Wow, just shot my first 1911

[Topgun121]

My first handgun was a CZ 75 P-01 9mm. I have liked it and gotten used to the DA/SA. Then I got a Glock 19. It was ok, didn't care for the look, trigger was not good, also hurt the finger after a couple hundred rounds. But I liked it for its functionality and reliability. Also got a PM9 which I like for really concealed carry. Shot a revolver or two of my friends as well, a .38 and .357. But had never shot a 1911.

Well, I got some money for Christmas and decided to make the plunge on a 1911. Since I have a CCW, I decided to get a shorter barrel for better concealed carry. Bought a new Kimber Ultra Carry II .45 in stainless. Finally got to the range today and put about 100 rounds through it of Blazer Brass, without one hiccup or failure. I was amazed at how great the gun felt, and how smooth the trigger was. It has a little more recoil than my 9mm's, but not bad. After I shot the Kimber for a bit, I switched over to the CZ. All of a sudden I was noticing how much slack I had to take up in the CZ's SA trigger. I was all over the place on the target. It was a long pull, even on the SA. After a mag or two, I got it smoothed out and was shooting it well, but then went back to the 1911 and was grouping them tight in the middle of the target. I could not get over the great trigger and smooth action of this gun. I also like the thumb safety and the ability to carry it cocked and locked.

I now have my eye on a Kimber 9mm 1911, and a Kimber full sized .45. I realize that some folks are having issues with Kimber, but if my current UCII keep up the performance it showed today, I will probably go broke buying new ones......

If Kimber is middle of the road, I cannot wait to see how smooth a Wilson Combat or the like is..........

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[CrankyOldGuy]

Almost like your first love, isn't it?
I say it's like shaking hands with my best friend.

I carry Glocks these days, but I still have a Colt to keep the home safe.

 

[Dean Williams]

1911's... Yeah, I know how you feel. Ain't it great?

 

[Walkalong]

Good stuff. It will just be your first.

 

[1911shooter]

Cant wait till you take the plunge to a Wilson, i got 2 and will only carry the CQB and some people still ask why its here after 100 years. guess they never shot one.

 

[S&Wfan]

Congratulations on your new CCW Kimber .45. I've got an Ultra CDP that's been wonderful for eight years now. Once you shoot a 1911 it is hard to imagine how other folks wax so enthusiastically about those long, spongy or crunchy triggers of most "modern" semi-autos.

Two things . . .

1. WAIT 'TIL YOU SHOOT A FULL SIZE 1911! These guns are true pussycats to shoot, due to 39 oz. of gun weight . . . and they can be supremely accurate too. Yep . . . you'll end up with one of them also one day . . . but not to replace your compact CCW Kimber.

2. SAVE YOUR .45ACP BRASS . . . AND INVEST IN A RELOADING RIG! You'll soon discover your savings in ammo costs will have paid off the investment in a reloader . . . and then soon after you will be saving ammo costs to get your next gun.

Truly, you can load your own for about 30 cents on the dollar . . . and .45ACP brass can be reloaded many times . . . unless you shoot your .45 brass in a Glock (with their unsupported chambers).

Also, you'll discover that bulk lead .451 diameter bullets for your .45 are real cheap too. It truly is NOT a hard thing to get into or learn!

T.

 

[Floppy_D]

First off, NICE 1911! That's sexy!

2. SAVE YOUR .45ACP BRASS . . . AND INVEST IN A RELOADING RIG!

+1.

Also, you'll discover that bulk lead .451 diameter bullets for your .45 are real cheap too.

Again, +1, but casting your own lead bullets at pennies/1000 beats $70/1000. Cast 'em yourself, it's what the cool kids do.

 

[zammyman]

I now have my eye on a Kimber 9mm 1911, and a Kimber full sized .45

1911's really are the Bently of handguns. Rather expensive for what they are but cannot beat them! The more 1911's the merrier!

 

[Snarlingiron]

Congratulations. I'm a Glock guy, but that Ultra Carry II is PRS (Pure Raw Sex). I would love to shoot one and then compare it to my Glock 29.

 

[mljdeckard]

I haven't had any issues of any kind with my Kimber. I'll probably be buried with it.

