JR24
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To be fair, getting good with a crappy trigger only helps you shoot a nice trigger better
Why A 1911??
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To be fair, getting good with a crappy trigger only helps you shoot a nice trigger better
Zendude
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I suspect another complaint about the 1911 would be, “It’s too complicated to field strip.”
1942bull
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“Why A 1911??”
I think the best reason is because you like the 1911 design and function. I learned to shoot a pistol in the Corps with a M1911A. I carried one in Nam. It is a great gun and caliber, but that is not the end of the analysis. I had one after Iwas discharged, but I went to a beretta 92 when it was available for civilian use. Why? Because I only wanted a pistol for self defense. Now many years later I just want a gun for self defense. For me that is 9mm. But recognizing that having other calibers is a personal choice all I have say is: if you like it, then get it..
I think the best reason is because you like the 1911 design and function. I learned to shoot a pistol in the Corps with a M1911A. I carried one in Nam. It is a great gun and caliber, but that is not the end of the analysis. I had one after Iwas discharged, but I went to a beretta 92 when it was available for civilian use. Why? Because I only wanted a pistol for self defense. Now many years later I just want a gun for self defense. For me that is 9mm. But recognizing that having other calibers is a personal choice all I have say is: if you like it, then get it..
JR24
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I hear that a lot and I'm always confused, how mechanically deficient do you have to be to not be able to figure it out after a few repetitions?
Sure it has a few more steps than a Sig or Glock, and fewer more than an HK or CZ but it's not rocket science.
You don’t have to convince me. But I have a lot of younger friends and a few my age (almost 40). I think one of them has a 1911. Everyone else carries Glock, Sig, Hk.
Your post about round capacity limits got me thinking. And I just don’t believe that most people who live in those states carry a 1911. My reason is if the limit is 10, most people would want 10. Yes, you can buy extended 10rnd magazines. But that’s not what the 1911 comes with. I think the same thing would hold true if the Beretta 92 came out today. Maybe I’m wrong. Would be interesting to research and see what the most popular handguns sold in those areas are. I’m not even sure if you could find the answer.
…..How many people do you know today that can’t change a tire or oil? Not won’t. Can’t. There’s plenty of people today who would be completely lost trying to strip a 1911. There’d be recoil springs everywhere. Hell there’s people who couldn’t strip a H&R 20. gauge.
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I suspect that those that say that, don’t field strip their other, “less complicated” pistols either
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nettlle
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I've tried and owned striker fired and double action double stacks. I don't see the fascination with them. I went back to my 1911's because they are thinner and more comfortable for IWB. I can shoot them better because of the trigger. And in my opinion 1911's are more accurate. I have hunted with manual safeties all my life and flipping off a safety is automatic for me.
To be fair, getting good with a crappy trigger only helps you shoot a nice trigger better
orrrr it teaches you bad habits.
Howland937
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I'd bet real money that the most popular variety of handguns sold is the polymer/striker type, simply because the $200 Taurus and $300 S&W and Rugers. Hard pressed to get into a 1911 of any brand for less than $400 nowadays. As for most sold brand, I'd guess that info is available somewhere. I'm too lazy to look for it though.
JR24
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I would say that a good (read light with little movement, i.e. 1911) trigger is more prone to letting you get away with bad habits than a "bad" trigger. Fundimentals being what they are.
If I can swing it, I hope to always have a 1911 on hand.
Why? Natural pointability. Good caliber, even in fmj (what hand gun problem could a good 1911 and 400 rounds of ball ammo not solve?) endless customization. Intuitive safety system.
You can get a Springfield milspec for under five bills. Good sites, feeds every jhp, everything you NEED and nothing you don't.
Why wouldn't you get one? 7 or 8 big bore rounds and super fast reloads imo don't leave it far behind other 45 semi autos.
I shoot one infinitely better than any other pistol platform apart from sigs.
Capacity is good, but accuracy is final.
Why? Natural pointability. Good caliber, even in fmj (what hand gun problem could a good 1911 and 400 rounds of ball ammo not solve?) endless customization. Intuitive safety system.
You can get a Springfield milspec for under five bills. Good sites, feeds every jhp, everything you NEED and nothing you don't.
Why wouldn't you get one? 7 or 8 big bore rounds and super fast reloads imo don't leave it far behind other 45 semi autos.
I shoot one infinitely better than any other pistol platform apart from sigs.
Capacity is good, but accuracy is final.
md7
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The Mil Spec has surprised me. Not that I expected it to be a bad pistol, just that I figured a $500 1911 would have some sort of teething issues.
Mines fed federal hydra shoks, sig jhp, critical duty, and several hundred rounds of fmj. It’s passed the 10-8 test also.
It’s been good to this point, and honestly I wouldn’t mind picking up a second one.
anothernewb
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Every time someone struggles at the range (especially when we run training for permit classes) with a mouse gun or polymer wonder striker. I hand them whatever 1911(s) happen to have in the range bag, and they always shoot a passing, and sometimes even a stellar target. - well barring the very few who had no business using a firearm in the first place, and nearly all of those were cured with a little 1 on 1 education in handling basics.
I should really get a commission from the local stores from all the 1911's that have been sold after range days.
I should really get a commission from the local stores from all the 1911's that have been sold after range days.
Old Dog
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Where'd you find a MIl-Spec for $500? They haven't sold at close to that price in at least ten years.
You guys are talking used Mil-Specs, correct? The model produced by Springfield Armory?
md7
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They were pretty available at the $500 mark throughout most of last year. NIB, not used. For clarification, mine was a gift but they were available at the price point.
Mine came with plain, non SA logo grips, one mag, and arrived in a padded sleeve inside a cardboard box. Defender series. It’s a Springfield Mil Spec without any extras basically.
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If you miss it, borrow it back for a few range sessions.
Mine was a NIB Springfield defender, a parkerized 1911 that I think was a rebranding of the milspec model.
Last year they were pretty widely available at the 500 price point at the lgs around here . 475 otd was (imo) a steal!
Easily an 800 dollar gun.
Last year they were pretty widely available at the 500 price point at the lgs around here . 475 otd was (imo) a steal!
Easily an 800 dollar gun.
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KyGunCo had Range Officers for $654.99 last month which is a far better deal than a $500 Mil-Spec.
Had it been chambered for 9mm I would have snapped one up.
Another option which hasn't been mentioned is a CZ 97B. Add a Cajun Pro package and it will hold it's own against any other 45 auto.
But lately, prices have risen appreciably.
Had it been chambered for 9mm I would have snapped one up.
Another option which hasn't been mentioned is a CZ 97B. Add a Cajun Pro package and it will hold it's own against any other 45 auto.
But lately, prices have risen appreciably.
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nettlle
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Good or bad 1911's are getting stronger every day. What I can get now with 1911's is far greater than 6 years ago.
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