Re-hash the 1911 question

[MCgunner]

Oh, BTW, one cheap 1911 that always got good reviews for functioning out of the box, though it's probably not a match grade gun for accuracy, is the Norinco imports. I flirted with getting one when I had an FFL, but never did. It's one of those 1911s that'll probably need work to feed anything, but ball, but at the price, they were worth fixing up! I don't know if they're still available and I would like to hear from anyone WHO'S ACTUALLY OWNED ONE for their opinion on 'em.

I capped the above statement 'cause 1911 freaks tend to 1) be snobby about their $5K customes 2) be very traditional 3) be the patriotic types who hate anything Toyota, Honda, Yamaha, Chinese, etc. Funny thing about people like that, though, they always seem to like Wather, Mauser, BMW. I thought Hitler was at least AS bad as Tojo. My step dad was like that, wouldn't own a "Jap" car, but he always wanted a friggin' Mercedes diesel. Maybe it was because of Pearl Harbor, I guess, but I tend to think it was racism in his case.

 

[Rock_Steady]

Thanks for all the replies........

I have a pretty good amount of firearms experience as of late, expecially - and have been looking at some of these nice 1911's. I guess I really need to get a book on some of them to figure out what I'm doing. The thumb safety and grip safety seem to make carrying "locked and cocked" a moot point - I know you should never trust a mechanical saftey, but with good gunleather, a good grip on drawing and postive control of the firearm, you won't have an ND. True? I like carrying my revolvlers, and the 1911 might take me a bit of time getting used to and testing, but it seems a pretty safe and defense-proven weapon to me.

 

[P-32]

Carrying a 1911 cocked and locked is a bit un-nerving at first....but it goes away.

 

[Aguila Blanca]

IMHO the 1911 in a Commander size is about the perfect semi-auto for personal defense ... both carry, and home defense. It's all metal, it's easy to shoot, points naturally (for me, anyway ... and you can always change between flat and arched mainspring housings to tinker with how it points), and it's easy to maintain. It should be ... it was designed as a fighting handgun with the understanding that most of the people carrying and using it in the field would not be college (or maybe even high school) graduates. The reason the 1911 is still around and still popular is quite basic: it works ... well.

 

[MCgunner]

I never liked the ergos of my 1911s all that much. Everyone I've read about how great the ergos are, seemed much to do about nothing to me. They hit my hand in the palm and fingers, don't fill the hand, and I don't care for that.

I carried mine in a thumb break holster with the thumb break in front of the cocked hammer for a bit more security. If I still had one and decided I wanted to carry it, I'd do the same.

 

[dsk]

If you can get over the Chinese connection, the Norincos are indeed very worthy pistols. Amazingly, they made all their parts out of true machined steel, something the MIMbers and Springcast Armorys usually lacked.

 

[1911 guy]

I'm going to reply to MCgunner

Because he has valid points. Every hand is different, and if the 1911 doesn't fit you, you won't shoot it well. I've got no problem with you saying you like pistol XYZ better, you have good reasons. The frustration, for me, comes when someone bashes the platform just because it's not "cool". Whatever that is, it changes every time a new gun related movie comes out.

 

[gremlin_bros]

1911 style

1911 its like a fine wine it only gets better with age. its a classic style it functions and their are so many variations of it out their. i have a llama Max call it what you will it still is a 1911 i can swap colt parts and have done so. in fact i would say it has as many colt parts as it does factory llama parts right now. if somebody doesn't like 1911's then its their opinion and their entitled to it and i respect that but just as i don't bash their gun they had better respect my choice as well. my wife has a llama Max duo-tone and at 5'6" 115 lbs can conceal it quite well and is a better shot than i am. generally that is. the idea is we can share mags and ammo if we need to. but she also genuinely doesn't like 9mm, when it comes to stopping power she likes to quote 9mm is 45 acp set to stun. well i have rattled on enough for now.

 

[jdksr]

What to carry

I'm pretty new here, however I can tell you that you'll get almost as many perspectives as members that post replies. I've had my CHL for about a year and I'm still working on what to carry primarily. (also, as someone else mentioned, hey, any excuse to purchase a new handgun). I've looked at numerous weapons and bought several recently, you might check a Taurus 24/7 or PT745, they are well within your price range and both carry well,however the 24/7 is a larger frame. As mentioned previously, the Springfield XDs deserve a look, I just bought a subcompact 40 that is great and at $450 with 3 mags and a Tac Light and holster was too good to pass up. I was some kind of special deal my dealer got in. As far as Glocks, I don't bash anyone's handguns, they just don't fit in my hand well the trigger reach is too far to be comfortable for me, my hands aren't too small, just don't have long fingers, I even tried their single stack. I was trying to buy myself a Christmas present for my wife to give me last week so I looked alot. If you save a little more, as someone mentioned, I'd go with a Kimber, I know I'll hear about this, however my Stainless Ultra Carry II .40 has be flawless out of the box but it will cost a little more. I've had mine awhile and just started to carry it more in the past couple of weeks, with a paddle holster, it rides just right an fits tight. In fact, I've looked a 45 in the same gun which I do believe I'll buy this week, unless they have a full size 1911 that feels really good. Just some of my thought, hope it helps.