AYOOB: IS IT TIME TO RETIRE THE 1911?

[DadSmith]

Found a nice article on the 1911.

Ayoob: Is It Time to Retire the 1911? - The Armory Life

As I write this, a cocked and locked 1911 .45 rides in a leather holster at my hip. To read some of the gun magazines and gun forums these days, this would mark me as a boomer who can’t grasp the advantages of smaller, lighter polymer 9mm pistols that hold more cartridges. The question is, Read More

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As I write this, a cocked and locked 1911 .45 rides in a leather holster at my hip. To read some of the gun magazines and gun forums these days, this would mark me as a boomer who can’t grasp the advantages of smaller, lighter polymer 9mm pistols that hold more cartridges. The question is, is the 1911 an ancient artifact that needs to ride off into the sunset?

 

[Magyars]

Simply NO!

 

[68NOVA]

I'm going to put my full weight behind this and agree.

Render them obsolete, mark down the prices and liquidate.

Then I can afford the one I want and cause shenanigans in the classifieds

 

[Mij]

When Cooper rolls over in his grave.

 

[Tyler-The-Piker]

I may only carry one occasionally but I'll never completely "retire" from it...it's so shootable, accurate, reliable, customizable, easy to carry with the proper rig, 45acp HSTs...too much to love, not enough to hate

 

[Scott58]

No.

 

[armalitesheepdog]

Uhhh...No

 

[Expat]

The old man can still shoot.

 

[Mij]

The old man can still shoot.

Agree, ol Mas should mind his p’s and q’s with those kind of headlines, some folks may want to put it in the coffin with the revolvers.

edit to clarify

 

[cedartop]

Yes. Retire them in favor of the 2011.

 

[bgcatty]

Blasphemy! May JMB come to you in your dreams and tell you the error of your thoughts!

 

[MCgrease08]

Yes. Retire them in favor of the 2011.

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[Leadeye]

Meh, people will still enjoy shooting them and they will still do the job required. Some of my Colt SAAs are still spitting even at 130 years.

 

[BE Mike]

Gun writers seem to get stumped for a topic and think, "How can I stir up the readership?" Let's see, I already wrote the 9mm vs. .45 ACP article. "How about saying that the 1911 is ready for the trash heap?" Give me a break, Ayoob!

 

[Robert Richardson]

Gun writers seem to get stumped for a topic and think, "How can I stir up the readership?" Let's see, I already wrote the 9mm vs. .45 ACP article. "How about saying that the 1911 is ready for the trash heap?" Give me a break, Ayoob!

You should read the article.

 

[Expat]

You should read the article.

Several people proved they didn't get around to that.

 

[Quiet Observer]

History has shown that it is a good gun. There are other good guns. Choose what you want. I will not argue about what is the best. I do not think that Ayoob was putting down other choices.

 

[Dean C.]

Mas is not wrong , and while I prefer more modern varients of the 1911 myself (IE the 2011's) there is a reason that the platform dominates almost every field of competitive shooting.

That being said due to the cost of getting a "good one" and how much more involved they are than say a P320 I relegate the 1911/2011 to the "enthusiast" category. Someone has to be pretty into handguns to run one well IMHO.



I am not a "great" shooter by any means at all lol , but how many can say they run their 45's like this?

 

[88E30M50]

Mas makes some great points. I've found myself gravitating back to the 1911 platform for many of the reasons he gives. The main thing for me is that it's a really comfortable platform to both shoot and carry.

Today, it's a CCO in the holster but come Independence Day, it will be a USGI Remington Rand with a modern profile barrel fit up by AllenM.

 

[churchmouse]

Mas makes some great points. I've found myself gravitating back to the 1911 platform for many of the reasons he gives. The main thing for me is that it's a really comfortable platform to both shoot and carry.

Today, it's a CCO in the holster but come Independence Day, it will be a USGI Remington Rand with a modern profile barrel fit up by AllenM.

I truly love that old gun. The stories it could tell.
We are in a time rift. The vaunted 1911 is from well before any of us posting were conceived and it’s still kicking major ass. I agree with DK. The newer versions are superior by far to the war versions built under extreme pressures for numbers and they were built as throw aways because many never made it back. Many are buried still on beaches and battlefields long past.
The people who started on a handgun like a 1911 are older like myself. After a lifetime of this platform it’s way to comfortable to even consider a G**** and it’s crappy ergonomics (to a 1911 guy) and relearn.
Younger folks like DK who truly love the platform but can also work the other offerings is good. But the 1911 stands out in my mind as the coolest offering ever made.