and unlocked situation. So, in other words, you can only unlock the manual safety with the grip safety activated. I don't know if you would want the grip safety to still function in its original role or not.
Just brainstorming here,
john

 

[Black Majik]

I was wondering about changing the job of the grip safety. Make the grip safety interlock with the manual safety so the manual safety can't be inadvertantly turned off. That way you can't look down and notice a cocked and unlocked situation. So, in other words, you can only unlock the manual safety with the grip safety activated. I don't know if you would want the grip safety to still function in its original role or not.
Just brainstorming here,
john

Hmm... possibly good idea, BUT.. that would make press checking more dangerous.

I wouldn't want to hold down the grip safety to click off the thumb safety so I can press check my 1911.

 

[Moonclip]

As already mentioned. The bushings are a bit weird, the plunger tube is a weak point, and many feel the extractor is also a weak point though I associate the external extractor "improvement" with cheaper guns like Llamas that have had them for years, I'm sure because of relaibilty and not because they are probably cheaper to manufacture possibly

 

[Boss Spearman]

I'd make it like the Hi Power. I absolutely despise taking a 1911 apart for cleaning. I hate the guide rod stuff out the front.

 

[Bullet Bob]

Here's an echo for doing away with the grip safety. IF I remember correctly, Mr. Browning did not include one on his original desigh, but the military insisted on one.

 

[pauli]

biggest thing i'd do away with is the fanboys

i'm pondering whether or not i should respond in this thread, as i just don't work well with 1911's... but i guess i'll list things that might help that.

i like the sound of using the grip safety to lock the manual safety, so long as the grip safety also continued to act as it currently does.

i would completely redo the takedown method. basically, i want it to take down like an xd - swing a lever, rack the slide, remove spring, remove barrel. i borrowed a 1911 over the weekend, and took it by the range to have someone show me how to take it apart, and i was left... somewhat bewildered. i was actually left glad that i normally shoot a p22

it seems like it's easier for me to get a good grip on most double stack 9mm's than on a single stack 45 1911. this is silly.

 

[Zach S]

I really wish someone would make a true polymer framed, single stack 1911. Not that Alchemy Spectre abortion or the STI/SVI?Wilson/Kimber/BUL double stacks. I mean a real polymer frame that is styled just like the steel framed original.

IIRC STI makes a single-stack grip frame for their 2011s.

 

[1911Tuner]

Browning

Here's an echo for doing away with the grip safety. IF I remember correctly, Mr. Browning did not include one on his original desigh, but the military insisted on one.

Nope. It was actually the thumb safety that the Army wanted. Browning
felt that the grip safety was adequate.

 

[nero45acp]

External extractor.



nero

 

[Gunsnrovers]

I'll throw in with the improved plunger and LH bushing threads crowd.

 

[Jiml3]

I agree with pauli regarding the take down. My Sigs have a take down lever which is a lot simpler and easier especially when reassembeling it. It would require changing the lockup system internally, but so what, it would be a welcome improvement!

 

[Peter M. Eick]

Simple, Change the bushing threads so they don't back out (like was posted many times above).

The rest of the gun is fine "as is".

 

[Longbow]

I would like it to have a Ti frame (weight reduction) with a safety plunger tube incorporated on it, a good pair of sights (dovetailed preferrably) and a bavertail safety. Thats all.

 

[Colt]

The safety lock insured that the slide wouldn't be pushed out of battery...and due to the adverse and filthy conditions that often occur on the battlefield

Exactly. I have a Mustang, which pretty much looks like a mini 1911, minus the grip safety. The slide can be cycled while the safety is engaged; there's no safety cut-out in the slide.

The advantage is that the gun can be cleared with the safety on. The disadvantage is that when holstering the gun, you have to keep a thumb on the back of the slide to prevent it from moving out of battery. (especially if the holster is a snug fit.) Also, if someone were to grab the gun in an attempt to take it from you, they could push the slide out of battery, preventing you from firing through their hand.

 

[SpookyPistolero]

Holy cow, Tuner, he felt the grip safety was adequate? I am guessing military practice must have been to keep the chamber empty when carried? Pretty interesting tidbit either way...

 

[brickboy240]

I wish they would not make it such an appealing platform...then I would not own three of the bastards and STILL want more.

Yeah, throw a de-cocker in there, add a plastic frame, double action and maybe a long, gritty trigger...THEN I would stop spending money on these blasted things!

Brother Browning, you were a genius.

The 1911 is flat out cool, as is and timeless to boot!

- Brickboy240

 

[Missouri Mule]

The only things I would change would be to make the plunger tube integral with the frame and the grip bushing thread thing.
Other wise it is perfect!

The only REAL problems that exist with the the 1911 platform pistol today are the result of lawyers!! ie. S80 and swartz safeties.....

 

[enfield]

One thing, no.

Two things, yes. Double action and no safeties.

But then it would be a Sig.