When did the 1911 enter your collection?

When did the 1911 enter your collection?

  • 1st pistol I ever purchased

    Votes: 109 24.6%

  • 2nd

    Votes: 78 17.6%

  • 3rd

    Votes: 67 15.1%

  • 4th

    Votes: 47 10.6%

  • 5th

    Votes: 26 5.9%

  • 6+

    Votes: 116 26.2%
  • Total voters
    443
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It was the first pistol I ever used, courtesy of Uncle Sam.

As a direct result, I still do not own one and have no sense of urgency about getting one.

Maybe at about number 20 or 30..
 
1st pistol I ever purchased...

...was a SA 1911A1 GI .45.

Since then I've had a mixture of autos and wheel guns, but I'd have to say the 1911 is my favorite platform. Now my collection is limited to mostly 1911's and a couple Glocks.

In addition to the Springfield:
Colt Lightweight Officers model
1942 Colt M1911A1 all original
1918 Colt M1911 - kind of a WWII Arsenal Frankenstein, but the best shooter in the bunch. It ain't pretty, but it eats everything I feed it and begs for more.

None of them are safe queens.

"Blessed are those who, in the face of death, think only about the front sight." - Jeff Cooper
 
My fourth and sixth pistols were 1911's. That was back in 1980 or so. I haven't owned one since. My friend's have a bunch of them, way too expensive for mostly unreliable guns. Pretty though.
 
Well my 2nd hand gun was a Colt 45 GM that my Dad had bought for me. and the first handgun that I bought which would be third or fourth was a Colt Series 70 38 Super.
 
wasn't my first gun, but by the time I got around to getting my carry license, I had rented about every pistol at The Manchester Firing line, in NH, and they have a loooooottttta guns for rent :) had also shot many different friends guns by then too. I went 'window shopping' for a 1911 while waiting for my license in the mail, and it was love at first sight. I had it paid for before my license showed up, and brought it home the very day it arrived! My collection has grown much since then, but it is still my favorite handgun (and I LOVE my 4"629 and 6" gp-100). So though it wasn't my first pistol, it was the first pistol I ever purchased in a store. Next one I'd like to get is the Cimarron '1918' in polished blue, but I think I need to move to a better US State before I can legally own one. (Evil State safety-approved list :banghead:)


here's my first :)


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edit: just now seeing this is an old thread. found it searching for info on the cimarron...
 
Carried one in the military, got into Cowboy shooting for many years then decided to get a SD weapon and always trusted a 1911. Got a Rock Island, Love it!!
 
The 1911 entered my collection late. I was fixated with the polymer wonder guns(still am). I bought several glocks, xd's, ruger sr's, and kel tecs before I entered the 1911 world. To be honest I bought mine last year on a whim because of the 100th ann. I wanted a sig sauer and a 1911. So I killed two birds with one stone and bought the sig sauer c3 1911.
 
I bought an STI Spartan 1911 as my 3rd pistol, and then sold it not too long afterwards to get my 4th (non-1911) pistol. It was a very accurate, high quality target type pistol... I just don't really have a use for an expensive-to-feed range gun. Someday, I'll probably pick up an RIA 1911 tactical, American Classic 1911, or some other similar carry oriented value 1911.
 
October 25th, 2009 .... and it was a Kimber Tactical Entry II. This was the first semi-auto I'd bought in 14 years or so. I bought a .22LR ERMA in '88 followed by a Ruger P90 in '92, a SIG P220 in '93 and a SIG P225 in '95 (still have the SIGs). I decided that I should own a 1911 after watching American Rifleman in July of 2009. They featured the 1911 since the centennial was just around the corner. I credit the Kimber for getting me back into pistol shooting and the 1911 platform for getting me interested in competitive pistol shooting. I've purchased quite a few semi-automatic pistols since the Kimber but the majority have been 1911s. 1911s purchased after the Kimber TEII ... in order:

Ed Brown Special Forces Carry
Ed Brown Special Forces
Dan Wesson Valor
Dan Wesson V-Bob
Kimber Stainless Pro Raptor II
Ed Brown Special Forces Light Rail

I shot a Colt 1911 back in '88 but wasn't that impressed. I was more interested in the CZs that were common at that time in my neck of the woods. Some things are an acquired taste I suppose ... like Brussel sprouts!!
 
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Started off with CAS shooting so I had a brace of 1875 Clones, and a brace of Blackhawks. Then I got an XD45. A few years later a brace of GP100's, and a Rossi .357. Then that same year, last year as a matter of fact (feels funny saying that but it's correct), I got the 1911 and on New Year's Eve I picked up a Stoeger Cougar.

So Currently I have the 1911, 1 GP100, and the Cougar. The 1911 was my 9th handgun but before I ever turned 21 I said that I would own a 1911 and now I do.
 
I don't have one yet. The first handgun I ever shot was a Colt 1911, probably a bit more than 30 years ago. I recently shot one to qualify for my CCW permit and have been wanting one since. I have picked up a couple of handguns since then but no 1911. Unless something unforseen presents itself, I expect a 1911 will be my next purchase (after the 22/45 I am picking up later this week.)
 
My 3rd handgun back in the 80s. I was so proud, It was gorgeous. All stainless, match-type trigger, I loved my new.....AMT Govt. model. A wonderful idea that never worked right, even after a trip back to AMT. Sold it finally, with full disclosure in favor of a Colt Mark IV. Then, not too long after, I bought a Colt Delta Elite. So my 3rd 4th and 5th handguns were all 1911s. And I wasn't done then.;)
 
Just picked one up last Friday, its my 18th gun. The problem with 1911's is they are terribly expensive, and the GI models just dont do it for most people
 
I walked into a gunshop with my heart set on a .357 lever action, I think it was a Puma or Rossi? We haggeled awhile and in the end I was just to stubborn over 15 bux and walked away. I went to another gunshop because I had heard about them from several people and ended up spending $150 more with no arguement from me.

I bought a safari arms 1911 and it has become one of my favorites, I later found a marlin lever gun and it's become my favorite rifle. It seems if your patient it all works out in the end.......sometimes:)
 
I have always wanted one but have likewise always been caliber centric (I have tons of 9mm and about a dozen corresponding handguns and did not want to start collecting different cals mostly due to monetary constraints--I must add, however, that I am also a huge Shotgun guy and have lots of 12g paraphernalia). Yet the 100Th Anniversary of JMB's Gem made it irresistible so I made the plunge and now own a 1911 as well as a .45ACP carbine to boot.

-Happy New Year
 
A long time ago my first 1911 was my fifth handgun. After that it took a while to get myself another, but during last few years I've been buying them like candy. Two Colts, three Para-Ordnances and two Norincos last year, as a personal celebration of 100 years of the gun. My wife thinks I'm nuts, but that's nothing out of the ordinary.
 
Purchased my first after commissioning as a 2ndLt USMC. A 2ndLt with a 45; those were dangerous times.:)
 
my gold cup was "purchased" from my father about 5 years ago. he purchased it new about the time i was born (used it for bullseye competition). so, i have been around it most of my life.

i shot it for the first time at age 10 (kicked like a mule(some things you NEVER forget)). later on, he used it for javelina hunts (185gn XTP handloads) and informal family shooting contests (he always won!).

i take it out occasionally, but is now semi-retired.

murf
 
1911 was my first and favourite gun. Colt Officer's ACP all standard for a while and served as my carry gun until i got a Glock 23 and then later i switched to an Ed Brown Kobra Carry.
 
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