Bought a 1911...

[jamil]

I opened this thread thinking "cool, somebody got a new 1911," but the ending of this story makes me sad. Why would you buy a gun and not shoot it??

Could this be retribution for the empty g**** wishlist thread?

 

[jamil]

I haven't had a 19:11 for a long time. I used to shoot them all the time in bullseye competition but I found myself without one.(a 1911)
Soooo.... a pure GI 1911 would do. A fully loaded 1911 would be nice- you know,one with a flared maxwell, 30 lpi front and backstrap, ambi oversized saftey,skeltonized hammer and trigger, external extractor( heresy!),loaded chamber indicator, tac rail,forward serations,optic cut,threaded barrel,suppressor height nite sites,and...we'll that's about it.
I chose a S&W Scandium frame 1911 out of their performance shop.Seems to be a notch above all the 9-1200$ Kimbers and springfields and "others*. Not up with the Wilson's a View attachment 262686 nd Unobtainiums... but getting up on the ladder a bit.
Thought about shooting it, but thought "why?"... So I put it in the bottom of the safe(where most 1911-s live) and went and shot my trusted G-19...
Go figure

Why not take both to the range? I usually take as many as my range bag will hold, plus enough ammo to feed them all so no one gets jealous.

 

[tomcat13]

Good Looking weapon!
Do with it as you please-it's your Right (seems as those are getting Less & Less).
Personally, I don't buy Any firearm I won't Shoot.
Kinda like having a '67 Shelby Cobra & leaving it in the Garage. JMO

 

[daddyusmaximus]

 

[BigMoose]

 

[Sigblitz]

What if he buys a used 1911 that has been used some and shoots that, but keeps the nice one in the safe

Not the same as shooting a performance center Smith.

You'll write home about it and get a tattoo.

 

[bobzilla]

Is that like dating the model’s slutty sister too?

More like paying for the slutty sisters boob job without ever getting to see or touch them in any form.

 

[hoosierdaddy1976]

Anybody want to see my opinion?

 

[Tyler-The-Piker]

thread didn't go the way OP thought it would

 

[BigMoose]

 

[Leo]

Shoot it. The joy of a 1911 is found in its use. An unshot 1911 is just a thing. Don't save it for the next owner to enjoy.

Or for a tyrannical government to confiscate.

Owning one is 1/2 way to shooting one. Some of the best things in life are one step at a time.

 

[MrSmitty]

Shoot it. The joy of a 1911 is found in its use. An unshot 1911 is just a thing. Don't save it for the next owner to enjoy.

A 1911 isn’t a 1911, til it’s loved ( and shot) by a kid…… ahh gun owner

 

[Sigblitz]

I wouldn't bother shooting it. All the cool kids shoot 2011's now.

 

[BigMoose]

I wouldn't bother shooting it. All the cool kids shoot 2011's now.

You know, I wish someone hadn't reused that name for double stacks.. it used to mean a double barrel 1911.

 

[BigMoose]

 

[G192127]

thread didn't go the way OP thought it would.

Oh, I had no expectations of where this would go. I'm glad I didn't tell folks about the 1973 6" Colt Python I got in the safe...still in the original shrink wrapped Styrofoam box and sleeve it came in...heck they'd want me to shoot it too

 

[mcapo]

Oh, I had no expectations of where this would go. I'm glad I didn't tell folks about the 1973 6" Colt Python I got in the safe...still in the original shrink wrapped Styrofoam box and sleeve it came in...heck they'd want me to shoot it too

No. We'd want you to buy a second one to shoot. One for showin' - one for shootin'.

 

[knot4reel]

Shure is purdy.

 

[Dean C.]

The Python I get keeping in it's condition you have it , there is such a thing as "investment grade" firearms and that is one of them IMHO. Now that being said, that S&W 1911 is not that class of firearm so I say shoot it at least once to see why that particular model does not sell well.

 

[Lee11b]

No. We'd want you to buy a second one to shoot. One for showin' - one for shootin'.

and maybe a 3rd......for parts.....because things can break. Then there's that other saying....

1 is none
2 is one
3 is a darn good time!!!!