why not a polymer 1911?

[Holgersen]

While reading a gun rag the other day and thinking about how it is just filled with polymer framed guns and 1911s, I thought why don't they make a polymer framed pistol, but styled as a 1911. Same looks, same features, same action. It would just be a 1911 with a polymer frame.

Wouldn't it create some middle ground? I mean it would be a light polymer framed gun with the style of a 1911? Seems pretty win win to me.

What do you guys think and would it be possible?

 

[devildog4329]

Holgersen. There already is a polymer frame 1911. its made by Charles Daly. Its the 1911 M-5 they come in full size, commander, and compact. so its just a matter of time before one of the companies come out with one.

 

[Walkalong]

Polymer 1911 =

 

[Davionmaximus]

The 1911 is an American icon. Most (not all mind you..) people who love them are purists in a way. Can't see it as a real big seller.
If a buck can be made on them... you will see them....

 

[outerlimit]

Kimber and STI make plastic framed 1911's too.

There's probably others.

 

[wccountryboy]

Wilson Combat is coming out with a poly 1911 as well. Go figure.

 

[Thomas Garrett]

What a waste of a perfectly excellent design.:banghead:

 

[GrandmasterB]

Where have you guys been for the last 10 years? STI and SVI both make polymer 1911 style guns, as well as Bull Transmark, Kimber, SPS, Wilson Combat. Ask any USPSA Limited or Open shooter and 95% or better will tell you they shoot a polymer frame 1911 style gun.

 

[CWL]

I've owned a Wilson Combat KZ-45 for close to 10 years now. It has a 1911-spec slide that fits onto a polymer/kevlar frame. This is a doublestack design.

Solid, reliable gun, I've used it for several week-long training sessions without failure. I've gone back to singlestack design though because the gripsize is huge and you can't modify polymer frames.

 

[Eightball]

Potentially, if they had a decent feeling grip, and a polymer frame didn't "give up" anything while making the firearm lighter, you could see some people gather interest.

Other than that, I'll take mine in metal, please.

 

[SuperNaut]

If you could buy a polymer mil-spec 1911 frame that was fully compatible with all 1911 aftermarket parts, that might be something.

 

[jpatterson]

Smith and Wesson make a scandium alloy 1911, and I'm in love with mine. I'm not a big fan of polymers personally.

 

[TAB]

let me be the 1st to say...


Becuase JMB didn't design it that way.


As was mentioned above many people have made them, thier is just not the market share need for them to be built on a wide scale.

 

[Ridgerunner665]

I'll take my steel 1911's... its still quite a weapon, even if its empty, its fully capable of rendering pretty much anyone unconscious with a single "whack" to the head.

 

[North of 49th]

While I have nothing against polymer guns (can't much more polymer than Glock) I would have to say that a polymer 1911 would defiantly be esthetically unpleasant.

 

[JDGray]

Nutserts for grip screw bushings Didn't Kimber discontinue the Ten model?

 

[Mp7]

Glock 1911?

... now that would be a fugly hybrid!

 

[Holgersen]

Thanks for the info. I didn't realized some companies had already done it. I guess I should do some more research. I have a 1911 I just don't carry it that often because it weighs about twice as much as any of my other pistols.

As for some of the responses I didn't mean a hybrid. I meant that it would be a 1911. As far as a hybrid goes wouldn't it be and XD because of their grip safety?

I'm off track. Anyway thanks for the info.

 

[GrandmasterB]

Bul M-5


STI

Wilson Combat KZ45

 

[SuperNaut]

Looking at those pics begs the question:

Why make a poly framed 1911 w/o utilizing any of the advantages that poly affords? You could offer changeable backstraps, different grip textures, finger-grooves, thumb dishing, thumb rests, magwells, different grip angles, different dust-cover lengths and configurations, colors, etc. etc. etc.

Someone in the firearms industry really needs to hire me as a consultant.

 

[pith43]

why not a polymer 1911?

Blasphemy! Stone Him!


Sorry, I'm all better now.

 

[heavyshooter]

why not a polymer 1911?

For the same reason you don't want a fiberglass Bentley. Why mess with an excellent design?

 

[CPshooter]

I can see why polymer would be desired, but only for a commander/officers length 1911, and only if it offered a higher capacity, while still being rather thin. I like carrying 1911s because they are thin, and you can even buy thin grips that make them that much thinner.

The Wilson Combat is the only polymer 1911 I'd consider buying. It appears to have a really thin grip, but I wouldn't actually know how it feels since I've never held one. If someone made a compact (3") 1911 with a thin double-stack polymer frame that held at least 8rds, I'd give it a try.

 

[CWL]

The Wilson KZ-45 is a fat brick. Believe me. It is a doublestack magazine and is bulky & square -just like all doublestack .45ACP guns in the market.

I've owned one for close to 10-years. I've also moved-away from the design back to steel singlestacks because the KZ-45 grip is too big.

 

[1911shooter]

a polymere 1911 is like a batheroom on an elevator dont make sense, besides you would have to be a athiest to ever purchase one for those of you who own one i'll pray for your souls. just kidding but seriously no way those that are made i guess are great but not for me.