Why 1911s?

[Expat]

Hopefully this posts

 

[Magyars]

Double sack 45s are too beefy for my hands.
To me, and I own polymer handguns....1911s are the benchmark for all semis.

 

[KG1]

Why 1911s? Cuz I said so.

 

[Trapper Jim]

Like asking...why breathe

 

[Shooter5]

1st reason....John Moses Browning
2nd reason...flat, easy to conceal...especially commander or smaller
3rd reason...perfect ergonomics in a single stack
4th reason...fits in my short, stubbie hand

 

[Shooter5]

Mr Bianchin (owner of Cabot Gun) said it perfectly in the video..better than I could.

 

[foszoe]

You 1911 guys will be carry a 1911 when the rest of us are carrying blasters

 

[Magyars]

You 1911 guys will be carry a 1911 when the rest of us are carrying blasters

There is a Heinlein book..revolt in 2000 I believe is the title in which the protagonist carries a 1911 when everyone else has needle guns or laser....good quick and easy read.

 

[churchmouse]

You 1911 guys will be carry a 1911 when the rest of us are carrying blasters

Possibly.

And we will still be hitting what we point them at.

Now I am all in for something in a good blaster.....

 

[fullmetaljesus]

You 1911 guys will be carry a 1911 when the rest of us are carrying blasters

The 2a won't exist in a world where we have blasters.

 

[churchmouse]

OK peoples he said it so very well.

 

[NHT3]

An emotional argument as he said but impossible to argue with.

 

[Expat]

I have to admit I struggle with this. I shoot a 1911 better than any other gun, by far. But I carry a H&K P2000 because it carries so well and I shoot it okay. So it is a compromise.

 

[churchmouse]

An emotional argument as he said but impossible to argue with.

Agreed.

I can make no argument why "Not" to own a G**** past my own opinion of the platform. Just like the fella in the video stated. A tool that fills a niche. It works.

The 1911 can be and most times is "art"

I have a couple of 2011's. They are serious pieces. But they do not elicit the same emotions I get from my 1911's.

 

[churchmouse]

I have to admit I struggle with this. I shoot a 1911 better than any other gun, by far. But I carry a H&K P2000 because it carries so well and I shoot it okay. So it is a compromise.

1911 or a CZ Shadow. Love them both. But prefer the 1911 just cause.

 

[deo62]

Now, if the blaster is modeled like a 1911, hmmm...why not

 

[Tyler-The-Piker]

the Glock is an everyman's gun.
the 1911 is ever a man's gun...

 

[88E30M50]

What a great video to articulate exactly why these are cherished guns. It says so much about the genius of JMB that 110 years later, it’s still the best out there.

 

[Brad69]

I smile when I handle my DW Valor Commander. It’s truly a work of art my other plastic pistols are just tools.

 

[Leadeye]

This old campaigner was shooting at Pancho Villa, then went to WW 1, still shoots quite well today. Nothing wrong with new guns, but they are new guns. We can address this question again in 100 years.