why do 1911s call to me?
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IMightBeWrong
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In my experience, the 1911 design is one of the best ever. Nothing beats it. Parallels it, sure, but nothing beats it in my opinion.
CarNPlaneNut
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I have a TRP and find myself desiring a Kobra Carry, a Wilson CQB, a Kimbor Raptor Pro II, and a SA Ultra. They are like the sirens of the gun world!
Jason
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While I own a couple of double stack 9mm pistols, my hands are small enough that I just really don't have a great passion for any of the more modern, double stack pistols. A 1911 fits my hand very well, however - it's a proven design that works well, .45acp is a great calibre, IMO, and 7 or 8 rounds is sufficient as far as I'm concerned (given most of my other hand guns are revolvers anyway). I also like a hand gun with some serious weight, and have not taken to any of the light weight pistols I've tried or owned.
Even my "little" .380 is an all stainless frame and slide P232 (~24oz).
My next 1911 will be an series 70 colt gov't - not a reproduction, I'm holding out for a good specimen of the real deal (just missed out on a mint condition one last spring).
Even my "little" .380 is an all stainless frame and slide P232 (~24oz).My next 1911 will be an series 70 colt gov't - not a reproduction, I'm holding out for a good specimen of the real deal (just missed out on a mint condition one last spring).
FoxtrotRomeo
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And doc540, That is a damn fine looking pistol. Out of all the Colt 1911s I've seen posted on this site or anywhere I've ever seen a colt ever, I like yours the best. Beautiful two tone pistol there.
4runnerman
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Tear apart faster??? HUH?? I can break my 1911 down in about 25 seconds.
That is pretty fast in my book. Actually i should timemyself once and see,but i bet it cant be much more than 25 seconds,if even that.The 1911 is the true blue of guns,time tested and just a all around fun gun to shoot. Not to easy to conceal,but can't have it all
That is pretty fast in my book. Actually i should timemyself once and see,but i bet it cant be much more than 25 seconds,if even that.The 1911 is the true blue of guns,time tested and just a all around fun gun to shoot. Not to easy to conceal,but can't have it all
FoxtrotRomeo
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I don't know man, My XD prints more than my Kimber 1911 does. Maybe it's something about me but that's what I've noticed. The only thing I've seen that I know would print less would be something like a PF-9 (which I want).
My Taurus PT-1911 does print about the same because of the Hogue grip but in fairness when I'm totally done with it, The grip will be off when I carry it to reduce printing. I'm hoping to get some polymer grips and I have some in mind that I want for it.
Are there to many makers of 1911's? Can the market sustain the amount of makers and remain profitable? Do 1911 guys buy large amounts?
Why does it call to you and say not others, the same reason what you drive, what music you listen to and what you eat calls to you and not others. You like it thus you want it. Nothing wrong with that!
Why does it call to you and say not others, the same reason what you drive, what music you listen to and what you eat calls to you and not others. You like it thus you want it. Nothing wrong with that!
zombieslayer
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In a hundred years, they've stayed very popular. I don't see that changing. I have a 21year old nephew and he just put his first 1911 on layaway. I'm sure it won't be his last. People like it because it works.
"And doc540, That is a damn fine looking pistol. Out of all the Colt 1911s I've seen posted on this site or anywhere I've ever seen a colt ever, I like yours the best. Beautiful two tone pistol there."
Why, thank you.
It took me a while to figure out where I wanted to go and how to get there.
Started here:
went through grips and sights
currently those fat, wraparounds seem to fit my long, boney fingers just fine, and can see the Dawson FO's better than anything I've tried
Why, thank you.
It took me a while to figure out where I wanted to go and how to get there.
Started here:
went through grips and sights
currently those fat, wraparounds seem to fit my long, boney fingers just fine, and can see the Dawson FO's better than anything I've tried
FoxtrotRomeo
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Oh yeah they're great grips. They're the first grips I actually liked from a practical standpoint. For me if I were assembling a "Tactical" pistol around the perimeters of being a LEO or military personnel where dumb people could tell I'm allowed to carry a pistol I would be more comfortable with carrying 1911 with a hogue grip. But as the world is today, I have to think more about concealment.
But yeah it's just beautiful and I love that you took an old colt and revived it. That adds a bit more of a something-something to it.
FoxtrotRomeo
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Oh I'm sure it does shoot well. I'd need a whole set of tools to do it myself as well as a crash coarse in using duracoat properly.
I think this set is the nicest looking set I've seen from all the pictures though. However I certainly understand going to the Hogue grip.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/doc540/Guns/Colt Combat Commander II/DSCN0959-1.jpg
I think this set is the nicest looking set I've seen from all the pictures though. However I certainly understand going to the Hogue grip.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v334/doc540/Guns/Colt Combat Commander II/DSCN0959-1.jpg
Makes perfect sense to me. Glocks are terrific guns that, to me, have no soul whatsoever. Buying them for anything other than purely utilitarian purposes is a wasted opportunity to buy an interesting gun, as far as I'm concerned.
That's just my opinion, of course. It doesn't have to be anyone else's.
Stringfellow
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AustinTX summed things up perfectly.