This site is to blame and I can't keep it in any longer!

[edSky]

He's thanking us now...

I am still working the numbers but there is a point somewhere between 3 and 7 where you reach the point of no return and accumulate 1911's the way a squirrel hoards acorns. The number is hard to pin down since most people buy their 3rd and 4th (or 4th and 5th, or 5th, 6th, and 7th) really close together. Once you've gotten beyond the tipping point you don't realize there's a problem until you have your "Dirty Dozen."

For the lucky ones who start young, there is the double-edged sword we call TSO. The Significant Other. Usually she'll give you the now famous "Either they go or I go" speech and you'll be cured cold turkey. If, like me, you've replaced another more expensive and time consuming hobby with 1911's ...

Sorry, I laughed so hard I needed to mop the floor. Where was I?​

If you are already married and get 1911 fever you will soon learn to tell TSO stories you never would have dreamed you were capable of concocting. When a new pistol arrives at the local FFL you'll say things like "Honey, I just need to go get a part for one of my ... you know ... pistols." Once in a while TSO will snap back with "You're not buying another gun, are you?" to which you say "No!!! Of course not!" before you even know what you're saying!

You thank us now, my friend. See you in detox!

 

[R.Ph. 380]

Collector?

It gets to the point where you're no longer a collector, you've become an accumulator. That's when SWMBO(She Who Must Be Obeyed) generally puts her foot down and proclaims if you are to get another, one has to go. It's either Me or the Guns. Dam#, I'm going to miss that woman. LOL

Bill

 

[Oonzpoonz]

So it begins..

hey did you know the .45acp will fit inside the .500 s&w?

lol

 

[Dro205]

Nice. That was an entertaining story. If you are not a journalist of some sort, you should be.

 

[Just One Shot]

Whippingboy, I must point out the mistakes in your train of thought.

You should not have sold your revolver. While the 1911 is a very nice gun, it's not the all in all for CC.

In fact, I would recomend you go out and purchase one hand gun of each design and caliber so that you will have the proper options for the different modes of dress and weather you will encounter!

 

[Apple a Day]

I can't wait to hear the saga of finding the right HOLSTER for it

 

[DAVIDSDIVAD]

Awesome post, man!


So many of the threads on here are the same boring stuff over and over, but this one was fun to read.

 

[okespe04]

You clearly need more guns. Hand guns are great and all but you, my man, need a long arm. Something light with high capacity mags and a shotgun is always a good idea too. You are also going to need a gun safe. A big one. Ultimately your discussions about firearms purchases will have to stay between us at THR and your gun store. Your wife will simply not understand and will be better off left in the dark till some time after your purchases. Eventually you will have enough guns in your safe that even if she did inspect it she would not even know if there was a new gun in there. Its just to natural progression of things. We all go through it. Us men that is. Trucks and motorcycles are better left to another forum but there is support where you need it.

Congrats on the new gun, let us know how you like it and I will be expecting news of your new long arm soon.

Also great post, I actually read the whole thing.

 

[federalfarmer]

Thank you! Great read, now go out and get a second full time job to pay for your uncurable dease called 1911itis!

 

[Duo]

*raises hand*
i have a question...

why didn't you just go to the range and talk to the people there?
for all you know we're just a bunch of pimply-faced kids in their parent's basement...

besides, when in a gun fight it doesn't really matter what gun you use...you just got to know what your doing.

"an expert with a stone and sling is substantially more dangerous than a novice with the latest technilogical break through"

 

[Mike J]

That was a great post but Where Are The Pictures?

 

[ckone]

great post, but don't get too caught up in the caliber debate... according to one of the most comprhensive shooting studies ever done, the nypd's sop9 report (worth googleing and reading if you haven't already), bigger caliber might not mean as much as you think, here's an excerpt:

"Bullet Efficiency

During the period 1970 through 1979, the police inflicted 10 casualties for every one suffered at the hands of their assailants.

In all of the cases investigated, one factor stood out as a proper measure of bullet efficiency. It was not the size, shape, configuration, composition, caliber, or velocity of the bullet.

Bullet placement was the cause of death or an injury that was serious enough to end the confrontation."

...amateurs argue caliber, pros argue tactics!

