You can read TONS of accounts of FTF and FTE events with 1911's on the internet...and from quality major manufacturers. Don't see 1/100th of the complaints of ANY other type of pistol. Facts-is-facts.
I have an old Essex and Rock Island 1911's. Great pistols and run fine without issues time and time again. Great article thanks for posting. Love the history behind the pistol.
I have thoroughly enjoyed my 1911's. While I don't own any custom slab sides I haven't experienced any reliability issues either. Well, there was that lama. I don't but into the low round count idea much either. You can't miss fast enough so just shoot well first.
I will admit the RIA's I have seen lately are fit up a lot better than a few years ago. I am sure the metallurgy is still left of center but I could be wrong.
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I`ve always kind of wanted a 1911, just to have one. In my mind and heart, it could never replace the reliability of my beloved Glocks, but I certainly understand and appreciate the history and affection for these wonderful old pistols.
You keep talking like that and you'll be kicked out of the Glock fanboi club.
I want to say that I did not post this thread to set up a bash the 1911 forum! Just the opposite! No secret I`m a Glock guy, but I know full well how beloved the 1911 platform is, and I learned more about the mystique of the gun, and the reverence the pistol is held in. I posted the piece to honor and celebrate the contribution this wonderful platform has made to America, militarily and to the everyday people who love and cherish it.
Everyone wants to be able to throw their pistol down in the sandbox, drag it through the river, drop it out of an airplane and blow it up with tannerite. Won't work after that? It must suck. Seriously, who does this crap? Weapons accidentally get dropped on rare occasions, and they get a little dirty in normal use. Take care of them and they will take care of you. Over the course of 30,000 rounds, yeah, you will see more maintenance out of a 1911. Who cares? Shoot what works for you and take care of it. I guarantee if you ever have to use it in anger, it will be a software problem that gets you killed, not a hardware problem *if* you have shot that particular gun and ammo combination enough to know it is reliable, and you have maintained it.
Wasn`t it just because Chuck Taylor wanted to highlight how this combat pistol, (Glock), was reliable even under the harshest conditions a warrior may encounter in combat? Certainly, any pistol should always be maintained properly, but if in combat there might not always be time to clean and lubricate the weapon adequately...
I'm a Ruger fanboi, so I chose their 1911 as my first, and I love that gun! When our range gets up and running, I plan to broaden my horizons in the 1911 universe. I EDC a full size plastic gun for now, because it works best for me at the moment, but yeah, I have, for years, had a thing for 1911s.
I'm looking forward to it, buddy! We actually have completed the footers and block guy is supposed to be here this week, so it's actually moving forward! I was really getting tired of all the red tape and hoop jumping.We have the standing invite when this opens up so let me know and I will assail you with the sweet sweet goodness that is all things 1911.
There will be some sweet CZ's in there as well.
So I own multiple glocks and no 1911's at the moment.
With that being said. Anyone who doesn't like a 1911 probably voted for Hilary Clinton