1911 308 conversion? thats a new one on me

[AllenM]

I came across these photos while surfing the webs.

While it may be interesting I am at a loss for why.

Sass 1911 308 conversion

 

[Jeremiah]

Yep, they did many more than just .308.

The concept was still in production by Eaa corp as the Thor EAA Thor single shot 444 marlin pistol EAA Pistols > Other for sale, gun classifieds or gun auction from richard patty. Buy or bid on this EAA Thor single shot 444 marlin pistol in the category EAA Pistols > Other on GunsAmerica.

 

[LEaSH]

Kinda neat to throw it in a back pack I guess.

 

[WebSnyper]

I'm not sure I'd want to shoot it.

I'd think a .308 in that would be brutal.

 

[dfcrane]

I shot a Pachmeyr .308 coversion on a 1911. It was a handful, but not any worse than a Thompson Contender. I would not want to shoot it more than a couple times.

 

[1911ly]

Wow!

 

[Fenway]

I bet that thing runs like a champ

 

[rhslover]

I had an Encore .308, really killed deer well. Would that not be hard on the frame of a 1911? Can't really tell form the pics

 

[IncendiaryGunner]

I clicked on the thread hoping for a GIANT scale 1911 chambered in .308....

A boy can dream, can't he?

 

[hacksawfg]

Betting they did it just for the sake of doing it, just like that double 1911 . Not terribly practical, though.

 

[Double T]

Potential deer pistol in Indiana? LOL

 

[Jeremiah]

They made them in .45-70, you could cut the case below legal limit and hunt with it.

 

[g+16]

Looks cool but I'll pass

 

[IndyGunworks]

They made them in .45-70, you could cut the case below legal limit and hunt with it.

Actually as a pistol you can hunt in almost any rifle caliber. .308 .243 ect ect. Its only when you put the cartridge in a rifle that it falls under those laws.

 

[DRob]

Yikes

There's an answer looking for a question! But then, that's not so uncommon in the world of firearms.

 

[IndyDave1776]

There's an answer looking for a question! But then, that's not so uncommon in the world of firearms.

I have the question!

What happens when a Contender and a 1911 get together in a dark room?

 

[Doug]

Obviously, this is for the man who has an M-14 and wants a handgun in the same caliber so he has to carry only one type of ammunition - like my Super Blackhawk and my Marlin 1894, both in .44 Mag.

 

[DocIndy]

The only thing that ugly thing is missing is a Red Jacket badge on the grips!

 

[FranktheGDTank]

I came across these photos while surfing the webs.

While it may be interesting I am at a loss for why.

Sass 1911 308 conversion

Insanity..

 

[Indycar]

Back in the early to mid 80's, shooting steel silhouettes was a popular game. Shooters aimed at different sized chicken, ram, javalina steel targets at different yardages out to 100 or 200 yards. The size and weight increased with the distance. So out to 100 or 200 yards, a .44 usually had to be loaded very hot and the shot pretty precise to knock over a ram.

The 1911 conversion was one idea to provide shooters a less costly alternative to a custom gun, a TC Contender or a Rem XP pistol. A 1911 owner could buy the "upper" in many powerful calibers and be able to shoot in the "Unlimited" class and be able to knock down the heavy targets at long range with a pistol that was still cheaper than a dedicated gun used only for silhouette.