Perhaps he considers anything that has been in continuous use for 100 years to be antiquated as opposed to "proven"?
Glock phenom Dave Sevigny even shoots a 1911 better, winning the 1911 Nationals this year.
I agree with this, but not for the snob appeal at some will immediately read into it.David E said:Glocks are good for the masses, 1911's are best for the dedicated handgunner.
For the win and I'm a GLOCK guy.Glocks are from Austria
Hitler was from Austria
JMB's M1911 kicked Adolf's Austrian ass
One of the best posts I've read regarding this subject."antiquated"?
How so? Both fire the exact same self contained cartridge. Both use the same basic ergonomics, trigger, grip, barrel/slide over grip. Both use front/rear sight system. One is striker fired with automatic safeties and the other is hammer/firing pin fired with automatic and manual safeties. There's not any fundamental difference between them to make one antiquated or not.
If the safety is on no quality 1911 will fire unless the trigger is pulled. In the case of a 1911 with a grip safety it won't even fire unless the grip safety is depressed and the trigger is pulled at the same time.
Perhaps he considers anything that has been in continuous use for 100 years to be antiquated as opposed to "proven"? In another 80 years will he consider the Glock to be antiquated because of a date on a calendar?
It is easy to point out that the 1911 has been a successful design for 100 years and that it can't fire unless the safety is off and the trigger is pulled while gripping the firearm. Metal vs. poly frame arguments are just silly and not a basis for a discussion beyond personal preference.
The Magpul handgun DVD has a gun choice section where Travis says something to the effect that he'd trust HIS 1911's to save his life and, failing that, he'd then opt for any striker-fired polymer gun. Same for me--my 1911s now run great (but they didn't come like that)
Tell him accuracy is final.
Liable to "go off"? Sounds as if your gun shop guy's day job is as a reporter at a big-city newspaper--they seem to use that phrase a lot.He then began to explain that I was fool to carry such an antiquated firearm, that the M1911 is liable to go off b/c it is single action
If I have a table of guns to pick from, and my Dan Wesson Valor is on that table, that's what I'm picking.
But if I haven't tested any of the 1911's on that table, I'm grabbing a Glock.