 

[benderx4]

Add a Dan Wesson PM7 to your Kimber collection and note the differences. Then maybe a used Les Baer, ....... and then maybe that SA TRP Pro. (If you can find one) Then have a custom hand built for you on a Caspian frame ..... then .......... it never ends!

 

[Big Daddy Grim]

My first handgun purchase ever was a colt Defender and it still sits on my hip most of all.

 

[j1979]

They truly are addicting. Im thinking about selling my CZ to get another one. I never thought I would say that!

 

[rondog]

Oh no, you've drank the Kool-Aid! God help you now.....

 

[Beagle-zebub]

It's really a shame that the 1911 trigger isn't in other platforms, I feel. The only real shortcoming it has is the way it gets messed up by letting the slide snap shut on an empty chamber.

 

[Ken Grizley]

I've been looking at the UCII in black, If they have it in stock, I might end up with one yet this week. Congrats on the purchase!

 

[CPshooter]

Looks kinda like the one I picked up right before I came home for Christmas break! Still haven't had a chance to shoot it..I hope it shoots like yours!

 

[C-grunt]

Think thats smooth, wait until you try a full size. A LOT softer recoil.

 

[SDDL-UP]

Yep, 1911 triggers can be super for sure!

CZ-75 triggers can be made very good, but I don't know if they can ever be 1911 good, as mentioned there is just more take-up. 1911's, being SA, have little to no take-up. CZ-75's are DA/SA and there is some take-up. I've never had a true competition job done on any of my CZ's but my home trigger jobs are close enough to a nice 1911 that I don't feel I'm giving up much. If a super short and crisp trigger pull is most important to you it's hard not to like the 1911!

Before selling the CZ I'd strongly suggest you get some trigger work done. It will probably surprise you how good they can be!

 

[Mello]

Once you experience a 1911 trigger that has been cleaned up and polished so that it breaks like the proverbial glass rod, you then distain the other trigger designs with long sloppy travel and creapy let-off.

I have noted that when I shoot a Glock as I press through the long trigger movement I sometimes get an abrupt movement of the sight picture. This never happens with my 1911s. I am more consistent with my 1911s. My sons prefer the 1911's trigger action as well.

One of my 1911s was customized about 20 - 25 years ago by Robby Barrkman who later started The Robar Companies. It has a wonderful trigger action. It is the standard by which I judge all other 1911 triggers.

 

[nutter]

It's really a shame that the 1911 trigger isn't in other platforms, I feel. The only real shortcoming it has is the way it gets messed up by letting the slide snap shut on an empty chamber.

What gets messed up? How bad is it?

I've only owned my 1911 (shoots great!!!) a couple days, and I've already done this a couple times. I'll quit, but how bad did I mess up?

 

[rcmodel]

It won't get messed up on a heavy factory trigger pull.

It will damage the sear & hammer hooks on very light match grade triggers.

But in the first place, there is no good reason to ever let the slide slam shut empty on any firearm.

Every one of them is designed for the friction from feeding rounds from the magazine to slow the slide velocity somewhat.
On the last round, the slide is locked open.

So the gun never slams shut of it's own violation!

It just stands to reason, you shouldn't do it either!

rc

 

[nutter]

Thank you rcm.

I also just fired my first 1911 recently. Here's an excerpt from the thread I posted in:

Not to put too fine a point on it, but the 1911 was a dream to shoot. I couldn't tell you how much of that is elation from firing my own gun for the first time {first gun}, and how much of it was the 1911, but it felt like the smoothest, most accurate, most "bang-happy" gun I've ever shot. I had trouble keeping my finger off the trigger. I just couldn't keep a magazine full for more than a few seconds. After a shot the sight would just glide back onto the target and BANG again. It felt like this gun wanted to shoot.

 

[Boats]

I've been through about 25 different types of pistols and revolvers looking for something allegedly "better," but I always keep coming back to the 1911A1.

I should probably take that as a sign.

 

[floods]

My friend's father has an all black Kimber (4") 1911. I love the thing, I completely see why people fall in love with these guns, and I'm pretty sure I'll own at least one 1911 in the next few years. My only complaint is that a lot of them are too flashy for CC, I prefer matte black or the like.