 

[mesinge2]

The number is hard to pin down since most people buy their 3rd and 4th (or 4th and 5th, or 5th, 6th, and 7th) really close together

After the collection of government 1911's (Colts, Kimbers, Paras), the full size high-cap 9mms came (Berettas, Tangofolio's, CZ's, etc), then the DA revolvers came (S&W model 29, 36, 649 bodyguard), then SA revolvers came (Ruger, Heritage, Freedom), and now I am on 22 autoloaders and small 3" autos in 45 and 9mm.


I never ends, it just mutates .

 

[DeepSouth]

I never ends, it just mutates .

It is scary how true that is.

 

[Schleprok62]

That was great reading... thank you for the laughs and entertainment...

I'm waiting on a call-back from my booky with the latest line on the Cubs getting to the Super Bowl... LOL

 

[edSky]

Just got back from my studio session. Here's me in the ad that's going to run next month.



Wanna know the real reason they don't call me "Pimply Face" any more?

 

[lions]

And, why do the .45 shooters always miss on the internet?

HAHA! That was a good read, thanks for posting. You made me break my rule of not reading any posts that are either long, without paragraphs, or missing grammar. (Yours was only long, good stuff though).

 

[sarduy]

...amateurs argue caliber, pros argue tactics!

amen

 

[HippieMagic]

I prefer a 9mm for obvious reasons... It's a lot cheaper to shoot. If you look up posts you notice there is a LOT of caliber debates... why? Because they are all nearly identical. When there is such a heated debate so many times over it generally means there is so little difference there is no definitive answer. Getting shot sucks... in general... I haven't been shot but I assume it's not something that makes you think of rainbows and unicorns. Size doesn't matter as long as you know how to use it... Personally I believe if you go .45 get a 1911... if you go less than that just get a service pistol. I have no idea why I feel like that but I do.

The general idea is buy your gun and be CONFIDENT in the round... I don't care if it is a .22LR you need to be confident that you can kill someone with it if needed. If you lack the confidence you are going to end up being "afraid" and panicking in the end if you ever need it and that could be your downfall.

 

[Phydeaux642]

You may end up missing your featherweught down the road, but I must admit that the thought of a new shooter putting 150 rounds downrange through one of those light little buggers is...well...funny. I love my 642 but I wouldn't consider it a "fun gun". On the other hand, I'm generally never without it. It goes in the pocket and disappears.

I like to shoot it first at the range then shoot my XD9. The XD9 seems like a .22 after that.

I have two 1911s, so, I can't fault you there either. Oh, by the way, good post.

 

[mljdeckard]

Guilty.

What I will honestly recommend, is to try a lot of guns in a lot of calibers, and remember, you are allowed to change your mind later too. It doesn't mean you were wrong the first time, it just means that your tastes, abilities, and perceptions have changed with time and experience. Don't worry about it.

Never be in a situation where you tell people; "I carry _____, but I would really prefer to be carrying________. Just carry what works for you and you feel the best with. If that happens to be a 1911 .45, it means you are doing it RIGHT.

 

[yongxingfreesty]

boy can you write a story. lol

 

[JCisHe]

Soon, you will need a wheelgun, an AR, and a nice tactical shotgun aside from your XD, 1911, hunting rifle and hunting Shotgun.

I would go 9mm, .45, .357, .223, .30/06, 12ga... well, I did go that route... I just don't have the tacticool shotgun... don't know if I need it yet.

I can now, shoot a lot, take em down with 1 shot, never have to worry about jams, shoot zombies, and kill bambi or bears... far or near.

Oops, forgot to mention the reloading gear. And yes, I also succumbed to the 1911 obsession. SW 1911SC Camfour Edition!

A wise man told me, "you may as well get used to the fact that you are going to buy more than you should, collect too many weapons, and in the end you won't shoot them."

I'm beginning to think he was right.

 

[chris150]

Good read!

Welcome to the addiction!

I started out just wanting two or three guns. Now, I have a list of about 20 more that I want to buy.

Remember, we are your enablers, stay with us and we will help to keep you addicted.

 

[denfoote]

My bifocaled eyes glazed over after the first paragraph. What (snore what huh) were you saying??? Something about a 1911??