Why 1911s?

[StatlRed]

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

I have CZ's (75B, Compact and Rami) and DW 1911's. Enjoy shooting the 1911's more than the CZ's (and probably shoot them better) but enjoy the CZ's as well. None of them are going anywhere soon....

 

[StatlRed]

No plastic in my gun closet!

 

[printcraft]

In the interest of clarity because I don't want to leave anything to interpretation....

Have you taken it out of the box after buying it?
If so, how many rounds (roughly because i admit I am not a round counter either), how many rounds do you send down the pipe a day? Week? Month? Year? Lifetime of ownership?

Do you clean your firearm after every use? Monthly? Annually?

The answers to these questions will help us all in making a better assessment of your statement.

Probably 1000 through that particular gun.

The ONLY bitch I have with it is the Pearce pinky extensions I put on will sometimes pinch my meaty fingers.

Cleaned and oiled after a range trip, blow the dust off between trips.

 

[BigRed]

Here to help.....

More like "here to enable".

 

[hoosierdaddy1976]

I wish I would run across a nice condition blued Colt DE...

Definitely not mine, but one my buddy I mentioned before worked on.

 

[Expat]

I'm trying to figure out if you simply have an affinity for 1911s or a serious problem

Definitely not mine, but one my buddy I mentioned before on. View attachment 125750

You see them occasionally posted on forums. I saw one elsewhere that was even a Gold Cup Delta Elite.

 

[NHT3]

A future 1911 meet, greet and shoot event would be fun. Maybe something like a Carrygun match for 1911s? Just thinking out loud. 1911s are still considered a viable option for defending yourself by some.

 

[churchmouse]

A future 1911 meet, greet and shoot event would be fun. Maybe something like a Carrygun match for 1911s? Just thinking out loud. 1911s are still considered a viable option for defending yourself by some.

Me......

 

[DadSmith]

A future 1911 meet, greet and shoot event would be fun. Maybe something like a Carrygun match for 1911s? Just thinking out loud. 1911s are still considered a viable option for defending yourself by some.

Just carried my RIA Ultra FS 10MM to church. My 1791 signature brown holster matches my Sunday dress boots

 

[88E30M50]

In the interest of clarity because I don't want to leave anything to interpretation....

Have you taken it out of the box after buying it?
If so, how many rounds (roughly because i admit I am not a round counter either), how many rounds do you send down the pipe a day? Week? Month? Year? Lifetime of ownership?

Do you clean your firearm after every use? Monthly? Annually?

The answers to these questions will help us all in making a better assessment of your statement.

Those G30SFs had 1100 rounds through 1 and about 800 through the second. Since I was spending time swapping out extractors, trimming extractors, playing with recoil springs and trying whatever else some said worked on their guns, they were pretty clean typically. In the end, they were reset to stock and sold. I ran just north of 13k rounds total in 2019, which was when I tried to make them work for me. I could reload hot rounds that worked fine but they didn’t like commercial target ammo.

At the time, I realized that I could run my 1911s fine and enjoyed them more but didn’t sell the Glocks because nobody seemed to want them. This fall, the market was such that I could let them go to a new home.

 

[Johnny C]

You see them occasionally posted on forums. I saw one elsewhere that was even a Gold Cup Delta Elite.

There was a stainless DE gold cup for sale in the classifieds a few years ago. I think for $1200. Should have bought it.

 

[Johnny C]

 

[Johnny C]

yes I see it... because I did it.

 

[Johnny C]

A few 9mm stars, not really 1911s...but neat 'ol pistols just the same

 

[Ruger_Ronin]

A future 1911 meet, greet and shoot event would be fun. Maybe something like a Carrygun match for 1911s? Just thinking out loud. 1911s are still considered a viable option for defending yourself by some.

This is infinitely a better idea than previously mentioned political meet and greet thread.

 

[Dean C.]

A future 1911 meet, greet and shoot event would be fun. Maybe something like a Carrygun match for 1911s? Just thinking out loud. 1911s are still considered a viable option for defending yourself by some.

This would be a great excuse to finally get the rear sight on my Operator fixed, after about 8K the Dawson Precision adjustable unit bit the dust and is pinned to the left.

 

[drillsgt]

This would be a great excuse to finally get the rear sight on my Operator fixed, after about 8K the Dawson Precision adjustable unit bit the dust and is pinned to the left.

Get one of the Harrison Design fixed sights for it.

 

[88E30M50]

A 1911 meet-up is a great idea.

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[Tyler-The-Piker]

“The 1911 pistol remains the service pistol of choice in the eyes of those who understand the problem. Back when we audited the FBI academy in 1947, I was told that I ought not to use my pistol in their training program because it was not fair. Maybe the first thing one should demand of his sidearm is that it be unfair.”

--Jeff Cooper

 

[Expat]

--Jeff Cooper

YOu gotta love that comment.